12 Days 11 Nights Taste Of Northern Tanzania Safari And Zanzibar

Karibu Tanzania – Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by one of our staff members. After greet and meet services he will escort you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 60 Km) ready for the safari tomorrow. The lodge is perched on the slopes of Mount Meru with a magnificent view of the mountain.

• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Kibo Palace hotel Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

After breakfast set off on safari with your private car and driver to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km). Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephant, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, water buck, lion, giraffe, onyx and an unsurpassed diversity of birds. From June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big game year-round. Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed tented lodge, hidden among ancient baobab trees and giant rock kopjes within the park.

• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Tarangire NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast you depart for Lake Manyara National Park (approx 90 Km) with en-route views. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, ground water forest, acacia woodlands and open grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself. Have afternoon game viewing in the park searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. There are some 350 different bird species in the park. The park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippo and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake. The park is generally recognized for its incredible beauty.

• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: Tloma Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Manyara NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (210 km), a vast rolling plain whose sparse vegetation allows for some of the best wildlife viewing in the world. The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra is one of the park’s great attractions, but throughout the year the Serengeti is excellent for seeing predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah, along with elephant, giraffe, hyena, hippo, rhino, and many varieties of antelopes and birds. Depending on the animal movement we can arrange a packed lunch or go back to the lodge for hot lunch. The evening is free to rest.

• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Midrange tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

If you rise early you can take a morning game drive through the park to see the nocturnal predators returning from their nightly hunt and very active animals waking up in the early morning light. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds, you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, birds and other species.

we enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. The park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve.

Depending with wildlife movement, we can have hot lunch at the camp or enjoy picnic lunch packets.

• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Midrange tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

You will enjoy yet another morning game drive in Serengeti. Drive back to the camp for breakfast and check out before starting your journey to Ngorongoro. We arrive at our crater rim lodge to a warm welcome, check in and then lunch. This afternoon just relax and enjoy the breathtaking and spectacular views of the Ngorongoro scenery from your lodge. Dinner and overnight at your game lodge.

Note: a warm jacket or cardigan is highly recommended.

• Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
• Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro Highlands
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast we descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with picnic lunch at a private scenic site (hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Prides of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles, rhino, golden and black backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater floor plains. Unmatched for its natural variety and breath taking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exist inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes in the crater floor.

In the evening we drive back to our game lodge for overnight stay.

• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

You leave the Ngorongoro Area for Arusha (Approx 195 Kms). Here you can explore the city, go shopping for souvenirs or just relax. If you want we can organize an optional program like the visit of a Masai Village or the Snake Park. This will however depend with your flight to Zanzibar this afternoon. Proceed to the airport for your evening flight to Zanzibar.

The flight to Zanzibar take approx. 1 ¼ hours and upon arrival our meet and greet representative will meet you and escort you to your Beach hotel for check-in for 4 nights. Zanzibar beach tour is a short perfect trip for relaxing after a safari in the African bush. It combines the magic that is Stone with Zanzibar historical sites.

• Main destination: Zanzibar Island
• Accommodation: Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar Mid-range resort located in or near Zanzibar
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

Enjoy free time to relax on the beaches and swim, snorkel or dive in the clear, warm waters. A cocktail and a golden sunset go hand in hand, so be sure to indulge as the sun melts away and day turns to night. In the evening, wander the beaches and the white sands of Zanzibar. Beach volley ball, table tennis and other games are some of the activities to you can indulge in you resort during the days and nights.

• Main destination: Zanzibar Island
• Accommodation: Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar Mid-range resort located in or near Zanzibar
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

You can choose the program of today in respect to your flight time. You may opt to relax in the resort or short activities like playing volley ball, kayaking. Later in the afternoon or evening you will be brought to the airport for your flight to the mainland in time for your connecting flight home.

• Main destination: Zanzibar Island
• Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included