10Days Serengeti Migration, Lake Natron & Cultural tourism

Pickedup from the bus station and drive for overnight at our hostel in Arusha bed and breakfast included (Arusha Safari Hostel https://www.safarihostel.com/ )

After breakfast Drive to the Lake Manyara National park for game drive with pick nick lunch box, The Lake Manyara National park is famous for its tree climbing Lion and colourful lake Manyara which is the Paradise of Flamingos, the Great Rift Valley offer another beautiful geological future which forms the Home of Baboon and monkeys. At the late hours you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Panorama Campsite located at the Top of the Great refity valley providing you with a beautiful view of the lake Manyara at sunset and villages along the foot of the escarpements

After breakfast drive off the beaten truck to Lake Natron, through the Maasai villages side view of wild animals like Zebras, wildebeest Buffaloes and gazelles, learn about Maasai cultures and its economy which based on Livestock keeping, Maasai are one of the few remain Africa tribe unspoiled from their culture, they are extremely believe and live on their culture, arrival for lunch at the Lake Natron Tent Camp, the lodge located at the eastern wing of the great rift valley. After lunch relax and there after go swimming at the waterfall located at the foot of the great rift valley then proceed to sunset visit of the blue Lake Natron which form the home for over 25% of the world’s population of both pinkish and white Flamingos, the lake is the most preferably breeding ground for over 1million flamingos of east Africa. Late hours back to Lake Natron Kamakia campsite.

Early morning walking at the Lake Natron the home to over one million pinckish and white flamingos, back to the lodge for branch then proceed to the water fall for swing and walking along the great Africa rift valley around evening time back to the lodge for relax thereafter walk to the water fall again and at the evening time back to the lodge for dinner and  early relax, you may wish to wakeup at very early morning around 2am and hike Oldonyo lengai mountain, The Maasai people believe this mountain to be the home of their God and hence conduct sacrifices and ritual ceremonies for worshiping each year however this climb is considered a crucial for acclimatize against Kilimanjaro climb but also this is an ultimate challenge to make your body physically and mentally active. This is unlike Kilimanjaro it`s an active volcanic mountain the top of it offer amazing view of the Ngorongoro crater and the Serengeti national park and you will see the lava boiling at the top of this mountain. Being at Natron is adventure of life time, back to Lake Natron Kamakia campsite for branch and relax waiting for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast with picknick lunch box drive to the Serengeti national park entering this huge game sanctuaries via the northern corridor, the corridor used by the animals to cross the border to Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. You will have your dinner and over-night at inside the Serengeti national park deeply at the Northern Corridor near the famous Mara River Lobo campsite, are not that far from the River and the border with the Maasai Mara game reserve on Kenyan side of the Serengeti national park, it`s at this river where the wild animals cross and encountered with giant African Nile crocodile its often what you normally see on those famous film of national geographic, this is what you might have seen in national geographic video showing the thirsty wild beasts drawn into water by mess less Crocodile. Spending a night at this Camp is strategically  to be closer to our earlier morning expectation centred at going to the river crossing point to see migratory animals crossing the River and their struggling against the Crocodiles

With picknick lunch box departs very early morning patrolling the vast jungle of the serengeti looking for migratory animals.In August/Sept the animals are expected to be based on the deaply in the Northern corridor of the Serengeti crossing the famous Mara river heading to the Maasai Mara in Kenya the Northern Serengeti while Dec to May animals will around Southern and Centra Serengeti. Today we will be busy focusing on where the famoud migration will depend on the season of the year. It`s a specific day where you wake up early morning patrolling for migratory animals and Big predators you will have lunch among the migratory animals.It will be a long drive but very interesting searching for migratory beasts, you will later drive for dinner and overnight at the central serengeti seronera campsite

Early morning game drive in Serengeti national park mostly around the central serengeti and along the Seronera river circuit,the seronera river is a permant river meandering in this part of the serengeti,the seronera area is refered as the Heart of the serengeti,you will be back to the camp brunch before proceed game drive-enroute across the Southern plain and head towards the Ngorongoro  for dinner and overnight at the Simba Campsite located along the famous Ngorongoro crater rim.

After breakfast depart from the Simba campsite and drive to descend the famous Ngorongoro crater for full game drive, the Ngorongoro crater is sometimes referred to be the Garden of Eden or the Noah Ark, the crater provide the home for the big five, Wild beasts Zebras and un countable number of gazelle and thousand of  pinkish flamingos. With pick nick lunch box you will descend down the floor of the famous crater game drive is specifically to see the big five ie Lion, Black rhino, Elephants, Leopard and Buffaloes. At late hours you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Panorama campsite

After break breakfast hiking along the Great east African Rift valley, The hike will get u well associated with the tropical African environments and culture, it’s a trip that will definitely take you off the beaten truck and immersed you into Africa, it’s also specifically to give with an insight into how east African societies are organized and the whole life in general, at the top of the Rify valley you will be rewarded with amazing view of the lake Manyara national park, the villages, the Ngorongoro highlands, and mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa in a clear day. You will later walk back to the hotel for lunch then relax and there after go for biking in a small town of Mto wambu,Mtu wa-mbu is small touristic town bordering the lake Manyara national park, it’s an artistic town and also agricultural where they grow paddy and banana, there are lots of works of art including batiks, carvings and paintings, so many young people made their life here by selling their talented arts to the mult-international tourists who pass in a thousand across this town going to national park since the town is at the middle of the road going to Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Tarangire/lake Manyara, the biking will also takes you along the shore of the lake Manyara at sunset that will provide you with spectacular pictures, it’s pretty important to have this day for  walking and biking after seating on a safari Jeep for long, it’s from our experience that many people have found it a bit uncomfortable with seating on a Jeep for over three hundred miles only for game drives in the park, this combine program gives you a multiple options and so feed you with all kind of experience you may wish for on your African expectation. Dinner and overnight at the panorama campsite in Igloo room

Pickup from campsite and head towards Tarangire National Park for game drive, the Tarangire national park was established to help with preserving the big cats{leopards, cheaters, lions} game drive is centered around the Tarangire River Circuit where there is higher chance of seeing the big predators hunting as the herbivores come for drinks and grazing along the river channel. Stop for a pic-nic lunch at a bluff overlooking the winding Tarangire River. After, proceed with game driver to deferent areas of Tarangire National Park where you will be able to see wildbeast, gazelles, antelopes, ostrich, giraffes, buffaloes and many more mammals and birds. The Tarangire national park is referred to be the home of African elephant. In late afternoon you will drive for dinner and overnight at our hostel in Arusha in a private rooms with private hot shower and toilet Arusha Safari Hostel https://www.safarihostel.com/

After breakfast and easy day drive to the foot hills of mount Kilimanjaro were a beautiful scenic view of the majestic snow caped mount Kilimanjaro will be waiting for you,in this day you will also visit the waterfalls,historical site sof the Chaga tribe the inhabitat of the area along the mountain,you will have a short cofee tour where the local tribesmen will show you the process of how cofee is made from farm up to your table.Later after lunch you will drive for swiming and relaxy to streach mascles at the Chemka hot springs,If the day is clear of clouds the snow caped mount kilimanjaro is majesticaly seen on road to the hot springs,this hot spring day is simple and fun place. A warm water rising from the ground due to volcanicity,the geo-thermally warmed water is constantly renewed and is therefore very fresh,clear and clean. Chemka hot spring is indeed a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours to relax after long drives or after a climb or hiking or safari.At late hour of the day you will drive back to Arusha drop off at any hotel of your choice within Arusha .

End of the Adventure