Serengeti Migration & Culture
15Days Maasai culture West kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Parks, Ngorongooro Crater and Lake Eyasi
$5756-6866 USD
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Safari summary
This 15 day trip will offer you what much preserved in the Northern Tanzania national parks and culture. A Maasai culture of the western part of the Kilimanjaro, the Tanzania famous National parks and the world’s heritage renowned parks, the northern Serengeti migrations, the site where the first man believed to have been discovered and the most remote an untouched culture of the bushmen around lake Eyasi. The trip start with a Maasai village at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Maasai will welcome you in a special way and stay in a clay house with modern facilities. Here in this village you will learn all is about maasai, their culture, food and medicine with fully participation in every activity from hunting for food, sleeping under the sky, milking, grazing, collecting roots and herbs for medicine, shoe making from old tyres and slaughter a goat for food. After this amazing cultural tour will enter the wilderness from Arusha National park with a walk and canoeing then to Tarangire National park famous for elephants matriarchs and oldest baobab trees. The Lake Manyara national park full of birds and tree climbing lion. The Ngorongoro highlands with famous Ngorongoro crater the largest world caldera hosting the big five at the crater floor and the Olduvai gorge the cradle of mankind. The Serengeti national park a vast plain hosting abundant of wildlife from preditors/prey, large mammals and millions of wildebeest accompanied by thousands of zebra. The north of the park is where the great wildebeest’s migration take Place. The south of Ngorongoro lies Lake Eyasi where a unique community of Bushmen and you will enjoy hunting with them.
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | January, February, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | |
| Countries | ||
| Parks |
Fine details
Safari highlights
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
- Bushman | tribal visits
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Kilimanjaro Airport - West Kili
Meet our driver at the airport and transfers to west Kilimanjaro for about 2.5 hrs. to untouched wild Maasai area to for accommodation. You will live in clay houses with some additional amenities such as an English toilet, a shower and a sink. The large pool and the sauna also a portrayal of what you would expect from a luxury lodge. Evening at a campfire you learn everything about the Maasai culture and are invited to ask many questions. Dinner and overnight at Original Maasai Lodge.
https://www.africaaminilife.com
Full day west Kilimanjaro
After breakfast depart for morning walk with a naturopathic guide to discover the medicinal plants of Maasai medicine, learn all about Maasai from the people, culture food and clothing. Afternoon lunch at your lodge After lunch, the lodge will equip you with camping gears and depart for a camping adventure to a Maasai Boma in a wilderness. Learn cattle grazing and making fire without matches. Dinner and overnight under the star while Maasai warrior watches over you FB
Boma in the Maasai area
Full day west Kilimanjaro
After breakfast proceed to a next stop where you will make shoes from old tyres, collect roots and herbs and make the traditional Maasai soup. To have a roof over your head, food in your stomach and a good sleep, you will have to endure a lot. You can learn how to slaughter your own goat and invite people from the surrounding area to a feast. Now you have truly earned a roof over your head in a typical Maasai boma. Overnight stay at Boma in the Maasai area (full board)
Boma in the Maasai area
Village-Original Maasai lodge
After returning from the wilderness, the day is completely reserved for you and your personal well-being. Enjoy a day at the Original Maasai Lodge. Enjoy the swimming pool, sauna, massage (extra charge) and the wonderful view. In the afternoon you can meet the founder of Africa Amini Alama, Dr. Christine Wallner or her daughter Dr. Cornelia Wallner-Frisee. She will tell you about the construction of the lodge together with the local Maasai women. Overnight stay at Original Maasai Lodge.
