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Tanzania

Serengeti wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Kilimanjaro and the spice islands of Zanzibar.

Tanzania holds the greatest migration on Earth (Serengeti/Mara river crossings), the Big-Five caldera of Ngorongoro, Africa's highest peak, and Zanzibar's historic Stone Town.

Destinations in Tanzania

Serengeti National Park Photo: Giles Laurent / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

The endless plains — theatre of the Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater Photo: Hobbyfotowiki / CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

The Big-Five-packed 'Eden of Africa' — largest unbroken volcanic caldera on Earth.
Mount Kilimanjaro Photo: Roryjm0 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro

Africa's highest peak — 5,895m free-standing equatorial snow mountain.
Zanzibar & Stone Town Photo: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Zanzibar archipelago

Zanzibar & Stone Town

Spice islands off Tanzania — UNESCO Stone Town plus white-sand beaches.
Tarangire National Park Photo: Giles Laurent / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Giant baobabs and seasonal elephant superherds.
Pemba Island Photo: Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Zanzibar Archipelago

Pemba Island

Zanzibar's quieter sister island — clove plantations, pristine coral reefs, flying fox colonies.
Mafia Island Photo: Nina R from Africa / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Pwani Region

Mafia Island

Pristine marine park famous for whale shark encounters, untouched reefs and sleepy Swahili villages.
Lake Manyara National Park Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Circuit

Lake Manyara National Park

Tree-climbing lions, flamingo-fringed soda lake and the Great Rift Valley escarpment backdrop.
Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP) Photo: istolethetv / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Southern Circuit

Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP)

Africa's largest protected wildlife area — 50,000 km² of rivers, miombo woodland and boat safaris.
Ruaha National Park Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Southern Circuit

Ruaha National Park

Tanzania's second-largest park — remote, wild, and one of the last great lion strongholds.
Mahale Mountains National Park Photo: Caelio / CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Tanganyika shore

Mahale Mountains National Park

Chimpanzee tracking on the white-sand shore of Lake Tanganyika — reached only by boat or bush flight.
Gombe Stream National Park Photo: fabulousfabs / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Tanganyika shore

Gombe Stream National Park

The smallest Tanzanian park — and the birthplace of modern chimpanzee research under Jane Goodall.
Lake Tanganyika Photo: Erasmus Kamugisha / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Western Tanzania

Lake Tanganyika

The world's second-deepest lake — 1,470 m, 673 km long, home to 250+ cichlid species.
Lake Victoria (Mwanza) Photo: Dominicdeus / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Zone

Lake Victoria (Mwanza)

Africa's largest lake — fishing villages, Bismarck Rock and the gateway to Rubondo and Saanane islands.
Mount Meru Photo: N.N. / Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Arusha National Park

Mount Meru

4,566 m dormant volcano — the best Kilimanjaro acclimatisation climb with wildlife to boot.
Olduvai Gorge Photo: Pi3.124 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Olduvai Gorge

'The Cradle of Humankind' — paleoanthropological site with 1.9-million-year-old hominid fossils.
Arusha National Park Photo: Dieglop / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Circuit (near Arusha)

Arusha National Park

Compact park with Mt Meru, Momella Lakes (flamingos), and the Ngurdoto Crater — all in one day.
Katavi National Park Photo: Calle v H / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Western Tanzania

Katavi National Park

Tanzania's wildest park — huge hippo pools, buffalo superherds and zero tourists.
Usambara Mountains Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
North-East Tanzania

Usambara Mountains

Scenic hiking trails, waterfalls and viewpoints in the cool highlands above Tanga.
Kilwa Kisiwani Photo: Khalidsalewa / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Southern Coast

Kilwa Kisiwani

UNESCO-listed ruins of a medieval Swahili trading empire — coral-stone mosque + palace.
Bagamoyo Photo: Arnold Tibaijuka / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Pwani Region

Bagamoyo

Historic Swahili coast town — former slave-trade port and German East African capital.
Mikumi National Park Photo: Rasheedhrasheed / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Morogoro Region

Mikumi National Park

Tanzania's fourth-largest park — 'Serengeti-lite' with giraffes, zebras and easy Dar es Salaam access.
Saanane Island National Park Photo: Dominicdeus / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Victoria / Mwanza

