THE WANDERER ITINERARY
DAY 1: Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where your private guide will be waiting to welcome and transport you 30 minutes to beautiful Kilimanjaro Golf Estate. Relax and recover from any jet lag with a walk around the golf course, horse ride, or enjoy a drive around the estate to admire the wildlife which consists of zebras, wildebeest, impalas, eland, and more. Enjoy a warm dinner and a goodnights sleep at one of our handpicked accommodations to refresh and prepare for your exciting safari to start in the morning!
DAY 2: After breakfast, it’s time to climb aboard your private Roho safari vehicle and begin your journey. Your 2 hour drive to Maasai Steppe Conservancy will take you through the busy city of Arusha, where you’ll witness the hustle and bustle of the busy locals, and soon onto the open road, where you’ll catch your first glimpse of the breathtaking landscapes Tanzania has to offer. Next, you’ll arrive at your first destination; Maasai Steppe Conservancy, just in time for lunch! Refresh in your tent before an afternoon game drive.
Maasai Steppe Conservancy is a privately run conservancy. At a size of 8000 acres, visitors to the area will have the whole place exclusively to themselves. It is a safe haven for the hundreds of animals that reside or pass through the area. Elephants, giraffe, zebra, impala, buffalo, and lesser kudu are most common in the area. Being a family run conservancy, founders Peter and Meaghan spend a lot of their time there. This conservancy is very close to Roho Safaris hearts, which is why Roho donates a percentage of all bookings to MSC. When you visit this conservancy, you will witness the wildlife you’ve personally provided protection to.
Tonight you will experience what we consider to be one of the most incredible, exclusive and memorable dinner experiences that could ever exist; a private campfire dinner in the riverbed in the middle of the conservancy. After dinner you will be driven back to camp and escorted to your tent. You’ll sure to be ready for a goodnights sleep after such an exciting day.
DAY 3: A full day to explore the Maasai Steppe Conservancy. Enjoy breakfast at camp before a morning game drive. Lunch will be waiting for you when you get back. We recommend taking an afternoon nap before you head out for a final game drive and refreshments at “Sundowner’s Rock”. Enjoy dinner and an early nights sleep to prepare for your next destination; Tarangire National Park.
DAY 4: After breakfast, your private guide will drive you to Tarangire National Park. Check-in at your hotel, freshen up, and relax with a cold beverage and a tasty lunch. After you refuel, get ready for your first afternoon game drive. Who knows what you might see!
Tarangire is famous for its large population of elephants. Lion, cheetah, and leopards are often seen stalking the huge herds of zebras and gazelles grazing throughout the area. Other common animals found in the park include waterbuck, giraffe, buffalo, gazelles, impala, lesser kudu and the beautiful fringe-eared oryx.
Arrive back at camp and kickback in a safari chair beside the campfire for sundowners before a tasty dinner. After a long day, you’ll be ready to retreat to your tent nice and early to rest up for your second day in the park. A Maasai will escort you to your tent, where you can take a warm shower, crawl into a comfortable bed, and take in all the sounds of the wildlife calling at night, all from the safety of your tent.
DAY 5: If you’re not already an early bird, we highly suggest you become one today. The earlier you are on the road, the higher chance you have of witnessing a hunt. Lions love to hunt at night and at sunrise when temperatures are lower. You’ll have the option of an all-day game drive with a picnic lunch, or you can take a break at camp for a sit down lunch and enjoy an afternoon nap before your afternoon game drive.
DAY 6: After another adventurous morning, it’s time to say goodbye to Tarangire, and say hello to the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area. Roughly a 1 hour drive will bring you to your next accommodation in Karatu. Here you will enjoy a relaxed afternoon and evening. Unwind, because tomorrow you’ll explore the entire floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, which is a World Heritage Site, and home to some of the very last critically endangered Black Rhino.
DAY 7: After breakfast, you will descend into the crater, and try your luck at spotting the ‘Big 5’, which consists of elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard, and of course, the rhino. It is truly an honour to be in the presence of such an endangered species, and you’ll quickly come to realize that you are in the middle of a wildlife wonderland. Upon growing tired from all the excitement, your guide will bring you to the Hippo Pool, where you will have a picnic lunch and watch the playful hippos splashing about in the water. Finally, after covering the entire crater floor, it’s time to ascend up to the crater rim and head to your next accommodation to unwind after your full day of game driving, and get a good nights sleep before your final destination, Serengeti National Park.
DAY 8: This morning you’re probably thinking, “it simply cannot get better than this”. Let us tell you now… it just might! Today your journey will take you to the Serengeti - one of the world’s most famous national parks. Home of the annual Great Migration and close to almost 15,000 sq km in size, the Serengeti gets its name from the word ‘siringet’ used by the Maasai people, which means ‘the place where the land runs on forever’. Depending on what time of year you visit, you may witness either the Great Migration or calving season. The Great Migration is one of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles our planet has to offer. Thousands of wildebeest and zebras migrate north in search of water and greener grasses. Whatever the case, with its animal population of over 4 million, Serengeti always delivers!
After check-in and lunch at your final accommodation you may feel like a short rest before your afternoon game drive. After all, you will find that your journey to camp was a game drive in itself! Sundowners in the Serengeti are like no other. It is sure to be a vivid memory that will remain with you forever. Turn in for a goodnights rest and feel relaxed knowing you have another whole 2 days to explore the iconic park.
DAY 9: Waking up in the Serengeti… finally, you can tick this moment off your bucket-list. Take in all the sounds the surroundings have to offer - from the hundreds of birds singing their morning songs, to the grunting wildebeest nearby. Today you will spend the entire day exploring the park. Our knowledgable guide knows exactly where to take you, so you won’t feel like you are ‘missing out’ on anything. Don’t worry, he will have an entirely new route for tomorrows game drive!
Enjoy the final night of drifting to sleep with the sounds of the wildlife. Hyena calls are commonly heard at night, as well as lion calling, elephant growling, the list goes on and on. Your loved ones at home may have trouble believing you when you tell them how relaxing and calming it is to go to sleep to these truly unbelievable noises.
DAY 10: This morning we recommend a nice slow morning in camp. Have your coffee or tea delivered to your tent as you soak up your last moments in what was your home the past 3 nights. After breakfast, your guide will take you to the airstrip, where you’ll catch your domestic flight back to Arusha. Upon arrival back at Kilimanjaro Golf Estate, either relax as you prepare for your flight home, or why not take this opportunity to explore the estate. Play a round of golf, or take a horse ride around the wildlife, if this day lands on a Wednesday or Saturday, you can catch a polo match at the Nduruma Polo Club which offers views of Mount Kilimanjaro and incredible sunsets. Enjoy your final dinner in Tanzania and relax at the campfire as you share stories of your safari adventure and try to grasp the fact that it was not all one big dream!
DAY 11: It’s travel day. While the journey may have come to and end, we can assure you that you will be leaving with a full heart and a new found love… Tanzania! One final delicious breakfast, then a final drive with your private guide back to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Roho Safaris and Tanzania will be just as sad to see you go, but we have a very funny feeling we will be seeing you again soon.