Tanzania Expedition Safari 18 Days/17 Nights

After a prodigious and hearty breakfast in the hotel, we take a drive to one of East Africa’s renowned national parks. Tarangire National Park offers beautiful scenery coupled with various vegetation such as bush savannah, seasonal marshes, and baobab trees. Moreover, as a lover of birding and wildlife watching, the Park is inhabited with over 4000 animal and bird species, including Maasai giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, leopards, lions, and more.

In the afternoon, we drive you to one of the luxurious camps at the park for the night.

Dinner and Over Night at:

(Tarangire Campsite Number 2)

After breakfast, you get to enjoy a full day of the eventful expedition, bird watching, and animal seeing at the Tarangire national park. Be sure to get a glimpse of the famous East African big five animals, vegetation, and animal species.
In the evening, we drive you back to camp.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Tarangire Campsite Number 2)

Wake up to morning breakfast, after which we begin our journey through the lush crater uplands to the Serengeti national park. The lush crater uplands have fertile soils that support crops like wheat, coffee, and corn.
Serengeti is coined from the Maasai word ”siringiti” meaning endless plains. At Serengeti national park, catch a view of the beautiful plains, animals, and vegetation. The plains are covered with grassland savanna from the southern end to the horizon, with patches of kopjes—bizarre rock formation, formed through granite crops weathering. Besides, the park is good for the hunting of the big cats.
After sumptuous lunch, proceed to the Olduvai Gorge, a prehistoric site. At the museum, get to see the documentation of the famous archeological Leakey couple and their findings of the prehistoric human remains. However, a trip to Olduvai Gorge is optional.
For the evening, enjoy a meal at Seronera valley campsite, located in the central Serengeti area.

Dinner and Over Night at:

(Serengeti Seronera Campsite)

The whole day is dedicated to the exploration of the beautiful Serengeti. The viewing of the wildlife depends on the location and rain season throughout the year. For instance, during the short rainy seasons of October and November, wild beasts and zebras are found in the northern hills moving to the southern plains. On the other hand, they migrate to the north during the long rainy seasons between April and June. Therefore the guide will know the exact location to tour.
We then take a drive to the big Warangi River, where you will see crocodiles, buffalo buffalo herds, grand gazelles as well as various bird species.
In the evening, we drive back to camp for Dinner and Overnight at:

(Serengeti Seronera Campsite)

Today our journey continues 180 kilometers south to the Ngorongoro conversation area— a world UNESCO site and once among the seven wonders of the world. The six hours journey has stopovers at the Olduvai Gorge, a famous prehistoric site discovered by Mary and Louis Leakey, and a picnic lunch.
In the afternoon, we drive to the Ngorongoro crater. Aside from being one of the world, largest volcanic craters. The crater’s floor is a permanent home to more than 30000 animals. The huge animal population is attributed to the yearlong water supply and fodder. Also, at this site, it is easier to spot east Africa’s big five (lion, buffalo, rhino, and elephant).
Afterward, we drive back to camp.

Dinner and Over Night at:

(Ngorongoro Simba Campsite)

After breakfast, we descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a half-day game drive.
With the densely crowded African wildlife, the Ngorongoro is home to some of the almost extinct animals such as the Tanzania last remaining black rhino and other animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.
Another striking attribute to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard.
After an eventful game drive, we will have a sit-down for a picnic on the crater’s floor and then go back to camp.

Dinner and Over Night at :

(Lake Manyara Kizumba Campsite)

If you are a lover of cultural tours, then you will love our tour of Lake Eyasi, where you interact with the culture of the hadzabe community. The community is a hunter and gatherer for honey and insects in the bush.
Lake Eyasi, a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the great rift valleys floor, is located at the southern base of the Serengeti Plateau, immediately south of the Serengeti national park and just southwest of Ngorongoro crater of Tanzania crater highlands.
The lake is elongated, orientated southwest to northeast, and lies in the Eyasi-Wembere branch of the Great Rift Valley. During the dry season, the lake may dry up almost entirely, especially in drier years, so that Datorga herders and Hadzabe foragers will cross the lake on foot, but in El Niño years, it may flood its banks and attract hippopotamus from the Serengeti. Also, it is a seasonal stop for migrating flamingos. Therefore, depending on the season, you might enjoy the great lake Eyasi landscape and the beautiful birds.
In the evening, we drive back to camp.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Village Campsite/ Eyasi)

