Name: Epic 7 Day Safari (Tarangari, Ngorongoro, Serengeti) + visit 2 tribes!
Start: 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Bea Adventurous

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Sep 15 - 21, 2023

Group size: 4 - 4

Epic 7 Day Safari (Tarangari, Ngorongoro, Serengeti) + visit 2 tribes!

Arusha, Tanzania

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Bea Adventurous

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7 reviews

Sep 15 - 21, 2023

Group size: 4 - 4

This September, we are giving solo and budget travellers the opportunity to join us on a group tour right in the heart of Africa to experience one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World – the Great Wildebeest Migration!

Join us on an epic 7-day safari as we explore some of the most stunning landscapes in East Africa in search of the Big 5: Rhino, Elephants, Lions, Leopards, and Cape Buffalo. We will visit Tarangire National Park (Elephant Paradise), Ngorongoro (the best view in the continent!), Central Serengeti (Simba’s home), and Northern Serengeti, where if lucky, we will witness the wildebeest crossing the crock-infected Mara River! And as if that wasn’t enough, we will also meet the Maasai and Hadzabe tribes to truly immerse ourselves in bush life.

From sunrise over Mount Kilimanjaro to sunsets over the endless savannah, you can expect action-packed days guaranteed to make lifelong memories. So pack your camera, and let’s enjoy an adventure of a lifetime!

Book today to guarantee your space on our next small group tour this September.

Day 1
Day 1
Meet the Maasai

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, we will meet you and transfer you to Osiligilia Maasai Eco Lodge Hotel, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, where you kick start your African adventure by immersing yourself in the culture and traditions of Maasai tribal life.

Be prepared to become entranced with their guttural chanting as we go about the day learning how they survive off the land. Try your hand with the spear, join them on a sunset hike, and if you are brave, taste some blood! Then, as the sun sets over Mount Meru, sit around the campfire listening to tribal stories before we all tuck into our first group dinner before retiring for the night in a traditional Maasai Mud Hut.

Meals included: snacks and dinner.
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Day 2
Day 2
Elephant Paradise - Tarangire National Park

Start the day as the sun rises over Mount Kilimanjaro before waving goodbye to the Maasai people and heading towards our first National Park of the trip: Tarangire National Park, otherwise also known as Elephant Paradise. There is no better place to see elephants than in Tarangire! And best of all, you can expect them to come very close to the safari truck!

Aside from elephants, the park is teeming with other wildlife, so get ready to start ticking off animal sightings! You can expect to find everything from zebras to warthogs, including wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, gazelle, buffalo, lions, and even baboons! The park is also home to 450 bird species, so have binoculars ready!

After a full day’s game drive, we will retire to Eileen’s Lodge for the night and a hearty, delicious buffet dinner.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 3
Day 3
Ngorongoro, the most beautiful park in Africa!

We will start before sunrise today to make it to the crater’s rim in time for golden hour. Looking down into the Ngorongoro caldera is one of the greatest sights in all of Africa. Once the largest mountain in Africa, it is now the only remaining intact caldera in the world, and it has become a wildlife haven.

With 25,000 large mammals inhabiting this relatively small National Park (100 square miles), it is incredibly easy to spot wildlife. It is also the best place to see the endangered black rhino. You can also expect to spot zebra, wildebeest, hyenas, elands, gazelle, lions, elephants, antelopes, jackals, hippos, ostriches, and plenty of flamingos.

After a hot picnic lunch by one of the beautiful lakes, we will head towards the endless plains of the Serengeti for another game drive on our way to our evening’s tented camp. Each tent has a bed and ensuite bathroom with a shower, perfect for relaxing after a long dusty day on the road.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 4
Day 4
The Lion King!

Today it is all about the lions! Central Serengeti is one of the best places on the continent to see lion prides. It is worth getting up early to watch them when they are most active, and if you are lucky, you might even see them while they hunt. As well as lions, we will also spot lots of other wildlife, including elephants, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, giraffes, grants gazelles, impalas, kongoni, eland, cheetahs, and if we are lucky, leopards too! With the best wildlife spotter at the wheel, you can be sure it will be a fascinating day with endless opportunities to capture incredible wildlife footage.

As the day progresses, we will make our way North, ready for the warmest of welcomes at our tented camp for the night: the Heritage Mara Camp.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 5
Day 5
Can you count all the wildebeest?

In September, the wildebeest migration is in Northern Serengeti, which is what we will be looking for. They should be easy to find; after all, 1.5 million of them are on the move! If lucky, we might spot them crossing the crock-infested Mara River, a truly magnificent sighting otherwise only ever seen in David Attenborough’s documentaries!

