Day by day program
Day 1: Arrive Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport where you're met by your safari transfer guide who will be waiting outside the arrival terminal and escort you to your private transfer to your lodge for check in, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Ombako - Lake Eyasi fly camp
Breakfast at the lodge followed by a short transfer to Arusha airport. Board a scheduled flight to Manyara airstrip, on arrival meet your safari guide and drive to Lake Eyasi. Arrive for check in and lunch at Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp. In the afternoon, after a thorough guides brief, climb into your open safari vehicle and head out into the hills that skirt Lake Eyasi's Eastern shores. The road drives through the ancestral homeland of the Hadza people, some of the world's most ancient tribes, and one of the last true hunter-gatherers' communities remaining to date. Your first night is set amongst stunning towering rock formation in the hills overlooking magnificent views of Lake Eyasi valley. Upon arrival at camp, you will meet the group of Hadza men and women that shall be your guides and escort you during the coming adventure as you explore their homeland. Time pending, we shall visit a local Datoga boma (Village) nearby, The Datoga people are Nilotic, semi nomad pastoralists who live in the region and co-exist with the Hadza. You spend the night in net tents, on comfortable mattresses, warmed by thick duvets and hot water bottles. Darkness descends as you fall asleep, and stars fill the sky from horizon to horizon.
Day 3: Lake Eyasi fly camp
We wake up early and enjoy fresh coffee brewed over the fire and a light breakfast. Then head out into the hills, escorted by our guides to visit a Hadza encampment, and go hunting, gathering, and hiking with the Hadza into the surrounded woodlands and hills. No two days are identical; the bounty of the season will dictate our activities as well as your own interest. Depending on the season, we might go foraging with the women, dig for roots and tubers, collect berries or trap rodents, or we can range out with the men through the wildlife-rich woodland between towering Baobabs and gnarled acacias, looking for birds and wildlife to hunt. The women are equipped with digging sticks while the men are armed with longbows with poison-tipped arrows and homemade axes used to excavate honey hives. If successful while foraging or hunting, you will be offered to share their caught meal, wild honey, a small antelope, a Francolin, berries, or baobab fruit. After a morning of learning and adventure, we continue on a path down towards the rift valley. Arrive in the afternoon to Ombako camp which has migrated to the lake shore. We will start with a short exploration of the camp area, walking amongst the rocks, viewing ancient rock paintings, or bathing in spring pools under the shade of rocky outcrops. As the sun sets, we will climb the rocks and enjoy a cool drink as we take in the scenery, followed by dinner served around the campfire.
Day 4: Lake Eyasi
We wake up early and enjoy coffee brewed on the fire and a light breakfast. We head out into the hills, escorted by our guides to visit a Hadza encampment, and go hunting, gathering, and hiking with the Hadza into the surrounded woodlands and hills. No two days are identical; the bounty of the season will dictate our activities as well as your own interest. For a short while, we will try and see as our Hadza guides do. Depending on the season, we might go foraging with the women, dig for roots and tubers, collect berries or trap rodents, or we can range out with the men through the wildlife-rich woodland between towering Baobabs and gnarled acacias, looking for birds and wildlife to hunt. The women are equipped with digging sticks while the men are armed with longbows with poison-tipped arrows and homemade axes used to excavate honey hives. If successful while foraging or hunting, you will be offered to share their caught meal, wild honey, a small antelope, a Francolin, berries, or baobab fruit. After a morning of learning and adventure, you bid farewell to your Hadza guides and head back to Kisima Ngeda Camp. You will return to camp on time for lunch, a good shower, and a rest. Afternoon set out on a forest walk or village tour.
Day 5: Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National park
The journey continues, transfer to Lake Manyara airstrip and connect with your scheduled flight to the Serengeti, on arrival your met by your safari guide who will drive with you to Seronera airstrip, game drive en route to Olmara Tented Camp located in the Eastern part of the park. After lunch and a short rest in camp, you will start your "Serengeti adventure" with an afternoon safari walk escorted by a guide and armed ranged, ending at your Fly camping site. Fly camping experience places our guests in total wilderness with a simple camp. It allows us to be immersed in the sounds of the African savannah at night and to appreciate the magnificent African skies. At night we get to enjoy sitting around a campfire where we eat our meals and share stories of our African adventures. A back-to-basics camp does not mean a lack of comfort. A few luxuries are added by lovely soft duvets and down pillows. Dining is generous and wholesome and served with a cold beer or a cold glass of wine. This fly-camp experience will take you deep into the wilderness for two nights, during which we conduct most of our activities on foot; allowing you to experience the bush on an intimate level rather than an observatory one.
Day 6: Serengeti National Park
Today you'll be stepping out to feel the rustle of the wind in the grass and the buzz of insects. Smile in wonder over the fast rise in your heartbeat, when a bird explodes from the cover of the undergrowth. Your knowledgeable walking guide straight after breakfast and set out to uncover the secrets of the Serengeti on foot. You could quietly watch a herd of elephants feeding on a riverbank, scan the kopjes for hidden owls or stare skyward to see a thermal column of vultures descending overhead, pinpointing a pride of lion on a kill.
Day 7: Serengeti National Park
Early morning cozy wakeup call with tea, coffee a delicious breakfast. Your safari vehicle waits for yet another day of beauty. This area is a remote and wildlife-filled pocket lying at the crossroads of the endless grassy plains and the woodlands. Here, amongst the endless grassy savannah, dotted with gnarled acacia trees and weathered rocky outcrops, we find an unsurpassed display of predators and predator activity. Far from the busier central Serengeti, the area is unspoiled, silent, and remote. Set out on a full day to explore this wonderful naturally inhabited eco system.
Day 8: Serengeti National Park
This area is a remote and wildlife-filled pocket lying at the crossroads of the endless grassy plains and the woodlands. Here, amongst the endless grassy savannah, dotted with gnarled acacia trees and weathered rocky outcrops, we find an unsurpassed display of predators and predator activity. Far from the busier central Serengeti, the area is unspoiled, silent, and remote. Set out on a full day to explore this wonderful naturally inhabited eco system.
Day 9: Departure
On the last day of your safari, you will enjoy a game drive en route to Seronera airstrip, taking full advantage of your time left in the park. Fly from the Serengeti to Arusha Airport. A transfer vehicle awaits you at Arusha airport to take you for lunch and rest. After lunch you are transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect with your international flight.