8 Day Best of Tanzania Affordable Big Five Safari and Cultural Tour

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8 Days Best Of Tanzania Affordable Big Five Safari and Cultural Tour – This safari takes you to Tarangire national park “Homes of elephant, Serengeti national park for all the big five and also famous for the cats; lions, cheetahs; you may be lucky to witness the wildebeest migration depending with the time of the year. Finish the trip to the Ngorongoro crater which enjoys an abundance of wildlife and its topography and history is spectacular.

The trip also has cultural aspect, good scenery and give you some free time. You will have to enjoy Arusha and Moshi Town. Very important tourist town in Tanzania.

Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania

Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), Tanzania. You will meet Kilipeak Adventure guide at the airport and pick you up with a private transfer to Moshi
Kilipeak Safari guide will gather in the evening for a pre-safari briefing.
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.

Day 2: Materuni water fall, Chagga culture and Coffee processing.

You will be picked up from the hotel/lodge and driven to Materuni Village. Upon arrival, you will register at the village office and your trip can begin with the visit to the waterfalls, which are around a 40-minute walk away. On the way, your guide will inform you about the culture of the Chagga tribe, village life and explain the surrounding fauna and flora. The views are truly breathtaking, and with some luck, you will see the view of Mount Kilimanjaro. When you reach the waterfalls, you will see that they are more than 80 meters high. On the bottom of the waterfall, there is an amazing pool which is a good place for a refreshing swim so you might as well bring your swimwear.

After having enjoyed the scenery, you slowly return with your guide to Materuni village, where you will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You also will have the opportunity to taste our local banana beer – definitely not to be missed. Next, the coffee experience awaits you, here you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted, and further processed. You will also be invited to help with the grinding of the coffee, which is traditionally accompanied by Chagga songs and dances – a fun way to immerse yourself in the local culture. Before you say goodbye and return in the afternoon to Moshi, you can savor the coffee you made and appreciate the views of the surrounding rain forest. Breakfast at the hotel, lunch at materuni and dinner at the hotel- all inclusive. https://www.kilipeakadventure.com/day-tour-materuni-village-waterfalls-coffee-lesson/

Day 3. Lake duluti

After break fast, we will start our trip to Arusha.

We will stop at Lake duluti- is 10km from Arusha town.

upon arrival to lake duluti we will board our canoe for a boat trip. Glide across the smooth surface of this small crater Lakes and view bird life seldom seen: fish eagles, giant kingfishers, darters and many more.

During your canoeing tour you will see wildlife in the overarching trees and breath-taken scenes of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. The Lake goes as deep as 700 meters.

After the canoe trip, you’ll have a local lunch around the Lake, and partake another adventure tour in the same area. A day excursion to Lake Duluti is filled with many activities such as walking tour, hikes around a nearby crater and birds watching around Duluti forest reserve, Later afternoon drive back to Arusha/ Moshi or Kilimanjaro International Airport end of Lake Duluti Canoeing and Nature Walk: https://www.kilipeakadventure.com/lake-duluti-canoeing-and-nature-walk-tour/

Day 4: Tarangire National Park.

Morning breakfast at the lodge, we depart for Tarangire National Park. Our final experience of safari will be the thrilling game drive through the vastness of Tarangire National Park, arrive in good time for lunch. Afternoon game driving through the park followed by dinner at the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Eillens Tree Inn:  Full board:

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Early Morning transit to Serengeti, we will pass beautiful villages, escarpment, sceneries as we head toward Ngorongoro than Serengeti. we proceed to Olduvai Gorge, known as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’. It was here, in the Great Rift Valley, that the remains of early hominids dating back 2 million years were uncovered. Afterward, we visit the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world – Serengeti National Park. The word ‘Serengeti’ means ‘endless plains’, which describes the park’s 5,600 square mile boundary. Yet for its sprawling area, the Serengeti does not disappoint when it comes to rich game-viewing. Annually, from May to December, millions of animals embark on a migration that brings them from central Serengeti to Kenya’s Masai Mara and back again in an incredible spectacle. Even during the ‘down-time’, vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle roam here, along with groups of elephants, giraffes, and buffalo. As the lions, leopard, cheetah, hyenas, and jackals stalk their meals, we enjoy a picnic lunch in this open arena.
Dinner and overnight at Kirimu Luxury Camp: full board.

Day 6: Serengeti National Park.

Another full-day game drive is a good option this day to spot the nocturnal species and the diurnal ones as they rise for a new day. During the morning also, many animals will easily be spotted by the sides of the tracks as they escape the morning dew, and enjoy the songs of the rising birds. Depending on the time that you season that you visit Serengeti you can be lucky to see the herds of the Great Wildebeests Migration (ask our experts for their location). Even without the wildebeest Migration herds in Serengeti; thousands of resident animals including buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, lions, elephants, topis, Thompsons, and Grant’s gazelles, impalas, warthogs, and many bird species that never are resident to this incredible park.
Dinner and overnight at Kirimu Luxury Camp: full board.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater.

we depart from the Serengeti for an encore game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. At the top of the crater, the views of the caldera and the scattered animals below are breathtaking. We venture onto the crater floor for an up-close at the residents of this World Heritage Site and enjoy a picnic lunch here. The Ngorongoro Crater provides great game-viewing all year-round. The wildlife here makes up a permanent population because grazing and water supplies are plentiful throughout the seasons. We have our final dinner and around evening drive back to Arusha.
Dinner and overnight In Arusha.

Day 8 : Breakfast and departure.

Kilipeak Adventure Safari driver will be waiting for you, will take you to the Airport. We wish you safe trip home.

In case of any other logistic or arrangement please contact our team and we will be ready to assist.

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