Saanane Island National Park

Africa's first aquatic national park — tiny forested island in Lake Victoria near Mwanza.
Rubondo Island National Park Photo: Macabe5387 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Victoria

Rubondo Island National Park

Remote 457 km² Lake Victoria island — chimpanzee sanctuary + sitatunga + birding.
Pangani Photo: Aslak Raanes / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanga Region

Pangani

Historic Swahili coast town at the Pangani River mouth — ancient ruins + pristine beaches.
Dar es Salaam Photo: Nina R from Africa / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Coastal City

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's largest city — Swahili culture, National Museum, Kariakoo market, Coco Beach nightlife.
Arusha City Photo: Halidtz / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Tanzania

Arusha City

Safari gateway at 1,400 m — ICTR memorial, Arusha Declaration Museum, cultural heritage centre.
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites Photo: Nina R from Africa / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Dodoma Region

Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

UNESCO-listed 2,000-year-old ochre + white rock paintings — 150 documented sites.

Tours in Tanzania

Kilimanjaro Machame Route — 7 Days
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Tanzania
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$2690/pp
7 days / 6 nights
Mountain & Summit Trekking Challenging

Kilimanjaro Machame Route — 7 Days

Africa's highest peak via the scenic 'Whiskey Route' — six nights on the mountain.

  • ✓Round-trip airport transfers (Kilimanjaro International Airport – JRO)
  • ✓Pre-climb accommodation briefing in Moshi (1 night B&B)
  • ✓Licensed KINAPA mountain guide (1 guide per 2 climbers)
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Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route — 8 Days
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Tanzania
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$2990/pp
8 days / 7 nights
Mountain & Summit Trekking Challenging

Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route — 8 Days

Longer, wilder approach from the west — the highest summit-success rate on Kili.

  • ✓Return airport/hotel transfers (Kilimanjaro International Airport or Moshi)
  • ✓All Kilimanjaro National Park fees, crater camp fees, and rescue fees
  • ✓Professional KINAPA-licensed lead guide and assistant guide (1:2 guide ratio)
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Ngorongoro + Serengeti Migration — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$2840/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Ngorongoro + Serengeti Migration — 6 Days

Tanzania's flagship circuit: Crater Big Five + endless Serengeti plains.

  • ✓Airport transfers in Arusha (arrival and departure)
  • ✓All ground transport in a customised 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof hatch
  • ✓5 nights accommodation on a full-board basis (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
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Lake Manyara + Tarangire Short Safari — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$890/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Lake Manyara + Tarangire Short Safari — 3 Days

Tree-climbing lions + baobab country + elephant superherds — a quick Tanzania starter.

  • ✓Safari in a customised 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof hatch and charging points
  • ✓Professional English-speaking driver-guide with Tanzania Wildlife Authority certification
  • ✓2 nights accommodation on full-board basis (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
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Selous / Nyerere Boat & Walking Safari — 4 Days
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$1640/pp
4 days / 3 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Selous / Nyerere Boat & Walking Safari — 4 Days

Africa's largest reserve — Rufiji River boat cruises, walking safaris, wild dogs.

  • ✓Return scheduled light-aircraft flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Selous/Nyerere airstrip
  • ✓3 nights accommodation in a full-board tented bush camp
  • ✓All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout)
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Ruaha — Wild Heart of Tanzania — 5 Days
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$2290/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Ruaha — Wild Heart of Tanzania — 5 Days

Remote southern flagship — 10% of the world's lions, 12,000 elephants, baobab canyons.

  • ✓Return scheduled light-aircraft flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Ruaha Msembe airstrip
  • ✓4 nights full-board accommodation in a riverside tented camp
  • ✓All game drives in a dedicated 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
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Mahale Chimpanzee Expedition — 5 Days
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Tanzania
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$3490/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Gorilla & Primate Trekking Challenging

Mahale Chimpanzee Expedition — 5 Days

Trek habituated chimps on the white-sand shore of Lake Tanganyika — reached only by air.

