Key Information: Tour Duration: 13 day(s) Group Size: 2 - 10 people Destination(s): Tarangire/Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro
& Zanzibar Specialty Categories: Wildlife Viewing/Beach
Holiday Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes
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Zanzibar
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This is a safari package that includes the exotic
spice island of Zanzibar and a safari to the famous
national parks in the northern circuit of Tanzania.
It is a comprehensive tour that will allow you to
watch the African wildlife and then relax on the unspoiled
white beaches and clear waters of the Indian Ocean
in the romantic island of Zanzibar under the warm
tropical sun.
Day 1: Arrival On your arrival meet with our guide at Kilimanjaro
International airport and transferred to Arusha for
dinner and overnight at Impala Hotel B/B.
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire National park is considered to be one of
the most scenic parks in Tanzania with its huge baobab
trees, some of which are over 500,000 years old. The
park in recent times has witnessed tree climbing lions
and is well known for its large migratory herds of
elephants. The park is 650,000 acres, making it the
third largest park in Tanzania. Lunch break inside
the park and later game viewing en-route to Mto wa
Mbu. Dinner and Overnight at Migungani Lodge.
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park With your packed lunch boxes drive to Lake Manyara
National Park. This park is on the western edge of
the Great Rift Valley. Although the park is small,
it offers surprisingly a diverse habitat and wildlife.
The entrance to the park is a rain forest fed by underground
springs and a home to Baboons, Monitors, Pythons and
a tremendous variety of birds. The heart of the park
is the large soda lake where Flamingoes, WaterFowl
and Hippos are witnessed. The most stunning aspect
of this particular park is "LION ON THE TREES".
This is an unpredictable view, only lucky ones witness
the show. Dinner and Overnight at Migungani Lodge.
Day 4: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Soon after breakfast you will depart for Serengeti
National Park. Your first sight of this endless plain
is bound to impress you. Afternoon at leisure and
a sundowner game viewing of Serengeti National Park.
Dinner and Overnight Serengeti Camp Site.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park With your packed lunch boxes you will enjoy a
full day game viewing of MIGHTY SERENGETI, driving
along Grumeti River and have an opportunity to view
resident herds of Wildebeest, Zebras and multitude
of Gazelles and Crocodiles. All major predators can
be seen following the herds. Dinner and Overnight
Serengeti Camp Site.
Day 6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro After breakfast, with your packed lunch boxes
descend to the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands, we
stop at Oldvuai Gorge, one of the world's greatest
archaeological sites, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey
discovered in 1959 the 1.75 million-year-old remains
of the Zinjanthropus and in 1979 the earliest known
footprints of man. Dinner and Overnight at Ngorongoro
Simba Camp site.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater With your packed lunch boxes descend 2000ft into
Africa’s Garden of Eden - The Ngorongoro Crater
for a full day game viewing. This is a spectacular
nature sanctuary and diverse terrain of its 102 square
miles basin support year round population of over
30,000 animals and over 350 species of birds. Lunch
break inside the crater and later game viewing en-route
to Arusha.
Dinner and Overnight in Hotel.
Day 8: Arusha to Zanzibar A leisure breakfast, souvenir shopping, lunch
break and in the afternoon catch a flight to the spice
island of Zanzibar. Zanzibar offers one of the most
relaxing and "time out" experiences after
the wildlife safari. Arrival and transfer to Dhow
Palace Hotel. Leisure evening. Dinner and Overnight
at Dhow Palace Hotel.
Day 9: Zanzibar Morning at 8:00 am city tour - this tour will
take you to Zanzibar historical sites like former
slave market, the central market, to narrow streets,
the old fort, the house of wonders and Sultan's palace.
This tour will take about 2:30 hours and there after
will go on a spice tour visiting the spice farms and
tasting local spices and many different types of fruits.
Break for lunch and then go to Mangapwani to see the
slave cave and swim in the warm waters of the Indian
Ocean. Back to town by 5:00 pm. At 7:00 out for dinner
at African House Restaurant and after dinner back
to Dhow Palace Hotel for overnight.
Day 10: Zanzibar ( Prison Island tour ) Morning, after breakfast, go to the picking point
from main Island and take a boat trip to the Prison
Island (Changuu Island) where you can see giant tortoise
of different sizes some of which are more than 180
years old, swim and snorkel off the Island. At 4:00pm
get back to the Hotel. At 7:00pm go to Blue Bay Beach
Resort for a Swahili dinner and back to Dhow Palace
Hotel for overnight.
Day 11: Zanzibar Early morning after breakfast drive to south part
of the Island at Kizimkazi Village and then take a
boat to the dolphin site where you can swim with dolphins.
There after back to the main Island to have lunch
at Kizimkazi Village and then drive to the Hotel in
the Kizimkazi fort for dinner and after that back
to Dhow Palace Hotel for overnight.
Day 12: Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam This is the final day. After breakfast, go to
the spices and curio shops for souvenir shopping,
and later drive to the seaport to board the Hydra
Foil to Dar es Salaam. Dinner and Overnight at New
Africa Hotel.
Day 13: Dar Es Salaam A short Dar es salaam City Tour, souvenir shopping,
visit to Internet Cafe. Lunch break and late in the
evening after a Cup of Coffee drive to Airport for
departure.
END OF SAFARI
Safari includes: airfare from Arusha to zanzibar
all airport transfers in private car.
Transport and wildlife drives in modified 4WD Land
Cruiser or Land Rover with photographic roof hatch
Services of a professional safari guide
Accommodation in Lodges on Safari and Arusha on full
board basis.
All wildlife reserve entry fees Accommodation in Zanzibar
are in half board basis The fee for professional driver
guide
Not included: International airfare & flights
All items of a personal nature
Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff
Airport departure tax
Travel insurance
Visa and Passport fees
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and beverages in
lodges.
