10 Days Tanzania Learning and Discovery Safari

Arrival to Kilimanjaro International Airport. After passing through customs, you will be met by a representative and transferred to your accommodations in Arusha (approximately 1.5 hrs drive away).

Most international flights arrive in the late evening or at night. If you have an earlier flight, contact us in advance so we can arrange for you to view a local African art gallery.

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In the morning, start off on a half-day tour of the ‘Safari Capital’ – Arusha. You’ll visit the local market, see famous areas of the city and enjoy a delicious typical Tanzanian lunch.

After, drive to scenic West Kilimanjaro area, where you will overnight at the favorite Africa Amini Lodge. This lodge is known for its warm hospitality, beautiful surroundings and chance to learn first-hand about the Masaai culture; from sleeping in a room designed like a typical boma, to watching Masaai dances and spear-throwing in the evening. This accommodations are a true favorite of our guests, and a great way to learn about this distinct Tanzanian tribe. 

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Enjoy a full day at Africa Amini Lodge, with options of:

• Sunrise bush breakfast with stunning views of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro and early-morning animal sightings 
• Cycling tour on sturdy mountain bikes
• Village tour: learn about the local community that Africa Amini Lodge supports through educational initiatives and a medical clinic
• Learn traditional beading with a Maasai ‘Mama’
• Children may enjoy donkey rides or spear throwing
• Evening music, dancing and traditional Maasai goat roast, weather permitting

Additional activities include swimming at the pool, relaxing in the sauna or enjoying a massage.

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If you didn’t squeeze in a  sunrise bush breakfast the previous day, we recommend you do it this morning. 

After breakfast, enjoy a leisurely morning walking tour led by a Maasai guide. You will learn about the local area, including medicinal plants and unique birds, some lucky guests have also spotted zebras and gazelles passing by.

After a hot lunch, head toward Tarangire National Park. You will enter the park in time for a sunset drive as you drive to your accommodations located within the park.

Enjoy the brilliant stars and sounds of night birds in Tarangire. 

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Enjoy a full day in Tarangire National Park, with the option to include an early-morning Hot Air Balloon Ride (additional fees apply, contact us to learn more).

Tarangire is famous for large herds of elephants, and sees many ungulates – and their predators – during the dry season, as the Tarangire river is a constant source of water.

Game drive until sunset, overnight at the same beautiful accommodations overlooking the park landscape.

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After breakfast, drive approximately 1 hr to the lively Mto wa Mbu area; a local community, rich in diversity and set among rice fields and banana plantations.

Enjoy a tour of the area, which could include a cycling ride along rice fields, or a walk through a banana plantation (complete with banana beer tasting at the end), survey of traditional wood carving and craft market. Meet the various tribes that live in harmony in this beautiful village. 

You will have a chance to participate in a cooking class and prepare your own Tanzanian lunch with local ingredients – and perhaps, some new friends, too.

After, overnight at a lodge in the area; either set along the edge of Lake Manyara (where you might spot hippos and flamingos), or looking over the stunning Great Rift Valley for breathtaking views of one of Africa’s mesmerizing geological wonders.

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Depart early in the morning, passing through Ngorongoro Conservation Area as you head to Serengeti National Park.

This may just be the most famous national park in the world; and for good reason. This is home to prides of lions, wild rhinos, speedy cheetahs, and majestic topics. You’re sure to spot all sorts of herding animals and their predators in game drives in Serengeti National Park.

Overnight at a lodge or tented camp within the park.

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Start with an early morning game drive to spot cheetahs or leopards when they are more active, then return to your accommodations for a hot breakfast.

After, take a drive through Seronera and check out the Visitor’s Center. Continue with a game drive through the late afternoon and return to your accommodations in time to enjoy the sunset.  

We recommend getting cozy in your accommodations, and listen to the lions roar in the distance, or scan with a flashlight to see how close a herd of zebras will get to your tent or cottage past dark.

Serengeti nights are unbelievable, so make sure to stay up late at least once.

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Have a leisurely breakfast before begining game drive as you depart Serengeti National Park and continue to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

The drive includes chances to spot herds of gazelles, and some guests have seen lion cubs, and families of giraffes along the way.

You will overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, either camping among a local Maasai tribe who live in the area and herd their cattle alongside zebras, for an additional cultural experience, or at a top lodge along the Crater rim for epic views overlooking the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. 

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Explore the incredible Ngorongoro Crater from breakfast throug afternoon.

Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool and track Black Rhinos or resident lions at your leisure.

In the late afternoon (or in accordance with your next flight), head back toward Arusha.

Your driver will either bring you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international flight, or to Arusha Domestic Airport, if you have included a Zanzibar extension to this tour.

Contact Us to learn how to add a Zanzibar Excursion to this itinerary. Option to fly directly from Serengeti to Zanzibar, if you prefer to personalize this itinerary.