Safari and Culture in Tarangire

After breakfast, you’ll set out to Tarangire National Park for a game drive. Tarangire is home to the largest population of Elephants in Tanzania, with several herds of elephants containing over 300 members!

After your game drive, we’ll continue on to your traditional Maasai village experience. Here you can experience a Maasai cultural dance, take a tour of the traditional boma homes, and purchase handmade jewelry to take home.

In the evening, we’ll head to your all-inclusive accommodations at Lemala Mpingo Ridge Lodge, sitting just above Tarangire National Park with sweeping views of the entire valley. Each of their spacious tented suites contains sunken outdoor lounges where you can enjoy the sunset over the river valley with a glass of wine or take a dip in the outdoor bathtub.

Heading to Ngorongoro National Park

Bright and early, we’ll head out for an authentic cultural survival experience with the Hadzabe people, who are still living the same hunter-gatherer lifestyle their ancestors practiced. Here you can witness a traditional hunting demonstration to learn how the Hadzabe survive in the Tanzanian wilderness.

After our cultural experience, we’ll stop for a stunning outdoor picnic lunch immersed in the natural environment.

In the late afternoon, we’ll arrive at Ngorongoro National Park where we’ll head to your accommodations at Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp, surrounded by an ancient acacia forest right on the rim of the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. While driving along the crater rim, expect to see plenty of baboons, giraffes, zebras, and more.

Here you’ll enjoy dinner and relax in your luxurious tented accommodations for the evening.

Fly to the Serengeti

After a delicious breakfast, your Iconic Expeditions driver will take you to Manyara Airstrip, where you will then board a flight to the Kogatende Airstrip in the Northern Serengeti.

Here you will begin your game drive in Tanzania’s most famous National Park. Explore the wide-open plains of the Serengeti, where your driver can help you try to spot the famous Big Five.

In the evening, we’ll take you to your all-inclusive accommodation at Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge. Here you can relax in a glass-front villa suite with spectacular views of the Serengeti. You may even spot wildlife from your room!

Another Day out in the Serengeti

Today is yours to do what you wish. Spend a full day out on game drives or relax in style at Kura Hills. You can even do a half-day safari if you’d like. It’s up to you to decide how you’d like to spend your last full day on the Serengeti.

If you would like to go on game drives today, there is still plenty to see. Your driver can help you track down any animals still haven’t spotted, or you can try to experience a migration river crossing.

In the evening, you’ll head back to Lemala Kuria Hills for a fantastic all-inclusive dinner and a relaxing evening sundowner cocktail.

Relax at Wildwaters

Today, you’ll have the entire day to enjoy your incredible accommodation at Lemala Wildwaters. Watch the foaming rapids of the Nile rage by while you lay out by the pool carved from natural pink granite rocks, or enjoy an open-air massage with a view of the rainforest. Don’t forget to take a soak in the outdoor tub on your suite’s private deck with a perfect view of the Nile.

A full day at Lemala Wildwaters is the perfect way to end your African safari relaxed and refreshed for the journey home.