World Air Travel & Tours Ultimate Tanzania & Zanzibar Safari
Ultimate Tanzania & Zanzibar Safari
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This 11 day safari brings you to the highlights of Tanzania’s Northern Circuit: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. At the end you will relax and enjoy the white, calm beaches of Zanzibar.
Country
Tanzania
Highlights
- Tarangire National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Serengeti
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Zanzibar
Accommodation
Comfortable lodges & tented camps. Beach resort/hotel on Zanzibar.
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Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania
Upon arrival at the airport, one of our representatives will meet and greet you, then bring you to your accommodation in town for dinner and overnight rest.
Overnight: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast and dinner
Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire
After breakfast you start your journey!
You will drive to Tarangire National Park with game views en-route. Perfectly in time for lunch you arrive in your lodge and have an interesting game drive in the afternoon. Tarangire is famous for the largest elephant herds in Africa and around the Tarangire River you will find many different animals.
Overnight: Whistling Thorns Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Tarangire – Manyara
After breakfast you drive to Lake Manyara National Park and find lots of different animals on the way.
After arrival in the national park you go out for another game drive. This will fill the whole day, but in between you take your lunch in the hotel. In Lake Manyara National Park there are the tree-climbing lions – something really special. And another highlight are the hundreds of flamingos on the lake.
Overnight: Country Lodge Karatu
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Manyara – Serengeti
Early in the morning you start the trip to Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Your lunch will be a picnic in the fascinating nature – enjoy the silence.
On the way you also visit the Olduvai Gorge which is a very important historical and archaeological site. After arriving in your lodge you take your dinner and rest.
Overnight: Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
This day is for game drives only: the first one early in the morning and then later in the afternoon again. In between you take breakfast and lunch. The morning game drive is perfect for taking photos in a golden light. Many animals are active now, because the sun is not shining too hot yet. Maybe you can observe a lion hunting for food.
The flora and fauna in the Serengeti is really unique and you will find many different animals and birds.
If you are there at the right time you will witness the Great Wildebeest Migration, a wildlife show you will find nowhere else in this world.
Overnight: Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Sernegeti – Ngorongoro Crater
We drive from Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Crater. one of the Wonders of the World!
Your lunch will be enjoyed as a picnic at the “hippo pool” and afterwards you have another game drive until early evening before you return to your lodge.
The landscape is so unique and beautiful – you will see why people call it Heaven on Earth! In the afternoon you can relax in your lodge, take a meal and you can watch the animals from your veranda.
Overnight: Rhino Ngorongoro Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: Village Nature – Biking Around Mto wa Mbu – Flight to Zanzibar
After breakfast you will drive south as you say goodbye to this spectacular park. You arrive in the Mto wa Mbu area (close to Lake Manyara) where you will make your bike ready. With a guide you will start to cycle around the mountainous rugged village overlooking Lake Manyara; the topography is spectacular. At some point you may encounter some wild animals like antelopes. There are a lot of bird species and a camera should not be forgotten. A picnic lunch packet will be served. If you wish you can also go for African delicacies near Mto wa Mbu. For meat lovers, this is the best time to try swahili barbecue (nyama choma).
In the afternoon you will drive to Arusha for an afternoon flight to Zanzibar. The flight takes approximately 1 hours and upon arrival our representative will meet you and escort you to your beach resort and check-in.
Overnight: Ras Michamvi Beach Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 8-10: Zanzibar
The next 3 days are free and you may choose a programme of your own. The hotels offer some of the best activities that you can do in Zanzibar from a central point. Spice tours, dolphin tours, kayaking, safari blue and other activities can be arranged. Alternatively you might choose to just sit, relax, unwind and forget all the hustle and instead have free time in the hotel.
Overnight: Ras Michamvi Beach Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 11: Good Bye Tanzania
Today you will be escorted to the airport/harbour in time for your flight/boat to the main land to connect with your international flight.
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Price
No of People Price 2 US$2,637 pp 4 US$2,131 pp 6 US$1,950 pp Inclusions
- Transport in a air-conditioned 4×4 land cruiser with pop-up roof for game viewing
- Services of a professional English speaking guide
- Transfers in Arusha and in Zanzibar
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari
- Half board accommodation whilst on Zanzibar
- One night before safari in Arusha on a half board basis
- Game parks or national parks entry fees including government taxes
- Complimentary drinking water in your vehicle whilst on safari
Exclusions
- International/local flights
- Airport arrival or departure taxes
- Lunches in Zanzibar and Arussha hotel
- Tipping
- Personal items