9 Day Tanzania Cultural Safari

Begin with a pickup in the early morning from your hotel in Arusha. Head to the Arusha National Park, the setting for the jewel-like Lake Momella.Glimpse through the bronze bush where the Ngurduto Crater buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle reside throughout the year. Take a stroll that will offer you the sensation of feeling Africa’s vibrant pulse through the soles of your shoes. Explore the landscape of buzzing insects and birds calling with the cries of the savannah further off. Hike through the lush forest to a sparkling waterfall and further to a magical place famous for the antics of the black and white colobus monkeys. Overnight: African Tulip

Head off to the lovely, quiet Tarangire National Park. It is a huge park with a diverse concentration of wildlife, especially between July and October when the Tarangire River is in full flood. See the majestic African elephant, the largest land mammal in the world, and at Tarangire, herds of these beautiful, intelligent creatures wander at leisure, looking after their young. Get a chance to see a dizzying variety of wildlife, including lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostrich, impala, cheetahs, mongooses, buffalo, and baboons. Catch the flash of a red-and-yellow barbet or gaze on the slow circling of the tawny eagle. Enjoy a picnic lunch and drive to Mto Wa Mbu arriving in the late afternoon. Relax and enjoy the African evening while enjoying a tasty dinner. Overnight: Manyara Best View Hotel

Depart to Lake Natron, which is famous for its salinity and the unique consequences of this. The microorganisms that prefer an alkaline environment cause the lake’s russet tone. See salt-crust rafts scattered in the shallows. Over half the world’s lesser flamingoes are born in the lake, and you are likely to see clouds of shimmering pink as the flamingoes settle and stalk on the still waters. Explore a curious terrain of salt marshes and freshwater wetlands with its unique flora, leading to sparkling waterfalls. See the incredible Oldoinyo Lengai (Mountain of God in Maasai, the language of the Maasai people), which is an active volcano that carves out hornitos - incredible statues made of cooled lava. Spend the evening watching the sunset over this incredible landscape. Have dinner, which will be served as the first stars appear. Dinner and overnight: Africa Safari Lake Natron

Today, travel through the bustling towns of Loliondo and Wasso through Klein’s Gate at the northeast entrance to the park. Get a chance to spot animals like antelope, wildebeest and zebra. Dinner and overnight: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Explore the vast plains of the magnificent Serengeti, which is home to a diverse array of hundreds of species of animals and birds. Spot lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs and water buffalo - all within a few feet of your vehicle. See the Great Migration of zebra and wildebeest as they traverse the plains in their thousands, risking their lives with the predators they attract, who are also just trying to stay alive. Spot some of the park’s lesser-known but equally beautiful creatures, including eland, hyenas, gazelle, crocodiles, giraffes, zebra, monkeys, baboons, hippos and rhinos. Dinner and overnight: Kati Kati Tented Camp

Toda, drive through the sights and sounds of the Serengeti: the golden grasslands dotted with acacia, the endless blue of the skies and the ever-changing sites. Enjoy a picnic lunch en-route your next adventure, which is an exploration of the unique Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight: Ngorongoro Lions Paw

You’ll want to get an early start so that you are amongst the first people down on the crater floor. Not only is that when it is quietest, but the lighting conditions are at their best, and the resident animals are at their most active too. You’ll have some morning coffee and breakfast on the crater floor before going on an unforgettable game drive. Lunch can be taken next to a hippo pool and then you will continue your drive looking out for The Big Five, including the rare black rhino. When it’s time to start the return journey, your guide will drive you back up the steep walls of the caldera to the rim, and onwards to your lodge for a chance to freshen up and enjoy a drink in the bar before dinner. Overnight: Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp

Visit Lake Eyasi, which is the home of one of the world's last tribes of hunter-gatherers. The Hadzabe bushpeople grow no food, raise no livestock and live without rules or calendars. They live a hunter-gatherer existence that is little changed in 10,000 years. Watch the Hadzabe's traditional methods of survival, including how they hunt. Tonight, dinner and overnight: Acacia Farm Lodge

Spot the wildlife as they are starting their day. Lake Manyara National Park nestles at the foot of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and is a patchwork of diverse landscapes: the shrubby expanse of the golden savannah, the narrow shores teeming with wildlife and the still waters of Lake Manyara itself. Look for the elephants and for its tribes of baboons who swoop and call to each other and never seem to stop for breath. Get a chance to spot the legendary tree-climbing lions as well as powerful water buffalo, the majestic African elephant, giraffe, impala and hippo. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the heart of the park before driving through Maasai bomas, baobab forest and rolling savannah plains en route to Arusha for onward travel arrangements.