Arrival (flight with KLM)

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport around 8:15pm. Meet and greet with our driver/guide, who will help you with your luggage and take you to your organized hotel for your overnight stay and dinner.
- Overnight Kibo Palace/SG Resort (Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)

Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park, which takes 3 hours. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, eland and oryx gather in Tarangire to stay until the rains set in. Tarangire is crossed by the Tarangire River, which never dries up. Being the only source of water in the dry season, it attracts hundreds of animals to the park, making wildlife and bird watching a spectacular experience. The landscape is varied, with grassy savanna plains, swamps, hills and spectacular baobab trees. Enjoy a full day of wildlife viewing in the park.
- Overnight Marera Valley Lodge (Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)

Serengeti National Park

Early in the morning we will drive to Serengeti NP. Serengeti NP is a place for carnivorous animals like leopards, lions and cheetahs. Overnight stay in Serengeti NP.
- Overnight Ikoma Wildcamp (Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

In the morning we do another game drive in the Serengeti NP. Around noon we drive towards Ngorongoro Crater. On the way we will visit a Maasai village. The Maasai people are mainly cattle breeders who eat meat and milk that they produce themselves. Traditionally the Maasai are recognizable by their special clothing. They wear sandals and wrap their bodies in red, blue or black robes. Women spend much of their free time beadwork, and they often decorate their bodies with their creations as well as bracelets and earrings made of wood or bone. Maasai society is a patriarchal society in which groups of older men usually decide important community issues. The warrior caste within Maasai culture is one of the most respected and world famous. These brave men are granted many privileges, such as the ability to wear their hair long. The Maasai believe in a single god, "Engai". He is a god with two facets, one kind and the other vengeful. Within tribal groups, a "laibon" (spiritual leader) oversees matters of spirituality, although he has no position of power in deciding matters of indigenous importance.
- Overnight Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge (Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch)

Hadzabe and Datoga Tribes

Today we will visit the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. The Hadzabe are an indigenous tribe known as hunter-gatherer bushmen. Visit their homesteads and learn about their lifestyle. This tribe hunts in groups with bows and arrows and is able to survive on what the environment provides. The Hadzabe Bushmen treat illness with their own medicines. The Hadzabe speak the unique click language. Like the Maasai, the Datoga were nomadic pastoralists, but are now farmers who grow beans, maize and millet to increase their livestock (sheep, goats, cows and chickens). As a result, they rely on permanent water sources and are affected by increasing drought. Datoga came from Ethiopia about 3,000 years ago to settle at Lake Manyara and Lake Eyasi. They wear beaded and brass necklaces and bracelets and live in mud huts. This indigenous people resist outside development and education, have a high infant mortality rate, and are considered primitive by other tribes in Tanzania. In the late afternoon, drive to the airport to fly to Zanzibar or home.
Option: Day 8 – 14 Zanzibar