eleven days . three national parks . one conservation area
2024 Tanzania Safari
Wednesday, January 31 to Sunday, February 11, 2024
01.31.24 – 02.01.224 . Day 1 – Fly to JRO (Killimanjaro) Tanzania.
02.02.24 . Day 2 – Stay in Arusha. Tour markets. See Mount Meru. Add-on Napuru waterfall hike.
02.03.24 . Day 3 – Tarangire National Park safari. Stay in Mto Wa Mbu.
02.04.24 . Day 4 – Lake Manyara National Park safari. Transfer to and stay in Lake Natron area.
02.05.24 . Day 5 – Sunrise and flamingo viewing on the shore of Lake Natron. Hike to Enchanting Waterfalls. Begin overnight hike of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano.
02.06.24 . Day 6 – Sunrise summit of Ol Doinyou Lengai volcano followed by descent. Rest. Stay in Lake Natron area.
02.07.24 . Day 7 – Transfer to Mto Wa Mbu. Agriculture bike tour – rice, bananas, coffee, and local lunch. Iraq Village culture tour. Stay in Karatu.
02.08.24 . Day 8 – Ngorongoro Conservation Area safari. Transfer to and stay 2 nights tented camp within Serengeti National Park.
02.09.24 . Day 9 – Full day Serengeti National Park safari.
02.10.24 . Day 10 – Ndutu Region game drive. Transfer to Karatu.
02.11.24 . Day 11 – Shopping. Maasai Village culture experience. Transfer to Arusha. Depart from JRO (Killimanjaro) Tanzania.
When and with whom
This bucket-list safari adventure has been a priority since listening to my Grandpa recount how it was his and my late Grandma’s most memorable trip – and they traveled together a lot! Trip research has been underway for years but we ultimately decided on Tanzania because of the greater variety of parks and landscapes. Safari peak season is July – October due to the dry weather causing the legendary great migration of wildebeest and the river crossings. We do not prefer to travel during those months so we opted for the green (but not wet) season in February when the wildebeest are calving. Fortunately, we had fantastic weather AND still saw all the animals.
During this trip I traveled with my not-husband, Scott, and my sister, Lisa. We were also accompanied by two safari guides, Nuryht and Hermedi. After our 11-day safari in Tanzania, Scott, Lisa, and I then traveled up to Egypt to extend our African adventure.