  • ✓Return scheduled charter flights Arusha – Mahale via Safari Airlink (or equivalent)
  • ✓4 nights full-board accommodation at beachside camp (Greystoke Mahale or Kungwe Beach Lodge)
  • ✓All chimpanzee tracking permits (unlimited tracking days during stay)
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Gombe Chimpanzees + Lake Tanganyika — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$1890/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Gorilla & Primate Trekking Moderate

Gombe Chimpanzees + Lake Tanganyika — 3 Days

Jane Goodall's Gombe — 50+ habituated chimps in East Africa's smallest national park.

  • ✓Return flights Arusha – Kigoma (scheduled or charter)
  • ✓Return boat transfer Kigoma – Gombe Stream (approx. 2 hours each way)
  • ✓2 nights full-board accommodation at Gombe Forest Lodge
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Zanzibar Stone Town & Spice — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$820/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Cultural & Heritage Easy

Zanzibar Stone Town & Spice — 3 Days

UNESCO Stone Town + spice farm tour + sunset dhow — the cultural heart of Zanzibar.

  • ✓Return airport transfers (Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Stone Town hotel)
  • ✓2 nights accommodation in a boutique Stone Town heritage hotel on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
  • ✓Guided Stone Town walking tour covering the Old Fort, House of Wonders, slave market memorial, Freddie Mercury birthplace, and Forodhani Gardens
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Pemba Island Diving Escape — 5 Days
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Tanzania
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$1690/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Beach, Coast & Islands Moderate

Pemba Island Diving Escape — 5 Days

Zanzibar's uncrowded sister — pristine coral walls, flying foxes, clove-scented hills.

  • ✓Return flights Zanzibar to Pemba and back (approximately 40-minute hop each way)
  • ✓4 nights half-board accommodation at a beach lodge (breakfast and dinner daily)
  • ✓3 two-tank boat dives with a certified local dive guide
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Mafia Island Whale Sharks — 4 Days
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Tanzania
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$1450/pp
4 days / 3 nights
Beach, Coast & Islands Easy

Mafia Island Whale Sharks — 4 Days

Snorkel with gentle 12-metre whale sharks in Chole Bay — October to February only.

  • ✓Return scheduled flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Mafia Island (Kilindoni)
  • ✓3 nights full-board accommodation at beachfront lodge on Chole Bay
  • ✓2 guided whale shark snorkelling excursions by motorised boat (October–February season)
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Usambara Mountains Soft Hiking — 3 Days
Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanzania
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$620/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Adventure & Active Easy

Usambara Mountains Soft Hiking — 3 Days

Lushoto highlands — Irente Viewpoint, Sambaa homestays, coffee country.

  • ✓Return road transfers Arusha – Lushoto – Arusha in a private 4x4 vehicle
  • ✓2 nights accommodation at a Lushoto guesthouse or community homestay on half-board basis
  • ✓Breakfast and dinner on all nights; packed lunches on hiking days
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Kilwa Kisiwani UNESCO Heritage — 2 Days
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Tanzania
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$590/pp
2 days / 1 nights
Cultural & Heritage Easy

Kilwa Kisiwani UNESCO Heritage — 2 Days

Dhow across to medieval Swahili Africa's richest trading port.

  • ✓Return road transfers Dar es Salaam – Kilwa Masoko (approximately 8 hrs each way)
  • ✓1 night accommodation at a Kilwa Masoko guesthouse lodge (en-suite, twin/double sharing)
  • ✓Dhow crossing to Kilwa Kisiwani island
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Mikumi Quick Safari from Dar — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$690/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Mikumi Quick Safari from Dar — 3 Days

Tanzania's most accessible safari — 'Serengeti-lite' within a 5-hour drive of Dar es Salaam.

  • ✓Return road transfer Dar es Salaam – Mikumi in a 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • ✓Professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout
  • ✓2 nights accommodation at a full-board park lodge inside or adjacent to Mikumi National Park
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Tanzania Grand Northern Circuit — 10 Days
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$4290/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Moderate

Tanzania Grand Northern Circuit — 10 Days

Mt Meru acclimatisation + all 5 northern parks + Zanzibar — the complete Tanzania sampler.

