7-Day Northern Tanzania with Materuni Waterfalls Tour

You will have breakfast served at the lodge in Arusha, and you will be picked up by the guide. Thereafter, you’ll depart for Tarangire National Park. The park is named after the Tarangire River, which runs through it. This ‘river of warthogs’ is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. In places, the vegetation is quite dense, including elephant grass, acacia woodlands, and lush groundwater forest. The park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. You may also see giraffes, bushbucks, and hartebeests. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators, including lions and leopards. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire National Park than anywhere else on the planet!.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Suricata Boma Lodge (Mid-range Lodge)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

Along the way, you’ll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you might be lucky enough to see baboons or even leopards and elephants in the dense undergrowth. You will be passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater before traveling onwards to the Serengeti National Park, which you will reach by midday. The Serengeti National Park is the largest in Tanzania with diverse landscapes and habitats, such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannahs, and mountains. After an extensive game drive, you will drive to your accommodation, where you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Land of Nature Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

You’ll have a full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences, and this day will be organized according to your wishes. Every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Land of Nature Camp (Mid-range Tented Camp)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

You’ll be up early to proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th Wonder of the Natural World. The concentration of African wildlife is the greatest on the continent. It is almost 20 km wide, approximately 610 m deep, and is known for its large variety of wildlife. In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeests, gazelles, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species. At a picnic site, you will have lunch before enjoying some more game viewing in the crater. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants, which are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. This is due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World. You will reach your lodge in time for a beautiful sunset and time to relax.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

After breakfast, you will have a short drive to Lake Manyara National Park with splendid views of the Great Rift Valley wall. Your first encounter will probably be spotting large troops of baboons. The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions. You will visit Lake Manyara, an alkaline soda lake that is home to an incredible array of bird life that thrives on its brackish waters. Pink flamingos stoop and graze by the thousands of colorful specks against the grey minerals of the lake shore. Yellow-billed storks swoop and corkscrew on thermal rising from the escarpment, and herons flap their wings against the sun-drenched sky. Even reluctant bird watchers will find something to watch and marvel at within the national park, like hippos. You will have a packed lunch served at a picnic site. After lunch, you will start to drive back to Arusha to your lodge for an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Arusha Farm House
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)

After breakfast, you will have a short city tour, and depending on the time of your departure. You will have lunch with us and a farewell. Goodbye!
We hope that your time with us has been amazing and you will want to travel again in the future.

Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation: None (End of Tour)
Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included)
Drinks: All drinks (except spirits/liquor)