Tarangire, Hadzabe and Datoga communities and the crater
Per person, 2 adults sharing, mid-range accommodation, peak-season park fees.
Wildlife and people: Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater with a day at Lake Eyasi, all from one Karatu lodge.
Arrive in Arusha, then three nights at one lodge in Karatu: Tarangire, a day with Hadzabe and Datoga communities at Lake Eyasi, the crater, and Lake Manyara on the way home.
Elephants · Baobab woodland · Lions · Giraffes · Black rhino (rare) · Buffalo · Hippos · Flamingos (seasonal) · Baboons
Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.
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Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where a Wild Host driver-guide meets you for the transfer to your Arusha accommodation. The rest of the day is free to recover from the journey.
Arusha Planet Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Arusha
Dinner (Bed & breakfast)
After breakfast, travel to Tarangire National Park. Spend the day in Tarangire's river valley and swamps, looking for elephants, lions and the park's many birds. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Marera Valley Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Karatu town
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Lake Eyasi. Spend the day around Lake Eyasi: an early walk with Hadzabe hunter-gatherers, a visit to a Datoga blacksmith and time by the lake shore. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Marera Valley Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Karatu town
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Crater. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive on the caldera floor, with a picnic lunch at a designated site. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Marera Valley Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Karatu town
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara National Park. Game drive in Lake Manyara, a compact park of forest, open floodplain and an alkaline lake popular with water birds. Return to Arusha in the afternoon for your onward journey, or transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport. End of services.
Breakfast, Lunch · End of services
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Mid-range: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.
Arusha
Mid-range · Lodge · 1 night (day 1)
Karatu town
Mid-range · Lodge · 3 nights (days 2, 3, 4)
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