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  • Visit a Maasai boma to learn about their way of life.
  • Walk with a local guide past village homes, through farms growing various fruits and vegetables and learn about milling rice and zero grazing techniques.
  • Drive further into the bush to where the Hadzabe hunter gatherer tribe can be found.
  • A morning walk with Bushmen hunters or spend time participating in the morning routine of the settlement.
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Primary: Safari, Wildlife
Other: bushwalking, Swimming, Urban Exploration, national parks, Camping, Local Culture
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Serengeti Wilderness Safari

Explore the most spectacular game parks of Tanzania on this well-equipped, active safari designed to maximize your experience in the African bush and among native peoples.
Explore the most spectacular game parks of Tanzania on this well-equipped, active safari designed to maximize your experience in the African bush and among native peoples. Spectacular game viewing is combined with hikes in Lake Eyasi and the Ol Moti Crater where you experience authentic cultural encounters amongst the Maasai and nomadic bushmen. Retire each night in comfortable, spacious lodges and mobile tents set in exclusive campsites with mattress beds, linens and en suite facilities including a bucket shower with hot water on request. This safari is supported by a full camp staff and led by professional English-speaking naturalist guides. Retrofitted "stretch" 4 x 4 land rovers are fully equipped with window seats and open hatch for each passenger assuring unencumbered wildlife observation and photography. A flight from Serengeti back to Arusha minimizes driving time and rugged overland travel. Add a spectacular balloon safari in the Serengeti, a tour extension to the spice island of Zanzibar or travel to Kenya for an additional Africa adventure tours. This safari departs with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 10 people.

