15 DAYS  TARANGIRE - NGORONGORO CRATER / SERENGETI - LAKE MANYARA - EYASI CULTURAL TOUR.

DURATION: 15 Days: Tour to Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara- Serengeti- Ngorongoro & Lake Eyasi.


TRIP NARRATION:

This tour will take you to visit 6 tour sites in the Northern circuit of Tanzania for 2 nights Arusha, 3Nights Tarangire, 2 nights in Manyara, 2 nights in Ngorongoro and 4 nights in Serengeti and 2nights Lake Eyasi. All the parks host small and large mammals including birds and reptiles, accommodation can be at the standard or luxury lodges, luxury Tented camp or budget camping sites. You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora on the natural areas.

ITINERARY:
DAY 1: Kilimanjaro Airport- Arusha Np.
Met on arrival and transfer to Arusha at the Hotel booked (Outpost/ Moivaro Plantation Lodge/ Kibo Palace Hotel) for overnight.BB

DAY 2: Arusha National Park:
After breakfast depart for Arusha national park. This park is a home to Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Black and white Colobus Monkey, Baboon and many birds include Turraco and flamingos. Dinner and overnight at Lodge. FB
Accommodations: Outpost/Serena Mountain Village/Moivaro Lodge/Kibo Palace.

DAY 3: Arusha - Tarangire National Park.
After a relaxed breakfast you can have a short trek of two-hour through the Park and then depart to Arusha town for a short visit and shopping. Lunch in Arusha town at Kibo Palace Hotel. Soon after lunch leave Arusha to Tarangire National Park for dinner and overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge or Sopa Lodge. FB


DAY 4: Tarangire National Park.
After breakfast at your lodge you will have full day game viewing in Tarangire National Park, famous for its huge baobab trees as well as elephants, plains game and predators. You can also expect quite a variety of bird life, including endemic species. Overnight at Tarangire safari Lodge/Sopa Lodge.


DAY 5: Tarangire National Park.
Second day of full day game drive with picnic lunch still in Tarangire National Park. This allows for greater range in the drive, and the chance to view more game. This can be changed so that the group returns to the lodge for lunch, but distance covered will be smaller.
Accommodations: Tarangire safari Lodge/Sopa Lodge Full Board.


DAY 6: Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park.
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park which is known for its tree climbing lions. Game drive in Lake Manyara, picnic lunch.

Dinner and overnight in Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge or Lake Manyara Serena Hotel.


DAY 7: Lake Manyara National Park.
After breakfast, take an optional morning trek with the resident wildlife specialist. Enjoy a leisurely lunch before a second afternoon game drive. Alternatively, leave after breakfast for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch.

Dinner and overnight in Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge or Lake Manyara Serena Hotel. F.B.


DAY 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater.
After breakfast in Manyara, departs for Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is regarded as the 8th natural wonder of the world and has been declared a World Heritage Site. Virtually all big game species are found here including zebra, wildebeest, rare black rhino, antelope, elephant, giraffe, Cape buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard, and monkey. It is also a birding paradise.

Drive to the Ngorongoro W.Lodge/Sopa/Serena Lodge and check in, followed by lunch and an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro Wildlife /Sopa/ Serena Lodge. F.B.



DAY 9: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, take your picnic lunch and head to the crater for another half-day of game driving. If you are lucky, you'll get to experience the Big Five in this park. Ascend to the hotel/Lodge for your lunch. After lunch relaxes at the lodge waiting for or an evening sunset trek can.

Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro Wildlife /Sopa/ Serena Lodge. F.B.


DAY 10: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park.
leave for an adventurous day. Stop by a traditional Maasai village, visit with the villagers. Winston, your guide, is Maasai, and can act as your interpreter to help you engage in conversation with the people. You may even get the chance to enter the chief's hut. If you bring Bic pens and small hand mirrors (compact size is fine), you will be well loved by this village. The pens are for the school children and the mirrors for the women. Both are very difficult for the Maasai people to get. Afterwards, drive to Olduvai Gorge and stop at the museum which overlooks the spectacular gorge. Drive through the gorge. If you would like to take an hour or two to trek through the gorge, please let Winston know!
On the way to Serengeti stop by "Shifting Sands". This is an ancient Maasai prayer mound. In a "sea" of light brown sand, this mound of black sand move a few miles a year, shifting forever in the wind. (Note: this drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area/Olduvai Gorge is subject to weather conditions).

Dinner and overnight at Mapito Tented camp,Ikoma Tented Camp Or Seronera Campsite in Serengeti.F.B


DAY 11-13: Serengeti National Park.
Full day game drives in the Serengeti. This is the land of most peoples' safari dreams. Serengeti has an amazing abundance of animals. In dry season (May - Oct), game is concentrated around water holes, making multiple species photo shots fairly easy to come by. In wet season (Jan - Mar), game is scattered all over the plains! June - Aug is the season of the Great Wildebeest Migration - a sight to be seen! Apr - May, be prepared for the babies. Most are born in Feb - Mar, and are out and about by this time. No season is a bad season in the Serengeti.
Being able to go "far and wide" maximizes your chances of finding a cheetah, or maybe even a family of them (as well as an abundance of other game). Spending the day completely off the beaten path, you will likely not see another truck. But we guarantee you will see much more game than those whose vehicles never leave the road!

Accommodations: Budget Camping, Mapito Tented camp, Ikoma Tented Camp F.B.

DAY 14: Serengeti - Lake eyasi.
Soon after breakfast depart the lodge with your lunch boxes and drive Lake Eyasi for Bushmen (hadzabe) visit.

Dinner and overnight at Kudu Lodge. FB.

DAY 15: Track the Bushmen
After breakfast drive to Lake Eyasi where the guide will explain to you well on how the flamingos can produce their own food. Then after proceed with walk through the scattered bush to the Bushmen's bush-home accompanied by your guide and a local guide who can speak the Bushmen's language. These Bushmen are of Hadzabe tribe and are living in groups divided in approx. 10 families, they like visitors. You will experience their bush life as they have unique style of hunting as they eat game meat, rodents, insects, roots and leave. They sleep in caves, shades fearing not of any wild animals, you will have picnic lunch before you walk back to your Car and drive back to Arusha coffee Lodge for dinner and overnight FB