Quick Summary
12-Day Wildlife Venture & Culture Experience - Tanzania safari is a 12 Days tour in Tanzania via the Tanzania safari route, starting from USD 4290. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.
12 Days
Tanzania safari
USD 4290
Kitano Tours & Safaris
ABOUT 12-Day Wildlife Venture & Culture Experience - Tanzania safari
On the twelve-day safari, you will visit Materuni Waterfall and a local coffee farm, Tarangire, and Lake Natron is famous for breeding flamingos. The Serengeti is the land of great migration and large predators. Ngorongoro Crater is famous for the black rhino. Tarangire National Park is one of the places that words can’t express its beauty.
- Duration: 12 Days
- Route: Tanzania safari
- Starts at: USD 4290
Highlights for 12-Day Wildlife Venture & Culture Experience - Tanzania safari
Day 1: Moshi
Day 2: Materuni Waterfalls
Day 3: Tarangire National Park
Day 4: Tarangire National Park
Day 5: Lake Natron
Day 6: Lake Natron
Day 7: Northern Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Northern Serengeti National Park
Day 9: Central Serengeti National Park
Day 10: Central Serengeti National Park
Day 11: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 12: Mto wa Mbu Culture Tour
Itinerary Overview
| Day | Title |
|---|---|
| Day 01 | Moshi |
| Day 02 | Materuni Waterfalls |
| Day 03 | Tarangire National Park |
| Day 04 | Tarangire National Park |
| Day 05 | Lake Natron |
| Day 06 | Lake Natron |
| Day 07 | Northern Serengeti National Park |
| Day 08 | Northern Serengeti National Park |
| Day 09 | Central Serengeti National Park |
| Day 10 | Central Serengeti National Park |
| Day 11 | Ngorongoro Crater |
| Day 12 | Mto wa Mbu Culture Tour |
Day 01: Moshi
>> Upon arrival at the airport, you'll have a meet and greet with your safari guide. You'll be transferred to Moshi, enjoy the beautiful landscape, and see people doing their daily activities along the roadside. You can stop at ATM machines to get small amounts of local currency. Then, you'll drive to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation: Materuni Homes > Budget lodge located near Moshi (Town)
Day 02: Materuni Waterfalls
>> You will be picked up from the hotel/lodge and driven to Materuni Village. Upon arrival, you will register at the village office. Your trip can begin with a visit to the waterfalls, which are around a 40-minute walk away. On the way, your guide will inform you about the culture of the Chagga. The views are truly breathtaking. When you reach the waterfalls, you will see that they are more than 80 meters high. At the bottom of the waterfall, there is an amazing pool which is a good place for a refreshing swim, so you might as well bring your swimwear.
You will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You also will have the opportunity to taste our local banana beer. Next the coffee experience awaits you. Here, you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted and further processed. You will also be invited to help with the grinding of the coffee. Immerse yourself in the local culture. You can enjoy drinking cup of the coffee you made.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 03: Tarangire National Park
>> This morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is one of Tanzania's largest national parks and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah and up to six thousand elephants. After dinner, you'll go for a night game drive to spot nocturnal animals which are not easily seen during the day.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 04: Tarangire National Park
>> This morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is one of Tanzania's largest national parks and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah and up to six thousand elephants. After dinner, you'll go for a night game drive to spot nocturnal animals which are not easily seen during the day.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 05: Lake Natron
>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Lake Natron. Lake Natron is famous for millions of flamingos and amazing sunrise/sunsets. On arrival, you'll enjoy a walking tour around the lake where you can see the flamingoes. You'll enjoy the beautiful sunset and relax.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not include
Day 06: Lake Natron
>> You'll enjoy an early morning walking with your guide to see a beautiful sunrise across the lake Natron with stunning flocks of flamingos. You also have an optional visit a Maasai Boma learn more about their culture and a way of life. By mid morning, you can return back to the local for breakfast/brunch and relax fore couple hours.
In the afternoon, you have an opportunity to visit one of the spectacular waterfall around which fall on world famous Great Rift Valley of Africa and have time to enjoy swimming and get refreshed after 2 hours walking to the waterfall with local groups man. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 07: Northern Serengeti National Park
>> You'll enjoy your beautiful morning hours after breakfast you refreshen up. You'll pack up your suitcase and enjoy the country side drive with most amazing geological land formations, as you will be enjoying the diverse land scape and local culture along the drive with few game like Baboons, Giraffes etc.
By mid day you will able to stop for picnic lunch at one of the World famous Serengeti National Park which is the land of Great Migration river crossing. On the month of July - October every year, you can witness these phenomena journey of over 1.2 million wildebeest taking their epic and dangerous journey crossing the Mara river. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at camp.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 08: Northern Serengeti National Park
>> After early breakfast, you'll enjoy a full day game drives in Northern Serengeti for the Great Wildebeest Migration. You can be lucky to witness River Crossing and probably crocodile catches one or the other predators waiting on either side for big feast.
The Serengeti offers diverse habitats, ranging from wooden forests to open plains, sheltering a plenty of animals, roving or leaping, flying or crawling. Serengeti National Park is a home to Africa’s Big Five and it is one of the best places in the world to spot lions dozing off in a shade, leaping after a marked prey or gnawing off a share of their hunt.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 09: Central Serengeti National Park
>> You'll enjoy your last morning in Northern Serengeti for the Great Wildebeest Migration experience with an en-route game drive to Central Serengeti. Here is home to millions of wildebeest during the migration and over the huge flat plains you are likely to find lions, cheetahs, leopard, hyenas, and many other small predators.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10: Central Serengeti National Park
>> Today, you have a full day in this wonderful park and your guide will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year. You can spend time at the Hippo pool, watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions or be in the middle of the migration. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide you with the ultimate in wildlife viewing.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 11: Ngorongoro Crater
>> This morning, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater —a wonderful haven for wildlife. Ngorongoro is unique in that almost all the wildlife live within the crater walls hence you have the opportunity to find game easily. Rhinos, in particular, can be seen regularly as well as prides of lion and other predators like cheetahs.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 12: Mto wa Mbu Culture Tour
>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Mto wa Mbu for a village tour where you will visit the banana plantation. You'll learn how local leaves, visit a youth art project and learn the different painting styles and techniques, visiting the local bar and the local market.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Inclusions
- 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 in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees