13-Day Northern Tanzania Safari with Materuni and Lake Eyasi

• Get picked up from Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Kilimanjaro. You will be met by your Tanzanian driver-guide or staff at the airport and welcomed to Tanzania.

• They will drive you to Kilimanjaro, where you will stay at your lodge or hotel. There, you can relax and prepare for tomorrow's safari.

• Get picked up in Moshi in the morning and drive to Materuni Village.

• You will register at the village office upon arrival, and your trip can begin.

• First, visit the waterfalls, which are about a 40-minute walk away. On the way, your guide will tell you about the culture of the Chagga, village life, and the surrounding fauna and flora. The views are breathtaking, and with some luck, you will see the summit of Kilimanjaro.

• When you reach the waterfalls, you will see that they are more than 80 meters high. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is inviting for a refreshing swim, so don't forget your swimwear.

• After enjoying the scenery, return slowly with your guide to Materuni Village, where you will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You will also taste the local banana beer, which is not to be missed.

• Proceed to the coffee experience. Here, you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted, and processed. You will also be invited to help with grinding the coffee, which is traditionally accompanied by Chagga song and dance - a fun way to immerse yourself in the local culture.

• Before you say goodbye, you can savour the coffee you made and appreciate the views of the surrounding rainforest.

• After breakfast, depart from Kilimanjaro to Tarangire National Park. On the way, you will come across a coffee plantation and experience the scenic beauty of the landscapes as you leave Arusha town.

• Have lunch at a tented camp.

• Then, enjoy an afternoon game drive until sunset in Tarangire National Park.

Dinner and overnight stay will be at Tarangire.

• After a nice breakfast at the Tarangire camp, depart from the tented camp for a whole-day game drive with packed lunch boxes, which you will have at the picnic site within the park.

• Here, you will come across the famous baobab trees, large numbers of elephants, and several birds. The Tarangire River, which gives life to the park, and the Silale Swamp beauty zone of ecology provide habitat for several species of animals.

Dinner and overnight stay will be in Tarangire.

• After a nice breakfast at your tented camp or lodge, drive to Lake Manyara, whose shores shimmer pink due to the large flamingo population. Ernest Hemingway once dubbed it the loveliest lake in Africa.

• Enjoy a morning game drive in the park. If you are lucky, you will see the tree-climbing lions that the park is famous for.

Dinner and overnight stay will be in Karatu.

• Travel to Serengeti National Park, one of Africa's premier game parks. Driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Serengeti National Park, you will begin to experience the territory and marvel at the multitude of animals and birdlife that wander this acacia-spotted savannah.

• Enjoy another full-day game drive after breakfast as you travel between Central and Northern Serengeti. The Serengeti at sunrise is a beautiful sight and one not to be missed. This is also the best time for spotting animals, so take advantage of the morning hours for the first game drive of the day.

• After a morning out, the smell of a cooked breakfast carries you under the shade of the trees. Afternoons are normally a lazy affair that ends in the late afternoon when the temperatures cool down and the animals become active again.

• At 4 pm, head out for an evening drive before returning to camp in time for drinks and dinner around the fire.

Overnight: Northern Serengeti National Park. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• Go deep into the world-famous Serengeti after a fulfilling breakfast. Embark on a full-day game drive in search of the great wildebeest migration. You will base around the Mara River area, savannah grassland, and plains, where crocodiles wait for their prey and the wildebeest gather to cross. For days, their numbers increase and anticipation grows; however, for no apparent reason, many will turn and wander away from the water's edge. Eventually, the wildebeest will choose a crossing point, which varies from year to year and cannot be predicted.

• Stop for lunch, served in a picnic box around the river.

• Continue the game drive after lunch.

• Return to the camp before sundown.

Dinner and overnight at Bologonja Camp.

• After breakfast, enjoy another full day of game drives as you travel between Northern and Central Serengeti. The Serengeti at sunrise is a beautiful sight and one not to be missed. This is also the best time for spotting animals, so take advantage of the morning hours for the first game drive of the day.

• After a morning out, the smell of a cooked breakfast welcomes you as you enjoy time under the shade of the trees. Afternoons are normally a lazy affair that ends in the late afternoon when the temperatures cool down and the animals become active again.

• From 4 to 5 pm, head out for an evening drive before returning to camp in time for drinks and dinner around the fire.

Overnight: Serengeti. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• After the thrills of the Serengeti, head out on a full-day game drive through the Serengeti towards the Ngorongoro Crater.

• Pause along the way to enjoy a packed lunch.

• After lunch, continue on your journey to the lodge, passing through some incredible scenery and game-rich country.

• Arrive at the lodge in time for a relaxing drink and a delicious dinner in the lush surroundings.

Overnight: Ngorongoro. Lunch.

• After an early breakfast, head out towards the Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera. Here, you will experience an amazing game drive on the crater floor. It is said to be one of the most thrilling game-spotting experiences, and the crater will not leave you disappointed.

• After lunch, drive to Lake Eyasi.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Eyasi.

• In the early morning, before sunrise, drive to the Bushman tribe around Lake Eyasi.

• Go on a hunt with them. For almost 3 to 4 hours, you will discover the forest and different types of small birds and plants. After the hunt, you will get to know their local medicine.

• After a nice experience with the Bushmen, you will drive to the lodge for brunch and some rest.

• Drive to meet the Datoga tribe in the evening. This tribe is one of the 120 tribes of Tanzania that used to live in Ngorongoro but moved to Lake Eyasi due to conflicts with the Maasai. The Datoga are blacksmiths who sell to the Hadzabe, or Bushmen.

• On the way back to the camp or lodge, you will visit the onion farms for a good sunset view of Lake Eyasi.

Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge or camp.

• After breakfast and a long rest, depart from the lodge and drive to Arusha town.

• On the way, you will come across an onion plantation and experience the scenic beauty of the land.

• Eat lunch on the way to Arusha.

• Continue with the drive to Arusha town.

Dinner and overnight stay will be in Arusha.