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| Safari Name | 13-Days Best of Tanzania Wilderness and Zanzibar Beach Vacation |
| Tour Code | TATS-BCH-TZ-105 |
| Destination | Tanzania |
Full Itinerary
Summary of Key Tour Details:
• Duration: 13Days/12Nights
• Destinations: Arusha/Lk Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Stone Town/Zanzibar/Spice tour
• Accommodation: either in 5star, 4star or 3star Hotels/Lodges depending on your budget.
• Transport: Using Custom-built 4×4 Landcruisers/Jeep with pop up rooftop for Game viewing
• Flight Option: Flying option is available for this safari but at an extra cost.
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Early booking is advised to avoid missing on your choice of hotels/accommodation.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your hotel you will be met by Trails of Africa safari guide, full briefing on the safari then depart for Tarangire National park with packed lunch. Arrive Tarangire mid morning and embark on a full day game drive in search of the game. Lunches at a picnic site. Afternoon game drives and later exits the park and transfer to the lodge/camp before sunset. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire safari lodge FB www.tarangiresafarilodge.comTarangire National Park measures 1,600 squares miles and is Tanzania’s fifth largest park. The park is named after the Tarangire River that provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. The river is a lure for wildlife during the dry season when very big concentrations of elephant, buffalo, wildebeest and zebra flock along its banks. The Tarangire River runs up the center of the park while the gentle rolling hills interspersed with giant baobab trees, open acacia woodlands and seasonal swamps provide a spectacular and picturesque setting. Tarangire National Park is particularly well known for its large population of elephants. In addition to the migrating herbivores including elephant, buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, there are numerous resident animals that remain in the park all year round. Resident herbivores that you will likely encounter are banded mongoose, giraffe, bushbuck, rock hyrax, hartebeest, dik dik, impala, waterbuck, warthog and reedbuck.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park
Breakfast at the lodge/camp then depart for L.Manyara. Arrive Lake Manyara Serena safari lodge. Mid morning and have leisure at the lodge. Lunches at the lodge-Manyara Serena Lodge. Afternoon/evening game drives at L. Manyara National park, later return to the lodge for before sunset. Dinner and overnight at L.Manyara Serena safari lodge FB www.serenahotels.co.tzLake Manyara National Park is a beautiful little park and is well known for its tree-climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size. A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is of stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari. Lake Manyara, the shallow alkaline water mass named after the park, covers two thirds of the park’s total area of 330 Kilometers square.
Day 3: Full Day Ngorongoro Conservation Crater
06h30: Breakfast at the lodge, and then descend into the crater floor for an extensive full day of tour of this natural zoo where animal drama never ends. Lunch at a picnic site in the crater. Afternoon game drives in the crater then ascend the crater and drive to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight Ngorongoro Serena safari lodge FB www.serenahotels.co.tzNgorongoro Conservation Area. Area: 8,300 square kilometers / 5,175 square Miles
This area covers the world’s largest unbroken caldera namely Ngorongoro crater and the Olduvai Gorge, where Dr. Louis Leaky discovered the origin of early man by unearthing jaws of the Zinjanthropus man. The Ngorongoro Crater is a world heritage site and the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera which is often referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. The crater is 610 meters deep and 260km2. It is estimated that over 25,000 larger mammals, mainly Zebra and Wildebeest, exist within the crater itself. Others include Elephant, Warthog, Impala and Buffalo. A Rhino sighting is a rare possibility but Ngorongoro is your best chance in Tanzania to see the endangered black rhino. Flamingoes and over 100 species of water birds are found at the soda lake on the crater floor.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Conservancy to Serengeti National Park
Breakfast at the lodge then depart for Serengeti with packed lunch, game drives en-route with optional visit to Maasai village/Olduvai Gorge an important archaeological site for Dr. Leakey’s family. Lunch at a picnic site in the park. Afternoon game drive en-route to the lodge/camp in Serengeti, arriving before sunset
Dinner an overnight Serengeti Serena safari lodge FB www.serenahotels.co.tz
Day 5 to 7: Three Full Day in Serengeti National Park
These 3 days will be spent touring the vast endless plains of the Serengeti abundant with wildlife. Game drive and timings will be planned by the clients and their safari guide depending on what the clients have seen and would like to see/do. Lunch at the at a picnic site/lodge. Afternoon game drives in the national park/leisure time at the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena safari lodge www.serenahotels.co.tzNB-You can choose to do a balloon safari on any of the 3 mornings while at Serengeti. For more details on balloon safari visitwww.balloonsafaris.comSerengeti National Park is an immense park and with its unsurpassed concentrations of wildlife and its vast endless grasslands offers the finest game viewing anywhere in Africa. The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest on earth and the annual wildlife migration, largest mass movement of land mammals on planet earth, is perhaps what makes it famous. Over a million wildebeest and zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then go west and north after the long rains in April, May and June.
