Tanzania Bush to Beach Safari Adventure

Day 1: Welcome Arusha, Tanzania

Upon arrival in Arusha, you will be picked up at the airport and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Relax, take a stroll, enjoy the sights and sounds. Get plenty of rest – tomorrow will be huge!

Dinner and over night at [ ] 

Day 2: Arusha to Manyara National Park

The day starts with a hearty breakfast and briefing from your tour guide, afterwards we will drive from Arusha and head to Lake Manyara. The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests, acacia woodland and open grassland along the lake shore and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the Big Five lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo. The park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the Rift Valley. It is also an ornithologists’ paradise and is host to over 400 species of birds. Later in the evening we head to the hotel.

Dinner and Overnight at Bougainville Country Lodge 

Day 3: Manyara to Serengeti

The Serengeti is a home to a staggering 1.6 million animals have been recorded moving through the park. We will do game drive until 1pm, when we break for lunch. After eating, there’s time for a little rest (perhaps a quick nap), then we’re back out on the plain looking for more big game. We follow the trail of the migrating wildebeest through the afternoon, then venture back to the lodge.

Dinner and over night at Katikati Tented Lodge. 

Day 4: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Your day will start with the charming of birds in the Africa savanna, when you are ready you will be served African breakfast. And after, you will start your full day game drive in the famous Serengeti, After the picnic lunch you will start the drive heading back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a vast UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in a 260km-wide volcano crater. Archaeology buffs and anyone interested in history have the option to stop at Odulpai Gorge, where some of the earliest known human remains have been found. The site was occupied by our genetic ancestors some two million years ago, and continues to offer clues about the origin of homo sapien. We can also pass by the Maasai Boma for a taste of real African culture and traditional living. After lunch, we keep exploring the Ngorongoro crater, venturing right up to the rim.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge. 

Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Flight to Zanzibar

We save the best for last. After breakfast, we embark on our final game drive through Ngorongoro and today it will be another early start, after breakfast we will head to the Ngorongoro crater and we will detour through a traditional Maasai village, watch some traditional dancing, and see what life is really like on the African plains. From there we descend to the crater floor in search of more big game. In the afternoon we will eat our packed lunch on the crater floor, at one of several picnic sites near Lerai Forest or Hippo Pool. If we’re lucky, we’ll spot the rare Black Rhinoceros. After half day of exploring Tarangire we will start our drive back to Arusha to catch a flight to Zanzibar.

Dinner and over night at Mnarani Beach Cottages  

4 Days in Zanzibar – (The Spice island)

Day 6 - 9: Full leisure days in Zanzibar

When in Zanzibar there is a lot of activities you can do in Stone town for full day Spice and prison Island tour. The full day tour will take you to the most scenic parts of the Old Town. This culturally rich town got it’s name from the use of coral stone as the main construction ingredient. Being the oldest town in East Africa, the historical roots and influences can be felt at every turn of the tour. Starting from the House of Wonders which is one of the prominent landmarks of Stone Town, you can proceed on to the Palace Museum which was a Sultan’s residence. The Arab Fort, the Dr Livingstone House, Fred Mercury’s home and the pub and Hamamni Persian baths are just a few of the many attractions in this relic of a town.

Dinner and overnight at Mnarani Beach Cottages 

Day 10: It's the final day in Zanzibar and East Africa so be sure to grab any last minute souvenirs you may want and say one last goodbye to the tranquil blue waters before being transferred to Dar-es-salaam or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.

Kwa heri ya kuonana - (Good bye and see you again).

Included Services

• Local tourist taxes

• Binoculars for game drive viewing

• Bottled Water at all times while on safari

• Park or reserve entry fees - where applicable

• Driver's salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver

• Game drives or sightseeing as detailed on the itinerary - where indicated

• All meals at hotels as mentioned in the itinerary – ( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )

• Ground transportation with an English-speaking driver/guide or naturalist guide

• Pick up from airport of arrival and drop off to the airport of departure while on safari

• Local flight during the trip – Arusha – Zanzibar – Dar-Es-Salaam or Kilimanjaro

• Transport based on excellent 4X4 Vehicle (Landcruiser) with open roof for game viewing

• Full board Accommodation and If accommodation is fully booked we'll suggest a comparable alternative

Excluded Services

• International flights

• Tips and gratuities, which are optional

• Airport customs entry visas (currently US$ 50 per person)

• Activities in Zanzibar e.g. - dive, snorkel or any tour in Zanzibar

Optional Services

•  Balloon Flight Trip over the Serengeti

•  Optional Night Game Drives and Optional Tours

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