8-Day Safari (Including Serengeti) and Zanzibar Extension

8-Day Safari (Including Serengeti) and Zanzibar Extension

This is one of our most popular tours as it allows you to spend a very reasonable amount of time in the Serengeti (2 nights) and still have the chance of exploring Ngorongoro and Manyara or Tarangire National Parks. You can either do the tour by land (circle itinerary) or fly back from the Serengeti to remove the backtracking. You can relax and stay 3 days in Zanzibar Island, enjoying the beaches and amazing landscapes.

Itinerary

Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
Pickup from your hotel at 8am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, as well as to a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents of this park also include giraffes, elephants, impalas and a huge amount of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that can not be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Some possible extra tours are possible, including a bike tour or a boat excursion. Afternoon return to the camp for dinner.

Possibility to upgrade your accommodation level.

NOTE: You can replace this park with Tarangire NP or add an extra day and visit both.
Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park


Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp

Day 2: Day 2 Serengeti National park

Stop At: Serengeti Hippo Pool, Mageso Chember, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in local language, "endless plains". The park has 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.

Possibility to downgrade or upgrade your accommodation level.
Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park


Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Thorn tree Serengeti Camp
Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP


Day 3: Day 3 Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti Hippo Pool, Mageso Chember, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full day game drive with picnic lunch.

Possibility to downgrade or upgrade your accommodation level.
Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park

Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Thorn tree Serengeti Camp
Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP


Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
On this day we suggest a very early wake up in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you'll ever witness. After the game drive, we return to the camp for a rewarding brunch and then we'll proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th wonder of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq. miles and has 2.000 ft high walls, making it virtually a Noah's ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It's one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black Rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest and open plains. It's also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World.

You will reach Ngorongoro in time for a sundowner. Possibility to upgrade your accommodation level.
Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater

Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro


Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Zanzibar

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater to Zanzibar
We will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Then transfer to the airport and you will have a flight to Zanzibar around 4pm for three days of relaxation with amazing views.

Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Z Hotel

Day 6: Day 6-7 Zanzibar

Stop At: Nungwi Beach, Nungwi Tanzania
You can take some rest and enjoy this paradise made of beautiful beaches of white sand and turquoise water of the Indian Ocean. There is a possibility of extra activities such as a Day Tour in Stone Town (includes Old Town guided tour, Spice Tour and Prison Island - lunch not included), Half Day Tour (includes Old Town guided tour or Spice Tour or Prison Island). Another suggestion is Jozani Forest tour (lunch not included).
Main Destination:
Zanzibar Island (Beach)

Duration: 2 days

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Z Hotel Zanzibar

Day 7: Zanzibar

Stop At: Aromas of Zanzibar, Gizenga street House No 360, Zanzibar City Tanzania
You can spend the last hours of your journey to relax. After you will have a transfer to Zanzibar airport for international flight.
Main Destination:

Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.