Experience authentic Tanzanian culture through our curated cultural safaris, featuring visits to Chaga, Meru, Masai, Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. The Hadzabe, residing near Lake Eyasi, maintain their traditional lifestyle despite historical challenges, relying on the bush for sustenance and shelter. Encounter their simple homes, witness their hunting practices, and understand their resilient way of life amidst modern pressures.
On your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport a member of our staff will be holding a placard of Parks Africa Safaris. After welcome note, you will then be transferred to your hotel in Moshi which is about 1 hour drive from the Airport.
After breakfast, at 8:00am you will leave the hotel to Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee Tour for 45minutes. It is the highest and most impressive waterfall at the foothill of Mt. Kilimanjaro. You’ll visit a coffee farm and learn about how coffee is grown, harvested and processed, and you’ll try your hand at roasting and preparing a fresh cup of coffee the Chagga way for 1hr. After coffee tour and taste you’ll take a beautiful 30 minutes hike through the hills and valleys en route to the Materuni waterfalls. The valleys and hills are covered by tropical rainforest, coffee, banana and avocado “shambas”, the Kiswahili word for farms. On a clear day great view of Kibo and Moshi town can be seen during hiking. The hike to the base of the Waterfall can be demanding and hiking boots are recommended. Later in the afternoon you wil return to Moshi town for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast you will start your journey to Maasai village. Depending on the time of year, wildlife such as zebras and elephants may be spotted, with stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru on clear days. On arrival after welcome dance, you will check inn and we go on a walking safari where your guide will explain the past and contemporary life of the Tanzania Maasai. After walk, we will have a tasty lunch with a variety of local food highlights inside the village. After lunch, the Maasai warriors will guide you along their paths and explain typical medicinal plants, extraordinary trees, tracks and the local wildlife. Also learn to use local tools, hunting techniques and fire preparation as part your bush excursion. At sunset, a group of Maasai men and women will gather around for a traditional sing and dance performance. A great BBQ-Buffet at the camp fire will provide you an unforgettable evening under the starry sky. Later you will have an overnight at a private Maasai house with traditional beds.
After breakfast, depart for Tengeru for a day of cultural tour. In the village, there are two primary schools. One is for handicap children and the other is a teaching practice primary school. You have the chance to play with the kids and get to know their way of life. We also visit an old stone quarry site developed after WWII where more than 100 refugees from Poland were brought to Arusha. Most of them died of malaria and influenza and were buried in this area. In the evening, we drive back to Arusha for accommodation and overnight at Kibo palace hotel Arusha.
After breakfast, we traverse the rough road to lake eyasi, another soda lake in the rift valley. We arrive in afternoon for a cultural interaction with the Tatoga tribe (a very interesting tribe). Our Tatoga guide at the village will lead the tour. We explore the dry and rugged landscape area on foot, which is still inhabited by a small group of bushmen: the Hadzabe or Watindiga. These tribes still live in bands, hunting with bows and arrows; gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits, just as how humans did to survive 10,000 years ago. Another interesting tribe in this area is the Datoga (also called the Barabaig or Mang’ati). Initially, they were exercising a lot of rivalry over grazing land with the Maasai tribe. Later return to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Eileens Tree Inn.
You start your journey early from Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater. Once inside of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area you take the scenic road to the base of Olmoti Crater (near Nainokanoka ranger post where you will meet your armed Ranger and Maasai Guide. You can climb up to the Olmoti crater rim (1 hour, low to medium fitness) to enjoy the view. You drive further until Empakai camp where you have the option of hiking down into the Empakai crater (2 hours, low to medium fitness). From Empakai you will head back to your overnight lodge at Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro Crater rim.
After breakfast, today we will visit Olduvai Gorge – a famous historical site. It was made famous by paleoanthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, who conducted numerous digs here in the mid-20th century. It is globally renowned for the early hominin fossils discovered here, most notably ‘Nutcracker Man’, a new species of hominin that was later classified as Paranthropus boisei. Sites at Olduvai Gorge have also yielded a vast quantity of stone tools, plant and mammal fossils, and the area remains important for research. There is a possibility of visiting shifting sand. Later you will return at Karatu for Dinner and Overnight at Eileens Tree Inn.
After breakfast in Karatu , we will drive to Mto wa mbu for a cultural tour. Mto Wa Mbu Village has a very active cultural programme that seeks to show visitors the traditional way of life of the villagers through various activities and also a range of community projects that are in place. You can visit top spots in the area, taste Tanzanian foods and experience authentic cultural interaction. There are a number of excellent walking, hiking and biking tours offered in the village ranging in length from a couple of hours to a full day. In the afternoon, we drive back to Arusha and proceed to the Airport.
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