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Itinerary DAY 4 • Overland to Tarangire National Park Maasai village. En route to Karatu, we’ll stop at a local
• Visit Maasai market • Game-viewing drive market in Mto Wa Mbu village.
Today, we depart for Tarangire National Park. Located B,L,D — Ngorongoro Farm House or similar
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. southeast of Lake Manyara, Tarangire covers a large
Depart today on your overnight flight from the U.S. to area along the course of the Tarangire River and the DAY • Travel to Serengeti camp
Arusha, Tanzania. swamplands and floodplains that feed it from the This morning we transfer to Serengeti National Park,
east. Along the way, we’ll visit a local Maasai market, enjoying game-viewing and a picnic lunch en route.
DAY 2 • Arrive in Arusha, Tanzania • where you may sample local fare and interact with We’ll arrive at O.A.T.’s private tented camp in the
Transfer to lodge locals. Later, we check into our camp and enjoy an afternoon.
After a short stop in Amsterdam, you fly to afternoon game-viewing drive. B,L,D — O.A.T.’s Private Tented Camp
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. You arrive late in the evening. B,L,D — Lake Burunge Tented Camp or similar
Your O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader will meet you DAY • Explore Serengeti National Park
at the airport to assist your transfer to tonight’s DAY 5 • Tarangire National Park We’ll venture out on multiple game-viewing drives
lodgings near Arusha, where we’ll join travelers who We’ll begin our morning with game-viewing in daily, and we’ll find that each day is markedly
took our optional pre-trip extension to either Foothills Tarangire National Park, seeking out a wide variety of different. Get to know your Serengeti surroundings
of Mount Kilimanjaro: Maasai Visits & Game Drives or animals including elephant, zebra, kongoni, impala, this morning. Here on the vast plains lives the world’s
Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. eland, and gazelle. Later, we’ll return to our lodge for greatest concentration of wildlife. We’ll spend our
Moivaro Lodge or similar free time, or an optional guided walk. nights under the star-filled African skies, and enjoy
B,L,D — Lake Burunge Tented Camp or similar
DAY 3 • Arusha • Visit Safe Water Ceramics
• Controversial Topic: The persecution of DAY 6 • A Day in the Life of a Maasai village
Tanzanian albinos in Tarangire • Controversial Topic: Watch this independent video to learn
Today, we’ll visit Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa, Female genital mutilation • Village visit • more about this adventure
where we’ll learn about this small organization’s Transfer to Karatu
efforts to increase access to clean water for the Today we spend A Day in the Life of a Maasai village,
people of Africa. This afternoon, we’ll learn about the providing an intimate glimpse into the day-to-day
Controversial Topic of albinism in Tanzania and the lives of one of Africa’s most iconic ethnic groups.
persecution of those living with the condition. Led by During our visit, we’ll get to know the villagers, take
nonprofit director Sister Martha Mganga and witch part in insightful conversations, and participate
doctor Jumanne Idd, our conversation will provide an in daily activities, like milking cows or wearing
intimate look into the lives, hardships, and negative traditional dress. We’ll also sit down with village
connotations of albino people. It will also examine the chief, Lucas Longidare, and tribeswoman, Naseku
physical, psychological, and emotional threats they Gendo, to discuss the Controversial Topic of female
continue to face. genital mutilation, a common practice here in the watch video
B,L,D — Moivaro Lodge or similar

Meet the people who call
Tanzania home

Employees of a Small Water Filtration
Company : Our discoveries in Arusha on Day 3
bring us to Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa, an
organization that creates ceramic water filters. We’ll have a discussion with the
people who run the organization and learn about the hard work they do, as well
as the critical impact they’re having on water safety throughout East Africa.

Maasai Villagers :s part of our A Day in the Life experience on Day 6, we’ll
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witness daily life in a remote Maasai village. We’ll have an opportunity to meet
with the village elders to discuss their cultural traditions, and take part in a
dance celebration.

Safari Guides :hroughout your adventure, you’ll be accompanied by expert,
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naturalist driver-guides whose extensive knowledge of Africa’s flora and fauna
will help you make the most of your game-viewing excursions.

On Day 6, we’ll meet Maasai villagers in their boma.

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