Arrival, Maasai Culture, Safari Circuit and Zanzibar Beach Escape
Day 1: Kilimanjaro to Boma Ng'ombe near Moshi Town: Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met and greeted by our customer service representative. Afterwards, you will be assisted to board your vehicle for your transfer to your hotel in Boma Ng'ombe near Moshi Town, the home of Mt. Kilimanjaro, for an overnight stay at Snow View Hotel.
- Main destination: Boma Ng'ombe.
- Accommodation: Snow View Hotel, a budget hotel located in or near Boma Ng'ombe.
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner are not included. Drinks are not included.
Day 2: Moshi Boma Ng'ombe to Olpopongi Maasai Cultural Village: After breakfast, drive to West Kilimanjaro to a Maasai village to learn more about their culture and nomadic lifestyle. Spend time at the authentic Maasai Village "Olpopongi" museum and village tour, eat a traditional lunch, and go for a walking safari while learning about Maasai hunting techniques and natural medicines. Enjoy an evening program with Maasai ceremonies, a campfire, and a barbecue dinner before sleeping on a comfortable cowhide bed in your private Maasai house.
- Main destination: Olpopongi Maasai Cultural Village, West Kilimanjaro.
- Accommodation: Olpopongi Maasai Cultural Village, a budget banda located in or near the park.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 3: Maasai Cultural Village - Arusha National Park - Arusha Town: After an early breakfast, you will depart for Arusha National Park. This compact yet remarkably scenic park is ideal for a one-day safari. Upon arrival, enjoy a guided walking safari of approximately two hours accompanied by an armed ranger, offering a unique opportunity to experience the park's natural beauty on foot. Arusha National Park is renowned for its rich wildlife and diverse landscapes, highlighted by Mount Meru (4,566 m), Tanzania's second-highest peak, the vividly colored Momela Lakes, and the dramatic Ngurdoto Crater, a 3 km-wide volcanic caldera formed over 15 million years ago.
After the walking safari, continue with a game drive through the park until lunchtime. A picnic lunch will be served within the park, after which you will enjoy afternoon game drives exploring the Momela Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater areas. Wildlife commonly encountered includes buffalo, elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, warthogs, antelopes, blue monkeys, and, with luck, rare sightings of leopard or hyena. In the late afternoon, you will return to Arusha, marking the end of your memorable safari experience, with arrival for dinner and an overnight stay at Zawadi House Lodge.
- Main destination: Arusha National Park.
- Accommodation: Zawadi House Lodge, a mid-range hotel located near Arusha Town.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 4: Arusha Town - Tarangire National Park: After an early breakfast, drive directly to Tarangire National Park, which is very famous for its elephant population. Here you will have the unique experience of seeing nature combined with the original lifestyle of the Maasai people. Tarangire offers unparalleled game viewing, and during the dry season elephants abound. Families of these pachyderms play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from the thorn trees for their afternoon meal. Breathtaking views of the Maasai Steppe and the mountains to the south make a stop at Tarangire a memorable experience. Dinner and overnight will be at Tarangire Simba Lodge.
- Main destination: Tarangire National Park.
- Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge, a mid-range tented camp located just outside Tarangire National Park.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 5: Tarangire National Park - Karatu near Ngorongoro Conservation Area: After breakfast, go for a game drive in Tarangire National Park. Here you will have a chance to see many herds of elephants, as well as other wildlife such as buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, mongoose, lions, and about 500 species of birds. Proceed to Karatu with another game drive en route. You will arrive in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay at Karatu Simba Lodge.
- Main destination: Karatu.
- Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge, a mid-range tented camp located in or near Karatu.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 6: Karatu Village - Lake Eyasi - The Hadzabe Tribe Cultural Experience: After some dusty driving southwest of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Crater, you will arrive at the northern shore of Lake Eyasi. The drive will continue to the Yaida Valley, about 4 hours away, a place barely visited by tourists. Here you can find the Hadzabe Bushmen, who have made Lake Eyasi and its surrounding bush their home. With a local Hadzabe guide, you will pay a visit to their home. They are nomadic by nature and are constantly moving. They are the last existing East African hunters and gatherers and still live in the way of their ancestors.
