11-Day Tanzania Safari Adventure with Hadzabe and Datoga Visits

• Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport.
• Welcome by your driver and guide.
• Transfer to your accommodation.
• Hotel briefing.
• Overview of the tour.
• Dinner and overnight at Merves Hotel / Mt. Meru Hotel.

• 7:30 AM pickup from your Arusha hotel.
• Departure for Tarangire National Park.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drive.
• Explore the majestic baobab trees and the Tarangire River.
• Spot wildlife such as elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, and more.
• Return to the lodge after the game drive.

Dinner and overnight stay at the camp/lodge.

• 7:00 AM departure for another full-day game drive.
• Explore Tarangire's nine vegetation zones.
• Spot elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, antelopes, and possibly tree-climbing pythons and gerenuks.
• Observe elephant families.
• The high concentration of elephants provides excellent viewing opportunities.
• Return to the lodge after the game drive.

Dinner and overnight stay at the camp/lodge.

• 7:00 AM pickup from your hotel in Arusha.
• Departure for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch.
• Explore lush acacia and mahogany forests.
• Spot wildlife such as buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys.
• Look for tree-climbing lions and flamingos, depending on the season.
• Return to the lodge after the game drive.

Dinner and overnight stay at the camp/lodge.

• 8:00 AM departure for Lake Natron (3.5-hour drive).
• Check in at the lodge.
• Relax and enjoy the surroundings.
• Afternoon walk along the shores of Lake Natron.
• A Maasai guide leads the birdwatching tour, especially for lesser flamingos.
• Learn about Lake Natron as a breeding ground for flamingos.
• Return to the lodge for dinner and rest.

• 6:00 AM departure for Ngare Sero Waterfalls.
• Enjoy a light hike with a Maasai guide through a scenic ravine to explore the cool waterfall.
• 8:30 AM return to the accommodation.
• Enjoy breakfast.
• Departure for Serengeti National Park.
• Drive through a variety of landscapes, including towns, villages, savannah, and forests.
• Afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
• Spot wildlife such as wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, lions, and more.
• Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Full-day game drive options.
• Depart at 9:00 AM for a full-day drive with packed lunch and return at 6:00 PM.
• Or choose an early morning game drive at 6:00 AM, return for breakfast, and then continue with an afternoon game drive.

Seronera Area Exploration

• Explore the central Serengeti, rich in wildlife and home to lions and leopards.
• Spot wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, lions, and other species around the Seronera River.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drives.
• Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• 6:30 AM pickup for a morning game drive in the Serengeti.
• Explore several game drive circuits and spot big cats such as lions and other wildlife.
• Picnic lunch during the game drive.
• Depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the afternoon.

Option to stay inside Ngorongoro or in Karatu.

• Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• 6:30 AM early departure for Ngorongoro Crater.
• Descend into the world's largest intact volcanic caldera.
• Enjoy a 5-hour game drive to spot elephants, buffalo, rhinos, cheetahs, lions, and more.
• Picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool.
• Ascend to the crater rim in the afternoon.
• Drive to Lake Eyasi for check-in and rest.

There is an option to visit the shores of Lake Eyasi in the evening to see flamingos and birds.

• 5:30 AM pickup from the lodge.
• Visit the Hadzabe Bushmen, the last remaining hunter-gatherers in East Africa.
• Participate in early morning activities such as a bush trek, hunting, and campfire making.
• Meet the Datoga people in the afternoon.
• Learn about their farming, livestock, and craftsmanship.
• Return to the lodge for a hot lunch.
• Drive to Arusha, arriving by 5:30 PM.