This trail involves five National parks in the Northern circuit including Arusha, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Tarangire. It also involves the visit to the three lakes that are found within the East African great rift valley and an immerse into a cultural tour of the Maasai in Longido and later on activities along Lake Natron and oldonyo Lengai trekking and the hunting communities of Hadzabe in Lake Eyasi.
- NORTH WILD TRAILS-CAMPING 18 DAYS/17 NIGHTS -
Day 1: Airport-Arusha National Park
Pick up from the airport and drive direct to Arusha National park for a full day game drive.Soon after breakfast have a full day game watch in the park and lunch in the park. Overnight in Colobus camp.
Day 2: Arusha Town Tour.
Arusha is a town rich with different cultures and traditions,museums and other historical facts.Soon after breakfast drive to arusha town and spend a half day visiting different areas including Colonial era boma,hotels,museums and a cultural tour close to Arusha town.Hot lunch in arusha town followed by a drive to Longido Overnight in Tembo campsite/Guest House
Day 3: Longido Mountain Trekking.
Soon after breakfast, a walk towards a mountain for a full day trekiking of Longido Mountain.Lunch in the Picnic site. Overnight in Tembo Guest house.
Day 4: Cultural Immersion-Natron Area
After breakfast,a visit to maasai communities for a cultural immersion,a visit to Orpul-a maasai healing site were meat and medicinal herbs are constantly served for up to a period of 1-2 month.Learn about their methods and then watching birds as this area is rich for birds and then drive back for lunch and then after lunch drive along acacia woodlands which have different animals and after 2-3 hours you will be in Lake Natron area for sunset in the evening along the lake. Overnight in a Campsite.
Day 5: Activities in Lake Natron.
This day involves a visit to lake natron for flamingos view and later on waterfalls.Lunch will be served in the picnic site. Overnight in a campsite.
Day 6:Trekking an Active Volcanic Mountain
After breakfast have a half day walk for different activities and walk back to a campsite for lunch and rest waiting for a mountain trekking.
Day 7: Natron-Serengeti Kleins
After descending from Oldonyo Lengai mountain,walk back to the camp for breakfast and rest for some hours and there after drive towards Kleins for a half day/evening game drive in Northen Serengeti after lunch in the picnic site.After game drive drive to a campsite for overnight.
Day 8:Serengeti.
After breakfast,a full day game drive in Kleins area that is rich with different animals population.Lunch in the picnic site. Overnight in a Campsite.
Day 9:Serengeti North/migration
After breakfast drive for a wildlife game view of the great migration of animals that makes Serengetin popular world wide.Lunch in the picnic site and keep on a game drive. Overnight in a campsite.
Day 10: North Serengeti-Central Serengeti
Soon after breakfast,drive towards central serengeti Seronera area while having the early morning game drive which guarantees seeing predators hunting.Hot Lunch in seronera campsite and continue with a game view for a full day. Overnight in Seronera Camp.
Day 11: Central Serengeti.
In this day after breakfast,you will have a full day game drive in Central Serengeti including Seronera Area.Lunch in the picnic site. Overnight in Seronera Campsite.
Day 12: Seronera-Ngorongoro crater rim
Early morning game drive while driving towards ndutu area and have lunch in the picnic site.After lunch drive through ngorongoro-ndutu area while continuing with a game drive to the crater rim. Overnight in Simba Campsite.
Day 13: Ngorongoro-Lake Eyasi
Descending from a full day game drive in Ngorongoro crater and drive towards Lake Eyasi area. Dinner and Overnight Lake Eyasi Campsite.
Day 14: Hadzabe visit
This is a day to explore the Only remaining Hunter-Gatherers community whose lives depends entirely on hunting of animals and collecting of fruits,twigs,trees bucks and leaves for food.Its visit will also involves a hunt together with them and lunch in the Bush.
Day 15: Barbaig-Mto wa Mbu.
Barbaig is the other most popular tribe in the country due to the fact that they were the early residents of Ngorongoro and serengeti but where forced out by their rivals Maasai during a once enemity between them.They are pastoralist with a very attractive traditions.Spend early hours with them then drive to Mto wa mbu via Karatu for lunch and then Activities in mto wa mbu like the waterfalls,agricultural areas of banana,rice etc. Overnight in Twiga Campsite.
Day 16: Lake Manyara National Park
It involves a visit to a park popular for its trees climbing lions and flamingos in its lake.Its also rich of birds along its forested area.Lunch in the picnic site.Drive in the evening towards Tarangire area. Overnight in Tarangire park.
Day 17: Tarangire.
Involves a full day game drive inside the park with a lunch.This park is popular for large population of Elephants and its big trees Baobab.Lunch in the picnic site. Overnight in the camp inside the park.
Day 18: Tarangire-Arusha.
After breakfast,keep on exploring the wonders of Tarangire and have lunch in the picnic site before driving out of the park exploring through the villages followed by a drive back to Arusha for overnight or transfer to an the Aiport for home.
End of The Tour.
The price includes:
- Camping safari according to the itinerary
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English-speaking driver guide
- Professional, English-speaking safari cook
- Overnight stays in safari tents
- Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mattress, sleeping bag, chairs, tables, etc.)
- 3 meals a day according to the itinerary
- Unlimited drinking water while on Safari
- Maasai guides and donkeys
- All mentioned activities
- All national park fees