02/02/2024
WILDLIFE & CULTURAL ADVENTURE
MWANZA TO ARUSHA
(5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS)
DAY 1: CENTRAL SERENGETI PARK
The most popular region in the park for its abundant wildlife, large numbers of big cats and quintessential. Serengeti landscapes of acacia-studded savanna. Resident wildlife makes this part of the Serengeti a fantastic year-round destination.
It’s at its peak when the herds of the Great Migration pass through the area during the months of April to June and October to December.
In the south-central region lies the Seronera River Valley, one of the most popular areas in the entire park. Known as the Big Cat Capital of Africa, the Seronera is rich in lion, leopard and cheetah – and people often spot all three in one day of game drives.
Other animals to spot in the area’s varied habitats of rivers, swamps, kopjes and grasslands include elephant, hippos and crocodiles in the rivers, buffaloes, impala, topi, jackals and bat-eared foxes.
HIGHLIGHTS
Drive 135.8 km to Serengeti National Park
Park Entry and Clearance into the park via the Ndabaka Gate
Game drive
Grumeti River and Retima Hippo pool
Picnic Lunch
Watch the sunset against the magnificent Endless Plains “Serengeti”
Drive to accomodations for dinner and over night stay
Enjoy nocturnal sounds (lions, jackals and hyenas)
DAY 2: NGORONGORO CRATER
The 8th wonder of the Natural World the crater spreads for 102 sq. miles and has 2.000 ft high walls, making it virtually a Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest and open plains.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Have breakfast and watch the Sunrise against the magnificent Serengeti plains
Game drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate clearance.
Visit a Maasai boma for an orientation with the Maasai and witness a traditional Maasai Dance
Descend the crater and proceed with game drive
Spot the Big 5, especially the Black Rhino
Picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool.
Ascend the crater and drive to accomodations, for dinner and over nightstay.
DAY 3: ARUSHA TOWN TOUR
Arusha city lies below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha City has a temperate climate and a population of an estimated 500,000 people.
A part for it being the “Safari Capital” of the world, Arusha is also a major international diplomatic hub with a history of hosting important international events and institutions. A multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus a small European and North American minority population.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Visit the local central markets
Visit the Maasai Market
The Museum of Natural History
Learn a bit of history in the Arusha Declaration Museum
Visit a local venue for lunch and entertainment
Drive back to accommodations for dinner and overnight stay
DAY 4: MATERUNI TO KIKULETWA
Materuni is a small village on the out skirts of Moshi town, set within a beautiful landscape covered in tropical rainforest. The village is home to the Chagga tribe and a 150m high waterfall that is sourced to irrigate, maize, avocados, coffee and banana plantations.
Kikuletwa Hotsprings otherwise known as Maji Moto locally, is paradisiac oasis amidst the Tanzanian savannah, offering captivating, Bounty-styled views, crystal-clean waters and dense vegetation around.
The oasis is a unique phenomenon – it is the only place in Tanzania (and most likely in the whole East Africa), where the groundwater actively interacted with geothermal sources, forming a number of small lakes with warm, never-stagnating water.
It is the perfect place to visit after a safari adventure, to sooth the body in the therapeutic waters of the hot springs.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Walk and hike the slopes of Kilimanjaro
Coffee tour
Meet and Interact with the Chagga people
Try out Chagga cuisine and their famous ‘Mbege’ (Banana Beer)
Relax and have fun by the waterfalls
Drive back to Kikuletwa
Swimming and relaxation
Receive therapeutic skin treatment from the Garra Rufa fish species
Food and drinks by the hotsprings.
Drive back to accommodations for dinner and overnight stay
DAY 5: KIKULETWA TO MWANZA
After an action packed wildlife and cultural adventure, it's time to say farewell and travel back to Mwanza. We highly recommend 2 hour flight as opposed to the 10-12 hour journey by road.
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The drive to Serengeti is long but the scenery is spectacular, especially as you approach the entrance to the Serengeti. The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances.
