Mto Wa Mbu, Arushu

Tours

Day 1: Arusha to Serengeti National Park Your safari adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your accommodation in Arusha town. Whether you've chosen a group joining camping safari, a private camping safari, or a private mid-range lodge safari, the journey begins with a scenic drive through the Great Rift Valley. A short stop in Mto wa Mbu allows time for any last-minute essentials before continuing through the stunning Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you’ll enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Upon arrival at Naabi Hill Gate, the entrance to Serengeti National Park, your first game drive begins. As you traverse the iconic Serengeti plains, keep watch for a wide range of wildlife including lions, elephants, giraffes, and more. By late afternoon, you’ll arrive at your campsite or lodge, where you can settle in, enjoy dinner under the stars, and relax around the campfire. • Meals: Lunch, Dinner • Camping Option (Group or Private): Tumbili Public Campsite / Nyani Public Campsite • Mid-Range Lodge Option: Embalakai Tented Lodge / Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Lodge Day 2: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Begin the day with an early morning game drive across the Serengeti plains, taking advantage of the best time to witness predators on the move, such as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas, often active during the cooler hours. Great chance to spot giraffes feeding on acacias, elephants roaming the grasslands, and large herds of zebras and wildebeests grazing peacefully in the golden light. After returning to your lodge or campsite for a well-earned breakfast, you’ll pack up and continue with a final mid-morning game drive. Following a picnic lunch en route, you’ll exit Serengeti at Naabi Hill Gate and proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Upon arrival at the crater rim, enjoy breathtaking views into the world’s largest unbroken caldera. Check to your campsite or lodge, where you can settle in, enjoy dinner under the stars, and relax around the campfire. • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Camping Option (Group or Private): Simba Public Campsite • Mid-Range Lodge Option: Ang’ata Ngorongoro Tented Lodge / Embalakai Ngorongoro Tented Lodge Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater – Big Five Safari & Return to Arusha After breakfast at your camp or lodge, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations. This natural wonder is home to an incredible variety of animals, offers one of the best opportunities to spot all members of the Big Five—lion a single game drive. As you explore the crater floor, you’ll also encounter hippos, hyenas, antelope, and a stunning range of birdlife, all within the backdrop of lush plains and volcanic cliffs. Around midday, after the picnic lunch ascend back to the rim enjoy a final panoramic view, before beginning your return journey to Arusha, arriving by late afternoon. • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch • Overnight: Drop-off at hotel in Arusha

Embark on a 6-day safari adventure through the best national parks in Tanzania. Visit Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara National Park. Explore the Materuni Waterfalls and coffee tour on your last day. Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park Begin your adventure with a pick-up from your hotel in Arusha. Meet your guide and chef and drive to Tarangire National Park. Admire the diverse landscape of the park, known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees and the largest concentration of elephants in the country. Keep an eye out for the park's predators, including lions, cheetahs, and leopards, as well as herbivores such as giraffes, wildebeest, and zebras. Stop for a picnic lunch by the Tarangire River and watch the animals go about their day. Continue your game drive and exit the park in the late afternoon. Head to your accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu to the campsite. Enjoy a delicious dinner at the campsite. Day 2: Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park After breakfast, drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti. Stop at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to admire the breathtaking view of the crater. Visit a Maasai village to learn about the culture of the Maasai tribe. Continue to the Serengeti, famous for the wildebeest and zebra migration. Arrive in the late afternoon and enjoy a game drive in the Seronera area. Watch the sunset and head to the Seronera campsite for dinner and an overnight stay. Day 3: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Wake up early in the morning and leave the campsite for a morning game drive in the heart of Serengeti National Park. Enjoy the sunrise and continue your game drive until midday. Return to the camp for a full breakfast and lunch. Leave the camp for Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enjoy a game drive en route towards Ngorongoro Simba Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay. Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. Descend 650 meters to the crater floor for a half-day game drive. Look out for rhinoceros and other animals that call the crater home. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor and ascend to the crater rim. Drive to Mto Wa Mbu for dinner and an overnight stay. Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Keep an eye out for the large number of flamingoes in the lake and the park's tree-climbing lions. Do a game drive and visit the hippo pool for a close look at hippos and the hot spring. Continue to Arusha and enjoy a delicious dinner at your hotel. Day 6: Materuni Waterfalls & Coffee Tour Visit the Materuni Waterfalls and coffee tour on your last day. Explore the home of the Chagga tribe and the last village before the Kilimanjaro National Park.

