Offering a blend of both Tanzania’s wildlife and its cultural heritage, our ten-days Culture and Wildlife Safari gives you a world-class safari game drives alongside the opportunity to interact with two distinct cultural groups. You will have an opportunity to intact with the famous Maasai tribe in their land and stay at the very authentic lodge built in a Maasai house style as well as interact and hunting with bushmen at Lake Eyasi area.
DAYWISE ITINERARY
Day 1: West Kilimanjaro
Arrive Kilimanjaro International airport, after clearing custom and immigration formalities you will be met by your Guide and transfer to West Kilimanjaro for Overnight. Dinner and overnight at Africa Amini Maasai Lodge
Day 2: West Kilimanjaro
Breakfast at the Lodge, Spend the day with the Maasai tribes’ people and see their activities and participate in some of their daily activities in the area. which is including, cattle heading, building Masai huts, collecting fire wood and water with donkeys, spear throwing and slaughtering goat for BBQ. Dinner and Overnight at Africa Amini Maasai Lodge
Day 3: Lake Burunge
Breakfast at the Lodge, then depart with picnic lunch and drive to Arusha National park for half day game viewing before heading to Tarangire for overnight. A green jewel and home to the fourth highest mountain in Africa – Mount Meru (4,566 m). Anyone visiting this park will be thrilled by the breathtaking landscapes ranging from the Meru Crater in the west, the Ngurdoto Crater in the south-east to the grasslands and of course the alkaline Momella lakes in the north-east. Arusha National Park has such a lot to offer and dazzles with a perfect mix of flora and fauna and diversified landscapes. Passing the “small Serengeti” during a game drive, you are likely to spot peaceful herds of buffaloes, shy bushbucks on the edge of the forest as well as warthogs and zebras. Heading towards the Ngurdoto Crater you will soon find yourself in a lush rain forest – a great place to spot the athletic black and white colobus monkey as well as the elegant mitis monkey. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Burunge Tented Lodge.
Day 4: Lake Burunge
Breakfast at the Lodge, you will be pick up at 08h00. in this day You will spend the rest of the day game viewing in Tarangire, viewing some of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephant and enjoying the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that are so typical of the park. This park boasts a high concentration of animals, including elephant, zebra, eland, and wildebeest, and plenty of predators. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Burunge Tented Lodge
Day 5: Lake Eyasi
After breakfast at the Lodge, depart to mto wa mbu for cultural visit and local lunch. later proceed to lake Eyasi where you will visit Datoga tribe which is including the black smith community and pastoralist clan as well. Bustling with a variety of cultures from around Tanzania, the little town of Mto Wa Mbu lies at the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park. A half-day tour of the town in the company of a local guide gives travelers the opportunity to interact with local farmers, as well as artisans, craftsmen and painters. A sampling of the local banana beer adds a unique taste of local flavor. Dinner at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
Day 6: Central Serengeti
Early Morning hunting with bushmen , in this day you will start very early in the ,morning and drive to the bushmen's hide out in good time to do their daily hunting activities. Join them for 2 hrs hunting experience and later drive to the Lodge for breakfast. After leisure breakfast, with picnic lunch drive towards Ngorongoro conservation area, after processing all the permits proceed to Serengeti National Park Naabi hill entrance gate. After Lunch proceed to Central Serengeti with game drives en route to the Camp/Lodge. Dinner and overnight at Sound of silence Luxury Camp.
Day 7: Central Serengeti
You will spend full the day game viewing in central Serengeti and Seronera River Valley, to maximize the chances to see more. Dinner and overnight at Sound of silence Luxury Camp.
Day 8: Karatu
Breakfast at the Lodge/Camp, depart with picnic lunch to Karatu area with stops in the eastern Serengeti for game viewing and later proceed to Karatu for Overnight via Olduvai Gorge Meuseum for visit. Olduvai Gorge is a rich archaeological site in Tanzania where evidence of the first humans has been found Louis and Mary (Nicol) Leakey are often referred to as the first family of paleontology, as much of their lives, and later the lives of their children, revolved around Olduvai Gorge. Dinner and Overnight at Pamoja Olea farm Lodge.
Day 9: Pamoja Olea Farm Lodge, Karatu
After Early breakfast at the Lodge/Camp, depart with picnic lunch to Ngorongoro Crater where you will spend the rest of the day exploring Ngorongoro crater which is a World Heritage Site and home to nearly 25,000 animals. Giving you a very real chance of spotting the big five: lion, elephant, endangered black rhino, buffalo, plus countless other African mammal species. You will witness the magnificent array of habitats, each with its own unique wildlife and flora. Enjoy your picnic lunch at Ngoitokitok Springs watching the hippos jostle for position in the water. After lunch, enjoy game viewing leaving the crater floor in the late afternoon and drive to karatu area for overnight. Dinner and stay at Pamoja Olea farm Lodge.
Day 10: End of Itinerary
After breakfast at the Lodge, drive to Arusha for Lunch at the Restaurant. Later transfer to Kili international airport for your flight back Home.