12 DAYS OVER TANZANIA

12 Days / 11 Nights Group Size: 6 & Over

Introduction

Tanzania is one of the top safari countries in Africa, and on a 6-day safari you’ll be able to see everything you hoped for, and probably more. All it’s parks and reserves are unique and offer a different experience. The well-known parks in the Northern safari circuit are perfect for a first-time safari. The wildlife densities are incredibly high at any time, but imagine timing your holiday to see one of the most-famous wildlife spectacles on earth, the wildebeest migration.

Key
B&B: Bed and Breakfast
FB+: Full Board Plus – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

Itinerary

Day 1: Arusha Coffee Lodge (Arusha National Park)

Day Itinerary

On this day, our driver will pick you up from the Airport at 0700hrs. A quick briefing about your safari and accommodation plans and depart for Arusha where you will have breakfast (at an extra cost). After breakfast, by about 8AM with a full day game drive in Arusha National Park ahead of you departing with parked lunch. On arrival, you’ll stretch your legs on an out-of-this-world walking safari, accompanied by a ranger who will guide you through rainforest up to a sparkling waterfall where you’ll be able to spot black and white colobus monkeys going about their day. After a tasty lunch you’ll hop in the Land Cruiser for a game drive that will take you through a wider scope of the park, including the Lakes of Momella and the Ngurduto Crater, and you’ll most likely spot buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle as well as a host of different bird species. If you’re lucky you’ll catch a glimpse of the shy leopard or elephant. After the drive, you’ll be driven back to Arusha.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Basis: Bed & Breakfast.

Day 2: Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp, Tarangire.

Tarangire

Tarangire National Park is anational parkin Tanzania’s Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Eco system during the annual dry season. The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wild beest and zebras. During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas.

Day Itinerary

Pick up at Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park. You will arrive and check in into your lodge and lunch will be served. Later depart for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp, Tarangire.

Day Itinerary

Your day will begin after a breakfast by about 8AM with a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park ahead of you. The national park is extremely famous and special for its diverse landscape and nine different vegetation zones. As you begin your game drive, you will be welcomed by the ancient and gigantic Baobab trees, which make even animals like the giraffe look tiny. The game drive goes on till about late afternoon and includes a small stop for a picnic lunch. The 3,000 Sq Km park gets its name from the Tarangire river that flows through it. The river attracts a lot of diverse animals and you should be able to spot a lot of elephants, giraffe, lions, antelopes and zebras. If it’s your lucky day, you might be able to spot the tree climbing python and the long necked Gerek. The Tarangire National Park has the highest concentration of elephants, which offers a unique chance for you to observe interactions between elephant families. Don’t forget to capture this beautiful scenery with your camera ready at hand. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp (Serengeti National Park)

Day Itinerary

On this day, our driver will pick you up from the Airport at 0700hrs. A quick briefing about your safari and accommodation plans and depart for Arusha where you will have breakfast (at an extra cost). After breakfast, you will proceed to the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the

Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 5: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp (Serengeti National Park)

Day Itinerary

On this day, you can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti – known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp (Serengeti National Park)

Day Itinerary

Get up bright and early the next morning for an all-day game drive that will take you farther afield than you’ve travelled thus far. Staff will pack you a picnic lunch before you set out in your Land Cruiser at first light.

The direction of the drive depends on the migratory patterns of the season—you might head south, to the expansive Serengeti plains where hundreds of thousands of wildebeest gather to give birth each February; or west, to watch them try to cross the crocodile-populated Grumeti River or north to the border with Kenya’s Masai Mara region for the legendary Mara River crossings.

For your final evening in the Serengeti, the Lodge can arrange a bush dinner under the stars.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7: The Manor at Ngorongoro (Ngorongoro Crater)

Day Itinerary

Early morning breakfast at you lodge.A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World’s largest natural wildlife arena. After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. A truly unique wildlife experience. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge.

Basis: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch

Day 8:  Melia Zanzibar, Tanzania Coast

Tanzania Coast

Fringing the Indian Ocean, the Tanzanian Coast is known for its picturesque shoreline. Warm waters, endless beaches, coral reefs, lonely dhows, and ancient fishing villages, all epitomise the Tanzanian Coast. This spectacularly scenic stretch of coast boasts a collection of breathtakingly beautiful islands including the world-renowned Zanzibar archipelago and the Mafia islands. Visit the soft white-sand beaches just south of Tanga, enjoy excellent snorkelling and diving along extensive offshore reefs, and blissfully laze in a hammock all day while drinking in the electric blue waters of this pristine coastline. Other popular activities include: exploring the little villages which dot the coastline as well as visiting the variety of marine national parks which are teeming with sea life.

Day Itinerary

Pick up from Zanzibar international airport then transfer to Melia Zanzibar. for check inn.

Basis: All Inclusive – Bed and All Meals

Day 9: Melia Zanzibar, Tanzania Coast

Day Itinerary

Pick up from Paradise beach Resort at 08:00 am Trip to Safari Blue. A full day sailing/snorkeling/sunbathing on a traditional dhow and seafood barbecue. Setting sail from Fumba, you will explore the Menai Bay where dolphins are often sighted. When dropping the anchor at Kwale sandbank, you can be snorkeling the coral reefs. At Kwale Island you’ll be served a buffet of grilled fish, lobster, calamari, chickens and coconut rice. The boat sails to a stunning natural lagoon where there is opportunity to swim, after tour you will drive straight back to your hotel.

Basis: All Inclusive – Bed and All Meals

Day 10: Melia Zanzibar, Tanzania Coast

Day Itinerary

Pick up from Paradise Beach Resort  At 3 :30 pm have trip DHOW SUN SET CROW  after you step on-board the vessel, the skilled crew on board take the dhow about 1km away from the shore by means of an engine, once out in the sea the engine is shut off and during a tense moment the skillful crew put up the sail, once the sail is in favor of the wind, the guest can sit back, relax and enjoy the peacefulness of the ocean as you hear the ripple of water on the sides of the dhow as it glides swiftly through the clear turquoise water. Our sunset cruises leave Stone Town in the late afternoon to cruise along the coast, slicing through the clear turquoise water. The sounds of the bustle of busy people in Stone Town grow faint in the distance until they seem there, only in a memory, as the dhow sail you will be served with sodas drinking water, and Zanzibar light snacks which will encourage you to sink back into the dhow bench and enjoy the romance of Zanzibar Island while the sun sets down with its beautiful orange colors. After tour we will be drive back to your hotel

Basis: All Inclusive – Bed and All Meals

Day 11: Melia Zanzibar, Tanzania Coast

Day Itinerary

Spend the day at leisure.

Basis: All Inclusive – Bed and All Meals

Day 12:  End of Itinerary

Day Itinerary

Wake up to an early breakfast and check out of your hotel. Later you will be transferred to the Zanzibar airport based on your flight schedule.

Basis: Bed and Breakfast