Safari Meets the Massai, Hazabe and Dragota Tribes

Departure from Montreal to Kilimanjaro.

Welcome at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to your hotel in the Arusha area.

Meal: Dinner
Overnight near Arusha

Departure in the morning to Tarangire National Park which is part of the immense ecosystem of the Masai Steppe. Tarangire Park, created in 1970, is one of the most beautiful refuges for wildlife in the country. Here you will encounter a large number of elephants among the forests of Baobab. The Tarangire River, which runs through the park, never dries up.

After the safari, picnic lunch in the park.

In the late afternoon, drive to Oremiti Lodge about 45 minutes from the park gate.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Manyara

Departure to Lake Manyara National Park, located between the cliffs of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. The fauna is particularly varied here due to the diversity of biotopes. The rainforest is the territory of one of the highest concentrations of monkeys in the world. Areas of more sparse forests and grasslands are home to traditional East African wildlife such as herds of buffalo, giraffes and elephants, among others. As for predators, you might find lions. The lake is a major sanctuary to more than 400 different species of birds, including huge colonies of flamingos and storks. Day safari in Manyara Park, 15 minutes from Oremiti Lodge.

At noon, picnic in the park.

In the early afternoon, you will take the road to reach Lake Eyasi through the city of Karatu. Walk to the lake at sunset.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Eyasi

In the morning, very early departure to accompany the Hadzabe people for a hunting (bow) party. The Hadzas are the last hunter-gatherer people in Africa; they have been living near Lake Eyasi for nearly 40,000 years.

Breakfast after the hunting party. Then walk in the surroundings among the onion fields and other plantations. You will also have the opportunity to meet the Datoga people, farmers and craftsmen.

In the afternoon, drive to the town of Karatu at the foot of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for the night.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight in Karatu

Departure to the Nogorongoro Crater, a vast, circular caldera of more than twenty kilometers in diameter, located in the heart of the Ngorongoro Massif in northern Tanzania, with an area of 326 square kilometers. It was an active volcano some 8 million years ago. Descend 610 meters into the crater which shelters nearly 3,000 animals (except the giraffe) for a photo safari.

Picnic lunch by Lake Makati.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the crest of the crater

Drive to Serengeti National Park, located in northern Tanzania and stretching over 14,763 square kilometers. It is the second largest animal park in Africa and contains about four million animals, including more than 400 species of birds. It is best known for its two annual migrations of millions of wildebeest, zebras and Thomson’s gazelles.

Picnic at the entrance of the Serengeti and departure in the afternoon for your 4 x 4 safari.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight in a tented camp in Serengeti Park

Full day safari in the central region of the park in search of herds of wildebeest and zebras and their predators. This stay in the largest national park in northern Tanzania, will allow you to meet authentic Africa. It is an incredibly protected natural site where giraffes, zebras, gazelles, elk, impalas and warthogs abound. These animals scramble from their main predators, which are lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas, all carrion-feeders.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight in a tented camp in Serengeti Park

Departure early in the morning to reach the Natron region in Maasai country, located in the Great Rift Valley in northern Tanzania. Safari en route to the eastern exit of the park.

Lunch in the Wasso area.

Arriving in Natron, check-in at the lodge and, weather permitting, walk to the Engarasero waterfall for a well-deserved swim.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight stay on the shores of Lake Natron

Morning walk near Lake Natron with a Maasai guide from the area. Natron is a mineral similar to baking soda that is found in large quantities in the waters of this lake, which offers a stunning, red landscape. Although once filled with abundant fresh water, the lake has evaporated over millennia to a depth of only three meters. Today, Lake Natron is a salt lake known for its colonies of flamingos. During the walk, observe Mount Lengai, the sacred “Mountain of the Gods” in the Maasai language. Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano still active in Tanzania.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Natron

Departure in the morning for a last walk to Lake Natron, then head back to Lake Manyara.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
Overnight on the shores of Lake Manyara

Day 12: (Option 1) Possibility of extension in Zanzibar

Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Montreal.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch