Mkuu Wa Pori - Camping Itinerary
Arrival
Karibu sana Tanzania,
Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport. From the airport, your guide will drive you to Karibu Heritage House for your first overnight stay in Arusha. Your first overnight stay in Arusha allows you to relax / recover from your flight before our trip and also provides us ample time to prepare the safari trucks before we begin.
Depending on your arrival time, your guide will give you a quick briefing for the day’s activities. If you arrive during the day, you’ll have enough time to explore Arusha town should you want. If you arrive at night, we suggest you get ample rest and prepare for tomorrow’s safari.
Highlights to consider:
Arusha Food Market
Arusha Maasai Market
Waterfalls
Town Tour
German Old Boma
Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre
Accommodations:
Karibu Heritage House: Bed + Breakfast
Tarangire National Park
After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel in the morning for a 1-2 hours’ drive to Tarangire National Park. This park is often referred to as ― paradise of the elephants. There will be significant chances to spot elephants in large groups gathering around the Tarangire River. Other animals to be spotted include leopards, lions, giraffes and even tree climbing pythons.
Highlights to consider:
Local Shopping
Visiting Curio Shops
Accommodations:
Migombani Campsite:
Serengeti National Park
We begin the day with a game drive to Serengeti National Park (the 2nd largest and most renowned park in Tanzania) via Ngorongoro Crater. There will be an optional stopover at Olduvai Gorge which is the most prolific paleoanthropology site in the world; it has proven invaluable in furthering the understanding of early human evolution. Picnic Lunch to follow at Naabi Gate proceeding an excursion to finish the day in Serengeti National Park.
Highlights to consider:
Lake Manyara / Great Africa Rift Valley Viewpoint
Ngorongoro Crater Viewpoint
Accommodations:
Nyani Public Campsite
Location: Central Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
Day 4 is an exciting day of Game driving throughout the Serengeti National Park. We will explore all that the Serengeti hosts; the diverse African wildlife, landforms, & vegetations abound in what is one of Earths greatest explorations. You will have the up-close opportunity to see the big 5, ugly 5, small 5, and one of the most spectacular migrations in the world - The Great Wildebeest Migration.
Highlights to consider:
Sunrise Game Drive
Hot Air Balloon Ride - Not Included in Package
Retima Hippo Pool Picnic Site
Sundowner
Bonfire
Accommodations:
Nyani Public Campsite
Location: Central Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
Day 5 is another day of game driving throughout Serengeti National Park. We will continue our exploration by tracking different species of wildlife and travel new paths to show you more of the Serengeti. There are 14,763km² + 35,000km² of coherent ecosystem to explore -trust US - there is LOTS to explore!
After we’ve had our last game drive inside Serengeti National Park, we will continue on our journey to the world renowned Ngorongoro Crater.
Highlights to consider:
Birdwatching at the Crater Rim Campsite
Bonfire
Night Time Wildlife Viewing
Accommodations:
Simba Public Campsite
Location: Ngorongoro Crater Rim
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we will begin our decent into the crater where will we track wildlife on the crater floor. Approximately 25,000 large animals, mostly ungulates, live in the crater. This includes elephant, buffalo, rhino, lions, leopards, wildebeest, hippos, spotted hyena, and many many more.
On the way in/out of the crater we will have the chance to stop at Maasai Boma to witness their ancient culture and experience how they interact with wildlife and conservation of the crater.
Highlights to consider:
Maasai Village (not included)
Hippo Pools
African Galleria
Tanzanite Museum
Local Curio Shops
Accommodations:
Migombani Campsite:
Lake Manyara National Park
LMNP is famously known for its tree climbing lions, vast varieties of water birds, natural hot springs, diversities of vegetation structures & lush rain forests fed by aquifers from deep within the earth. The largest troupe of baboons in the world call LMNP home and they have been here since the formation of the Great African Rift Valley.
Highlights to consider:
Kayaking (not included)
Tree Top Walking (not included)
Night Game Drive (not included)
Hot Springs
Lake Shore Drive
Accommodations:
Migombani Campsite:
Culture tour & Departure
We began our last day on safari by either a bicycle tour to Lake Manyara or a tour through Mto Wa Mbu Village:
Lake Manyara is home to a vast variety of water birds and is best explored on two wheels. On this exploration - there are large colonies of flamingos, pelicans, storks, geese, hornbills, eagles and many many more bird species. On two wheels you will be up close to wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other common grazing wildlife.
Mto wa Mbu Village is well known as the boiling pot of cultures from all corners of Tanzania! Learn what people in Mto wa Mbu do for a living, their different modes of production and what exists in the many cultures. There is much to do in Mto Wa Mbu - have a taste of banana beer, visit the Makonde tribe, see the farms and have traditional food prepared by local woman in the village.
Close of the Mkuu Wa Pori Safari