Embark on a thrilling 3-day Big Five camping safari to Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, two of Tanzania's premier wildlife destinations. This adventure offers the unique experience of camping under the African sky while exploring the iconic Serengeti plains and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater. Witness the majestic Big Five—lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo. Day 1: Arusha to Serengeti National Park Your adventure begins with an early morning departure from Arusha, where you’ll meet your fellow travelers and ensure all camping gear is packed. After a brief stop in Mto wa Mbu to gather any last-minute supplies, continue your scenic drive towards Serengeti National Park. Along the way, enjoy a picnic lunch in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, soaking in the views of the vast highlands. Upon entering Serengeti, embark on your first exciting game drive, witnessing the diverse wildlife that roams the iconic Serengeti plains. By late afternoon, you’ll arrive at your designated campsite, where you can set up camp and unwind as the golden Serengeti sunset paints the sky. Dinner will be served at the campsite. Day 2: Serengeti National Park for Ballon Experience - Ngorongoro Conservation Area Start your day with an unforgettable early morning hot air balloon experience, soaring over the Serengeti’s vast landscapes as the sun rises, offering a breathtaking view of wildlife from above. After landing, celebrate with a traditional bush breakfast before returning to the campsite. After packing up, enjoy a late morning game drive as you head toward the Naabi Hill Gate. Following a picnic lunch within the park, exit the Serengeti and journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at the crater rim in the afternoon to take in the stunning views. Set up camp at the Simba Campsite and enjoy dinner, followed by a relaxing evening around the campfire, preparing for an early start the next day. Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning game drive. This prime time allows you to witness the crater’s vibrant wildlife, including the chance to see hippos and the rare black rhino. Explore the crater floor before beginning the ascent back to the rim around midday. Enjoy a picnic lunch before starting the drive back to Arusha. Arrive in Arusha by late afternoon, where you will be dropped off at your Hotel in Arusha and concluding your memorable safari adventure.

Embark on a 4-day group camping safari to Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. Spend 3 nights in a tent and 1 night in a hotel. Enjoy game drives in the national parks and see the Big Five. Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park – Mto wa Mbuu Be picked up at your hotel in Moshi/Arusha at 7:00 AM and transferred to the Tarangire National Park. Start off your game viewing experience in this magnificent park which is famous for its large collection of baobab trees, spectacular large mammal population, and variety of bird species, not to mention one of the largest concentration of elephants in the country. After your tour around the park, be transferred to Mto wa Mbuu at Fanaka campsite or Kizumba campsite where you will be spending the night. Day 2: Mto wa Mbuu -Serengeti National Park After breakfast, head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. After your tour around the park, be transferred to Tumbili campsite where you will be spending the night. Day 3: Serengeti National Park- Ngorongoro Conservation Area Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife and so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive. Return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity of lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch, continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro conservation for overnight at Simba Campsite. Day 4: Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha After an early breakfast, drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breath-taking and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard – in just a few hours. After a morning dedicated to game viewing and a picnic lunch, leave the crater in the early afternoon to drive back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the early evening with drop off to your Hotel.

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park Begin your adventure with a pick-up from your hotel in Arusha and head to Tarangire National Park after breakfast. Tarangire is the third largest national park in Tanzania and is known throughout the world for its dense population of herbivores and large herds of elephants. The national park's lifeblood is the Tarangire River, which bisects the park. The river is also where many animals, both predators and prey, gather around. This provides for an excellent game-viewing opportunity to all the travelers. Once you are done with the day-long safari, head to Mto wa Mbu public campsite for a shower, dinner, and overnight stay. Enjoy a full-board meal. Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park After breakfast 9;00AM, we drive to Serengeti National Park through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It takes 4 to 5 hours to reach Serengeti. You also have the option to visit the Olduvai Gorge en route (At own extra cost). Serengeti is Tanzania’s most famous and largest national park as well as one of the most spectacular conservation areas in the world. The endless plains of the park cover some 14,763 square kilometers and include large plains, short-grass plains, kopjes and lakes. Enjoy the game drive viewing en route. Evening your dinner and overnight stay will be served on the heart of Serengeti Seronera Public Campsite. Day 3: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Wake up in the morning and breakfast at around 8:00 am. Do some game driving in Serengeti and afternoon after lunch, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is the largest intact crater in the world, abundant with wildlife including elephants, rhinos, cheetahs, lions, leopards, and hyenas. Once you are done viewing the animals, arrive at Simba Public Campsite, for a shower, dinner, and overnight stay. Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Tour Start your day early. Carry a picnic lunch with you and head for the crater's floor at 07:00 am. The floor is teeming with wildlife as very few animals move in and out of its 2000ft-high walls. See lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and many bird species. Visit the nook and cranny of the crater, where your driver/guide will take you after contacting other safari drivers in the area. Evening dinner and Overnight at Mto wa Mbu Public Campsite. Day 5; Lake Manyara park tour- Back Arusha Dropped off; A full day in Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its green scenery, varied bird life, tree-climbing lions, hippos and baboons. Early sunrise game drive with picnic lunch boxes well packed. In the late afternoon, we will be drive back to Arusha City Dropped off.

