Join us in Tanzania for this budget Africa safari. See the wonderful wildlife and culture that Tanzania has to offer and a walking tour of Arusha National Park
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DestinationsJoin us in Tanzania for this special budget Africa safari will expose you to the wonderful wildlife and culture that Tanzania has to offer. Enjoy a walking tour of Arusha National Park.
During this trip, you will walk through the jungle, take a walking tour of Arusha National Park, go on a hunting expedition with the Hadzabe and visit with the Tatoga people at Lake Eyasi – all while having enough time to enjoy the wildlife!
Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha.
For the start of your budget Africa Safari our driver will pick you up from the airport and drop you off in Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay at Christina House. We will provide you with transportation in the form of a mini bus with full air conditioning inside. Our driver will be waiting for you upon arrival with a sign featuring the Bright African safaris logo.
Overnight accommodations: Mvuli Hotel.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: (Arusha town)
Meal plan: 1 meal/half board.
Day 2: Arusha - Arusha National Park.
Only in Arusha National Park can you go walking in the jungle and enjoy wildlife this closely. You will be picked up in the morning from your overnight hotel and driven to the park, where you will begin a walking tour. The walking tour is led by an armed ranger in order to allow you to see the variety of wildlife much closer. This is a national park – so expect to see many animals up close. However, you should not be afraid as your guard will be with you at all times.
Lunch will be picnic-style at the Jikukumia waterfalls. After lunch we will go back to the gate and get into our jeep for a game drive in the park, visiting the seven Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater. Later in the evening, we will drive to the hotel for dinner and our overnight stay.
Overnight accommodations: Mvuli Hotel.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: (Arusha town)
Meal plan: 3 meals/full board.
Day 3: Arusha - Tarangire National Park.
After an early breakfast, our driver will meet you at your hotel and load your luggage for your drive to Tarangire. You will cross the Maasai Steppe on your way into Tarangire National Park, which is Tanzania’s fourth-largest and one of its most diverse game reserves. Soon the impressive Great Rift Valley Escarpment will come into a view. This 2,000-foot high wall rises up improbably steep and incredibly tall out of the flat plains. Elephants, buffalos, and pythons are easily seen crossing your path, unbothered by your benign presence as they go about their daily routines.
You will spend the day meandering along bush tracks and exploring the Tarangire River’s twists and turns. If you are lucky you will find elephants drinking and playing in the refreshing waters. Later in the afternoon, you will arrive at your lodge, where you can settle in and relax before dinner and your first night in the bush. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Tarangire lake burunge tented camp.
Overnight accommodations: Lake Burunge tented camp.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: outside park (Burunge game reserve area)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board
Day 4: Tarangire - Lake Manyara National Park - Lake Eyasi.
After an early breakfast you will drive out on a sunrise game drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which is Tanzania’s smallest. You will drive through the lush gardens, hear the exotic birdcalls and thus be reminded that you are truly in Africa! Enjoy a picnic lunch and then continue your game drive. Zebra, wildebeest, bushbuck, dik-dik, and guinea fowl regularly cross your path. You will meander along bush tracks and explore the Lake, which is home to thousands of flamingos.
Early in the evening, you will drive to Lake Eyasi’s bushmen’s village for cultural interaction with the Tatoga tribe. A Tatoga guide at the village will lead you on a tour. Your dinner and overnight will be at the Lake eyasi safari lodge.
Overnight accommodations: Lake eyasi safari lodge.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: outside park (lake eyasi village)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board.
Day 5: Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National park.
Wake up at 5:30 am and enjoy a cup of fresh brewed Tanzanian coffee before you go out on a hunting expedition with the local bushman. Only bows and arrows will be used during the hunt of baboons and other small mammals. The Hadzabe tribe does not build houses; they live in caves and make-shift outdoor shelters.
After your hunting expedition and breakfast, you will make your way to Serengeti National Park. Head up the winding, switchback road through the Ngoronogoro Highlands and into the Serengeti for an evening/sunset game drive before heading to your overnight campsite. Afterward, you will gather around the campfire before heading off to bed. Relax in your comfortable surrounding as you are lulled to sleep by the sounds of the Serengeti plains. Your dinner and overnight will be at the tented camp.
Overnight accommodations: Into Wild Africa.
Accommodation level: Mid-range Tented camp
Location: Inside park (Serengeti National Park)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board
Day 6: Serengeti - Serengeti National Park.
Enjoy a full day discovering the Serengeti on a game drive. This is the day for big cats: cheetahs, leopards, and lions. You will go out for a sunrise drive at 6:30 am and enjoy breakfast at 8:30 am. You will go out again until lunchtime, after which you will proceed on a game drive until sunset. Your dinner and overnight will be at the Serengeti tented camp.
Overnight accommodations: Into Wild Africa.
Accommodation level: Mid-range Tented camp
Location: Inside park (Serengeti National Park)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board
Day 7: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater.
Your sunrise game drive starts at 6:00 am and will last until 11:00 am. You will then stop for brunch before departing for the Ngorongoro Crater (enjoying a game drive en-route). On the way, you can make optional stops at a Maasai Village OR Olduvai Gorge. These visits will cost an extra $20 US dollars per group for the Maasai Village visit or $ 36 US dollars per group for the Olduvai tour. Your dinner and overnight will be at the Ngorongoro Rhino lodge.
Overnight accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino lodge.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: inside the park (Ngorongoro conservation area)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board
8: Ngorongoro Crater floor tour/Arusha.
Rise early for breakfast before spending the full day exploring the crater floor. This area is world-renowned for its wildlife reputation but is very small in its scale, so you will see plenty of other safari-goers. However, please don’t let this distract you from the beauty of this place or from the fact that this remains one of the only places on earth where you may see all of the Big Five (lion, leopard, bull elephant, African buffalo, and black rhino) at once. To maximize your time on the crater floor you will enjoy a special boxed lunch at a scenic picnic spot.
Your journey will take you throughout this tremendous landscape that is consistently changing as animals move to and fro in search of pasture, water, or easy prey. In the evening you will ascend out of the crater and drive back to Arusha for dinner and your overnight at the Mvuli Hotel.
Overnight accommodations: Mvuli hotel.
Accommodation level: Mid-range (mid-range lodge)
Location: outside park. (Arusha town.)
Meal plan: 3 meals/Full board
Day 9: Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO)
Today our driver will pick you up from your hotel and drop you off at the airport. You will have to provide us with your flight arrival and departure times to make sure your tour starts and ends on schedule. Before you book this safari you must be sure to arrange your flight tickets so we can plan your visit accordingly.
+++End of the 9 Day Tanzania Wildlife, Culture & Walking trip+++
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