11-Day Bushmen and Wildlife Adventures

Tour Description

Discover Tanzania’s both natural and cultural wonders on an 11-day bushmen tour and wildlife adventure, departing from Arusha. Along with multiple game drives in some of Tanzania’s most iconic national parks—including the almost mythical Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater—you’ll have ample opportunities to engage in local culture. Learn methods of gathering from Tanzania’s indigenous Hadzabe people, interact with members of the nomadic Datoga tribe and track animals alongside Maasai men. This is a wonderful opportunity to truly immerse yourself in your surrounds.

What to Expert

Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

Arrive in Arusha. Transfer from arrival point to Sakina Campsite for overnight-BB

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire

You depart Arusha with a lunch box across Monduli plains toward Tarangire for lunch at the campsite. After lunch, at 3.30 pm for a walk accompanied by Maasai men and your guide to explain the native birds, animal tracks, and plant-life of the area that you will encounter during your walk. Overnight at Tarangire Camp

Day 3: Tarangire National Park

After an early breakfast, you depart the camp with a picnic lunch and proceed to the park for a full day game drive. Overnight at Tarangire N. Park- Kigongoni Camp

Day 4: Datoga tribe cultural Tour

After breakfast, you proceed to the south of Lake Manyara to visit the Datoga tribe who is related to the Maasai. They are nomadic cattle herders who move from one place to another in search of green pastures for their cattle. Overnight at Campsite

Day 5: Lake Eyasi( Walking tour)

After breakfast, depart Tarangire with your lunch box, and drive across the Rift Valley escarpment to Lake Eyasi via Gibb’s Farm. Gibb’s Overnight at Campsite

Day 6: Hadzabe Cultural Tour ( Bushmen)

Wake up early for a pre-sunrise breakfast. Drive from the camp for approx. 20 minutes to locate the nomadic Bushmen (Hadzabe). In the company of the bushmen, you will see how they live and their habits. Later depart the camp at 04:30P and drive to lake Eyasi to view flamingoes enjoy the sunset over the Rift Valley Escarpment. Overnight ati Campsite

Day 7 : Lake Eyasi – Ngorongoro Crater

You break camp at Lake Eyasi after breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch. You descend to the crater floor for a full day game-drive. Overnight at Simba Campsite.

Day 8: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park

You break camp with picnic lunches after breakfast to drive to Serengeti National Park via Ol-duvai Gorge where the Leakey family discovered the remnants of the early man “ Zinjanthropus Bosei” . Overnight– Seronera Campsite.

Day 9-10- Full day game drive in Serengeti

Full day game drive in the Serengeti National Park with game viewing in areas where the animals are most concentrated. Overnight Seronera Budget Campsite.