A Safari & Tribal Experience

After breakfast, your driver will collect you from Katambuga House and you will head towards Randilen Wildlife Management Area, approximately an hour’s drive away. On leaving the main road, you’ll traverse a dirt road that winds through Maasai villages. As you enter Randilen, you’ll encounter woodlands and plains where wildlife freely roam.

Expect to arrive at Olkeri Camp roughly 2 hours after departing from Katambuga House.

On arrival, you’ll check into your tented suite before enjoying lunch. Following lunch, you can relax in your room before embarking on an afternoon game drive. Dinner will be served at the camp, where you’ll spend the night.

The day is set for an exciting adventure. After a healthy breakfast, set out to visit the local tribal communities living alongside the resident wildlife. Capture a glimpse of rural African culture and its fascinating ways of life.

Continue on a game drive to explore the region’s wildlife before returning to camp for a hot lunch and a rest. In the afternoon, embark on a safari, heading into a magical African sunset, followed by a special “night spotlight game drive” before returning to camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Olkeri.

After breakfast, you will be transferred via the Great African Rift Valley towards Lake Eyasi. The winding road climbs the escarpment along the northwestern rim, passing through the fertile highlands of the Ngorongoro Escarpment, until you reach Kisima Ngeda Camp for check-in, lunch, and a refreshing splash in the hidden pool.

In the afternoon, after a thorough briefing by your guide, you will climb into your open safari vehicle and head out into the hills that skirt the eastern shores of Lake Eyasi. The road takes you through the ancestral homeland of the Hadza people—one of the world’s most ancient tribes and among the last true hunter-gatherers. Arrive at Kisima Ngeda Camp in time for lunch and a rest. Our camp is set near a beautiful rocky outcrop, surrounded by mountains and hills, with views of Lake Eyasi and the Rift Valley.

In the late afternoon, meet your guide with a small overnight bag for your transfer to Ombako Fly Camp. Upon arrival, you will meet a group of Hadza men and women who will be your guides and escorts on the coming adventure as you explore their homeland.

We will begin with a short exploration of the camp area, walking among the rocks, learning about the poison that coats their arrow tips—made from the desert rose plants—and viewing ancient rock paintings or bathing in spring pools shaded by rocky outcrops. As the sun sets, we will climb the rocks to enjoy a cool drink while taking in the scenery, followed by dinner served around the campfire.

You will spend the night in net tents on comfortable mattresses, warmed by thick duvets and hot water bottles. As darkness descends and you drift off to sleep, stars will fill the sky from horizon to horizon.

We wake up early to enjoy coffee brewed over the fire and a light breakfast. We then head out into the hills, escorted by our guides, to visit a Hadza encampment and join the Hadza in hunting, gathering, and hiking through the surrounding woodlands and hills. No two days are the same; the bounty of the season will dictate our activities, as well as your own interests.

For a short while, we will try to see as our Hadza guides do. Depending on the season, we might forage with the women—digging for roots and tubers, collecting berries, or trapping small animals—or range out with the men through wildlife-rich woodlands, walking between towering baobabs and gnarled acacias in search of birds and other game. The women are equipped with digging sticks, while the men carry longbows tipped with poison arrows and use handmade axes to excavate honey hives. If successful, you’ll be invited to share their meal, which might include wild honey, a small antelope, Francolin, berries, or baobab fruit.

After a morning of learning and adventure, you’ll bid farewell to your Hadza guides and head back to Kisima Ngeda Camp, arriving in time for lunch, a refreshing shower, and a rest.

After lunch, you can either enjoy a well-deserved rest or set out on a short exploration of the camp area, walking among the rocks, through the forest, and the nearby village, ending with a stunning sundowner spot overlooking the beautiful Lake Eyasi. Dinner and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Camp.

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge, followed by a transfer to Lake Manyara Airstrip, where you will board a scheduled flight to the Northern Serengeti, arriving at Kogatende Airstrip.

Upon arrival, meet your safari guide and driver, who will accompany you to Esirai Camp, with a game drive en route. The camp is set among scattered acacia trees overlooking vast, open savannah plains, with Africa’s majestic landscape stretching across the horizon.

Sundowners and a warm fireplace await you, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at Esirai Camp.

Tea and biscuits are served at sunrise, followed by a healthy breakfast before you head out on your morning game drive, when the temperature is cool and the day begins. It’s one of the best times to enjoy the wildlife, as the animals are still very active.

The day will be spent exploring the northern parts of the Serengeti in search of the herds of the great migration and all the excitement that surrounds it, with the hopeful anticipation of witnessing the crossings over the Mara River!

Return to camp after an afternoon game drive for a sundowner around the fire, followed by a delicious dinner. After an eventful day, you will be ready for a comfortable night’s sleep as the lights dim and the calls of the wilderness surround you. Overnight at Esirai Camp.

On the last day of your safari, you will enjoy a game drive en route to Kogatende 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 at Katambuga House. After lunch you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect with your depatrure flight.