9 DAYS TANZANIA WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL EXCURSIONS

Overview

Genegio Tours and Safari’s itinerary of wildlife and cultural excursions offers the “ultimate Tanzania safari” through Tanzania’s most well-known northern destinations, including Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, and Arusha city. The program will take you to the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes around Lake Eyasi to learn about their cultural practices, and then to Mto wa Mbu village for exceptional cultural excursions.

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Full Itinerary

Pick up at Kilimanjaro and transfer to Arusha

One of our Genegio tour specialists will be waiting for you when you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport to assist you with the check in and welcoming procedures. You will be driven to Arusha city once the clearing process is complete, where you can unwind and spend the night while you wait to go on your safari in a few hours.

Day 1
Arusha to Lake Eyasi

What a gorgeous morning in Arusha! After a satisfying breakfast in your Arusha hotel, your guide will pick you up and drive you to Lake Eyasi. Along the way, you’ll pass through picturesque Maasai villages and lands. When you get there in the afternoon, you’ll enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge and then rest up for tomorrow’s early-morning cultural activities with the Hadzabe tribe.

Day 2
Lake Eyasi cultural Activities to Serengeti National Park

We leave before breakfast this morning to meet the Hadzabe tribes, who will take you on a hunt and teach you how to hunt. You will also learn about their lifestyle. We visit the Datoga tribe before returning to your lodge for a sumptuous breakfast and a shower, if necessary. Then, continue your safari to the Serengeti National Park in our 4×4 safari vehicles, passing through the stunning Karatu farmlands and the Ngorongoro highlands. You’ll stop for a picnic lunch along the way in the afternoon.

The Central Serengeti provides excellent year-round wildlife viewing due to its large number of resident species. The Seronera River Valley in Central Serengeti is a “must-see” on any safari, regardless of the month. Game viewing in the Central Serengeti is best during the dry season (June to October) because resident animals are more concentrated nearby due to presence of water supply. Local herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest, and giraffe mighty be seen.

After all of the day’s excursions, your guide will drive you to a lodge where you will spend the night and enjoy a delicious dinner.

Day 3
Full game drive at Serengeti

Spending two full days in Serengeti National Park will increase the value of your safari itinerary. The enticing sounds of wild animals and birds will make your night unforgettable. After breakfast, you begin the day with a morning game drive in Seronera, the Serengeti’s central region. Explore the beautiful scenery of endless plains and listen to your Genegio safari guide’s fascinating wildlife stories.

The Seronera River supplies water to many animal species in the Serengeti’s central region. Lions, as well as snakes and hyraxes, prefer to stay and hide in Kopjes. Your outing Lunch on the endless plains of the Serengeti will be an unforgettable experience. After lunch, take a short break before searching for wildlife in the Seronera area. During the game drives, you may encounter lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, cheetahs, and antelopes. If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the world’s heaviest flying bird, the Kori Bustard. Following the game drive, your guide will transfer you to a lodge for dinner and overnight.

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4 & 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Your guide will pick you up following an early-morning delicious breakfast and begin your drive from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Olduvai Gorge, which has a history that goes back to the beginning of time, will be our first stop. Here, researchers Drs. Louis and Mary Leakey found the skulls of “Handy Man” and “Nutcracker Man,” two pivotal figures in the history of human evolution. When you arrive, you will learn a lot about history and discoveries. Your guide will drive you to a lodge in the late afternoon where you can relax, enjoy a delicious dinner, and spend the night.

Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater

What a lovely morning! After a delicious breakfast at your lodge, your guide will pick you up with your packed lunch boxes and accompany you on a 600-meter descent into the crater to see wildlife. The Ngorongoro crater is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including lions, zebras, flocks of flamingos, elephants, and giraffes, to name a few. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is widely regarded as Africa’s most beautiful and unique location where man and wildlife coexist.

In the afternoon, we will take a lunch break in one of the designated areas for our picnic lunch and a short rest before continuing our game drive in the park in search of all the animals we missed out on seeing in the morning. We will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the crater’s southwestern corner that is one of the crater’s main features. After all of the day’s excursions, your guide will drive you to Karatu, where you will enjoy your dinner and overnight.

Day 7
Mto wa mbu village Cultural Excursions

Following a delicious breakfast in your accommodation, your guide will pick you up and drive you around Mto wa Mbu, which is located between Manyara and Ngorongoro highland. Spend a day with a knowledgeable local guide to see a side of Tanzania that few tourists see. A walking tour of the village will be led by the local guide. Because your guide is likely to be a local, you will have a unique opportunity to see the town through his eyes. You’ll get a sense of the village’s social side during your stay.

You’ll probably start your tour at the rice plantations, where you’ll learn about how they grow them, and you’ll be taken through various locations before arriving at a local lunch spot, where you’ll either have a hot local lunch prepared there by them or prepare the food yourself with their guidance. After the day’s activities, your guide will pick you up and drive you to Arusha city, where you will stay in a lodge for a sumptuous dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 8

Optional Activity

Arusha City Tour / Departure

Exploring the city of Arusha for a few hours before departure is a great way to cap off your cultural experience. You can visit the Arusha museum to learn about the history of Arusha city during and after the colonial era, the Uhuru monument, the Maasai market to see and possibly buy some cultural products, and the central market to learn about different Tanzania spices, vegetables, local food, and fruits, to name a few. You will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport in the late afternoon for your departure flight.