Sasha Aventura

4 Days Big 5 Tour and Culture

Tour Overview

4 Days Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater, lake Manyara and Lake Eyasi lodge safaris.The safari will take you around Lake Manyara which is famous for its tree climbing lions, The Ngorongoro Crater which is known also as the Garden of Eden where you will be able to see black rhino and Tarangire national park national home of elephants baobab trees , climbing trees pythons , lions,leopards and other animals In this tour you will have chance to see all big five for short time and experience a hunting trip with the Hadzabe in Lake Eyasi.

This tour has been designed so that you finish your safari in Serengeti’s most remote location and then fly to Zanzibar for three days of relaxation.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 0: Arrival in Arusha
We will pick you from Arusha airport or Kilimanjaro airport for overnight in your accommodation in Arusha city.

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire
Pick up from Arusha hotel at 8.00m then take 3 hours driver to Tarangire national park and you will have full day game drive inside this park later you will drive to Marera view lodge for dinner and overnight . Location of Tarangire national park is 115km from Arusha .and cover area square of 2800km. Wild animals drink water from Tarangire river where the name Tarangire come
from. The park has major attractions which are a large number of elephants ,climbing trees pythons and baobab trees. Also you will be able to see lions, leopards and other animals

Day 2: Ngorongoro crater full day

You will wake up around 6,30 am for your breakfast, after breakfast you will leave to Ngorongoro crater floor where you will able to see all big five, also you will see different types of birds, black rhino available inside crater.In this day you will have your lunch inside the crater while watching nature and high concentrations of flamingos.As you will have full day inside the crater you will be able to see the astounding Ngorongoro Crater which is famous for being the largest inactive and intact volcanic caldera in the whole world. A result of a major explosion and collapse about 2 to 3 million years ago, the Crater was officially hailed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in 2015.The animal’s statistics at Ngorongoro crater are as follows: There are over 7,000 wildebeest at the crater, 6,000 Black spotted Hyenas, 4,000 zebras, 3,000 Elands, 3,000 Gazelles, 300 Elephants, over 55 Lions, 30 black Rhinos and many small animals like Kobs, Antelopes, Jackals, Hippos and others later drive to Kisimangeda Tented Lodge. for dinner and overninght.

Day 3 : Lake Eyasi – Cultural Interaction

After breakfast, we traverse the rough road to lake eyasi, another soda lake in the rift valley. We arrive in afternoon for a cultural interaction with the Tatoga tribe (a very interesting tribe). Our Tatoga guide at the village will lead the tour. We explore the dry and rugged landscape area on foot, which is still inhabited by a small group of bushmen: the Hadzabe or Watindiga. These tribes still live in bands, hunting with bows and arrows; gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits, just as how humans did to survive 10,000 years ago. Another interesting tribe in this area is the Datoga (also called the Barabaig or Mang’ati). Initially, they were exercising a lot of rivalry over grazing land with the Maasai tribe.

Day 4 : Lake Eyasi – Lake Manyara
We start early in the morning for a hunting tour with the bushmen then back to the lodge for breakfast. Afterwards, we depart for lake Manyara for a full day game drive , inside the park you will be able to see climbing tree lions and a lot of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake and you will visit a hot spring . Also the same day you will visit Maasai boma where you will see how they live and learn their culture and traditions then later drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

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Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer Meals
    (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not Included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees