Day 01: Materuni Waterfalls And Coffee Tour
Nestled in the patchwork foothills of magnificent Kilimanjaro lies the beautiful village of Materuni, home to our Chagga friends and famous for its aromatic, rich coffee. On this fragrant and fun day out you’ll get a chance to make your own cup of coffee the proper way and you’ll find out the secret to the perfect cup of coffee from the local Chagga people. Next you’ll hike the short but challenging route to the Materuni Falls and you can stand under the waters as they cascade into a tranquility pool that’s safe for bathing. And you’ll want to jump straight in – after getting sweaty (ok, glowing!) from your hike, there’s nothing more soothing than floating in the cool waters. Enjoy your packed lunch before or after your swim. Later, you will be transferred back to your lodge to collect your luggage for a further transfer to your hotel for dinner, and overnight.
Meal Plan: Packed Lunch Included.
Day 02: Arusha To Tarangire National Park For Game Drives
After breakfast at your hotel, your driver-guide with his safari vehicle on the ground, will pick you up and embark to Tarangire national park for game drives and game viewings. Tarangire is Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are also an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Your game drives may reveal lions, giraffes, wildebeest, elephants, Zebras, wildebeests and much more. Lunchboxes shall be served to you by your driver guide at the picnic site inside the park with some rest before proceeding with game drives. Later after amazing hours of exploration, you will exit the park and drive to Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.
Day 03: EN Route Cultural Tour To Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will leave the lodge with your packed lunches for another drive to Serengeti national park. On your way, you shall stop at one of the Maasai boma in Ngorongoro for an authentic cultural tour before proceeding further to Serengeti. Animals like Giraffes, Elephants, Wildebeests, Gazelles, Zebras, Lions, and Buffaloes may be revealed too in Ngorongoro. On crossing the border, picnic lunches will be served to you followed by game drives EN route to Kenzan Luxury Tented Camp for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.
Day 04: Full Day Of Game Drives In Serengeti National Park
We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. Your guide will discuss with you the best timing for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, you may opt to do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full day game drive with picnic lunches. The Serengeti Park derived its name from Maasai Language meaning endless plain. This massive plain (14763sq km) is home to many animals including Lions, Elephants, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Zebra, Leopard, and Cheetah, baboon, warthogs, Hyena plus lots of bird life. In many cases migration is taking place around Serengeti and at that particular time millions of wildebeest and zebra are mingling together followed by predators. Our professional guide will lead you into the right path making sure you have the best time to enjoy these great phenomena. Dinner and overnight at Kenzan Luxury Tented Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.
Day 05: Game Drives In Ngorongoro Crater To Karatu.
Early in morning and after breakfast, leave the camp for another exciting day. Today your expert safari guide will lead you into the Ngorongoro crater for a wonderful game drive. The Ngoro Ngoro crater is the 8th wonder of the Natural World, spreading over 102 sq. miles and has 2.000 ft high walls, making it virtually a Noah’s ark like, it is inhabited by almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa including the rare and endangered black rhinos, other animals that can be revealed on your game drives are Elands, Lions, Waterbucks, Wildebeests, Hyenas, jackals, African Elephants, Buffaloes, Secretive leopards, Cheetahs, hippos and many more alongside hundreds of bird species e.g. Maasai Ostrich, Kori bustard, Ibis, Starlings etc. Later in the afternoon, you will ascend the crater walls, and drive to Karatu for dinner, and overnight at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Included.
Day 06: Village Cultural Tour Or Game Drives In L.Manyara To The Airport
Today, at leisure, and after breakfast, you will be transferred to Mto wa mbu village bordering Lake Manyara national park for a 2hrs village biking tour. You will enjoy a 2-hour mountain bike ride through the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu. On this 8- 10km ride, you visit local farms, schools, church, milling machine a local bar and enjoy the sights and sounds of this vibrant village. Age limit for this activity is 8yrs. After a ride, you will get back to your vehicle for a further transfer to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport for your flight departure.
NOTE; Instead of Biking, you can opt to walk.
Meal Plan: Lunch Included.
Option B
If you don`t have time, energy or the ability to walk in the village, can do a village tour in a Tuk Tuk. Being light, small and easy to ride this vehicle is ideal to get between farms and local houses. A Tuk Tuk can carry up to three passengers on a bench seat behind and a driver and a guide. The sides of the vehicle are open so you can still have a great feeling of being outside and connected with the people and places. The village tour will last around 2 hours and takes you to farms, local houses, schools, milling machines, churches and much more. Thereafter, you will get back to your vehicle for a further transfer further to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport for your flight departure.
Meal Plan: Lunch Included.
Option C
The last option is to go for a short wildlife game drives in Lake Manyara national park.
This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant figs, took its name from the Maasai word for “euphorbia tirucalli”, a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, large population of hippos, zebras even the tree climbing lions can be spotted lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortilis” tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingoes, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species. Thereafter, you will get back to your vehicle for a further transfer to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport for your flight departure.
Meal Plan: Lunch Included.
