Bushmen & Datoga Adventure
Extensive 10 day trip to explore northern Tanzania & its culture.
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Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast we set off to Lake Manyara National Park for the first game drive. Lake Manyara is famous for its tree climbing lions, and also elephants, giraffes, impalas, warthogs and zebras can be seen in this park. We bring lunch boxes with us, after game viewing we drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
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Day 2: Lake Manyara > Lake Eyasi
After breakfast depart for Lake Eyasi land for the Bushmen and Datoga. We arrive in time for lunch. After lunch you will visit a Datoga Village, your guide will explain you about the lifestyle, traditions and culture of the Datoga then later you visit local people farms. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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Day 3: Lake Eyasi
Early in the morning, around 5:00am, have a cup of coffee and then we go for local hunting with the Hadzabe tribe (bushmen). After the hunting activities go back for breakfast around 10:00am then relax. After lunch we drive to Karatu town for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
Depart for Ngorongoro after breakfast, descend to the crater floor for a day of game viewing with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the true wonders of nature and home to rhino, elephant, lion and many other species. Drive back to Karatu town around 16:00hrs. Dinner and over night at the lodge.
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Day 5: Ngorongoro > Serengeti National Park
After breakfast we drive to Serengeti National Park, crossing over Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Proceed to Serengeti Plains. Home of more than 1.5 million wildebeests, 500 000 zebras. Game viewing en route, lunch box on the way. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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Day 6: Serengeti National Park
Full day on the Serengeti National Park, home to a huge variety of animals, kingdom of birds such as eagle, falcon, vulture, roller, storks goose, starlings, snake eagles, cuckoo, sun birds, bee eaters and much more. Cheetah, hippo, crocodile, lion, leopard, baboon, jackal, mongoose are among of many can go out to see you. All meals and overnight at the lodge.
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Day 7: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast game drives to eastern part of Serengeti Lobo area to have a different experience and landscape, incredible wooded hillsides, rolling grasslands, marshes and forested river bank. Lunch box on the way. Some of the animals that can be seen are klipspringer, african ostrich, kori bustard, thomson’s gazzelle, grant gazelle, dik dik, buffalo, lion, cheetah, elephant, eland, caracal, hyena. Dinner and overnight at the lodge . -
Day 8: Serenget National Park > Lake Natron
After breakfast game view en route, drive to northern eastern Serengeti Klein’s gate, drive to lake Natron with lunch boxes. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. -
Day 9: Lake Natron
After breakfast a local guide will take you for a walk to lake Natron, a breeding area for flamingos and other animals like giraffe zebra dik dik can be seen. After a hot lunch at the lodge we go to the water falls. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. -
Day 10: Lake Natron > Arusha
After breakfast drive back to Arusha.
End of safari
Depature | Daily from Arusha |
Duration | 9 nights / 10 days |
Option | Luxury, mid-range, budget |
Parks included |
Lake Manyara National Park Lake Eyasi Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti National Park Lake Natron |