Wildebeest migration adventuresafari

14-Days safari program

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro Airport by your driver and driven to Arusha town, where you will be dropped off at the hotel for an overnight stay. The transfer from the airport to the hotel will take 45 minutes.

DAY 2: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will be picked up at 8:30 am to visit Lake Manyara National Park, driving for 2 hours. This park is famous for its green scenery, varied birdlife, tree-climbing lions, hippos, and baboons. Lake Manyara National Park is also home to a variety of bird species, including migratory birds such as flamingos and water birds like pelicans, egrets, ducks, geese, and storks. Here, you will enjoy a full-day game drive and later in the evening, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 3: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Enjoy an early breakfast at 8:00 am, followed by a game drive en route to Serengeti National Park. Serengeti is the largest and most famous park in Tanzania, known worldwide for its endless plains, wildebeest migration, herds of lions, and other predators such as hyenas, cheetahs, and leopards. Crocodiles can be found in the Grumeti River, as well as hippos, giraffes, antelopes, and gazelles. Dinner and overnight stay will be in the heart of Serengeti.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 4-7: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

From early in the morning, you will embark on a full-day game drive in Serengeti, searching for big game animals engaged in various activities such as fighting, playing, mating, and hunting. You will continue the game drive until sunset when you will return to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Day 8: Serengeti National Park – Lake Victoria

After an early breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world. The region around Lake Victoria is one of the most densely populated in Africa, with several million people living on its shores. Due to its somewhat remote location, away from the tourist hotspots, the area offers a different side of Tanzania. You will have the opportunity to experience the lives of the local people – observe fishermen at work and children playing in the school’s playground. You will spend the night at a campsite.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 9: SERENGETI- NGORONGORO

Wake up early in the morning and drive for 2 to 3 hours to Ngorongoro Crater. Here, you can embark on a game drive inside the crater, which is the only place where you can spot black rhinos and all big game animals such as buffalo, elephants, and lions. Lunch will be served at the picnic site on the crater floor. In the afternoon, drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight stay.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 10: RIFT VALLEY WALKING

After breakfast, drive to the starting point where you will meet a local guide who will take you to the Rift Valley wall with a good view of Lake Manyara National Park and local villages. This activity will last until late afternoon when you will be picked up with your guide to visit Tarangire National Park for an evening game drive.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 11-12: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

In the morning, you will start a game drive in Tarangire. This park is often referred to as the ‘home of elephants,’ as you have a great chance to spot elephants in large groups gathering around the Tarangire River. Other animals to be spotted include leopards, lions, giraffes, and even tree-climbing pythons. After a full-day game drive in Tarangire, later in the evening, you will drive to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 13: WATERFALL AND COFFEE EXCUTION-OLPOPONGI

At 9:00 am, you will be collected from your hotel and driven to Moshi to visit Materuni Waterfalls. Materuni is a village located at the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, owned by the Chagga tribe who inhabit all sides of the mountain. This was the first place where coffee plants were introduced in East Africa. You will learn and participate in the coffee-making process, from picking the beans from the trees, peeling their outer cover, washing and drying them, pounding to remove the second cover, roasting them, grinding to produce coffee powder, and making a cup of coffee by yourself, guided by the local people using traditional methods and tools. This cup of coffee is known as organic coffee, with less caffeine and no chemicals used to treat or boost the local coffee plants.

After the coffee experience, you will visit the waterfalls, which requires a 45-minute walk to reach and another 45 minutes to return. The waterfall is 90 meters high and surrounded by an open forest in the village, creating a beautiful sight. There is a pool where you can swim, but the water here is very cold due to the elevation of 2400 meters above sea level. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to taste local banana beer, made from bananas and millet, originating from this place. This is the longest waterfall in the Kilimanjaro region. In the evening, you will drive to Olpopongi for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

DAY 14: OLPOPONGI-KIKULETWA HOT SPRING

In Olpopongi, the name originates from the Maasai language and refers to a cactus tree abundant in the area. Here, you will immerse yourself in the Maasai culture, witnessing their way of life, staying overnight in a traditional Maasai house, observing their dances, and learning about their use of natural resources for medicine. After lunch, you will proceed to a hot spring.

At the hot spring, you can swim in the natural pool, warmed by the volcanic rocks, as Mount Kilimanjaro is nearby. Throughout the tour, you will enjoy stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Later, you can continue your journey.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Price includes

  • Camping safari according to the itinerary
  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Professional, English-speaking guide
  • Professional, English-speaking safari cook
  • Overnight stays in safari tents
  • Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, chairs, tables etc.)
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Mineral water
  • All mentioned activities
  • All national park fees
  • Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari
  • All mentioned transfer

Price excludes

  • Sleeping bag
  • Flights
  • Optional activities
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Visa fees
  • Tips
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
  • Travel insurance