Big Five Safari & Hadzabe Culture – 5-Day Fly-In Adventure from Zanzibar
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Big Five Safari & Hadzabe Culture – 5-Day Fly-In Adventure from Zanzibar

5 Days / 4 Nights Arusha, Tarangire, Serengeti, Ndutu, Ngorongoro, Lake Eyasi

Safari Overview

Wildlife and culture in one journey. Explore Tarangire, the Serengeti, Ndutu and Ngorongoro Crater, then spend your final day with Hadzabe and Datoga communities at Lake Eyasi for a cultural encounter in one of Africa's last remaining hunter-gatherer regions.

Highlights

  • Big Five safari
  • Ndutu, an important corridor for the annual wildebeest migration
  • Ngorongoro Crater descent
  • Hadzabe and Datoga cultural encounter at Lake Eyasi

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1

Zanzibar → Arusha → Tarangire National Park

Take a morning flight from Zanzibar to Arusha. Your guide will meet you at Arusha Airport and drive you to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.

Accommodation

Ngare Lodge

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

2

Tarangire → Serengeti (via Ngorongoro Gate)

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park through the Ngorongoro gate. Spend the day on a game drive in the Serengeti.

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

3

Serengeti → Ndutu

Enjoy a full-day game drive in the Ndutu area, an important corridor for the annual wildebeest migration.

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

4

Ngorongoro Crater → Ngare Lodge

Descend early into Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive, with a picnic lunch on the crater floor. In the afternoon, drive to the Karatu area for the night.

Accommodation

Ngare Lodge

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

5

Lake Eyasi Culture → Arusha Airport → Zanzibar

After breakfast, drive to Lake Eyasi for cultural activities with the Hadzabe, one of Africa's last hunter-gatherer peoples, and the Datoga community. After lunch, drive to Arusha Airport and fly back to Zanzibar.

Accommodation

No accommodation

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch

What's Included

  • Domestic flights between Zanzibar and Arusha, round-trip
  • All park fees and Ngorongoro Crater descent fees
  • 4x4 pop-up-roof safari jeep
  • Meals listed in the itinerary
  • Accommodation listed in the itinerary
  • Professional English-speaking guide

What's Excluded

  • International flights
  • Tips for your guide and lodge staff
  • Personal items such as visa and travel insurance
  • Additional accommodation before or after the tour