8-Day Tanzania Safari with Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Hadzabe Tribe

• Get picked up from your hotel in Arusha at 8 am and head to Tarangire National Park, famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. The park is particularly known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees, the largest trees on the continent, which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals beside them. The river is full of wildlife, ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, elephants.

• The park has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing views of the river and wildlife, with good chances of seeing a hunt while having your picnic.

• In the afternoon, head out for a game drive before continuing to your accommodation.

• Commence your tour with a full-day game drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is small in size, covering 205 sq. miles, and is famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs, and mahogany trees. Baboons, blue monkeys, impalas, tree-climbing lions, flamingos, ground hornbills, crested eagles, and hippos are among its inhabitants.

• During this day, some extra tours can be covered, including a bike tour or a boat excursion.

• Transfer to the camp for dinner.

• After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous national park in the world, the Serengeti.

• Drive up the crater highlands, making a quick stop at the rim to view Ngorongoro Crater. As you progress towards the Serengeti, you will discover why the name means "endless plains" in the local language. The park covers 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and is home to the Great Migration, 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes, including the abundant impalas and Thomson's gazelles. Smaller animals like foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyrax, and African hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park.

• On the way to the park, you will have the option to stop for a visit to Olduvai Gorge, a famous place where Dr Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the remains of the first man who walked on Earth. Here, you can learn about the gorge's archaeological digs and geologic characteristics through a short lecture.

• Spend a full day in Serengeti National Park.

The day will be flexible and arranged according to your preferences. For instance, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could enjoy a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch.

• Spend another day in Serengeti National Park for a game drive.

• Wake up very early in order to head out for an early morning game drive, when the animals are more active, and see one of the best sunrises you will ever witness.

• After the game drive, return to the camp for a rewarding brunch and proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th wonder of the natural world. The crater spreads across 102 sq. miles and has 2,000 ft high walls, making it virtually Noah's Ark and home to almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa. It is one of the very rare locations on the whole continent where you can witness the Black Rhino.

• Reach Ngorongoro almost in time for sunset.

• Start the day early and descend to the crater floor for an incredible view of wildlife.

• After the game drive, head for a picnic lunch near the beautiful hippo lake, followed by another short game drive.

• Ascend the crater and exit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Lake Eyasi.

• Wake up very early, just before sunrise, and follow your guide until he finds the Hadzabe tribe, one of the last truly nomadic tribes in Africa. After explanations about the tribe, you will join them in their daily morning activities.

• This experience is out of the beaten track and does not feel touristic by any means. The photographic opportunities are out of this world. You can choose between joining the men in their daily hunting or the women in their fruit-gathering session. In either case, you will learn about many aspects of the Hadzabe way of living.