https://www.africaaminilife.com
West Kili -Arusha National Park
Breakfast at the lodge, depart to Arusha National park for a morning game drive with picnic lunch The park is rich with rich variety of wildlife, including giraffe, Cape buffalo, zebra, warthog, the black-and-white colobus monkey, the blue monkey, flamingo, elephant, lion and birdlife 12:30: Picnic lunch at a designated site in the park 14:00: Depart for canoeing safari spotting wildlife at momella lakes Late afternoon drive to USA River area for dinner and overnight at a lodge
African view lodge. https://african-view.com
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
After breakfast depart to Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch, on arrival proceed with game drive in the park. The park is home of over 300 herds of elephants, migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest, eland and also found dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and the peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed. 12:30: Picnic lunch at a designated site in the park Evening drive to a tented camp for dinner and overnight FB
Tarangire View camp.https://african-view.com
Tarangire - Lake Manyara -Karatu
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunch for half-day game drive The park is a perfect for birdlife, More than 400 species have been observe. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants and stork. Tree climbing lions, baboons, warthogs, giraffes among others are observed. Late afternoon drive to Karatu area for dinner and overnight at a lodge
kudu lodge.https://kuducamp.com
Karatu - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch. The Serengeti is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park, as well as a world heritage site. It’s famed for its annual wildebeests migration, millions wildebeests, thousands of zebra and Thomson’s gazelle herds of buffalo, elephant, giraffe, eland, topi, kongoni, impala and gazelle. Proceed with game drive on arrival and picnic lunch at a site in the park Evening dinner and overnight at a tented camp FB
Malaika camp: https://malaikacampsandlodges.com
Central Serengeti- North Serengeti
5:00am: OPTIONAL balloon ride or 6:00am: depart for an early morning game drive in the Serengeti 9:00am: Return to camp for breakfast, and then depart to northern part of Serengeti with picnic lunch, game drive enroute. Arrive at the tented camp in the evening for check in Evening dinner and overnight at a tented camp FB
Malaika camp: https://malaikacampsandlodges.com
Full day North Serengeti
After breakfast at the camp, depart for morning game drive near Mara river hunting for wildebeest crossing and if lucky will get to see the crossing this day Lunch: at camp Afternoon game drive trying more luck to see the wildebeest crossing if could not see the in the morning Evening dinner and overnight at a tented camp FB
Malaika camp: https://malaikacampsandlodges.com
North Serengeti- Central Serengeti
Morning: Breakfast at the lodge/camp, depart to central Serengeti with game drive enroute Picnic lunch at a picnic site on the way Evening dinner and overnight at a tented camp FB
Malaika camp: https://malaikacampsandlodges.com
Serengeti- Ngorongoro conservation
6:00am: depart for an early morning game drive 9:00am: Return to camp for breakfast and depart to Ngorongoro conservation area. The Area characterized by highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Both wildlife and Maasai share the land, a spectacular Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai gorge. Brief stop at Olduvai Gorge, the first place early stone tool discovered and one of the first sites in Africa the earliest man discovered. Dinner and overnight at tented camp in Ngorongoro FB
Embalaika Ngorongoro. https://embalakaicamps.com
Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu
After breakfast descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half day crater tour with picnic lunch. It’s a deep, volcanic crater about 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, it is home to lions, elephant, wildebeest, hippopotamus, rhinocerous, hyena, jackals, ostrich, baboon, and many other animals. Picnic lunch at the crater floor. Late afternoon drive to Karatu area for dinner and overnight at a lodge FB
kudu lodge.https://kuducamp.com
Karatu - Lake Eyasi
After breakfast depart for Lake Eyasi with picnic lunch Lake is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The Datooga and Hadzabe live around the lake though Hadzabe are the indigenous inhabitants of the area as Bushmen. The Bushmen is the last community in Africa that still lives on hunting and gathering. The Datooga are farmers and black smith Afternoon visit to Datooga Boma and blacksmith Evening dinner and overnight in a tented camp FB
Eyasi Safari lodge www.bougainvilleagroup.com
Lake Eyasi - Arusha/kilimanjaro
5:00am: depart for hunting with Bushmen Mid-morning return to the lodge for breakfast and shower Midday early lunch at lodge, then depart for Kilimanjaro Airport for departure flights.
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