This is unforgettable safari to the best of Tanzania destinations. It is dedicated to take you through the best parks of Northern circuit Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. You will end the tour by having some excursions and relaxing in the beach at Zanzibar Island. Zanzibar is full of activities and beaches.
Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Beach Excursions
Trip Overview
PRICE FROM
$5484
DURATION
10-Day
AGE
Suitable for all ages
TOUR START
Arusha
TOUR END
Zanzibar
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4-5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
ARRIVAL TIME – ARUSHA
The start of your wildlife and beach safari begins here. Upon arrival at the airport, your driver guide will meet you. After a meet and greet, you will be transferred for about an hour drive to your accommodation in Arusha. You will have dinner and an overnight stay in your accommodation waiting for your safari the following day.
Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation: Gran Melia Arusha
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
You will start your safari by exploring the open wilderness with the highest concentration of elephants in northern Tanzania. Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. In the dry season, Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water. Kori bustard, the heaviest flying bird; the stocking-thighed ostrich, the world’s largest bird; and small parties of ground hornbills blustering like turkeys are found
on drier ground. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
NGORONGORO CRATER
After breakfast, you will head to Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcano caldera with a unique ecosystem that inhabits more than 25,000 resident animals. Arriving there, you will descend into the famous Ngorongoro Crater. In the grass and acacia forest, you can spot almost every animal species of the East African savanna together with the Big Five animals (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard).
Then you will drive heading to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
You will spend these days at wild Africa—the Serengeti with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Spend your time in Serengeti while choosing the best spotting locations for the time of the year. Spending time in the hippo pool and watch the animals laze about in the cool water alongside the crocodile. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with unlimited game viewing. Plain games such as elephants, zebras, wildebeests, lions, leopards and cheetahs can be seen. Take your time to enjoy the game in this area before proceeding to your camp for evening leisure, dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
FLY FROM SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK TO ZANZIBAR
After your morning breakfast, you will have a final drive in Serengeti National Park. Later, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. Reaching to Zanzibar airport you will be transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day will be leisure at the beach.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
A SAFARI BLUE EXPERICENCE IN ZANZIBAR
Safari Blue trip is a full day sailing around mangroves and snorkeling along Menai bay, which is one of the best coral reefs in Zanzibar. Main activities on this day are visiting Kwale island, sandbank relaxing, swimming and snorkeling. You will witness countless colorful fishes and other sea creatures that survive among the coral reefs and underwater plants which together form the barrier reef ecosystem in the bay. Enjoy a well served seafood barbeque lunch of Octopus, Lobsters, squids, Calamari’s, Fishes. Taste the fresh fruits of Zanzibar. Remember to take with you sunscreen and a hat for your boat excursion and swim wear together with towel.
Main Destination: Menai Bay Conservation Area (Zanzibar)
Accommodation: Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
JOZANI FOREST, SPICE TOUR AND STONE TOWN VISIT
After breakfast you will go to make the best of your day. This day combine different activities that will make you enjoy.
Picked up from the hotel to Jozani forest also known as Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, is the only national park on Zanzibar Island. It is very small (only 50 kilometers square) but beautiful and tranquil place to visit. It is one of the must-see tours, a home to the rare Red Colobus Monkeys and even harder to spot – Zanzibar Sykes’ monkey. Later you will proceed to the Spice farms for a Spice farms tour. At the end of the Spice tour, you will have Spiced lunch with mouth watering tropical Fruits. After having lunch and resting at Spice farms, you will be picked up to Stone town to start the historical Stone Town tour. You will go witness the historic buildings of Zanzibar like; Freddie Mercury House, House of Wonders, Sultan’s Palace, Darajani Market and so on. Head back to the hotel for evening leisure and an overnight.
Main Destination: Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)
Accommodation: Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
MNEMBA DOLPHINS TOUR & SNORKELING
After breakfast you will depart to another beach experience at Mnemba Island for Dolphins & Snorkeling Tour. Arriving at this place you will start with swimming with wild dolphins, and then to Snorkeling in the shallow water near Mnemba Island.
Located on the northeast cost of Zanzibar, Mnemba Island is one of the best places in Zanzibar Islands to go snorkeling and spot the Dolphins.
Later you will proceed to the hotel for beach relaxing.
Main Destination: Mnemba Island (Zanzibar)
Accommodation: Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
ZANZIBAR ISLAND
You will enjoy these full days in this island. Zanzibar is a destination full of activities in which you can choose to enjoy your day in historical Stone Town places, a place where mixture of Arabs, African, Indian and European cultures lives together. It is through fable stone town where history appears to stand tall. There is also the former slave market, the Anglican cathedral, the House of Wonders etc. Being in Zanzibar, you will get the opportunity to experience and discover different spices found in Zanzibar, including tropical fruits, spices and herbs. Learn and enjoy knowing spices like Zanzibar cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cardamom, curry, pepper, tamarind, ginger, menthol and many other spices. You will get to know spices for food and those used for medicine. You will also explore the local markets and taste the seafoods.
You will be accommodated in Zanzibar Serena Hotel.
Main Destination: Zanzibar Island (Beach)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Tour Inclusions
Included
All accommodations as indicated in the program
All transportation ( unless labeled as optional)
All Meals During Safari ( B, L & D )
Professional Driver/ Guide
Domestic flights
All Taxes/VAT
Park fees
Unlimited Soft-drinks During Safari
4X4 private Safari Vehicle ( large windows and open roof) drinks cooler
Excluded
International flights
Travel insurances
Additional activities & Accommodation
Tipping
Alcoholic drinks
Personal items (Passport & Visa)