6 days wildebeest safari and Maasai cultural tour
6 days wildebeest safari and Maasai cultural tour will start in Arusha and you will take part in a cultural experience with the Maasai before visiting Tarangire national park, Serengeti national park and the Ngorongoro crater for a Tanzania wildlife safari.
Day 1; pick up and Maasai cultural tour
Your guide will pick you up from the hotel or the airport and welcome you for the safari. After a short briefing, you will be driven to the hotel for check in. You will prepare for a Maasai cultural tour during which you will interact with the Maasai and get to know more about their way of life and culture and also get to know how to make local arts and crafts like beaded jewelry of the Maasai. You will also enjoy a traditional lunch and after this experience, your guide will drive you to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay at Tulia boutique hotel and spa.
Day 2; drive to Tarangire national park
You will have breakfast at your hotel as you prepare to drive to Tarangire national park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania. Tarangire national park is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will engage in an afternoon game drive and search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species which this national park is known for. You will enjoy watching the sunset in the wilderness of the national park and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Karatu tented lodge.
Day 3; drive to northern part of Serengeti
You will have breakfast ahead of a transfer from the western part of Serengeti national park to the northern part of Serengeti national park. You will also engage in a game drive to the Mara river which is known for the river crossings.
After your game drive, your guide will drive you to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Heritage Mara camp
Day 4; full day in Serengeti park
After breakfast at the lodge, your guide will take you for a full day of exploring the savannah plains in Serengeti national park. You will also engage in game drives around the park and look out for wildebeest herds and also visit the Mara river where river crossings take place.
You will have lunch and later take part in another game drive in Serengeti national park. You will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Heritage Mara camp
Day 5; drive to Ngorongoro crater
On the 5th day of your 6 days wildebeest safari and Maasai cultural tour, Your guide will pick you up from your lodge ahead of a game drive around the Ngorongoro crater. You will descend about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater where you will search for wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, rhinos, hyenas, jackals, hippos, zebras, herds of wildebeests.
You will also see attractions such as Lake Magadi where you will see a variety of birds such as flamingos as well as other wildlife species grazing in the nearby plains. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Karatu tented lodge
Day 6; departure
After breakfast at the lodge your guide will drive you to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport or the hotel which will bring the safari to an end.
Price includes
- all day game drives as per sample itinerary
- accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- concession and crater fees
- mineral water during the safari
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- flights
- Visas
- hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Covid tests
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