Enjoy a spectacular one-day trip to Lake Manyara, an alkaline lake and home to the endangered tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas). The Lake Manyara National Park area is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara, to the east. The national park only includes the northwest quadrant of the lake, about 200 km2, wildlife-viewing and an opportunity to learn about the everyday lives of Tanzanian villagers. On the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is small, but it's diverse eco-systems pack in a huge variety of animal and bird life. It is rightly famous for its tree-climbing lions, but also for its boisterous baboons! A riot of color is provided by the bird life here and your day trip also includes a village tour of Mto wa Mbu. Set amidst phenomenal landscape, you search out the wildlife on the plains and in the acacia woodlands, not forgetting the shores of the shallow alkaline lake itself. Although this is a small park, with much of it underwater, it is a varied environment with characteristic fig and mahogany trees prevalent here. You might spot Lake Manyara's renowned tree-climbing lions, but you could easily find elephant, hippo, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe, plus many other species. A splash of color will be added by the pink-hued flamingos, one of 400 bird species recorded here. Also present are spoonbills, stilts, egrets, pelicans, cormorants and yellow-billed storks.

Embark on a 6-day private wildlife and cultural tourism safari. Visit Tarangire National Park, Mto wa Mbu, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. Enjoy game drives, cultural tours, and camping in the wild. Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park After breakfast, a representative from Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris will pick you up from your hotel and drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of ancient baobab trees. From the open roof of the vehicle, experience the seasonal swamps, savanna, and Tarangire River, which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs, and elephants. Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Mto wa Mbu (Cultural Tourism) Wake up early in the morning for a sunrise game drive. After breakfast, continue your game drive in Tarangire before departing for Mto wa Mbu to have lunch and participate in cultural tourism. The afternoon will focus on visiting the local tribes, banana farms, rice plantations, artworks, forests, and waterfalls of the area. Choose to have a walking or bike tour. Dinner and overnight will be at Fig Tree Lodge. Day 3: Mto wa Mbu to Central Serengeti After breakfast, depart for Serengeti. A long, bumpy road will ensure you have about 4 to 5 hours of fascinating game viewing en route, driving up the crater highlands towards the vast plains of Serengeti. Stop for a picnic lunch at the Serengeti, Naabi Hill Gate before checking into the park for an afternoon game drive. After catching the sunset, proceed to Seronera campsite (Tumbili) for dinner and an overnight stay. Day 4: Serengeti National Park Spend the whole day in the park. Head out and start to explore at sunrise, then return to the campsite for breakfast, pack your lunch and then go for a full day game drive exploring the beautiful scenery of Serengeti, searching for the Big Five. There is more to Serengeti than large mammals; more than 500 bird species have been recorded, ranging from the oversized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the savannah. Day 5: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Highlands Leave the campsite early in the morning for a sunrise game drive and to spot the animals when they are most active. Stop at a picnic site to enjoy breakfast in the bush. Continue with the game drive before returning to the camp for a hot lunch, loading the vehicle, departing the camp and continuing to Ngorongoro, where you will have dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite. Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Get in the safari vehicle at 6:00 AM and descend the crater with your packed breakfast. This stunning place will offer you almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the rare black rhino, and if you are lucky, you might spot one. After the game drive, return to Arusha.

