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Tanzania Offbeat Safari

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Itinerary Summary

DAY

PLACE

HOTEL

Day 1

Arrival in Arusha, Tanzania

Day 2

Arusha town - Arusha National Park

Day 3

Game drive in Tarangire National Park - Manyara / Mto wa Mbu

DAY 4 & 5

Manyara - Lake Natron & Oldoinyo Lengai Mountain

DAY 6 & 7

Serengeti National Park

DAY 8

Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

DAY 9

Karatu - Lake Eyasi - Karatu

DAY 10

Karatu – Arusha town/ Kilimanjaro International Airport

Itinerary Details

International Arrival

Transferred to your booked accommodation

Arrival in Arusha, Tanzania

Meet our safari guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport depending on your flight arrival time, you’ll be picked up and transferred about 1hr drive to Arusha town.

Arrive at the lodge for leisure while getting prepared for the next day departure for your safari.

Hotel

Moivaro Lodge Arusha

Meals

Half Board

Drive from Arusha town to Arusha National Park

Arusha town - Arusha National Park

You’ll be picked up early in the morning from your accommodation in Arusha and drive to Arusha National park. This park is a home to Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Black, and white Colobus Monkey, Baboon, and many birds including Turraco and flamingos. You’ll enjoy our picnic lunch then proceed with afternoon game drives before you transferred back to your booked accommodation in Arusha town  for Dinner and Overnight stay.

Hotel

Moivaro Lodge

Meals

Full Board

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Game drive in Tarangire National Park - Manyara / Mto wa Mbu

You’ll be met by your private guide and vehicle at the hotel in Arusha, in the morning and driven to Tarangire National Park, arriving with plenty of time for morning and afternoon game drive.

The Tarangire River runs through the park attracting a huge number of elephants, buffalo, giraffe and antelope, particularly in the dry season between June and October. It is not uncommon to see large herds of elephants roaming through Tarangire’s savannah grasses or taking shade under the odd looking “upside down trees” (baobab) that is dotted around the park. The park also boasts over 550 different bird species, the most diverse in Africa, including the Kori bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world!

On late afternoon you’ll be transferred to Manyara for an overnight stay.

Hotel

Africa Safari Lake Manyara

Meals

Full Board

Walk around the shores of Lake Natron

Manyara - Lake Natron & Oldoinyo Lengai Mountain

You’ll depart with packed lunch boxes towards Lake Natron. Located about 2.5 hours drive away from Mto Wa Mbu/Manyara. Lake Natron is a surreal destination and unique natural spectacle. Its waters are highly alkaline and unusually shallow, averaging just one meter in depth. After checking into your lodge/camp and a short break, you’ll put your walking shoes on as a Masai tribesman takes you to visit Ngare Sero Waterfalls, which flow down from the Nguruman Escarpment west of Lake Natron.

Another activities in this area you’ll do a walk around the shores of Lake Natron on the lookout for birds, especially the lesser flamingos. Lake Natron is the most important and regular breeding site for lesser flamingos in East Africa hosting up to 2 million of them during the breeding season. The majority of egg-laying and hatching takes place from September to January.

Hotel

Africa Safari Lake Natron

Meals

Full Board

Game drive in Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, you’ll head towards the Northern-central Serengeti National Park. The Rift Valley goes up into the wide plains of the Serengeti.

Serengeti National Park is one of the largest natural migration systems for wild animals. Annually between the conservation areas, over 1.4 million gnus, almost 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles, about 200,000 zebras and several thousand topis migrate. They move with the rainy seasons to areas with greenery and lush meadows. Furthermore, the park is home to many other animal species, such as giraffes, buffalo, hyenas, elephants and crocodiles. Particularly large is the population of feline predators.

Hotel

Osero Serengeti Camp

Meals

Full Board

Drive from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

After an early delicious breakfast, you’ll be transferred with en route game drive  from Serengeti to the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater.

The Crater is the world’s largest intact, un-flooded caldera. Your route from Lake3 Eyasi descends over the lush rainforests of the rim, 610m (2 000ft) down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 260 square kilometers (100 square miles). This haven provides a yearround home to wildebeest, zebra, eland and gazelle, along with Africa’s densest population of lion. The rainforests shelter elephant, mountain buck, buffalo, hyena and leopard.

Spend a full day game viewing and exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. On evening drive to the Lodge in Karatu for an evening relaxation followed with dinner and an overnight stay.

Hotel

Karatu Tented Lodge

Meals

Full Board

Drive from Karatu to Arusha

Karatu - Lake Eyasi - Karatu

After breakfast, you’ll traverse the rough road from Karatu to Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. It is in northern Tanzania, south of the Ngorongoro highlands. You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy this tranquil environment and to absorb its natural setting.

You’ll arrive in the late morning for a cultural interaction with the Tatoga tribe, a very interesting tribe. Our Tatoga guide at the village will lead the tour. You’ll explore the dry and rugged landscape area on foot, which is still inhabited by a small group of Bushmen, the Hadzabe or Watindiga.

These tribes still live in bands, hunting with bows and arrows, gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits, just as humans did to survive 10,000 years ago.

Another interesting tribe in this area is the Datoga (also called the Barabaig or Mang’ati). Initially, they were exercising a lot of rivalry over grazing lands with the Maasai tribe.

After all the activities you’ll be transferred to Karatu at your booked accommodation for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.

Hotel

Karatu Tented Lodge

Meals

Full Board

Drive from Karatu to Kilimanjaro International Airport

International Departure

Karatu – Arusha town/ Kilimanjaro International Airport

After a morning breakfast at the lodge you’ll be transferred to Arusha town at either your own booked accommodation or transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport to mark the end of your 10-Days Tanzania Offbeat Safari.

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch

10- Days Tanzania Offbeat Safari: this Safari will immerse yourself with stunning northern Tanzania Circuit Safari. This safari takes you not only to the prime wildlife game parks and reserves including; Arusha National Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire, but also offers you the rare chance to experience the cultural part Africa to get closer to the only remaining hunter gatherer tribes of the Hadzabe and Datoga people who still make a living from hunting small wild animals and gathering of wild fruits. They are also referred as the Bushmen.

The tour also takes you to The Lake Natron where all flamingos of East Africa converge every year for breeding before they disperse to their respective lakes. Here you’ll also get a chance to get out of the car and engage in active hiking at the Engaruka ruins and take a walk up to the waterfalls for a refreshing atmosphere after spending some time in the car.

Tanzania offbeat Safari promises an enchanting journey filled with awe-inspiring moments and unforgettable memories. Book your adventure today and unlock the magic of Tanzania Safari Tours!

Price & Inclusions

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$4380

 / person

Prices are in USD and exclude international flights. This trip price is based on low season rates for accommodation and other applicable services, and may change depending on availability, currency fluctuations and number of people traveling together. For high season prices, please contact us with your exact travel dates and preferences.

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