Today, you get a vivid tour with a short visit to the Bushmen of the Hadzabe and Datorga of the Mbulu tribes. Enjoy the experience while learning how they live and hunt. The community entirely relies on the bush for their upkeep through bowhunting. Their hunting materials are locally made, including arrows laced with lethal poison and bows made through giraffe tendons.
Coincidentally, their language with clicking sound resembles the Kalahari Bushmen (featured in the 1980 film ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’).
After the hunt, we drive back to the camp for hot lunch, and after lunch, we will drive to Lake Manyara.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Lake Manyara Lilac Campsite)

After breakfast, you head out to the Lake Manyara National Park for the morning game drive. The park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the Park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The Park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, Lake Manyara’s unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. After the game, we will drive you back to camp.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Lake Manyara Lilac Campsite)

As part of the national circuit, this is the national park you will visit. Famous for its climbing lions, Lake Manyara national park, the largest part of the park, is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara Lake, with seasonal flamingoes and other waterbird species.
Moreover, along the lake’s shores, you will have the striking beauty of the African wildlife, including elephants, hippos, Giraffes, buffalo’s, antelopes, banded mongoose, and the gazelles.
After animal watching and birding, we drive out to Mtowambu village to meet the locals living around the park, including a walk around the Maasai villages. Mtowambu is famous for its huge population of over 120 tribes. Here, you will taste some of Tanzania’s local and common cuisine and meals, such as the machalari and ugali.
We will then head back to camp.

Dinner and Overnight at:
( Lake Manyara Jambo Campsite)

After breakfast, we head back to Mtowambu village; get to know about the history of this place and the people. With the help of our tour guide, the women in this community will explain how they take care of their families, enjoy the traditional meals and learn a new language.
After a great experience of mingling and socializing, we head out to your camp in Arusha national park.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Arusha Mbega Campsite)

After breakfast, we drive out to one of Tanzania’s smallest national parks, Arusha national park. The park has two lakes and is famous for various bird species, including flamingoes. The two most common flamingoes are the lancer and greater flamingoes.
Apart from the striking view of Africa’s 3rd biggest mountain, Mt Meru, you also get to see various animal species such as buffalos, wild beasts, giraffes, and more.

After the game drive, get a treat of walking safari around the park with rangers, where you will have lunch at one of the picnic sites at the park.

We will then drive back to the camp.

Dinner and Overnight at:

(Arusha Mbega Campsite)

After the main Breakfast, we will drive to Mkomazi national park, where you get to see some of the country’s rarest dry animal species, including the fringe-eared Oryx with its long sweeping horns and the handsome spiral-horned lesser kudu. That is not all; get to see the gerenuk, a rare gazelle known for its slender neck, bizarre alien-like head, and the habit of standing tall on its hind legs while overstretching for acacia leaves.
The game drive proceeds until late in the evening, where you get to see white rhinos, wild dogs, antelopes, and elands. We will later head out to camp.

Dinner and overnight at:

(Elephant Motel)

After having breakfast, pack your belongings for a journey to mount Usambara. On our way, we shall have a stopover in the coastal areas. Get to interact with the people from this area and a photo session before we continue with the journey.
You will then choose a campsite for a 1-night stay before we continue with our journey to mount Usambara, where you will experience a great mountain climbing experience.

Dinner and Overnight :

(Village Usambara Campsite)

After breakfast, we take a tour of the local village’s waterfall for swimming and bird watching in the forest. This is also a day to take a rest; you can do your laundry or other personal stuff.
After the short village tour, we get back to camp and enjoy the rest of the day.

Dinner and Overnight;
(Usambara Village Campsite)

Today is the Mt. Usambara climbing day. The hike starts at night, so after dinner, rest until 11 am; check if all your staff are in order. Our team of dedicated assistant guides will help you prepare for this vivid experience as they ensure you have all the necessary mountain equipment. At 12 pm, with the help of our tour guide, we start the hike. On the 21st, the day we drop you at your hotel, either Arusha or Dar es Salaam.