As well as wildebeest though, we will also be on the lookout for large groups of buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and every kind of antelope! We can also expect to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

Our game drive will take us south again to Central Serengeti for our final night in the bush.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 6
Day 6
Final Game Drive

After a final morning’s game drive, it is time to drive back to civilisation. This is the chance to try and find any animals we still need to spot or to revisit any of our favourites. But eventually, it will be time to wave the Serengeti goodbye as we make the long bumpy drive back to Karatu, where we once again will stay at Eileen’s lodge.

Tonight will be our final dinner. A chance to share all the memories we will have created over the last 6 days, and a chance to toast to new friendships.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 7
Day 7
Travel Back in Time

We have a special outing planned for our final day: a morning with the Hadzabe tribe. The Hadzabe are true hunter-gatherers, living off of their surroundings and maintaining a lifestyle very close to our ancestors. We will learn about their traditions and join them on a hunt. We might even share some of the catch with them if we are lucky! A morning with the Hadzabe is indeed like stepping back in time.

After lunch, you will be transferred back to Kilimanjaro airport ready for your onward journey.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

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Day 1

Meet the Maasai

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, we will meet you and transfer you to Osiligilia Maasai Eco Lodge Hotel, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, where you kick start your African adventure by immersing yourself in the culture and traditions of Maasai tribal life.

Be prepared to become entranced with their guttural chanting as we go about the day learning how they survive off the land. Try your hand with the spear, join them on a sunset hike, and if you are brave, taste some blood! Then, as the sun sets over Mount Meru, sit around the campfire listening to tribal stories before we all tuck into our first group dinner before retiring for the night in a traditional Maasai Mud Hut.

Meals included: snacks and dinner.

Bea’s cultural immersion experience in Freetown was the perfect introduction to Sierra Leone. Bea is a great tour organizer and experienced in interacting with locals. She is completely unflappable and identified some fantastic experiences, such as a boat to Bunce Island followed by a quick swim and lunch on the beach. Her local contacts are great and provide first hand knowledge about the country. The whole experience was stress-free and wonderful. Thank you Bea!

By Christiane N for Sierra Leone Cultural Immersion on May 22, 2024

Bea was an amazing tour guide. She was so knowledgeable, organised, relaxed and had a wonderful network of contacts which made for the most wonderful, and fun trip. I was nervous about visiting Sierra Leone particularly in relation to my personal safety, but being with Bea I immediately felt comfortable in her knowledge of the area and understanding of the culture which alleviated any worries I had. She had a good knowledge of the area, communicated well with locals, took us to areas that were not on the usual tourist trails with inspiring tour guides which really completed the trip. The accommodation/bars/restaurants that Bea chose for us had been done carefully to ensure a wonderful balance of culture, budget, and tastes for everyone in the group, whilst still embracing the true ethos of embracing the locals and directing our expenditure to the local economy. Bea is a relaxed and knowledgeable traveller and I would jump at the chance to travel with her again. She worked hard to ensure the group bonded and was equally approachable if any issues needed to be raised !

By Georgie H for Sierra Leone Cultural Immersion on May 13, 2024

This was just the most amazing trip! I joined Bea Adventurous Cultural Immersion as I was heading to Sierra Leone for a charity marathon and wanted to understand more of the country and its culture. We spent three days in Freetown, touring the city in "KK"s (three wheeled taxis - an experience in itself!), a visit to Bunce Island to learn about the history of the slave trade, a culinary class that included a trip to a local market to buy (haggle for?!) the ingredients and a visit to a Chimpanzee sanctuary. Bea is a fantastic guide, her understanding of the local culture and people is very valuable on a trip to a location like this, and I felt comfortable, safe and welcome everywhere we went. Thank you Bea, and look forward to travelling with you again!

By Douglas S for Sierra Leone Cultural Immersion on May 13, 2024

This was the trip of a lifetime! Bea and Malaki were an amazing team and created days filled with adventure, incredible animal sightings and knowledge, and overall so much fun. Malaki, our wonderful tour guide, is hilarious and kept the energy up and you can tell is truly passionate about what he does. We got to experience unforgettable culture, landscape, people, music, food, and breathtaking wildlife. Highly highly recommend!!

By Allia B for Epic 7 Day Safari (Tarangari, Ngorongoro, Serengeti) + visit 2 tribes! on May 11, 2024

I was lucky enough to join Bea on the Sierra Leone Cultural Immersion tour and it was fantastic. We spent some time learning about the history of Sierra Leone, cooking, eating and visiting the Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Bea found excellent local guides to talk us through the history of Freetown as well as the slave trade on Bunce Island, as well as explaining the current issues of the country. It was a perfect introduction to this amazing country. Bea perfectly balanced all the elements of relaxing and learning so we had time to process what we heard and saw as well as enjoy beautiful sunsets on the beach. At all times I felt safe and completed trusted Bea's judgement on what we should do when. I look forward on joining her on another adventure in the future.