Northern Tanzania Lodge Safari

Tour Highlights

• Visit six of Tanzania's most beautiful and awe-inspiring areas
  
• Many chances to get out your safari vehicle and experience the "real" Tanzania
  
• Cultural encounters as well as wildlife spotting
  
• Unique and atmospheric accommodation
  
• All transfers included
• Flexible bookings - you choose the dates

Wildlife, culture and authenticity

For something totally unique, for an authentic Tanzanian experience, for something off the beaten track, this tour is for you.  From reclusive bushmen living in harmony with nature to cascading waterfalls, riverside walks and a whole host of wild animals to spot, this safari is exciting and inspiring from first to last.

After your initial overnight in Arusha, taking in the fresh air and enjoying the lovely countryside surrounds, you will start your safari in earnest at the wonderful Lake Manyara.  This beautiful national park is recognised first for its stunning natural beauty, and second for its unusual tree-climbing lions.

From the sparkling Lake Manyara you will head to the alkaline waters of Lake Natron.  Driving via the Engaruka ruins, you will see many fascinating sights en route, such as Masai villages, termite mounds, bee boxes, plus gazelle, giraffe, zebra and baboons!  Various birds such as vultures, ostrich, starlings, Cory bustards and kites can also be seen.  You will take a guided walk around Lake Natron and take in the thousands of flamingos that gather there to feed on the sodium carbonate, algae and zooplankton present in the water.  If desired, you can walk up the Ngare Sero River to the source, where you will find a veritable paradise – weather permitting, you can even swim in the river and cool down under the cascading waterfalls!

The Serengeti will be your next stop.  Here, you can spot wildebeest, lion, elephant, giraffe, zebra, monkey, baboons, hippos, rhinos, various antelopes and many, many species of bird.  After two days here, you will truly come to realise just why this vast national park is so very famous.

At Ngorongoro, you will be awe-inspired by the sheer size and lush, green beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater – a ancient crater with 2000ft high walls created from a collapsed volcano.   The sheer concentration of animals here is astounding – you will marvel at the wildlife you see.  A game drive on the crater bottom, complete with picnic lunch, is really unbeatable, and with a bit of luck, the “Big Five” can be spotted on just one game drive.  You will also take an exciting guided walk on the crater rim.

From Ngorongoro you proceed to Lake Eyasi, home to the Hadzabe Bushmen – a small indigenous tribe who completely at harmony with nature.  There is much to learn from these fascinating tribes people about the surrounding flora and fauna.  In a very remote area surrounding Lake Eyasi live the semi-nomadic Datoga tribe, who will impress you with their stunning and colourful attire.  After all your cultural encounters, you will enjoy a beautiful sunset at the shores of the lake.

At Tarangire, you will marvel at the huge baobab trees which pepper the landscape, dwarfing the animals beneath them.  There are thousands of elephants resident in this national park, along with lion, leopard, cheetah and many other animals.

Wildlife, culture and authenticity

For a tour as special as this one, you need accommodation equally as special.  Your first overnight, spent in Rivertrees, dining on delicious home-made fare and taking in the crisp country air, will certainly set the tone for the rest of the journey!

At Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, you will feel find the perfect base from which to explore this beautiful corner of the world.  The pool is amazing, with arguably the best pool view in the whole of Tanzania, and you will receive the warm welcome and attentive service you would expect from any Serena lodge.  Lake Natron Tented Camp is completely different yet just as special, offering luxury tents nestling between the Ngorongoro Highlands and the Serengeti plains.

Moving into the Serengeti plains, you will find Mapito Tented Camp - a beacon of traditional safari hospitality in the heart of the wild African bush.  The food is delicious, the atmosphere is exciting, and the setting unparalleled.  Heading south, the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, at the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, offers spectacular sunset view over the crater - watching the sun sink in a blaze of orange, cold beer in your hand, is really an unbeatable way to spend an evening.


Your final nights will be spent at Kisima Ngeda and the Tarangire Safari Lodge.  At Kisima Ngeda, a low-impact lodge on the shores of Lake Eyasi, the views of the lake are simply lovely.  Your tour will end on a high at Tarangire Safari Lodge, where you can take tea in the lounge bar, swim in the pool to cool off from the hot afternoon sun, and explore the beautiful Tarangire landscape.

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