9 Days Tanzania safari

Early today we will start driving from our hotel in Moshi/ Arusha to Tarangire national park for game drive. Tarangire National Park is a renowned wildlife conservation area located in northern Tanzania, East Africa. Covering an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles), it is the sixth-largest national park in Tanzania. The park is named after the Tarangire River, which flows through its grounds. Tarangire National Park plays a crucial role in the conservation of wildlife, particularly elephants, which face threats from poaching and habitat loss. The park serves as an important wildlife corridor and is integral to preserving the ecosystem in northern Tanzania. Tarangire National Park is often included as part of the popular northern circuit safari in Tanzania, along with other renowned destinations such as Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. It offers a unique and distinct safari experience, particularly during the dry season when large herds of animals congregate around the Tarangire River, providing fantastic opportunities for wildlife viewing. You will continue with your game drive until lunch time. So then, after lunch we will continue with the game drive until evening and drive to our lodge at Karatu you will spend the night there.

Today after breakfast you will start 2 to 3 hours’ drive from Karatu to Serengeti national park, we will break for picnic lunch at Naabi gate before enter to the park for game drive until sunset, The Serengeti is most famous for the annual Great Migration, where over 1.5 million wildebeests, along with hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles, move in search of fresh grazing and water. This incredible spectacle is a natural wonder and draws tourists from all over the world. After the game drive you will heading to your lodge/campsite at center of Serengeti for dinner and overnight.

Today we have fully day in most beautiful park in the world after breakfast we will start our game drive and late afternoon, we will stop for picnic lunch continue with game drive. Serengeti is really special sights, sound, and smell of Africa with stunning scenery, ever changing light and entertaining wildlife. In this park the animal doesn’t walk to any schedule so we may find Lions, Leopard, Elephant, Zebra, Cheetah, Antelope, Gazelle, Hippos and many species of birds and reptiles during our game drive. When planning a visit to Serengeti National Park, it's essential to consider the best time to witness the Great Migration, as the timing of the wildebeest herds' movement varies throughout the year.

Additionally, be sure to adhere to park rules and guidelines to ensure the protection and sustainability of this incredible natural treasure. After game drive will be ready to transfer to Karatu to be prepared to the Ngorongoro Crater Rim tour so you will spend the night at Karatu then tomorrow in early in the morning you will go to Ngorongoro Crater.

Early in the morning you will starts your journey from Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater and for those who have booked for hot air Balloon safaris today you will be picked from Lodge/campsite at 5:00am for 6:00am departures. After your 90 minutes aerial adventure bush breakfast and champagne, you will continue with a short game drive back to our lodge/camp for brunch, pack your stuff and drive you to Ngorongoro crater rim/Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Early breakfast then departs with your picnic lunches to visit the site Olduvai where Mary and Louis Leakey first discovered the remains of Zinjanthropus Bosei, a distant ancestor of man believed to be 1.8 million years old, Australopithecus Bosei, the -Nutcracker Man’, a species that became extinct about 1 million years ago and fossilized footprints that date back 3,6 million years. Thereafter drive and descend 2000 feet down into the Ngorongoro Crater which is the home of big five and other wildlife for game viewing

The Ngorongoro Crater is a World Heritage Site and better known as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. The 2000 feet high walls of the approximately 10-mile-wide crater create a natural amphitheater for the densest populations of large animals anywhere. The rich soils and abundant, year-round water provide an idea habitat for a variety of approximately 22,000 large animals. Herbivores that you will likely encounter include Elephant, Black Rhino, Hippo, Buffalo, Eland, Zebra, Wildebeest, hartebeest, Water buck, Warthog, Grant’s Gazelle and Thomson’s Gazelle. Giraffe, Impala and Topi are strangely absent from the Crater floor. Primates include Baboons and Vervet Monkeys. Carnivores that you will likely encounter include Lion, Cheetah, Hyena and Jackal. Leopards, Servals, bat eared Foxes and Ratels are also resident within the Crater but much more elusive.

After breakfast you will drive to Engaruka village with picnic lunch for visit local irrigation for plantation farms including maize, onions, potatoes, bananas etc. You will also have an opportunity to visit the remnants of the ruined city of Engaruka. our safari guide will help you to identify old graves, house walls and explain the various theories about the rise and fall of the farming community. En-route you can enjoy the colorful birds and butterflies and visit Maasai slaughterhouse. After these activities then drive to your lodge at Karatu it will take almost 1 Hrs. 30 minutes up to 2 Hrs to reach there and you will spend your night there.

Today early in the morning you will having your breakfast then after that,we will start driving to Lake Eyasi and arrives in time for lunch at Tindiga tented camp. You relax in your rooms and later spend the whole of the afternoon exploring the lake helped by the locals. During dry season, you walk through the dried lake and the bush. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

After an early morning breakfast, you depart for your cultural tour with the Hadza community. Take a journey into the “Gods must be crazy” movie. The Hadzabe tribe of Tanzania is the last true nomads of Africa, this tribe is one of the earliest humans’ inhabitants of Ngorongoro area, they believed to have lived in the area over 10,000 years and currently live near Lake Eyasi, they speak click language and they are not warrior tribes. You will join the men as they hunt for their daily subsidence using traditional bow and arrows, or join the women as they forage for fruits and berries. This is not a show or a “tourist put on”. This is the real true African cultural experience. This is your day with typical cultural tribe and engage in real hunting together. It is a tribe of hunters and collectors, which formerly inhabited the Serengeti, but was forced away by stronger and more aggressive tribes. The Hadza live in traditional ways, hunting game such as dik-diks and collecting honey. Their huts are simple, built in a few hours and as easily abandoned. Like another people of hunters and collectors, the San tribe of the Kalahari in southern Africa, the Hadza speak a click language. After hunting and engagement with the tribe, you depart for Moshi with a stop for your lunch on the way. Later drop to your hotel. .

We will pick you up from your hotel in Moshi and drive in Moshi /Arusha highway for 40 minutes before divert to small town called Boma Ng’ombe we take dust road and drive for about 30 -45 minutes through the local villages you will cross various green vegetation supported by irrigation from the various streams channel also the village decorated with various beautiful baobab trees with unique features. Once you arrive at Rundugai village you will sign in the village guest book and get briefing of the village. After you will meet your local guide who will take you to Maasai village for tour, as soon you arrive at the Maasai village you will be welcome by the great songs from Maasai women and you will be directed where to seat, at this moment your local guide will explain in details about Maasai culture also you will be able to dance, visiting they are houses as well as taking picture with them. After all enjoyment and excitement, you will back to your car where we will drive to other local places in the village to enjoy your local lunch in African style. After lunch we will drive you to hot spring for refreshing when we arrive, you're free to be you. Linger at the edge of the springs, taking in the blue, blue waters and the lush green of the surrounding forest. Take a leisurely swim (don't forget that the waters are very warm, so you won't feel like an Olympic sprint) or float in a world that's all your own, listening to the water lapping and the birds overhead. If you're feeling adventurous, why not play on the rope swing? Playing isn't just for kids! And start enjoying most of the time here spent on swimming and rest on the mattress have nap then get back swimming till your body says yes, it’s enough then get in the vehicle start driving back to your hotel in Moshi.