On this camping safari, you will experience it all Ranging from fantastic wildlife to impressive landscapes and meeting the local people. Included Northern Circuit Park like the Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater and the Tarangire Adding some purpose to the sense of adventure is the remote and off-road expedition to the stunning alkaline rich lake Natron. You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Moshi town, at Kilimanjaro Crane. You will meet your driver guide who will brief you on your upcoming safaris, then rest until the next day morning. Day 1: Tarangire National Park After picking you up in the morning, and a short briefing later on the safari, the Tarangire National Park. landscape of the park is marked by acacia woodlands, giant baobab trees, and rolling plains and includes in its fold, large herds of elephants and other animals that gather around the perennial source, the Tarangire river, and other seasonal swamps. dinner and overnight at migombani lodge and campsite Day 2: Lake Natron After breakfast, you will move out of the Tarangire National Park and drive to the village of Mto Wa Mbu. After spending some time in Mto wa mbu you will take a ride on the spectacular trails along the Rift Valley Escarpment while soaking in the sights of Ol Doinyo Lengai “the holy mountain” of the Masai. Your destination for the day is Masai village of Ngare Sero nestled in the hot and dusty Rift Valley. After a guided walk to the near nearby waterfall, you will return to Migombani campsite for dinner .and overnight Day 3: Serengeti National Park After an early start, you will travel inside plains of Serengeti by midday. its name from the Masai word “siringet”, mean “endless plains” the vast ocean of never-ending grassy plains is home to huge populations of mammals and is famed for the natural spectacle of million wildebeest on migration search of greener pastures. Dinner and overnight at seronera campsite Day 4 : Serengeti National Park Proceed to the central Serengeti for a full-day game drive in Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at Into Wild Tented Lodge Full board. dinner and Overnight at Seronera Camp. Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area This is another morning dedicated to game drives in the Serengeti with high chances of spotting some wildlife that you may have missed in the heat of the day. you will head out of Serengeti to the lush highlands of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Here you will camp at the edge of Ngorongoro Crater overlooking the world’s largest intact caldera dinner and overnight at Simba campsite Day 6: Ngorongoro Carter - to Moshi You will be up at daybreak .making your way through the forested slopes which soon give way to savannah interspersed with the occasional acacia. The crater offers fascinating vistas in the diversity of habitat with nearly 30,000 animals. Day 7: Departure A leisurely breakfast later, you will be driven back to Moshi and dropped off at the airport

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park We will pick you up from your hotel and after being familiar with the guide & chef we will drive to Tarangire National Park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where there are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetahs & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, etc. are plenty to see through the park. After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm After the tour will head to our accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu to the campsite. Day 2: Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park After breakfast, you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (including all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region Will briefly stop at the gate and viewpoint to look at the breath-taking view of the crater Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region Arrive in the late afternoon & after taking our lunch we go do a game drive in Seronera (the centre of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals lucky enough to see a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera campsite for dinner & overnight stay Day 3: Serengeti National Park full day On this day will go too far parts of the Serengeti north/ south/east/west depending on wildlife movements, so after an early breakfast will go on an early game drive, we will later have lunch and continue the game drive to the evening then return to the campsite for dinner & overnight stay note; animals can be spotted on campsites Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Wake up early at 06 am after a hot cup of coffee, you will leave the campsite for morning game viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the Morning beautiful sun rises though it’s going To be a bit chill in the morning don’t forget your warm clothes, get on with the game drive till on the mid-day drive back to camp for full breakfast and Lunch which means a Branch, Then later leave the camp for Ngorongoro Conservation area while you are having a game drive en route towards Ngorongoro Simba Campsite for dinner and overnight. Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha On your last day on Tanzania Safari after breakfast and having a picnic lunch with you a short drive to the descending gate and drive down the crater floor 650 meters deep for a half-game crater tour if one is lucky can see rhinoceros.After lunch ascend on the crater rim back to camp pick up the camping staph’s and the drive back to in Arusha—end of your short 5-day Tanzania safari.

Embark on a 3-day camping safari from Arusha to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Witness the wildebeest migration, see the Big Five, and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Ngorongoro Crater. Day 1: Arusha to Serengeti National Park Start your adventure with an early morning departure from Arusha, ensuring all camping gear and supplies are packed. After a brief stop in Mto wa Mbu for last-minute supplies, continue the scenic drive towards Serengeti. Enjoy a picnic lunch en route within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Upon entering Serengeti National Park through the Naabi Hill Gate, embark on your first game drive, spotting the diverse wildlife that populates these iconic plains. By late afternoon, arrive at your designated campsite, set up camp, and relax as the sun sets over the Serengeti. Dinner will be served at the campsite, followed by an evening around the campfire, sharing stories and preparing for the night. Day 2: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Begin the day with an early morning game drive, capitalizing on the best time to see predators in action. Return to the campsite for breakfast before breaking camp and packing up. Spend the late morning enjoying a final game drive as you make your way towards the Naabi Hill Gate. After a picnic lunch within the park, exit Serengeti and head towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at the crater rim in the afternoon, where you can take in the breathtaking views. Set up camp at the Simba Campsite and enjoy dinner, followed by a relaxing evening around the campfire, preparing for an early start the next day. Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning game drive. This prime time allows you to witness the crater’s vibrant wildlife, including the chance to see hippos and the rare black rhino. Explore the crater floor before beginning the ascent back to the rim around midday. Enjoy a picnic lunch before starting the drive back to Arusha. Arrive in Arusha by late afternoon, where you will be dropped off at your hotel, concluding your memorable safari adventure.