Begin an 18-day journey that effortlessly links Tanzania's vibrant culture with the untamed allure of Lake Natron, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Arusha National Park. Start off with immersive cultural experiences like the Marangu Cultural Tour and Maasai Village Visit, discovering the rich heritage of local communities. Dive into nature's marvels at Lake Natron, a surreal realm where flamingos paint the soda lake's shores. Explore Lake Eyasi and connect with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. The Serengeti unveils its splendour with the Great Migration, while Ngorongoro Crater offers a prehistoric haven for wildlife. Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Arusha National Park enchant with diverse ecosystems and birdlife. Balance your safari with the Materuni Village Tour, hot springs in Moshi, and a walking tour inside the Moshi Forest.

18 Days Safari And A Cultural Tour

PLACES VISITED: Lake Natron, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, and Arusha National Park.

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Highlights

  • Delve into Tanzanian heritage through intimate encounters with Maasai and local tribes, creating a richer narrative into your journey.
  • Behold flamingos and surreal geological formations in a landscape that seems plucked right out of dreams at Lake Natron.
  • Harmonize with the rhythms of the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, unlocking the secrets of their ancient traditions.
  • Take the best seat in the safari house to the spectacle of the Great Migration in Serengeti National Park.
  • Savour the profuse range of birdlife in Lake Manyara and the symphony of diverse habitats in Arusha National Park, adding a pleasant-sounding layer to the Tanzania Safari experience.

Includes

  • Three meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner everyday)
  • Accommodation in 3 star hotels while in Moshi, it will be a mixed of camping and lodge accommodation.
  • Airport pick and drop off on the last day.
  • Drinking water for the entire 14 days.
  • Tips for the guides ,driver and cook .
  •  fees to all the places you will be visiting

Excludes

  • Alcoholic drinks and other things of personal nature.
  • Any additional nights in town.
  • Meals at the hotel before and after the safari.
  • The cost of obtaining visa.

Trip Itinerary

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Pick up from Kilimanjaro airport and taken to your hotel for dinner and Overnight at Parkview inn

Dinner and overnight at the pvim

Early in the morning after breakfast, Marangu cultural tour, This will take you to the bottom of Mount Kilimanjaro where the native tribe called Chagga people lives, You will have Lunch boxes for your Lunch, The village has countless waterfalls, big coffee plantations, You will visit one of the waterfalls with a possibility of swimming depending with a weather, You will also visit the starting point of Mount Kilimanjaro where climbers start their trekking at the elevation of 1870 meters above sea level, Then a coffee tour will follow which will be performed in the middle of the coffee plantation and at the end of this tour you will be able to interact with the Chagga people, Taking pictures with them and even drinking a traditional Chagga brew which is made out of bananas. At the end of the day you will drive back to the same Hotel for dinner and overnight (Park view inn)

Dinner and overnight at the pvim

In this third day early after breakfast you will be taken to another village called Materuni village with Lunch boxes as well, This village is located in the uphill of Kilimanjaro also, So hiking shoes are recommended in this day, The views in this village are breathtaking, You will be able to interact with the villagers here as they are very friendly, Taking pictures, Visit more waterfalls and at the end of the day you will be taken to the same hotel in Moshi town for dinner and overnight (Park view inn)

Dinner and overnight at the pvim

After breakfast you will be taken to a natural hot spring in the middle of nowhere with crystal clear water with lunch boxes, You will explore this area which is a very remote area with Maasai people living around the spring and other tribes lives there as well, A swim in this natural spring is inevitable as the hot spring is like no other you have seen before. At the end of the day you will be driven back to the same hotel for dinner and overnight. (Park view inn)

Dinner and overnight at the pvim

In this day early after breakfast, A walking Tour in Moshi Forests with black and white colubus monkeys around, You will also visit tribes in this forest depending on making local brews for living and a visit to a rice farms, interacting with tribes only depending on growing rice for their survival. You will have lunch boxes in this day. A Tour will take the whole day. Proper boots for this day is recommended as they will be lots of walking. At the end of the day, dinner and overnight at Kilimanjaro crane hotel .

In this day early after breakfast, You will be taken to Maasai Village, You will spend the whole day at this village, Talk to this tribe people , see how they live, They will sing and dancing around, Dinner and overnight in Mto wa mbuu town at Motto cottages.

Moto Cottages accommodation.

In this day early after breakfast, You will be driven to Lake Natron. This area is populated by the Maasai tribe also, The Tribe which is very famous among other tribes due to their traditional way of living, There is a salty lake with lots of flamingos, You will explore this amazing lake with flamingos , dinner and overnight at lake Natron camping site. Public camping site with thin mattresses.

In this day after breakfast you will be driven to see these tribes called Hadzabe and Datoga tribes .This will be done in the same day,These tribes still lives in the forests, Wearing animals skin as their clothes, Thanks to tourists who visit them, They can now be seen wearing clothes, Their way of life depending on hunting with arrow and a bow, They hunt monkeys and other small animals, Based on the 2015 statistics they were between 1200 Hadzabe people. But there are only 400 of them left today due to traditional means of foraging, You will join them in this day, Hunt with them and learn their way of life, In the evening you will be driven back toMoto Cottages in Mto wa mbuu town for dinner and overnight.

In this day after breakfast you will see 2 tribes which is Makonde and Sandawe tribes which lives in Mto wa Mbuu,This is a town with lots of different tribes around .So this day you will see 2 tribes in the same day Plus a village visit to one of the famous village in the area. In the evening you will drive back to haven nature for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at the mottocottages

After breakfast you will visit tribe called Wambugwe tribe which lives neaby lake Manyara, you will also be able to interact with this tribe which only depending on fishing as the way of feeding their families, you will fish with them too in their wooden boats with no motor. Lots of big catfish in this lake.

In this day after breakfast you will have a bike tour around Lake manyara in Mto wa mbuu, there are animals along the banks of the lake, Giarffes, Zebras, Wilderbeests and small antelopes, you will be able to see these animals while riding your bicycles.

dinner and overnight haven nature camping site

In this day early in the morning after breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti national park, This is a very big national park, you will spend two days here,Dinner and overnight at katikati tented camps.

In this day you have a full day in Serengeti, game drive and in the evening dinner and overnight at katikati tented camps

Dinner and overnight at the Kati Kati Camp

In this day you will drive out of Serengeti national park towards simba camping site for dinner and overnight.Before driving out of the park you will do the game drive one more time in Serengeti.

In this day early after the breakfast, you will descend down ngorongoro crater for game drive, the crater is always full of animals, you will do the game drive until later in the evening and drive to haven nature in mto wa mbu for dinner and overnight.

You will drive to Tarangire national park,This is a park has lots of Elephants, Wilderbeests, Different kinds of Antelopes and many other animals, There are lots of baobao trees as well ,the longest living trees,you will do the game drive until late in the evening, and start driving to haven nature camping site for dinner and overnight.

This day you will visit Lake manyara national park, This park famous for its tree climbing lions,you will explore this small but very beautiful park, lots of pythons as well if you are snake lover, in the evening you will drive to Out post Lodge in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Early in the morning Walking safari in Arusha national park, You will be able to walk around this national park with a ranger , he will have a rifle with him, you will get very close to Giraffes, Wilderbeests and some antelopes,in the evening you will head to moshi or Arusha, end of the tour

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