11-Day Tanzania Safari with Hadzabe Culture and Lake Natron

• In the morning, drive north from Arusha and head to Tarangire National Park.

• Tarangire is home to zebras, buffalo, gazelle, eland, and oryx. The park also has a high concentration of elephants.

• After a morning game viewing drive, enjoy a packed lunch followed by another game viewing drive in the afternoon.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or camping site.

• Have breakfast and drive out of Tarangire National Park, crossing the Great Rift Valley Wall to Lake Eyasi and arriving in time for lunch.

• Spend the afternoon at leisure or visit the local bushmen tribes of the Hadzabe and the Datoga.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or camp.

• Early in the morning, depart with a local guide for a hunting trip with the Hadzabe bushmen before returning for breakfast.

• Spend the rest of the day at leisure, with an optional visit to the local village or Lake Eyasi.

• Fish with local fishermen in Lake Eyasi and go on a canoeing safari on the lake. You can also enjoy Bushmen (Hadzabe) trekking day trips to Hadzabe hiding caves.

• Participate in collecting fruits and wild honey, try your skills with the Hadzabe bow and arrow, and try your luck at a hunt.

• Visit Bushmen painted cave rocks and go on a Datoga cultural tour to the Datoga residential area.

• Take a tour to a Boma, where you will meet a family and listen to stories about their way of life.

• Visit a Datoga traditional healer and discover traditional herbs used to cure various diseases.

• Enjoy a blacksmith experience and see ancient blacksmith skills.

Meals and overnight stay at a lodge or camp.

• Have breakfast and go on a morning drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game viewing drive. Ngorongoro is home to the Big 5: Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, and Cheetah.

• Packed lunch will be served at the crater. In the late afternoon, ascend the crater.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or camp.

• After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park with a game viewing drive en route and a packed lunch.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or campsite.

• After breakfast, spend another day exploring the Serengeti and its endless plains.

• Spot predators and plains game.

Meals and overnight stay at a lodge or camping.

• Enjoy a full day game viewing drive in Serengeti National Park.

• An optional hot air balloon safari is available over the Serengeti plains.

Meals and overnight stay at a lodge or camping.

• Have breakfast and leave for a morning game viewing drive in the Serengeti towards the western side of the park, with a packed lunch served en route.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or camping site.

• Have breakfast and drive out of Serengeti National Park, crossing the Great Rift Valley to Lake Natron for lunch.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge or campsite.

• After breakfast, there is an option to visit Lake Natron, the local village, or a Maasai village.

• Visit the waterfall for a cool swim.

• Other optional activities include a hot spring visit, a biking tour to Orpul caves, a visit to the footprints, and visits to the Rift Valley escarpment, Embalulu crater, and Leparakash plains. You can also choose Oldonyo Lengai trekking, a Maasai ethno-botanic and herbal tour, and a herding tour.

• Explore the option to climb Oldonyo Lengai volcanic mountain.

All meals and overnight stay at a lodge or campsite.

• After breakfast, drive back to Arusha, arriving by mid-day.