7-Day Northern Tanzania Safari with Hadzabe Culture and Big Five

• Driving distance: 50 km, approximately 1 hour from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).

• On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your private guide from Travencia Safaris will meet you.

• You will receive a short briefing about your safari before transferring to your hotel in Arusha.

• Spend the rest of the day resting and preparing for the adventure ahead.

• Accommodation: The African Tulip Hotel.

• Meals: Bed and Breakfast.

• Driving distance: 120 km, approximately 2.5 hours.

• After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds and ancient baobab trees.

• Enjoy a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch inside the park.

• Look out for lions, leopards, giraffes, and over 500 bird species.

• In the late afternoon, drive to your lodge while enjoying sunset views over Lake Manyara.

Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Driving distance: 90 km, approximately 2 hours.

• Early morning drive to Lake Eyasi to meet the Hadzabe bushmen, one of Africa's last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes.

• Join them on a traditional morning hunt using bows and arrows.

• Learn essential survival skills, including fire making and gathering honey and tubers.

• In the afternoon, visit the Datoga tribe and observe traditional blacksmiths crafting arrowheads from scrap metal.

• Experience an authentic cultural encounter supported directly by local communities.

Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Driving distance: 100 km, approximately 3 hours.

• Optionally enjoy a sunrise experience with the Hadzabe or visit Mto wa Mbu market to explore local crafts.

• Continue with a scenic drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands, passing lush coffee farms.

• Stop at a viewpoint for your first breathtaking view into the Ngorongoro Crater.

• Spend the afternoon at leisure on the crater rim, enjoying the cool highland atmosphere.

Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Driving distance: 145 km, approximately 4 hours plus game drive.

• Begin early at 6:00 AM with a descent into the Ngorongoro Crater for a six-hour game drive.

• Explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for having the highest density of predators in Africa.

• Search for black rhinos, lions, hyenas, hippos, and flamingos.

• Enjoy a picnic lunch beside a hippo pool inside the crater.

• Ascend in the afternoon and continue driving towards Serengeti National Park via Naabi Hill Gate.

• Experience an evening game drive en route to your camp.

Accommodation: Embalakai Tented Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Driving: Game drives only.

• Spend a full day exploring Central Serengeti on flexible game drives guided by wildlife movements.

• Follow the Great Migration when seasonal herds are present between June and October.

• Search for leopards resting in sausage trees, cheetahs across open plains, and lion prides on the hunt.

• Enjoy a relaxed schedule where wildlife takes priority over time.

• Optional sunrise hot air balloon safari available at 550 USD per person.

• End the day with sunset at camp around a warm campfire.

Accommodation: Embalakai Tented Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Flight duration: Approximately 1 hour from Seronera Airstrip to Arusha.

• Begin the morning with a final game drive in Serengeti National Park, enjoying last wildlife sightings.

• After lunch, transfer to Seronera Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Arusha.

• Upon arrival in Arusha, your driver will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for a day room and shower.

• Later in the evening, transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.

Accommodation: Day room at The African Tulip.