PERFECT WEEK TOUR ITINERARY

Upon arriving at Kilimanjaro (or Arusha) airport, just outside the main exit, you will be met by our guide who will take you to your Lodge in Arusha. If you have time available, you can take a tour of the city, accompanied by our guide. Alternatively, relax at your hotel with dinner and overnight stay according to the category you choose.

Depart early in the morning to cross the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park, where you will take the day safari. (Approximate transfer time Arusha•Manyara: 2 hrs 30 mins) Lake Manyara is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania (330 square kilometers), but it has much to offer. The lake and the surrounding area constitute an ecosystem renowned for its wealth of plant and animal species. The vegetation is very diverse, with areas of evergreen forests, stretches of savanna, swamps and hot springs (Maji Moto). Wildlife includes numerous elephants, baboons, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, hippos, large flocks of pink flamingos and other species. The park is also home to leopards, hyenas and the famous Manyara lions, which have, in this area, a habit of climbing trees. At the end of the game drive transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the chosen category.

Early in the morning, immediately after breakfast, you will begin the game drive leaving the Serengeti to reach the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, declared a WORLD HERITAGE OF HUMANITY (UNESCO 1978) AND INTERNATIONAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE (1981). (Approximate transfer time Serengeti•Ngorongoro Conservation Area: 2 hrs 30 mins) The area has become a true ecosystem, thanks to good rainfall, ponds, small inland lakes and streams, and night fog that surrounds and feeds the forests on the slopes of its famous crater. The safari will continue by descending to the bottom of the caldera for an entire afternoon dedicated to discovering one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where nature is sovereign and "unchanged by time." The 264-square-kilometer caldera has the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent. It is one of the very rare places where black rhino can be encountered. In the late afternoon, we will drive up the crater to leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in Karatu according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Ngorongoro Crater•Karatu: 1 hr 30 mins)

Early in the morning you will leave, immediately after breakfast, to reach the northern shore of Lake Eyasi where you will meet the local Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. (Approximate Karatu•Eyasi transfer time: 1 hr) The Hadzabe are one of the most primitive peoples on the African continent. They live exclusively by hunting and are gatherers of nature's wild fruits such as berries, tubers and honey. They have no knowledge of agriculture, writing or forms of political organization. The Datoga are a population of semi-nomadic herders, easily recognized by their elongated lobes and conspicuous tattoos on their faces and backs, who make animal husbandry their main source of livelihood, although over the centuries they have introduced the practice of maize and millet cultivation. During the visit, you will be able to participate with the Hadzabe men in bush hunting, learn with the women the use of medicinal plants harvested from the savannah, admire the art of metalworking used for making jewelry, knives, and arrows, and take part in the lively ritual of grinding maize on stone to make flour. At the end of the activities return to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Early in the morning, after a good breakfast, you will depart for the Tarangire National Park, during the transfer you will have the opportunity to stop for shopping and gifts in the local bazaars. (Approximate transfer time Karatu•Tarangire: 2 hrs 30 mins) The park, dotted with huge baobabs, covers an area of 2850 square kilometres and includes the Tarangire River, where huge herds of zebra, wildebeest, oryx, water antelope, lesser kudu, giraffe, buffalo and their natural predators such as lions, leopards and wild dogs congregate, especially during the dry season. The Tarangire is also known to have the highest concentration of elephants in the world and is considered by many to be the best destination in Tanzania for birdwatchers: over 450 species of birds can be spotted there. After lunch on one of the many natural terraces with breathtaking views of the river and surrounding wildlife, the safari will continue in the afternoon with a transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight according to the chosen category.

The morning will be devoted to game drives in the park, and after lunch you will return to Arusha/Kilimanjaro to catch your return flight.

(Approximate transfer time Tarangire•Arusha: 3 hrs • Tarangire•Kilimanjaro Airport: 4 hrs)
However, we are flexible and available in case of special needs, such as early flight or other.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMBINE THIS SAFARI WITH AN EXTENDED SEA STAY IN ZANZIBAR.