“Tanzania Cultural and Wildlife Safaris”
Authentic 8 Days Cultural and Wildlife Safaris in Northern Circuit
Mbalageti Safari Lodge
Popular Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari
During this eight days cultural and wildlife safaris in northern circuit of Tanzania, you will explore the most popular parks in the Northern Circuit of Tanzania including the very famous Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Natron together with Oldonyo Lengai mountain (known as Mountain of God) and Lake Eyasi, still within these eight days you will learn about Tanzania culture by visiting some different famous tribes like Sukuma tribe in Mwanza here you will pass in Bujora Museum, Maasai village in Ngorongoro as well as hadzabe bushmen and Datoga in Lake Eyasi.
African Diurnal Safaris is here to help you experience the best travel all around these parts. Our mission is to ensure that everybody lives his or her life to the fullest. And we believe that can be achieved through adventure and travel. Life is a journey, make it epic!
Highlights
- Opportunity to see big five animals
- Opportunity to see a large flock of flamingoes in Lake Natron
- Explore Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Natron and Lake Eyasi
- Special appointed safari vehicle with pop up roof
- Learn about Tanzania culture with ethnic tribes
- 7 nights in a mid range accommodations
- Daily meals, drinking water and soda
Styles
8 activity days in English
The organizer also speaks: French
Airport transfer included:
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer included:
Mwanza Airport
Accommodation
These are the list of according that you will be accommodated during your safari;
- Mbalageti safari camp
- Shuhudia AdveNture Camp/ Serengeti Heritage Camp
- Hhando Coffee lodge/ KIsimangeda Tented Camp
- Twiga Lodge
- Lengai Safari Camp
Program
Day 1: Drive to Serengeti.
Depart after breakfast around 07:00 a.m. leaves the lodge with picnic lunch and drive to Bujora Museum for Sukuma cultural activities till 10:30 am, Proceed straight to Serengeti through the Ndabaka gate in western Serengeti. Game viewing till evening, arrive at the camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Central Serengeti.
Leave the lodge after breakfast with picnic lunch, start a game viewing full day in central Serengeti Seronera until evening. Arrive back to the lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater.
After breakfast, leave the lodge with picnic lunch and start driving to Ngorongoro Crater but on this day we’ll visit Maasai village for cultural activities and Olduvai Gorge to leaning about the history of the skull of the first human being which was founded in Ngorongoro Olduvai Gorge. Arrive in the evening at the crater rim for overnight at the camp or lodge
Day 4: Drive to Lake Eyasi.
Depart after breakfast with picnic lunch for crater tour and descend the crater for full day game viewing. Leave the crater in afternoon and start driving to Lake Eyasi. Arrive in the evening for little walk around the lake and head back to the camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Visit Hadzabe Bushmen for hunting.
In the early morning after a coffee cup, leave the lodge for early morning activities visit Hadzabe bushmen for hunting, village visit while walking around after all activities. Head back to the camp or lodge for lunch and pack all the staffs start driving to mto wa mbu for overnight, arrive at the camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Drive to Lake Natron /Oldonyo Lengai.
After breakfast, take a picnic lunch, and drive to Lake Natron for activities at Lake Natron as well as trek to the Engare Sero waterfalls, arrive at the camp or lodge for dinner and overnight.
It’s an optional for those who are willing in the night 08:00p.m, to climb the active volcanic Mountain Oldonyo lengai known as the Mountain of God (about 3,188m/10,459ft)
Day 7: Lake Natron to Mto wa Mbu overnight.
In the morning after breakfast for those who didn’t go for the mountain climb take a short walk around Lake Natron for flamingoes, head back to the camp or lodge to join with others who comes back from the climb for hot lunch and leave the camp drive to Mto wa mbu.
Arrive in the evening in Mtu wa mbu for dinner and overnight
Day 8: Tarangire to Arusha end of the safaris.
Early morning after breakfast, leave the lodge or camp for Tarangire game viewing until lunchtime. Afterward, take a further game viewing while start driving to Arusha town for evening flight back home or overnight at a lodge.
Vehicles
The safari fleet is made up of specially customized 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers. Each car is equipped with:
- A pop-up roof for 360 degrees viewing and photography both in the passenger cabin and front seat next to the driver
- A wide window screen for guests in the passenger cabin to conveniently view the safari sights comfortably
- Wide sliding windows for viewing/sightseeing and photography
- Special suspension system to counteract the uneven safari tracks and terrain in the game parks and maximize comfort when driving
- Child seat can be provided when requested
- Mini refrigerator (a fully stocked supply of complimentary water and minerals)
Driver guides
African Diurnal Safaris has the most experienced guides who have been at traveling and sighting places almost all their lives. They are experienced wanderers. They know what’s where. Who is where, and what’s what. Writing this, we fall short of saying, they are know-it-alls of wildlife and travel.
