13- Day safari, cultural and Mount Kilimanjaro day trip

Northern Tanzania, cultural and Mount Kilimanjaro day trip

Tour description:

During this safari you will discover and explore national parks in Northern Tanzania, the best destination for safari. You will visit Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Natron and Kilimanjaro. Airport transfers and overnights at the beginning and end of the safari are included. Our professional guide will drive you with a 4x4DW jeep. Complimentary drinks and mineral water will be available on the jeep. You will experience also early morning game drives.

Day 1:  Arrival.

Pickup from Kilimanjaro airport upon arrival with our driver and transfer to booked hotel Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. Arusha City is a major international diplomatic hub. You will be given a briefing about your safari and hotel at Arusha Venus hotel

Breakfast is included

Day 2: Arusha national park walking and game drive.

 After breakfast transfer to Arusha National Park for game drive and walking safari with park ranger.

Activities: game drive and walking safari.

Arusha National Park is a mountain park between Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, it has a different landscape compared to the other parks. You can spot white and black Colobous monkey, big mammals and flamingos in Momela Lake (Sept/Oct).

Return to Arusha Venus hotel  in evening for overnight

 lunch is included.

Day 3: Tarangire game drive

Morning pickup from the hotel and a short briefing in the morning, you will head off in direction of the Tarangire National Park at 8am with picnic lunch for 3 hours. The park with its savannah, baobab trees, seasonal swamps and lagoons is home to huge elephant herds. Animals gather at the life-giving Tarangire River and you should see a selection of mammals ranging from giraffes, bush-bucks and hartebeests to the weird-looking gerenuk and fringe-eared oryx. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. Take your lunch in afternoon and proceed with game drive. In the late afternoon you will arrive at lodge for dinner and overnight at African safari camp Lake Manyara

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 4: Lake Manyara game drive

Today you will visit Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. Stretching along the base of the Rift Valley escarpment it is home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees & grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking with its open plains, huge escarpment, Soda Lake, dense woodlands & distant volcanic peaks coming together in an area best described by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. Animals such as buffalo, wildebeest, giraffes, and mongoose, dik-dik & zebra herds congregate on the grassy plains while the acacia woodland is home to the legendary tree-climbing lions & tusked elephants. In the late afternoon you will return to Farm of Dreams lodge for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 5: Lake Eyasi.

Program: After early breakfast you will meet the Hadzabe tribe, experience their lifestyle and follow the hunters in the bush. Then you visit another group, Datoga, who is experienced in melting metals and making tools (knife, arrow etc.). You can also visit a local village and walk on Lake Eyasi banks with a local guide.

Activities: visit Hadzabe and Datoga tribes and Lake Eyasi banks. Return to Farm of dreams lodge for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 6: Ngorongoro crater game drive

We will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area and drive to Ngorongoro wildlife lodge for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 7-9: Serengeti game drive.

Program: After breakfast we proceed crossing Ngorongoro Highlands until Serengeti gate, here we start the game drive for these three days while overnight at Serengeti Tortillis camp/Serengeti Osero camp

Activities: game drive.

Serengeti Park is the most famous park of all Africa, more than 15,000 squared kilometers of savannah full of lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants and many other wild animals.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 10: Lake Natron game drive.

Program: After breakfast we experience the last game drive leaving Serengeti, then we proceed to Lake Natron.

Activities: game drives and activities at Lake Natron and overnight at Lake Natron tented camp

Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, in the eastern branch of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. The high water temperature (up to 41°C) and the high and very variable salt content of the lake does not support most wildlife. However it is an important habitat for flamingos and is home to endemic algae, invertebrates and even fish that can survive in the salty water.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included.

Day 11: Lake Natron to Moshi.

Program: Today we can go down to Lake Natron waiting for sunrise and see a lot of flamingos in the lake. Later we can continue our activities at the lake and proceed to Moshi where we arrive before dinner at Park view inn

Activities: natural walk and Maasai culture.

Day 12: Mount Kilimanjaro day tour.

Program: After breakfast transfer to Kilimanjaro National Park for full day trekking with local guide. We start from Marangu Gate (1,830 m.) And climb up through attractive and unspoiled forest to reach Mandara Huts (2,700m.) The volcanic remains of Maundi Crater are nearby and make a good extra excursion.

Activities: Kilimanjaro trekking with picnic lunch while overnight at Park view inn

Breakfast and Lunch are included.

Day 13: Departure.

After breakfast relax at the lodge or shopping in town if you have time, then transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport.

Breakfast is included

Price for 2 adults private is $8700

Price for 1 Solo is $7000

covers

  • Private safari
  • Park fees
  • English speaking professional guide
  • Mid range accommodations
  • Government taxes.
  • airport pickup upon arrival and departure
  • Hotel accommodations.
  • Walking safari.
  • 3 meals per day
  • 4×4 pop roof land cruiser vehicle for game drive
  • Mineral bottled drinking water

The price excludes:

  • Flights
  • Personal items
  • Tips