$1,815 to $1,986 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Air Port to Arusha
Kilimanjaro Air Port to Arusha
On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport upon your international flight you will enter the Arrival Lounge, and you will directly go to the immigration counter to proceed with your visa formalities. After collection of your luggage, you will meet the private Simba jike driver outside the airport and transferred to your hotel located at Arusha. where you will enjoy your dinner there and rest for the following day safari where you will be picked by our driver early in the morning After breakfast and pre-safari briefing at your Lodge, departure with your driver-guide to Tarangire National Park (around 2h30)
to start your safaris straight to Tarangire national pack with your packed lunch boxes.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
-
Karama Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania, it is located in Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season.
It covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers. The landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley, and swamps. Vegetation is a mix of Acacia woodland, Commiphora-Combretum woodland, seasonally flooded grassland, and Baobab trees.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Karatu, Lake Manyara National Park and Mto Wa mbu
Karatu, Lake Manyara National Park and Mto Wa mbu
Half day day in Manyara National Park enjoying the game drive after proceeding to Mto Wa mbu for African local dish, after you will drive to Lake Eyasi for Dinner and overnight,
Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park and is well know if its tree climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size.
A visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush ground water forest is of stark contrast to the other habitats you will encounter. Lake Manyara is 125 square miles but the shallow, alkaline lake consumes the majority of this area. The land portion of the park is tucked between the lake and the sheer rock walls of the Rift Valley Escarpment that towers 2000 feet above. The park is home to three distinct habitats including open floodplains, acacia woodlands and a groundwater forest.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Hadzabe and datoga Exabition
Hadzabe and datoga Exabition
Today we drive home of the Bushmen, or Hadza people, who still adhere to the hunter gatherer lifestyle that has not changed in centuries. The men hunt with poisoned arrows, and collect honey, whilst the women and children forage for edible roots, seeds and fruits. Baboon meat is a favored delicacy, and tradition has it that a Hadza man must kill 5 baboons to prove himself before he marries. The traditional dress of these people is hides decorated with shells –We will meet the Bushmen. We will spend a day with the Hadza to find out more of their culture and traditions. Trek with a Hazda guide into the forest around the lake. The lake itself supports large flocks of flamingos as well as a variety of other birds. You will have a chance to see Dik-Dik and baboons and other small mammals with your traditional guide.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Eyasi rock painting to Arusha
Eyasi rock painting to Arusha
After breakfast, you will explore more of these enigmatic rock paintings, and learn about the history of the local people, who still live in the area, and whose ancestors may have decorated the rocks.
The pigments for these extraordinary paintings were made from leaves, powdered earth (ochre & manganese), bird droppings and animal fat. They show animals, and human figures and may have had a ritual purpose or may just have been ways of illustrating the everyday life of the people who lived and hunted here. Nobody knows exactly the age of the paintings, but it is fair to say that they were begun and added to over thousands of years, by hunter gatherers. Estimates of when the earliest paintings were made vary, but some scientists have estimated that painting at the sites peaked about
3,000 years ago, but that some could have been made as recently as 200 years ago. There is a lot of superstition surrounding the sites and sacrifices are still left outside some of the shelters.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
