ALL YOU NEED 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.

In the morning you will visit the town of Mto Wa Mbu, where, accompanied by a local guide, you will stroll among the colorful artists' workshops and have the opportunity to enjoy excellent food in the many typical restaurants. After lunch, you will reach the northern shore of Lake Eyasi where you will meet the local Datoga people. (Approximate transfer time Manyara•Lake Eyasi: 2 hrs) The Datoga are a semi-nomadic pastoralist population, 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 can admire the art of metalworking used for making jewelry, knives, and arrows and participate in the lively ritual of grinding corn on stone to make flour. At the end of the activities transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in the Lake Eyasi area according to the chosen category.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will interact with the local Hadzabe tribe. 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. During the visit, you can participate with the Hadzabe men in bush hunting or learn with the women the use of medicinal plants gathered from the savannah. After lunch transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in Karatu according to the category chosen. (Approximate transfer time Eyasi•Karatu: 1 hr)

In the morning, immediately after breakfast, you will reach the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, declared a WORLD HERITAGE OF HUMANITY (UNESCO 1978) AND INTERNATIONAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE (1981). (Approximate transfer time Karatu•Ngorongoro Conservation Area: 30 mins) The entire area (Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai and Ndutu Gorge, Empakaai Crater and Mount Oldonyo Lengai), has become a true ecosystem, thanks to good rainfall, ponds, small inland lakes and streams, and night mist that surrounds and feeds the forests on the slopes of its famous crater. On this day, you will make a trek, accompanied by a local ranger, to reach from the top of the rim of the Empakaai crater the alkaline lake in the caldera below that is home to flamingos and other bird species (about 1 hour for the descent, and about 2 hours for the ascent). Upon completion transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay near the rim of the Ngorongoro crater depending on the category chosen.

Immediately after breakfast, you will descend to the crater floor for a game drive dedicated to discovering one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where nature is sovereign and "unchanged by time." The 264-square-kilometer caldera is part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and has the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent. It is one of the very rare places where black rhino can be encountered. After lunch near the enchanting hippo lake, we will drive up the crater to leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and reach the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in the Serengeti National Park according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Ngorongoro Crater•Serengeti: 2 hrs 30 mins)

The Serengeti is considered the most famous national park in the world, the cradle of the Great Migration, where one of the most impressive natural cycles on the planet is renewed every year: tens of thousands of ungulates move, driven by the primal instinct to survive, in constant search of new pastures. The landscape, dotted with large acacias and Kopjes (ancient rock piles), is an ideal habitat for big cats. As you move deeper into the heart of the Serengeti, you will understand why the name means, in the Maasai language, "boundless plain." Your safari will continue to explore the park where there will be no shortage of opportunities for sightings of giraffe and elephant families, large herds of lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and smaller ones such as foxes, mongooses, honey badgers, jackals, along with more than 500 species of birds. The safari will end in the afternoon with a return to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the chosen category.

The following day will be entirely dedicated to exploring the park with morning and afternoon safaris. Late afternoon return to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Early in the morning, immediately after breakfast, you will depart for Lake Natron. (Approximate Serengeti•Natron transfer time: 5 hrs) On the way, you will have the opportunity to appreciate the pristine and distinctive landscape; in fact, the dirt tracks leading to the lake are extremely scenic and pass through several Maasai villages, which are off the classic tourist trail. Lake Natron, located at the base of Africa's only active volcano (Ol Doinyo Lengai), "the Mountain of God" in the Maasai language, and between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Serengeti plains, is considered among the most spectacular volcanic landscapes in northern Tanzania. Desolate, mysterious and with a distinctive scarlet color, given by the extreme alkalinity, it is the most important site for the breeding of lesser pink flamingos; up to three million are counted during the months of June to November. The game drive will end in the late afternoon with transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in the Lake Natron area according to the chosen category.

On this last day, we recommend getting up very early to watch the sunrise, which creates spectacular plays of light and color with the waters of the lake. After breakfast, you can walk along the lake to admire the flamingos or participate in an easy walking trek (non-slip shoes recommended) along the Engare Sero stream, which flows through a narrow rocky gorge and leads to a beautiful waterfall, where you can swim. Return to Arusha/Kilimanjaro in the late afternoon to catch the return flight.

(Approximate transfer time Natron•Arusha: 4 hrs • Natron•Kilimanjaro Airport: 5 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.