10-DAY COMFORT NORTH SERENGETI MIGRATION SAFARI + CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (Materuni waterfalls, Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater & Mto wa Mbu Village visit)

Upon arrival at the airport (JRO) you will be met by Wild Candle African Safaris’ representative and
drive you to your accommodation in Moshi for overnight stay waiting for your adventures to start on the
following day.
Destination: Moshi
Accommodation: Ameg Lodge
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

Early morning after breakfast at around 6:00am, you will drive straight to Materuni Waterfalls in Moshi
for hiking. A tour to Materuni Village and Waterfalls is a great way to spend a day away from the bustle
of town life. The walk to Materuni Waterfall offers a glimpse into the nature of Tanzania allowing you
either to prepare your body for the forthcoming climb to Kilimanjaro or ease your muscles after the
climb.
The tour starts with a walk to Materuni Waterfall. It is an opportunity to see how local fruit like
avocados, mangos, lemons, and bananas grow, as well as learn some of the local history, traditions,
village economy, agricultural and cultural life. When you get to the waterfall, you can refresh yourself in
the natural pool, so swimsuits will come in handy!
The tour will continue with a visit to the local village lying in the coffee plantations. The villagers will
demonstrate the process of coffee farming and guide you through the preparation of coffee from a
bean to a cup. Sing and dance along with the Chaga people as they are grinding, roasting and boiling
the beans. When the coffee is ready, villagers will serve lunch - a national Chagga meal. After that,
you will drive straight to Arusha at your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Materuni Village
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge

Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, you will be picked up by your private
driver guide and take you straight to Tarangire National Park which takes approximately 2 hours.
Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks of Tanzania that covers an area of 2,600 square
kilometres. Tarangire National Park is most popular for its large elephant herds and giant baobab
trees. It also has a mini-wildlife migration that takes place during the dry season which consists of
about 250,000 animals enter the park. More than 300-strong herds of elephant, visitors will
find big groups of buffalo and healthy populations of lions and leopards. During the dry
season, Tarangire has the highest concentration of mammals in the country. There are wild dogs and
rare antelopes such as gerenuk, plus more than 550 species of birds to spot throughout the year. You
will have picnic lunch boxes where you will have them inside the park in the afternoon. After lunch and
further game viewing, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner and
overnight.
Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am, you will drive straight to Serengeti National Park
passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Continue your journey around the crater and
descend the other side, enjoying your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing through
Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate, you can
walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the endless plains of the Serengeti. Hot lunch will be
served either at the gate or en-route towards the heart of Serengeti with an incredible set up by your
guide inside the bush. The Serengeti National Park is home to the largest concentration of wildlife than
anywhere else on the planet. You will have an unlimited drive until in the evening where you will drive
straight to your tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Into Wild

Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, we will drive straight to the far north of Serengeti
National Park known as Kogatende to follow the great migration of more than a million of wildebeests
accompanied by hundred thousand of Zebras and antelopes. During July – October, the wildebeest
are in the northern Serengeti plains, and you have a chance of seeing up to thousands
crossing the great Mara River. As the sight of the wildebeest crossing the so dramatic, it is
considered by many the most desirable time to see the migration. You will not only see the
migration of wildebeests but also other animals such as predators hunting their prey and
other birds’ species at the area.
After lunch and extensive game viewing, you will drive straight to your carefully selected
accommodation for dinner and overnight
Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park (Kogatende)
Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, we will proceed our game drive on the northern
Serengeti (Kogatende) following the great migration. You will spend this full day on the northern
Serengeti for game viewing and if you’re lucky enough you can spot the crossing at the Mara river as
well as crocodiles hunting their prey during the crossing. After lunch and game drive, you will head
straight for your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park (Kogatende)
Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight from Northern Serengeti to Ngorongoro
conservation area en-route whereby you will arrive in the late afternoon at your accommodation on the
rim of the crater for relaxation, dinner and overnight before your game drive inside the crater on the
following day.
Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Rhino Lodge
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will descend down the crater. The
Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about
265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep and is home to approximately 30,000
mammals. The crater floor consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps,
forests and Lakes filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract wildlife to drink,
wallow, graze, hide or climb.
The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big
Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should
ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. It is one of the most beautiful nature safari locations in
the world and an extraordinary place to meet people from the Massai tribe.
The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic
lunch boxes with you and after having lunch at the picnic site, you will proceed with game drive until
the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight to your campsite for relaxation,
dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Migombani Campsite
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am you will visit Mto Wa Mbu village and go through the
banana and rice plantations, visit the schools in the area and get to learn how local beer is made and
have a taste of local beer where you will also participate in a Swahili cooking lesson. After that you will
do Lake Manyara Forest hike which at an escarpment. The trails are truly amazing and you will also
pass by monkeys through the forest and the views are truly breath-taking. After that you will drive
straight to your campsite for dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Mto Wa Mbu Village
Accommodation: Migombani Campsite
Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)

Early morning after having breakfast at your campsite in Mto Wa Mbu, you will drive straight to the
airport for departure to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch