Special Photographic Safaris in Tanzania-12 Days

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), After Airport formalities, you will be met outside the customs area by company representative where you will have a private transfer to Arusha for your overnight stay.

In the morning you will be picked up from the Hotel, short safari briefing before travel to the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. Travel through an agricultural farm and fresh produce market of Mto Wa Mbu village, situated next to Lake Manyara national park entrance. The village is a souvenir hunters paradise, harboring thousands of souvenir salesmen, prepared to jump at your slightest call. You will have a game drive in the park till lunchtime. Enjoy picnic lunch boxes served at a selected picnic site
The Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically positioned African wildlife areas consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park habitat attracts a broad range of animals together with one of Africa sparsely inhabited African elephant herds, the park is famous for tree-climbing lions, a large flock of flamingos fascinated by the algae in the lake.

Afternoon Treetop Walkway assisted by park Ranger.
This 370m air walk starts with a short board-walk that little by little rises from ground level up through the canopy of the forest. You walk over a series of suspension bridges with thick netting on the sides, and reach a height of 18meter off the ground. Each of the bridges end on a viewing deck situated around tree trunks. These treetop platforms are perfect places to stop and enjoy life in the canopy among butterflies, monkeys and birds.

In the morning you will drive to Lake Natron on the Great Rift Valley. Arrive in the afternoon. Tour of Lake Natron on foot. Lake Natron is one of the major flamingo breeding areas in Africa. you may visit Maasai bomas too.
Evening free at the Lodge/camp.

Breakfast served at the Lodge. you will go out to visit nearby waterfalls for a swim in the river. Later on, drive to Mto Wa Mbu for an evening village tour/walk.
Accommodation at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Enjoy breakfast served at the lodge; depart for Serengeti national park. The drive to Serengeti National Park takes 3 to 4 hours with game drive en route. You will start your game drive once you arrive at the Serengeti gate.
Afternoon game drives in the Serengeti-Seronera river valley area till sunset. The area is famous for big cats, cheetah, leopard, and lion are commonly seen around. Serengeti believed to have the largest population of lions in Africa) due to the abundance of prey species. More than 3000 Lions live in this eco-system.
Serengeti is well known for its resident wildlife animals which can be seen throughout the year particularly BIG FIVE-named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters.
Accommodation: Into Wild Camp.

Today you will wake up a bit earlier and enjoy a sunrise game drive with Bush Breakfast, thrilling game drives through the massive open plains in Serengeti with your safari guide help you identify various wildlife you spot in the bush. You will continue with game drives before lunch (Hot Lunch served at the lodge)
Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous National Park. The park is one of the parks in Africa with the highest concentration of wildlife. The park is dominated by huge herds of plains game such as zebra, wildebeest, and antelope. There are many kopjes scattered across the plain where attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found Leopard can often be found draped in the trees along the Seronera River.
Accommodation: Ndutu katikati Camp.

Morning breakfast served at the lodge, depart for game drive in Southern Serengeti-Ndutu plains located in Ngorongoro conservation area in southern Serengeti eco system area where you will find Ndutu lake, an alkaline body water lake like the majority of other rift lakes however its water is still used by resident animals. The wildebeest migrations are expected to be in this area from mid December to end March, Many predators follow the migrating animals and therefore a great chance never to be missed!. The animals will not be on the move, it will be a calving period, and most of them will be having babies. The majority of wildebeest migrations can be found on the short grass plains. The area is also populated with elephants, Wild dog and species of birds. Accommodation: Ndutu Katikati Camp

Game drive in southern Serengeti Plain-Ndutu area. Most of time in Ndutu will be for following migration. Ndutu is the perfect base for seeing the migration and all that is involved with it. There is also a lot of residents’ game in Ndutu area. Elephants, lion, leopards, cheetah, hyena and African wildcat and more are here all year around. The woodlands provide a wonderful habitat for lots of different bird’s species and the rare stripped hyena is regularly spotted.