Included excursions
2 days of game viewing in Serengeti National Park
1 day of game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
1day game drive in Tarangire National Park
Visiting Lake Eyasi and Hadzabe Bushmen
Visiting Bujora Sukuma Museum
Visiting Maasai Village
Location
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti is 14,763 square kilometers, which to give some perspective, is larger than Ohio, Belgium or Wales. The Serengeti National Park, or Serengeti Park, or just Serengeti, was founded because the area was used for hunting lions and this led to a vast depopulation of the animals. The British colonial administration in Tanzania created a partial game reserve of around 3.2 square kilometers (800 acres) in 1921 and made it a full game reserve in 1929. This was the foundation of what will one day become known as the Serengeti National Park, which was officially established in 1951. In 1981 it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the migration is lauded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
The Serengeti National Park is where safari goers come to truly experience an African safari, the park is featured on many National Geographic shows, the park is rich with wildlife, endless plains and sunrises and sunsets that make the heart go wild. The park is known for its huge wildlife populations. White-bearded wildebeest, zebras and gazelle migrate annually during the great migration from the plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania to the grasslands of the Maasai Mara in Kenya in search of fresh grass and water.
Of all the unforgettable places you can visit in Africa, the Serengeti has that certain something. It’s impossible to forget the Serengeti. The wide open plains where wildebeest and zebra are so often seen, the unbelievably stunning sunsets, and the annual migration are all sights to behold while visiting here.
Ngorongoro Crater & Olduvai Gorge
Ngorongoro Crater is the main highlight of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. Considered to be the 8th natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is a geological phenomenon of unparallel proportions. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979 and one of Africa’s greatest conservation areas, the flat, open plain within the immense caldera of an extinct volcano contains a population of approximately 25,000 large animals including the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa, which live permanently in the crater.
The crater formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, creating a nature enclosure measuring is 610 m deep and a floor which covers an expansive 260 km. Within this crater lies every type of ecosystem, including ravine forests, open plains, freshwater and alkaline lakes which attract a number of wildlife and Africa’s Big Five which can be seen on a Tanzania safari.
Olduvai Gorge known as the cradle of mankind, it is one of the most prominent paleoanthropologist sites in the world. Some of the findings here have shaped our understanding of early human evolution. At Laetoli, west of the Ngorongoro Crater, are humanoid footprints, preserved in the volcanic rock. They are thought to be over 3.6 million years old and represent the earliest signs of mankind so far that has been found in the world.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania's Manyara Region, it covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles).. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season, during the dry season; thousands of animals migrate to the Tarangire National Park from Manyara.
One of the outstanding features of Tarangire is the vast number of enormous baobab trees. These giants also known as the upside-down tree are a strange and beautiful sight in themselves. The park is very famous for its massive number of Elephant, baobab trees and lions climbing trees.
Lake Natron
Lake Natron is located in northern Tanzania close to the Kenyan border in the eastern branch of African’s Great Rift Valley.
This lake supports an expected 2.5 million birds as their only breeding ground. This spectacle is a sight to behold hundreds of thousands of fabulously pink head flamingos come to feed blue-green algae on the lake.
The size of the lake is about 260 square. The major attraction here is a salt lake, large Flamingo populations, Oldonyo Lengai Mountain, Engaruka rains and Engare Sero waterfalls.
Lake Eyasi
Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endothermic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau. Just south of the Serengeti Plateau and immediately southwest of the Ngorongoro crater in the crater highlands of Tanzania, The Lake is elongated, orientated southwest to northeast, and lies in the Eyasi-Wembere branch of the Great Rift Valley.
The major attractions in Lake Eyasi, the Hardzabe bushman live in the Lake Eyasi region as the Datoga and Mbulu tribes. The alkaline water of Lake Eyasi is also famous for its large flocks of pink head flamingo; also you will have a walking safari around the villages.
Food
This private safari package includes daily breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner. Mineral water and soda will be provided complimentary.
For special dietary requirements please send an inquiry.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Optional activities such as Balloon Safaris in Serengeti plains, hiking Oldoinyo Lengai Mountain prearrangement on request during your booking.
Spa treatments
The spa treatment is available on request upon arrival on your accommodation with an extra cost.
What's included
- 8 days of game drives and cultural visit
- 2 days of game drive in Serengeti and 1night in Ngorongoro Crater
- 1 day game drive in Tarangire
- 7 nights’ accommodations tented camp/lodge
- Full board meals
- Airport transfers, Mwanza airport/ Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO)
- Tour guide-driver English speaking/French
- All parks entrance fees and concession fees
- Transportation with 4×4 safari vehicles with an opened roof
- Guaranteed window seat for photographing
- Mineral water and soft drinks
- Free pickup in residential house/hotel in Mwanza
- Other dietary requirements on request
What's not included
- Guide gratitude/tips (minimum 10$ /client/per day)
- Items of a personal nature
- Optional activities
- Alcohol drinks
- Domestic and international flights
- Travel insurance and visas
- Accommodation/ meals one night before the safaris and last day after the safari in case clients will prefer to overnight with an extra charge and African Diurnal Safaris is flexible to organize this for you.
How to get there
Recommended Airports
JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
25 km
Transfer included
MWZ
Mwanza Airport
448 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Mwanza International Airport (MWZ). Transfer from and to this airport is included. African Diurnal Safaris' representative will pick you up at the airport.
The starting point of the safari will be in Mwanza town either when guests will arrive one day before the trip or in the morning during the arrival at Mwanza International Airport then start the trip directly to the destination.
The end point of the safari the departure airport will be Kilimanjaro International Airport(JRO)
Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Mwanza Airport
Airport transfer included: Mwanza Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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