Tour Overview
An ideal combination between wildlife and culture! Aside from the adventurous game drives in the parks, you also have the opportunity to get involved with the local community. Taking a bike ride across the village, hiking through the great Rift Valley and having local lunch at a local family in the village.
Included/Exclude
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fee
Tour Plan
Today we pick you up from your hotel in (or around) Arusha. During the 2,5 hour drive you will enjoy the beautiful nature and landscapes. Tarangire is famous for its large number of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons. At the end of the day we arrive at Africa Safari Tented Lodge where you can relax at the pool and enjoy panoramic views of the Rift Valley.
On this day we go to Lake Manyara. This park is known for its breath taking panoramic views, waterfalls, babbling brooks with clear water and hot springs. We will do a game drive there all morning and after lunch you’ll start the walking safari inside the park. At the end of the day we overnight at Africa Safari Tented Lodge.
After breakfast at the campsite, the driver/guide will take you to Mto wa Mbu where you’ll do the Bike tour. You’ll also get the chance to do a nature walk to the waterfalls and also do some hiking on the Rift Valley. Today's lunch will be served by a local family where you’ll get a taste of different local dishes around the area. In the evening, we return to Africa Safari Tented Camp where we’ll have dinner and overnight.
On day 4, we are visiting the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. The Hadzabe (Bushmen) will teach us many things like how to make a fire by using two dry sticks. Also they will show us how to use a bow and arrows, collecting some tubers, roots and fruits with the women or you will join the men for hunting. After lunch we visit the Datoga tribe, who resemble the Maasai culture. These people are natural blacksmith, and we will observe as they make weapons such as arrowheads and knives which they trade with the Bushmen. We will also learn on how they grind maize with stones, how they melt bras, cooper or aluminum. After the adventures of the day, we overnight at Lake Eyasi Tented Lodge.
This day we leave after breakfast and head towards the Serengeti. After a few hour drive we arrive at the Serengeti. After lunch we’ll do a game drive in this beautiful park. The Serengeti is known for its endless plains of savannah and forest landscapes. The park is famous for the migration involving about 1.5 million herbivores and followers. At the end of the day you arrive at Africa safari Serengeti Central Camp for dinner and overnight.
On this day we start with an early morning game drive in Serengeti. In the afternoon we will be heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where we overnight at Rhino Lodge which is located a few meters from the crater rim. Here we'll have dinner and overnight.
We wake up early in the morning and after breakfast we drive into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. The crater life estimated 30,000 larger mammals. In the afternoon, we will be on our way back to Arusha where we arrive before dinner.