Trip Notes: 2-10 participants.
DAY 1: ARRIVE ARUSHA
Upon arrival into the Kilimanjaro airport you will be met and transferred to Olasiti Lodge or similar, your African home away from home. [Meals on own]
Lodging Olasiti Lodge
Description Olasiti Lodge, a garden oasis, is located only five miles from downtown Arusha in Tanzania.
DAYS 2-3: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
This morning you will drive to Tarangire National Park, about 3-4 hours. Tarangire is the third largest national park in Tanzania noted for its primeval landscape with majestic baobab trees that dwarf the animals feeding beneath them. The habitat supports a great diversity of wildlife including giraffe, buffalo, lesser kudu, eland, and zebra. Lion, leopard and cheetah are also present. Most notably, up to 6,000 elephants inhabit the park during the dry season from July to November and many frequently migrate through our camp. Our private tented camp is strategically located just outside the boundary of Tarangire National Park where native guides take guests on bush walks and we can visit local villages and a women's craft center. Overnight at Maramboi Tented Camp. [BLD]
Lodging Maramboi Tented Camp
Description Maramboi Camp is located in Tarangire National Park on a 25,000 acre concession area provided by the local Maasai Community, and thus enjoys a close relationship with them. The ten spacious tents are built on raised wooden decks, each with en suite bathrooms and private verandahs.
DAY 4: MAASAI BOMA AND MTO WA MBU VILLAGE
Visit a Maasai boma to learn about their way of life. The Maasai are known for their elaborate beaded necklaces and you have the chance to try your hand beading under the tutelage of Maasai women from a local beading co-op. Departing Tarangire our next stop is the vibrant market village of Mto Wa Mbu located near the shores of Lake Manyara and featuring a colorful mix of different Tanzanian cultures. Walk with a local guide past village homes, through farms growing various fruits and vegetables and learn about milling rice and zero grazing techniques. From here we?ll drive further into the bush to where the Hadzabe hunter gatherer tribe can be found arriving at our small permanent tented camp lying amidst a palm and acacia forest on the shores of Lake Eyasi. Across this huge, seasonal soda lake that stretches away in front of camp, the Alipi escarpment wall rises two thousand feet up into the Endulen area of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area providing a stunning view. The seven permanent tents are constructed with local materials and feature hand-carved wooden beds, attached bathrooms with flushing toilet and hot water showers and spacious verandahs with a cozy chaise lounge. Cool off in the pool or enjoy sundowners by the lake-side fire pit. Overnight at Kisima Ngeda Camp. [BLD]
Lodging Kisima Ngeda Camp
Description Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp is situated amidst a palm-lined oasis on the shore of Lake Eyasi.
DAY 5: BUSHMEN AND DATOGA TRIBES
Set out early this morning to join a morning walk with Bushmen hunters or spend time participating in the morning routine of the settlement. Your local guide will interpret for you and discuss hunting techniques still used by the tribes. Bushmen who live in nomadic groups hunting with bow and arrow and gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits inhabit this dry and rugged landscape. Be prepared for an extraordinary cross-cultural experience as you join these nomadic Bushmen in their daily life. In the afternoon we visit the Datoga, a tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who migrated into this area looking for good grazing land many decades ago. They have so far resisted neighbouring tribes' cultural influence. The women, still wearing locally fat treated goatskin gowns, carve their faces and bodies in order to increase their attractiveness. Overnight at Kisima Ngeda. [BLD]
Lodging Kisima Ngeda
Description Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp is situated amidst a palm-lined oasis on the shore of Lake Eyasi.
DAYS 6-7: NGORONGORO CRATER
Our next two days bring exploration of the stunning Ngorongoro Crater where resident animals are found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Ngorongoro is one of the most spectacular game haunts in Africa and has been designated a World Heritage site. A nearly 100 square mile caldera basin, it contains an impressive variety of wildlife including black-maned lions, the highly endangered black rhino, herds of gnu, zebra, elephants, hippo and hyena, the most important predator within the crater. Bird life is also prolific with flocks of flamingoes on the soda lake plus other species of water and plains birds. On the afternoon of Day 7 well have the opportunity to walk in the Empakai Crater, the Olmoti Crater, or the Ngorongoro Highlands, as well as visiting with local Maasai people. Overnight at the Ngorongoro Farmhouse, located in the Ngorongoro Highlands on a 500 acre farm, only 5 kms. from the Ngorongoro National Park entrance gate. Enjoy fresh roasted coffee from the 15 acre coffee plantation, as well as home grown pigs, free range chickens, ducks, rabbit, lamb and milk cows. These fresh foods are combined with the fish imported from the coast enabling us to serve up abundant, fresh, organic cuisine. Accommodations are in spacious luxury bungalows (80 Sq. meters each) and facilities include a swimming pool and two dining areas. Overnights at Ngorongoro Farmhouse. [BLD]
Lodging Ngorongoro Farmhouse
Description Nestled in the Ngorongoro Highlands, this comfortable colonial farmhouse is located only minutes from the entrance to the Ngorongoro Crater.
DAYS 8-11: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Morning drive to the Serengeti plains, stopping en route at the Olduvai Gorge where Mary Leakey discovered remains of Australopithecus Homo habilis and Homo erectus. Spend the next three days exploring the vast plains of the Serengeti, one of the most productive habitats and impressive wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Upwards of 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra concentrate in vast herds and migrate through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. In February-March they concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains to the south where the calving season takes place, attracting the attention of predators like lion, cheetah and hyena. In April-July the herds move north towards the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Exploration of the national park is mostly by vehicle but walks are planned in the Ikoma region outside the park from June-November and outside the southern sector of the park from December-May. Spend four nights at the Serengeti Seasonal Camp set in a wilderness area near the migratory herds. [BLD]
Lodging Serengeti Seasonal Camp
Description Our Classic Mobile camp provides the maximum comforts while still allowing the flexibility to move campsites depending on the seasons and the location of wildlife, allowing for maximum wildlife viewing experiences and the exhilarating feeling of being part of the bush.
DAY 12: SERENGETI-ARUSHA-USA OR TRIP EXTENSION
Enjoy a final morning game drive across the Serengeti plains to the Seronera Airstrip for a scheduled flight to Arusha. The flight avoids the long drive back to Arusha and gets you to town in time to share a day room before airport transfers to catch evening flight departures. Or, consider optional extensions to Sinya Camp at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a safari in Kenya, or relax on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean at Zanzibar, Tanzania or Lamu, Kenya. [BL] (Overland option available upon request).
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Nancee Rush
The most treasured experience with my granddaughter Holly, was participating in a Maasai gathering to celebrate the rites of passage from warrior to elder. We felt privileged to attend as the ceremony had not taken place in this part of Maasailand for twenty years and this was clearly not part of any tourist itinerary. Upon arrival, I was awestruck by the array of color moving across the landscape. Multitudes of people in colorful kangae were converging together after walking many miles. The air was alive with excitement, anticipation, and a spirit of celebration. Our Wildland guide had purchased a cow to donate to the Maasai community to honor their ceremony near our camp. We were welcomed into the village by our gracious host and watched the older warriors (men in their thirties and forties) proudly dance. Women in black attire surrounded them. These women took each warrior into a specified dwelling and fed them a helping of meat. This signified his passage from warrior to elder. The free independent lifestyle of the warrior is now over. As a new Junior Elder his time will no longer be spent taking care of his own needs hunting, or preparing his own food. For the remainder of his life his wife will cook and care for him, and his time will be with his family. This was an emotional experience for these warriors and many resisted. Some tried to run away and were captured and carried back into the circle! However, they were soon caught up in the celebratory spirit of the mome
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TRIP INCLUDES
  • One-way light aircraft flight Serengeti-Arusha
  • Roundtrip transfer Kilimanjaro airport or shuttle bus to/from Nairobi
  • Safari transport on specially outfitted 4 WD safari vehicle with English speaking driver/guide
  • Exclusive services of camp crew while on safari
  • All meals on safari
  • Mineral water and soft drinks at mobile camp
  • Accommodation as noted in Arusha
  • Private tent camp accommodations on safari with bedcots, linen, shared showers and drop toilets
  • Park entrance and camping fees
  • Rangers or guides for hikes
  • Flying Doctors Service
  • Wildland Adventures travel consultation and pre-departure services
  • Services of an in-bound land operator for international airline reconfirmationsa
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
  • International air
  • Tanzania visa
  • Meals and drinks not specifically described (special orders for wine and other beverages may be taken before safari and will be paid direct at the end of the safari)
  • Drinks at Kisima Ngeda and the Ngorongoro Farmhouse
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses or costs associated with changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control
  • We recommend and offer travelers insurance
CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable

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