Serengeti, characterized by the endless plains, acacia trees and punctuated by large stone kopjes presents an archetypal picture of a wild and remote Africa and supports an amazingly large number of wildlife. Animals present include lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland, zebras, wildebeests, leopards, cheetahs, Serengeti’s essential features of climate, flora and fauna have barely changed in the past million years.
Day 8: Serengeti National Park then flight Zanzibar/Zanzibar Beach
Breakfast at the lodge and leave with lunch boxes, game drive en-route as you transfer to the Seronera airstrip for Zanzibar flight (Seronera/Zanzibar 10h35/13h45). Arrival Zanzibar where you will be met by our representative and transfered to North coast beach
Dinner and overnight at Ras Nungwi beach hotel HB www.rasnungwi.com
Day 9 and 10: Two Full Days Zanzibar Beach
These 2 days will be spent at the beach choosing to participate on a range of water excursions/sports i.e snorkeling, follow the dolphin, sport fishing, sunset cruise among many more. For details of these check with the hotel reception. Lunch at the beach (own arrangement). Afternoon at leisure at the hotel/own arrangement
Dinner and overnight at Ras Nungwi beach hotel HB www.rasnungwi.com
Day 11: Zanzibar Beach/Spice Tour/Stone Town
Breakfast at the hotel, the spend the morning at the hotel at leisure/own arrangement. Lunch at the hotel (own arrangement). Later in the afternoon you will be picked by our representative for transfer to stone town with spice tour en-route. Arrive at stone town in the evening/before sunset
Dinner at own arrangement, overnight at Zanzibar Serena Inn BB www.serenahotels.co.tz
Day 12: Full Day in Stone Town
Breakfast at the hotel, then choose to have a tour of stone town visiting the Old museum, Swahili market and other attractions at stone town or have leisure at the hotel(own arrangement)
Lunch and dinner at own arrangements; Overnight at Zanzibar Serena Inn BB www.serenahotels.co.tz
Day 13: Stone Town to Zanzibar airport and Departure
Breakfast at the hotel, then choose to have a brief tour of stone town (own arrangement) as you wait to be picked up for transfer to Zanzibar international airport for departure flight/further holiday destination.
Activities/services included in the cost:
• Arrival and departure airport transfer. • Accommodation as per the itinerary.
• Accommodation in the National Parks is based on Full Board
• Road transportation in custom made safari vehicles.
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Game dives as per the itinerary
• Park and game reserve entrance fees
• English Driver guides available for the safari
• Our 24hours support throughout the safari
Activities/services excluded in the cost:
• All International Flights/local Flights + Taxes
• Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance
• Excursions, services and activities not mentioned in this program
• Flying option available for certain safaris at an extra cost
• Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks, Tips etc
To get costs for this tour, contact our Sales Office Team on sales@trailsofafrica.co.ke
Just give us the Safari Tour Code and name of the safari you want to book and we shall revert back with costs and availability.
The best game viewing areas on the continent of Africa is a highly debated topic, but Tanzania with its attractions including Serengeti, wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar Beaches, is one obvious contender. Tanzania is a fascinating travel destination that has been blessed with real beauty and it offers something for everyone. Mt Kilimanjaro, with its 5895 metre altitude is the highest mountain in Africa. The Serengeti National Park with its seemingly endless plains, is one of the best wildlife resorts in the world and then there is the Ngorongoro Crater with its unbelievable density of animals.It is also the site of Olduvai Gorge, where Professor Leakey discovered the earliest known footprints of hominoid man.The “Northern Circuit” includes Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oldupai Gorge and the Serengeti National Park. The northern parks, are justifiably world-renowned, especially if you are there to witness the enormous herds of the Great Migration or to take a balloon or riding safari across the vast grassy plains. The escarpment of the Great Rift Valley creates a dramatic volcanic landscape and some of the most fertile grazing grounds on earth; thus this is home to the largest herds on the planet, and the highest concentration of predators in the whole of Africa.
The best game viewing areas on the continent of Africa is a highly debated topic, but Tanzania with its attractions including Serengeti, wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar Beaches, is one obvious contender. Tanzania is a fascinating travel destination that has been blessed with real beauty and it offers something for everyone. Mt Kilimanjaro, with its 5895 metre altitude is the highest mountain in Africa. The Serengeti National Park with its seemingly endless plains, is one of the best wildlife resorts in the world and then there is the Ngorongoro Crater with its unbelievable density of animals.
It is also the site of Olduvai Gorge, where Professor Leakey discovered the earliest known footprints of hominoid man.
The “Northern Circuit” includes Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oldupai Gorge and the Serengeti National Park. The northern parks, are justifiably world-renowned, especially if you are there to witness the enormous herds of the Great Migration or to take a balloon or riding safari across the vast grassy plains. The escarpment of the Great Rift Valley creates a dramatic volcanic landscape and some of the most fertile grazing grounds on earth; thus this is home to the largest herds on the planet, and the highest concentration of predators in the whole of Africa.
Arusha National Park
Dar Es Salaam City Tour
Lake Manyara National Park
Mikumi National Park
Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ruaha National Park
Selous Game Reserve
Serengeti National Park
Tarangire National Park
