12 Days: Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Retreat.
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- 12 Days: Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Retreat.
Tanzania, Northern Circuit.
- Arusha town,
- Tarangire NP,
- Lake Manyara NP,
- Ngorongoro Crater,
- Serengeti NP, and
- Zanzibar Islands.
Duration
12 Days
Tour Type
Fly-in Safaris.
Group Size
6 People
Languages
English.
- Overview
Explore three pristine wildlife areas in Tanzania with a chance to witness the Great Migration. While the sight of hundred of thousands of wildebeest and zebras thunder across the plains is spectacular, the Mara River crossing is absolutely one of the most breathtaking natural actions in wildlife sightings. Dust exploding, lions stalking a moveable feast, gigantic crocodiles, and fast-flowing wild rivers await. It is sensational, impressive, and dramatic at the same time. This is one of the obstacles of the great migration.
- Tour Highlights.
- Lear from some of the best knowledgeable guides in Tanzania
- Search for the big five on daily game drives
- Experience the excitement of seeing the wildebeest and zebra crossing the Mara River
- Relax on Zanzibar white sand beach and swim in crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean
- Keep your eyes peeled for the prolific birdlife of Tanzaina
- Included & Excluded
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- Mineral water
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Itinerary
12Days /11 Night
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park.
After breakfast at your hotel, the tour will depart to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for its massive baobabs and large herds of elephants. Tarangire National Park is small but still home to a significant wildlife population with a density of wildlife matched only by Ngorongoro. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch during your safari drive and have plenty of time to explore the national park, stop to observe the wildlife, and take photos. Dinner and overnight at Allocated accommodation as requested.
- Location: Tarangire National Park.
- Accomodation: Tarangire tortilis camp / Tarangire sopa lodge.
- Meal: Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 2: Full-day Tarangire National park
This day will be spent entirely on game viewing through the park exploring the park’s vast habitats and landscape up to the Silalei swamp where during the dry season offers green pasture and water for the grazers and the predators follow them here. During the months of June to November when we have the seasonal migration of wildebeest and zebras the park bust into life with possibly the biggest concentration of wildlife outside Serengeti national park and the largest population of elephants per square kilometers in the world. Other sightings will include lions, cheetah, leopard, giraffes, and buffaloes and if you are lucky the rare wild dogs are found here. In the late afternoon stop four of your bush sundowner drinks which will be made by your guide.
- Location: Tarangire National Park.
- Accomodation: Tarangire tortilis camp / Tarangire sopa lodge.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 3: Tarangire NP -- Lake Manyara NP
Following breakfast transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. There is a profusion of wildlife in this small national park, and the amazing bird-watching experience will certainly be rewarding to both a devote and first-time bird watcher. It is as well among the few places on the African continent to see the tree-climbing lions that will be your main quest for the day. Manyara in addition prides in a large flock of beautiful pink flamingoes found in the lake. You will have lunch at the picnic site. In the late evening drive to Ngorongoro Neptune lodge for Dinner.
- Location: Lake Manyara National Park.
- Accomodation: Ngorongoro Neptune Lodge / Oldian Mountain Lodge
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 4: Fullday Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Today you will drive into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the Ngorongoro Crater. Grass steppes and acacia forests are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. In only a few hours, you have the chance of spotting the four of the big five – lion, Elephant, Buffalo, and Rhino. After extensive game viewing and a picnic in the crater, you will leave the Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon and travel back to Karatu to spend another night at Ngorongoro Neptune Lodge
- Location: Ngorongoro Crater.
- Accomodation: Ngorongoro Neptune lodge / Oldian Mountain Lodge
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 5: Karatu -- Serengeti NP.
Today you will set off to the Serengeti National Park. After passing the crater highlands, you will soon see the plains of the southern Serengeti and start to understand the meaning of the word “Serengeti” which stands for endless plain. We will visit a Site of many archaeological discoveries, including the estimated 1.7-million- year –old Zinjanthropus boisei fossil. A small museum overlooks the gorge itself, and a guide there will tell you the story of Leakey’s research and findings. After proceeding to Serengeti where we can see animals such as Elephants, Buffaloes, lions, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle, and many more can be seen.
The Serengeti is also home to the largest animal migration on the planet. Depending on the time of the year and the location of the big herds. Dinner and overnight Serengeti Heritage Camp
- Location: Serengeti National Park
- Accomodation: Serengeti heritage tented camp / Serengeti wilderness tented camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Olduvai Gorge & Maasai village visit (optional)
Day 6: Full-day Serengeti NP
The whole day will be dedicated to exploring the central part of Serengeti national park for its incredible sightings of lions, cheetah, and leopards. Other sightings here may include elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, jackals, and a host of antelope species, around the water areas you might see hippos, crocodiles, and birds in the evening your guide will stop for your sundowner drinks while watching the sunset.
- Location: Serengeti National Park.
- Accomodation: Serengeti Heritage tented camp / Serengeti wilderness tented camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Sundowner...... Walking & Balloon Safari (optional)
Day 7: Fly Serengeti NP -- Zanzibar
After breakfast in the camp followed by our last game drive to the soronera airstrip for our flight to Zanzibar, for your direct flight from the Serengeti to Zanzibar (short stopover in Arusha). Transfer to the Z hotel beach hotel The Zanzibar. Breakfast and Dinner are included.
- Location: Zanzibar
- Accomodation: Z hotel / Royal Zanzibar beach resort
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Local Flight from serengeti to Zanzibar.
Day 8-9: Zanzibar Beach.
Relax and enjoy the endless beaches of Zanzibar whilst staying in your beachside hotel. There is a wide range of water sport activities you can participate in, such as snorkeling, scuba diving, boat trips, and more. Breakfast and Dinner are included.
- Location: Ruaha National Park.
- Accomodation: Ruaha River Lodge / Tandala tented camp
- Meal: Breakfast and Dinner.
- Activity: Beach Activities
Day 10: Stone Town Tour.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Stone Town. En-route you will do the famous Zanzibar Spice Tour: We have developed a special Spice Tour with lots of in-depth information not only about spices, but also about the organically grown herbs, and will provide an educational background of their traditional uses in medicine, cosmetics, and cooking. After the tour, we invite you for an opulent lunch at a special spice restaurant – where you can taste the spices and fruits you saw on the tour. Overnight at Tembo Hotel.
- Location: Stone town Zanzibar
- Accomodation: Tembo Hotel / Maru Maru Hotel
- Meal: Breakfast and Dinner.
- Activity: Spice Farm Tour....... Prison Island Visit (optional)
Day 11: Zanzibar.
Today we will show you Stone Town on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), Dr. Livingston’s House, and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques! You will stop for lunch and later be transferred to the airport to connect your flight back home
- Location: Stone Town.
- Accomodation: No Accomodation.
- Meal: Breakfast.
- Activity: Stone town tour....... Chumbe Island Snorkeling, Dolphin tour Jozani Forest (optional)
- Accomodation.
Day1-2: Tarangire Tortilis Camp.
Day 1-2: Tarangire Sopa lodge.
Day 3-4: Oldian Mountain Lodge.
Day 3-4: Ngorongoro Neptune lodge
Day 5-6: Serengeti Heritage tented
Day 5-6: Serengeti wilderness tented camp
Day 7-9: Z hotel.
Day 8-9: Royal Zanzibar beach resort
Day 10: Tembo Hote.
Day 10: Maru Maru Hotel.
End of Service.
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
From
$ 3,303
