10-Days Safari & Beach
TARANGIRE - SERENGETI - GREAT MIGRATION - NGORONGORO - MANYARA - ZANZIBAR
Highlights
This 10-day adventure begins in Arusha, Tanzania, where you’ll meet your guide and embark on a wildlife safari through Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks.
Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration (depending on travel dates) and diverse wildlife in Serengeti, spot predators and a high concentration of animals in Ngorongoro Crater, and enjoy optional game drives at Lake Manyara.
The trip concludes with relaxing beach days in Zanzibar, with the option for historical and cultural exploration in Stonetown.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. After passport control, you will be met by your safari guide, who will be with you for the rest of your safari, outside the arrival lounge and drive to your accommodations in Arusha (Approx. 60 minutes). Enjoy a great meal and a relaxing evening before starting your Tanzania safari the next day.
Meals : Dinner
After breakfast depart for Tarangire National Park. The driving is via Arusha city where you can still do any last minute purchase, leaving Arusha town you will drive further along Masai steppe & across few Maasai villages and reach Tarangire gate before noon. After park formalities start the game viewing right away.
Tarangire is the fifth largest National park in Tanzania located at the base of the great East African Rift Valley & it runs along the lines of Tarangire River. The park is made up of low lying hills dominated by scattered acacia woodland and huge African baobab trees.
Tarangire River and the swamp on the southeast are the only permanent source of water in the entire park thus, acts as refugee areas for wild animals especially during the dry season. Tarangire is well known for its large population of elephant found nowhere else in Africa, some rare species of Great Kudu, fringed-eared Oryx and the Ash stalling are inhabit the park.
Apart from large elephant population you may expect to spot herds of wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hippos and others, a good number of predators are also inhabit the park you may see lion, hyena, jackal cheetahs, & the mysterious leopard that needs some binoculars eyes to spot.
Tarangire is among the birds paradise, over 400 species of bird where recorded here which including ostrich, herons, marabou stock & the migratory birds. Later afternoon drive to Karatu to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
On this day of your Tanzania safari full of adventure we take you to “The wild Africa” Serengeti National Park, the driving is along the high laying farmland of Karatu and across local villages all the way to Ngorongoro gate. After registration & park formalities you will drive up to the crater view point 2.300 meters for some great photos of the crater floor from above. Then start drive along the Crater rim and down to the world rich Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains.
On the way you will visit one of the Masai village where by some Masai warrior invites you & take you in and around their houses with some story of their nomadic life around this area, you will meet their kids and other members of the family, you may ask questions & take pictures with them. Later they will sing a farewell song which involves jumping high. Afterward drive to Naabi Hills Gate for check into Serengeti.
You may have your packed lunch here or further ahead at the Kopjes (Rocky Outcropping).
After lunch & some rest start you en-route game drive searching for big cats & the great Wildebeest Migration (depending on traveling dates). Late afternoon during sunset we drive to our Camp for this night.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This will be the day for an early morning game drives in the vast Serengeti plains, depart the camp with packed breakfast box and lunch box at 6:30 am. Witness the first rays of the sun in the great Serengeti while spotting some cat family on the road as they try to avoid morning mist. You may see some animal coming out from their hiding place stretching ready to start the new day or a pride of lion organizing a morning ambush.
Break for breakfast in the bush before following the Great Wildebeest Migration & spend much time with the herds in anticipation of seeing animal actions like fighting, hunting, eating even killing. In the afternoon break for lunch at Seronera picnic site or somewhere in the bush. After lunch & some rest embark on you afternoon game drive to see more animals like herds of zebra, giraffe, buffalo, warthog, African elephant & many more. Late afternoon drive back to the camp for dinner & overnight.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro Crater with en-route game drive and descent over 600 m into the Crater floor for a wonderful game viewing, the road down to the crater is amazing (packed lunch will be served at the crater floor).
Ngorongoro Crater, the Eden of Africa is a nature wonder of the world formed some millions years ago due to some tension forces left a large caldera.
Today the Crater is home to a larger number of wildlife which include herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, eland, warthog, hippos, African elephant & the rare black rhino.
Another surprise in this picturesque crater is a dense population of predators which include lion, hyenas, cheetahs, jackal & the ever-illusion leopard which sometimes needs trained eye to spot. With lucky! the so called Big Five can also be seen in one day of game drive in the Crater. Furthermore the crater has a high concentration of bird species both aquatic and terrestrial birds. You will visit the hippo pool & a large but shallow alkaline lake on the Southwest corner of the crater frequently visited by some flocks of flamingo & hippos.
You will break for lunch & later drive out & to Karatu town for dinner & overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After early breakfast, you may drive to Lake Manyara National park for game drive before driving back to Arusha airport to catch your afternoon flight to Zanzibar.
The highlight of Lake Manyara is its tree climbing lion & colorful flamingos.
On arrival at Zanzibar airport meet our Driver and transfer to Sunshine Bay Hotel at Matemwe Village on the north East beaches of Zanzibar Island.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunchbox
Spend 2 days relaxing days on the white sand beaches of Zanzibar, if you wish you can organize any water sport with the hotel like snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing etc.
Meals: Breakfast
After leisurely breakfast at your hotel you will depart for Stonetown, on the way (Option) you can do the famous spice tour which can include lunch cooked with spices. In the afternoon drive to your hotel in Stonetown, after check in you can have short walks around the narrow lines of Stonetown on your own or you can arrange a boat ride to Prison Island etc. See Zanzibar Island tours.
Meals: Breakfast
This is your departure day, depending on your flight time (Option) you can go on a guided Stonetown tour or walk around in Stonetown on your own before your transfer to Zanzibar airport to catch your flight back home, from Stonetown to Zanzibar airport is about 30 minutes driving.
Meals: Breakfast
WHAT'S INCLUDED
● Tanzania safari according to the programme
● Transport in a special safari vehicle (Landcruiser with retractable roof)
● Game drives in all national parks
● All national park and concession fees
● Ngorongoro Crater entrance and national park fee
● Flight ticket Arusha airport to Zanzibar
● English-speaking guide
● All meals according to the programme
● Accommodation as per programme
● Mineral water on board
● All pick-ups and drop-offs in Zanzibar in connection with the safari
NOT INCLUDED
Personal expenses, gratuities
Meals and drinks not mentioned
Optional excursions and activities
Travel insurance
International Flights
Drinks and beverages in lodges
Visa fees
Any activities in Zanzibar like snorkeling or diving or private tours at Zanzibar.