  • ✓Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and dedicated driver-guide throughout the safari
  • ✓9 nights accommodation on full-board basis (breakfast, lunch, and dinner included on safari; breakfast and dinner in Zanzibar)
  • ✓All national park entry fees and Ngorongoro Conservation Area crater service fees
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Tanzania Southern Circuit (Selous + Ruaha) — 8 Days
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$3890/pp
8 days / 7 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Easy

Tanzania Southern Circuit (Selous + Ruaha) — 8 Days

Africa's largest reserve + Tanzania's wildest park — off the safari highway.

  • ✓All internal bush flights (Dar es Salaam–Selous–Ruaha–Dar es Salaam)
  • ✓7 nights full-board accommodation in tented camps (all meals + house drinks)
  • ✓Boat safaris on the Rufiji River and its lakes
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Tanzania Beach + Bush (Safari + Zanzibar) — 10 Days
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$4590/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Tanzania Beach + Bush (Safari + Zanzibar) — 10 Days

Northern circuit safari + 4 nights on Zanzibar's Nungwi white-sand beach.

  • ✓Private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and experienced TANAPA-licensed driver-guide
  • ✓9 nights accommodation — 5 nights full-board safari lodges/camps, 4 nights half-board at 4-star Nungwi beach resort
  • ✓All Tanzania national park and conservation-area fees (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro)
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Serengeti Calving Season — Ndutu — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$3290/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Serengeti Calving Season — Ndutu — 6 Days

February in the southern Serengeti — half a million calves and concentrated predators.

  • ✓Airport transfers (Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport)
  • ✓Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof hatch and experienced naturalist guide
  • ✓5 nights accommodation on full-board basis (lodge, tented camp, and crater rim lodge as per itinerary)
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Serengeti Under Canvas & Balloon Honeymoon — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$6490/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Serengeti Under Canvas & Balloon Honeymoon — 6 Days

Migration tented camp, dawn balloon and champagne breakfast on the plains.

  • ✓Return light-aircraft flights between Arusha and the Serengeti
  • ✓5 nights accommodation: luxury tented camp in the Serengeti (4 nights) and crater-rim lodge at Ngorongoro (1 night)
  • ✓Hot-air balloon safari over the Serengeti with champagne bush breakfast on landing
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Zanzibar Honeymoon Beach & Spice — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$2790/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Zanzibar Honeymoon Beach & Spice — 6 Days

Barefoot luxury, dhow sunsets and a spice-island escape for two.

  • ✓Return airport transfers (Zanzibar International Airport)
  • ✓1 night accommodation in Stone Town (boutique hotel, double/honeymoon room)
  • ✓4 nights beachfront accommodation on the north coast (Nungwi/Kendwa area, beachfront resort)
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Tanzania & Zanzibar Luxury Fly-in — 9 Days
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Tanzania
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$8490/pp
9 days / 8 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Tanzania & Zanzibar Luxury Fly-in — 9 Days

Private fly-in safari plus a spice-island finale — bush and beach, no long drives.

  • ✓All scheduled light-aircraft flights within Tanzania (Arusha–Tarangire–Serengeti–Ngorongoro–Zanzibar)
  • ✓8 nights accommodation: luxury tented camps on safari and boutique beach resort in Zanzibar
  • ✓All meals throughout (full board on safari; breakfast and dinner at beach resort)
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Lake Eyasi Hadzabe & Datoga Cultural — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$890/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Cultural & Heritage Easy

Lake Eyasi Hadzabe & Datoga Cultural — 3 Days

Hunt at dawn with the Hadzabe and visit Datoga blacksmiths near Lake Eyasi.

  • ✓Return road transfers Arusha – Lake Eyasi – Arusha in a 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • ✓2 nights full-board accommodation at a lakeside camp or lodge
  • ✓English-speaking driver-guide throughout
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Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano Night Climb — 3 Days
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Tanzania
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$990/pp
3 days / 2 nights
Mountain & Summit Trekking Challenging

Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano Night Climb — 3 Days

Summit the Maasai 'Mountain of God' — an active volcano — under the stars.

  • ✓Return 4×4 road transfers Arusha – Lake Natron – Arusha
  • ✓Licensed KINAPA/TANAPA mountain guide and armed ranger throughout the climb
  • ✓2 nights accommodation (tented camp at Lake Natron + lodge or similar on night 2)
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