Yet another day of game viewing in Ndutu as many predators follow the migration of animals and a great chance not to be missed. Ndutu always has wildlife just like Seronera. Ndutu can be visited all year round. The most important in the Ndutu area is an off-road drive, it is the place where you can drive as closely as you wish to follow the animals that is what we call it photographer’s heaven. You can witness the herds of Wildebeest and Zebras mainly around February and is lasting for about 3Weeks where the greater part of the wildebeest calves.

ull day of game drive in Ndutu following migration.
Evening walk in the bush before bird sleep or relaxation at the lodge.
Accommodation: Ndutu Katikati Tented Camp .

Our morning journey we continue to Lake Eyasi taking us around 4 hours, where we will eat the dinner-full cooked meal and spend the night.

LAKE EYASI-Cultural tour
Cultural tour in Lake Eyasi, visiting Datonga and Bushmen.
First we have time to explore Lake Eyasi, the stunning lake being the backdrop for the fascinating tribes who live here. Tanzania’s people can be as interesting as its wildlife. Today you will certainly find that out!Everyone will have their own, favorite cultural experience today. But perhaps your lasting memory will be of the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers. Their lifestyle will make you ponder how simple but not easy, life can be.Lake Eyasi is located in the Great Rift Valley, southwest of the Ngorongoro Crater. Its salt-water levels experience dramatic changes with the seasons. in years with little rainfall, the lake can almost disappear. We will first experience a hunting trip with the Hadzabe, the last hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, before receiving a welcome from a different tribe, the colorful Datoga people, see also local blacksmith practicing his craft, fashioning pots and weapons from scrap metal. After an action-packed morning we will have a short rest enjoying , we will drive to Karatu near Ngorongoro conservation area where we will enjoy our lunch and spend the night.

Mmorning transferred to JRO

Sunrise game drive in Ndutu with bush breakfast, continue with game drive en route heading to Arusha. You will be arriving Arusha around 16:00hrs. Drop off at Kilimanjaro international Airport for flight back home or to Zanzibar.
You can simply depart on this day only if you have booked domestic flights departing JRO from 19:00hrs onwards OR International Flight departs at 20:00hrs onwards. If not, you will need to book a post night accommodation for any earlier flight.

After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro, about 3hours journey to Ngorongoro conservation area. Descend into the stunning Ngorongoro crater about 2000 feet over 600 meters to the floor of the crater. Enjoy wildlife game viewing with your driver guide while sharing his knowledge with you. Ngorongoro Crater is the worlds largest volcanic caldera. The area is covered with grasslands, forest and swamps. Background of jaw-sinking beauty because of the permanent water supply within the ground of the crater and support resident animals more than 25,000. The area is well known for black Rhinoceros as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-manned males. A picnic lunch boxes will be served at the crater while watching hippos, followed by more game drives till evening.
There are lots of colourful flamingos and a variety of water birds in this area for bird lovers. Other game that you can see includes leopard, hyena, cheetah, Elephants, Jackal, hippos, water buck, baboons, antelope family and small mammals. After a day of game drive, ascend to the crater and drive to your overnight hotel for dinner and relaxation.
Accommodaation: Rhino Lodge

Today you will wake up a bit earlier and enjoy a sunrise game drive with Bush breakfast, thrilling game drives in Serengeti park with your safari guide as he helps you identify various wildlife you spot in the bush. You will continue with more game drive before lunch. Afternoon, you will depart Serengeti National Park and head to Ndutu plains-located southern Serengeti. Evening free at the lodge
Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous National Park. You will take a game drive through the massive open plains. The park is one of the parks in Africa with the highest concentration of wildlife. The park is dominated by huge herds of plains game such as zebra, wildebeest, and antelope. There are many kopjes scattered across the plain where attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found Leopard can often be found draped in the trees along the Seronera River.
Accommodation: Ndutu katikati Camp.