You can participate in local hunting, see the way poisoned arrows are made, learn how to make a fire, collect honey, and learn about different types of natural medicine. Dinner and overnight will be at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
- Main destination: Lake Eyasi.
- Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge, a mid-range lodge located in or near Lake Eyasi.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 7: Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National Park: After an early breakfast, you will drive with your picnic lunch from Lake Eyasi to the famous Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro, with a game drive en route. On the way, you have a chance to see the Big Four and the migration of the wildebeest, depending on the season. You will have an evening game drive and then dinner and an overnight stay at Kananga Special Tented Camp.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park.
- Accommodation: Kananga Special Tented Camp, a mid-range tented camp located in Serengeti National Park.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 8: Serengeti National Park Full-Day Game Drive: Have an early morning game drive with a picnic lunch until the afternoon. Then go for another game drive in the evening in the famous Serengeti National Park. Here you have a chance to see lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, hyenas, and Thomson's gazelles, to mention a few. You will also visit the wild paradise of the Seronera Area, where many animals live and migrate through depending on the season. Dinner and overnight will be at Kananga Special Tented Camp.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park.
- Accommodation: Kananga Special Tented Camp, a mid-range tented camp located in Serengeti National Park.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 9: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area: After breakfast, depart with a picnic lunch from the Serengeti and continue to Ngorongoro in the afternoon. You will drive by way of Olduvai Gorge, which is believed to be the home of the first human being. The skull of Homo sapiens was discovered here by Dr. Leakey. You have the option to visit a Maasai Boma nearby until late in the afternoon, when you will drive to your hotel at the crater rim. Dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Wild Camp.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater.
- Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wild Camp, a mid-range lodge located inside Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater - Guided Game Drive - Karatu Village: After breakfast, descend to the world's seventh wonder, a caldera that was formed as a result of the great movement of the earth that formed the Rift Valley. The Ngorongoro wild reserve is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including the big cats and more than four hundred bird species. Enjoy the wildlife until late afternoon; you should have had a good chance of seeing the Big Five today. Then ascend the crater rim and drive to Karatu Village for dinner and an overnight stay at Karatu Simba Lodge.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater.
- Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge, a mid-range tented camp located just outside Ngorongoro.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 11: Karatu Village - Lake Manyara - Arusha Town - Zanzibar - North Coast: After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park with your picnic lunches. The park is famous for its green scenery, varied birdlife, tree-climbing lions, hippos, baboons, and many more wild animals. You will stay in this park until noon, when you will drive to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar. The itinerary notes a flight at 04:45 pm, arriving at 06:00 pm. Upon arrival, meet and greet, then transfer to the beach hotel for dinner and an overnight stay at Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows.
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island.
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows, a mid-range resort located in Kendwa.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 12: Zanzibar Island North Coast: Have breakfast and then spend some time relaxing or participating in sea activities such as snorkeling, diving, or deep-sea fishing. You can snorkel near your hotel, as there are many coral garden reefs around Nungwi Sea. There are many nice dive sites in Nungwi Sea and places for scuba diving at Mnemba Island Conservation Area. Zanzibar is considered by experts to offer some of the best fishing grounds in the world, especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. There are many recreational possibilities. All activities can be booked by us before your arrival, after arrival in Zanzibar, or in the hotel's sports center. Dinner and overnight will be at Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows.
- Main destination: Nungwi.
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows, a mid-range resort located in Kendwa.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 13: Zanzibar Island North Coast: Have breakfast and then spend some time relaxing or participating in sea activities such as snorkeling, diving, or deep-sea fishing. You can snorkel near your hotel, as there are many coral garden reefs around Nungwi Sea. There are many nice dive sites in Nungwi Sea and places for scuba diving at Mnemba Island Conservation Area. Zanzibar is considered by experts to offer some of the best fishing grounds in the world, especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. There are many recreational possibilities. All activities can be booked by us before your arrival, after arrival in Zanzibar, or in the hotel's sports center. Dinner and overnight will be at Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows.
- Main destination: Nungwi.
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks / Sunset Bungalows, a mid-range resort located in Kendwa.
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 14: Zanzibar Island North Coast - Zanzibar Airport: Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your flight out of Zanzibar, depending on your international flight timings.
- Main destination: Zanzibar Airport.
- Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation).
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast. Lunch and dinner are not included. Drinks are not included.
