Astounding Safari and Exotic Beach Holidays in the Heart of Zanzibar

Astounding Safari and Exotic Beach Holidays in the Heart of Zanzibar

12 days of your life in the land of wilderness.You will be visiting all Northern circuit national parks and also relaxing in the beach drinking Margaritas.

Itinerary

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport/ Arusha

Stop At: Usa River, Usa River, Arusha, Arusha Region
Kilimanjaro Airport
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania. After clearing customs, look for your Connect African Safari driver. He will be waiting for you, holding a sign with your name on it. Your driver will transfer you to Mount Meru Game Lodge on the outskirts of Moshi.

Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mount Meru Game Lodge

Day 2: Arusha/ Manyara National park

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
After breakfast, you will head to Lake Manyara National Park. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, you’ll find Lake Manyara National Park with its evergreen groundwater forest and variety of ecosystems including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and – of course – the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species. Manyara is also home to rare tree-climbing lions. The park offers excellent game viewing with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and lots of elephants roam near the lake. Also look out for blue monkeys, and the very active Olive baboon troops.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lilac Elevate Inn

Day 3: Central Serengeti National park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Full day ‘discover Serengeti’ game drives. The day for the big cats – cheetahs, leopards and lions. Mostly you will go out for sunrise game drive at 0630am followed by breakfast at 0830am. More game drive till Lunch time (Hot lunch). After your hot lunch you will proceed with your afternoon game drive to sunset whereby you will drive back for dinner and overnight at GNU camp.
Duration: 11 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Camp


Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
You will spend two days in Serengeti with game drives – unequaled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. The huge herds of plains game such as wildebeest, zebra, and antelope dominate the park while the attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found among the many small hills scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly, wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Camp


Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, our accredited driver will take you for a game drive, you can either decide which part of Serengeti you want to visit.You will return at the camp for lunch. in the afternoon you will continue with game drive and late return to the camp for dinner.
Duration: 11 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Camp

Day 6: Serengeti /Ngorongoro crater

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Enjoy a morning game drive in Serengeti before your transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Check-in at the lodge for an afternoon walking safari. Walking with your guide, hiking through the hills and plains of Maasai country you will get to know this ancient culture well, perhaps bumping into local herdsmen along the way or the many animals that cohabitate with them within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge


Day 7: Ngorongoro crater rim

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
This morning, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600m deep, 16km across and 265 sq. km in area. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing, in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world. Many of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra, and gazelle. Flamingo, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Lake as well. Afternoon drive to your lodge for your overnight stay.


Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge


Day 8: Ngorongoro crater rim/Tarangire National Park

Stop At: Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha Region
The drive from the Rhino Lodge to Tarangire National Park takes two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas. In the late afternoon, drive back to the Planet Lodge or similar hotel in Arusha.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Planet Lodge Arusha


Day 9: Arusha/Zanzibar

Pass By: Arusha Airport Kisongo - ARK, Arusha, Tanzania
After breakfast, your driver will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport and fly to Zanzibar. You will reach Zanzibar and the hotel shuttle will pick you up and drive you to the beach hotel, Warere Resort. You will enjoy your ocean view Bungalow and time at the beach.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Magic Boutique


Day 10: Zanzibar Beach Hotel

Stop At: Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
After breakfast, you will spend a day laying on the beach and engaging in different water sports, snorkeling etc.. The hotel management will be very happy to assist you by arranging all activities of the day.


Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Magic Boutique

Day 11: Zanzibar Magic Boutique/Stone Town

Stop At: Stone Town, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
After breakfast, your driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to stone town.
It will take almost 1 hour and 15minutes to stone town. Here you can either decide if you want to do spice tour, where you will see spice plantation and different seasonal fruits growing and you will have a chance to taste and even eat spicy food and fruits. You can also visit old slave market, limestone cells, see Anglican Church built in 1817, Zanzibar memorial museum, Old Arab Fort and also see Freddy Mercury’s home. This will depend on what you choose to do.


Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Magic Boutique

Day 12: Zanzibar Airport/Dar es salaam Airport/ Kilimanjaro Airport

Pass By: Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam Region
After breakfast, you will have chance to visit the city. You will have time to buy some little stuff and also enjoy the beauty of stone town. You can walk down town, Forodhani gardens, walk in the narrow streets, testing exotic coffee and enjoying the aroma of Swahili spices. In the afternoon, the driver will take you to the airport for a flight to Dar es salaam/Kilimanjaro airport and then fly to your home country.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.