Tanzania - Arusha to Serengeti

Katambuga House has a glorious outdoor swimming pool and entertainment area, which is perfect for evening sundowners too.

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Surrounded by explosions of colour and a constant medley of bird song; Katambuga's garden is the perfect sanctuary for any bird watching enthusiast.

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Credit: Entara

Arabica and Robusta coffee are Tanzania’s largest export; where the art of coffee-making has been refined to near on perfection. Grown in Tanzania’s rich volcanic soil, coffee is the primary source of income for many Tanzanians and a tour around one of the many outstanding plantations is well worth it.

Explore the roots of earth on a special walk that will lead you to the shores of Lake Manyara, just in front of the Rift Valley. The walk lasts about 1 hr.

Enjoy a sundowner, cocktails and snacks, on the shores of Lake Manyara In private areas of the park, pleasant set-ups are arranged for private breakfasts and/or cocktails.

Enhance your stay by having a massage before or after your safari activity.

There are many trekking routes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

In the ranger post at the entrance of the Park one can hire the service of

a ranger who will escort you in one of the walks. The duration of the walks

can vary from two to four hours.

The most popular ones: Empakai and Olmoti Hike,

Aproximately cost $ 30 to pay. Bookings and payments at Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Morning depart to Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch. Descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor.

In the afternoon. Walk with a guide from the farm showing how the farm runs, visiting vegetable garden, farm animals. It last about 1 hr.

Free or charge for lodge guest.

Its possible to book, as an extra cost a Balloon Safari.

It consist in, early in the morning pick up from the camp and transfer by road to the área where the balloons get ready.

Enjoy a 50 min - 1 hr balloon safari ride with excellent opportunities of enjoying one of the most incredible skyes in Africa.

After the flight, enjoy a bush breakfast in the savanah.

Slow in pace and wide-ranging in scenery, the Serengeti nature walk is designed to offer gentle exercise and a fascinating insight into the world of African trees, flowers, insects, reptiles, birds and animals. Tanzania offers more than 1,000 species of birds, half of which can be seen in the Serengeti. Most commonly spotted are the Masai ostrich and Kori bustard and, on the lakes, the lesser flamingo. Endemic to the park are the Fischer's lovebird, the rufous-tailed weaver and the grey-breasted spurfowl. Migrant species are present between October and April and include white storks, rollers, cuckoos, swallows, Montague's and pallid harriers and Caspian plovers. For the amateur and serious ornithologist alike, we offer a range of half or full-day outings, which can be custom-tailored to the interests of your ornithological party. The services of a professional ornithologist and up-to-date bird checklists are included, and picnics, bush lunches, camp suppers and sundowners can be scheduled to suit your needs

This is an interactive learning class for guests interested in the Swahili language, and is conducted by an experienced teacher who makes it entertaining. Get to learn basic greeting words, counting, food and animal names.

Under the expert guidance of the Chef, guests prepare selected dishes (mainly local dishes) as they learn about local cuisine.

Our custom-built open-sided six-person safari vehicles offer comfort, panoramic viewing, dedicated safari guides, refreshments on-board and radio links for fast location of the game. Traditionally, game drives take place early morning (you are woken with tea and arrive back in time for breakfast) or late afternoon. They can also be timed to coincide with sundowners in the bush. The vast and sensational Serengeti, covering 14,763 square kilometres of endlessly rolling savannah plains, is Tanzania's first-established, largest and most famous park wherein tens of thousands of hoofed animals roam in a constant and unremitting search for the fresh grasslands upon which their survival depends. Here, the million-plus wildebeest are the predominant herbivores and also the main prey of a huge cast of large carnivores, principally lions and hyenas. Whilst the annual migration is the Serengeti's most famous attraction, the Park is also renowned for its lion, many of which have been fitted with radio-transmitter collars so that their movements may be tracked, and additionally for its wealth of cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, eland, impala, klipspringer, hippo and warthog.

A balloon safari is an excursion unlike any other. Drift in silence above the Serengeti plains, dip down to visit the hippo pools of the Grumeti River and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the wildlife theatre as it is enacted below you. After a cup of tea around 5:30 am, you will be driven to the balloon take-off point, where a team inflates the vast rainbow-coloured balloon. A typical balloon carries around eight passengers and is equipped with seats and safety belts. At dawn, the sandbags are cast off, and the balloon rises majestically into the cool of the morning air, helmed by a fully qualified pilot. The balloon will fly for around 45 minutes, trailed by a team of ground vehicles, before making a gentle controlled landing on the plains. Enjoy a glass of chilled champagne before sitting down to a full English breakfast, which is traditionally cooked on the burners of the balloon. After breakfast, enjoy a leisurely game drive back to the camp

There are many trekking routes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

In the ranger post at the entrance of the Park one can hire the service of

a ranger who will escort you in one of the walks. The duration of the walks

can vary from two to four hours.

The most popular ones: Empakai and Olmoti Hike,

Aproximately cost $ 30 to pay. Bookings and payments at Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Morning depart to Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch. Descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor.

In the afternoon. Walk with a guide from the farm showing how the farm runs, visiting vegetable garden, farm animals. It last about 1 hr.

Free or charge for lodge guest.