Splendors of Tanzania

Upon arrival into Kilimanjaro you will be met and transferred to your accommodation.

After breakfast you will visit the Olpopongi Maasai Village for a full day cultural experience with lunch (excludes drinks).  Olpopongi provides a unique Maasai & Wildlife experience in the West-Kilimanjaro Maasailand; Just 74 km from Moshi and 85 km from Arusha. The Olpopongi visit also supports local Maasai families. The Olpopongi Maasai Village was planned and built by the Maasai women & men from the nearby Tinga-Tinga Village. The camp provides a unique Masai cultural experience with Maasai warriors explaining typical medicinal plants, extraordinary trees, tracks and the local wildlife. All houses are built in the traditional way with local and natural materials, similar to those ones in original Masai villages, only some additions, such as exterior washrooms and the kitchen, are different from the Maasai culture, but built for your comfort. All Masai jewelry on sale are handmade and produced by the local Masai women of other nearby villages. Late afternoon/early evening your return to your hotel near Arusha for overnight.

After an early breakfast you drive towards Lake Manyara to the Mto Wa Mbu Village for a walking tour of this village and then you will enjoy a traditional lunch at the Swahili Kitchen (a WAYO organized activity).  After the village visit drive into Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive.  After the game drive continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast drive to Lake Eyasi with a picnic lunch.  Here you will visit the two tribes to get an insight into their unique way of life and their customs/culture. A local guide will accompany you on the walking trip with Hazdzape hunter-gatherers and Datoga people. Learn about Hadzabe life but hunting with them cannot be guaranteed as they only search for food when it is needed - it is not an everyday activity. You may be lucky enough to arrive on the day that they need to search for food and so will only then be taken to hunt (this is not for the faint hearted). Late afternoon continue to your lodge in Karatu for dinner and overnight.

A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is Ngorongoro Crater. After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. It’s an awesome wildlife experience.  A picnic lunch is served overlooking a small lake populated with hippos.  Enjoy some more game viewing and you return to your lodge in Karatu late afternoon.

After an early breakfast you are transferred to Manyara Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Seronera/Lobo Airstrip in Serengeti National Park. On arrival you are met by camp’s driver-guide and 4x4 vehicle and you enjoy some game viewing en route to the camp.  After lunch and some time at leisure enjoy an afternoon shared game drive in the park and you return to the camp by sunset for dinner and overnight.

Enjoy shared morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.

Enjoy shared morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast enjoy shared game viewing as you are transferred to Seronera Airstrip with a picnic lunch. Fy by scheduled flight to Zanzibar. Arrive into Zanzbar where you will be met and transferred to Chuini Zanzibar Beach Lodge.

Enjoy your days at leisure while at Chuini Zanzibar.

After breakfast, the rest of the morning is at leisure until check out time. Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your scheduled flight to Dar es Salaam.

Fly Dar es Salaam to Dubai.