15-Day Tanzania & Zanzibar Private Safari – Flying to Serengeti
This wonderful adventure that combines Safari in the Northern Circuit where you will visit Serengeti National Park – The Number 1 Safari destination in the world famous for its Big 5 and The Great Wildebeest Migration, the “greatest wildlife show on Earth”. the Ngorongoro Crater – a UNESCO Heritage site and the largest unbroken Caldera in the world, Maasai Village where you will learn about their culture, Manyara National Park, Mto wa Mbu Cultural activities then you continue in the magnificent Zanzibar Island where you will have the opportunity to relax on the splendid white sand beaches watching the sunset over the Indian Ocean.
Day by Day Overview
Karibu and Welcome to Tanzania. We hope you are as excited to begin your Adventure as we are to having you. Your representative Ambrose Mtui will meet you at the Kilimanjaro Airport.He will be waiting for you with a sign written your name and the flight details you have provided. You will be given a short trip briefing so you know what to expect on our way to your accommodation. Dinner and overnight at Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort and Spa
Note – All driving times are approximate as weather and animal movements can greatly affect road and driving conditions. We will be in nature after all.
- Travel distance: 80 km
- Travel time: 1. 45min +
- Overnight: Arusha Serena Lodge
After breakfast your driver will take you to the Arusha Airport to catch a short flight to the Serengeti National Park’s Western Corridor. The vast, wildlife-studded Serengeti is set to the chirping of songbirds, the thunder of hooves and the trumpeting of elephants. There’s so much to see in this Unesco-recognised park, days are action packed and yet somehow timeless – much like nature and its cycles. Explore the swaying grasslands, acacia forests and sloping hills with eyes peeled for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, black rhinos and much more. Dinner and Overnight night at Kirawira Serena Camp. (Full Board)
- Travel Distance: 440 km
- Travel Time: 1:30 +hours
- Overnight: Kirawira Serena Camp
After breakfast drive on safari to the Serengeti National Park’s Central Corridor. We will go and explore the different areas of this magnificent park, one of the 10 Natural Wonder Travels of the World, with its sprawling savanna, short-grass plains and their granite kopjes. You can never spend too much time seeing the vast grandeur of the Serengeti.
- Travel Distance: 167 km
- Travel Time: 3 +hours
- Overnight: Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.
After breakfast depart for the game drive. Serengeti was voted the #1 Safari destination in the world for a reason! It’s majestic and awe inspiring beauty is definitely something one should experience in their lifetime. You will be blessed with panoramic views, amazing wildlife and spectacular photos! Serengeti is also the last natural grazing ecosystem in the world and home to The Great Wildebeest Migration
- Overnight: Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.
The UNESCO Heritage site of Ngorongoro Crater is actually the largest unbroken caldera in the world and boasts the most diverse group of animals anywhere. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq. kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder and also known as the “cradle of humankind”. On your way you will pass through Masai Village where you will learn about Maasai culture
- Travel distance: 214 km
- Travel time: 4+ hours
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Make sure that your camera is ready as you descend to the crater floor. Enjoy the splendor of the magnificent views as it’s a great time for wildlife viewing and sunrise photos. Here you have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, Rhinos and a host of other game species. We ascend the crater towards Lake Manyara
- Travel distance: 60 km
- Travel time: 1hours
- Overnight: Escarpment Lodge Manyara
After breakfast you will visit Mto wa Mbu Village for cultural activities. This area gives you a beautiful opportunity to experience a variety of different activities. With another local guide from the area, you have the option of either Canoeing, Biking or Hiking in the Lake Manyara/Mto Wa Mbu region. Here you will get the chance to see local villages, learn about rice, corn and banana plantations, the livelihood of the people, visit a market and even have traditional food and local brew. You will learn about a multitude of things and see a different side to Tanzania. You will have lunch at the Hotel and later shopping at African Galleria Shop or relaxing by the pool.
- Overnight: Escarpment Lodge Manyara
After breakfast depart for Tarangire National Park via Maasai village then proceeding to Tarangire Park Tarangire is famously known for its largest concentration of Elephants, Baobab trees and the magnificent scenery. The 6th largest park in Tanzania, Tarangire is an excellent introduction to your safari with over 550 bird species and herds of elephants teaming over its dry river bed for underground streams. Your game drive will last until around 5:00 pm then we continue to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
- Travel distance: 120 km
- Travel time: 2+hours
- Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
After Breakfast depart to Arusha for flight to Zanzibar.You’ll get a chance to see the interesting meandering alleys of Stone town during your city tour.
- Overnight: Zanzibar Serena Hotel and Spa.
In the afternoon you’ll get transferred from Stone Town to Sultan Sands Hotel. There are unlimited activities in Zanzibar such as snorkeling, diving, sun bathing or relax at the beach. You can take a dolphin watching tour and swim with hundreds of spinner & bottle nose dolphins playing off Kizimkazi beach in the Indian Ocean, or decide to drive for Jozani forest tour for Red Colobus Monkeys – all these activities you can arrange with the hotel at an additional price
- Overnight: Sultan Sands Hotel (All inclusive)
After Breakfast depart to Arusha for flight to Zanzibar arrive afternoon and enjoy one night at the Zanzibar Serena Hotel and Spa.
After Breakfast our Tour guide in Zanzibar will meeting your ready for Stone Town Tour until lunch time, then in the afternoon you will do spice tour then drive to Sultan Sands Hotel which you will stay for 3 Nights.
- Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
All other Excursion ie Walking safari,Maasai Village tour,Cultural safari,Balloon safari etc you will arrange with the lodge direct.
After breakfast you will be transferred to Baraza Hotel South East Coast Paje to enjoy the beauty both in architecture and nature or similar standards. Overnight Baraza Hotel (All Inclusive)
This day you will check out your hotel in the Morning to the Zanzibar International Airport for your flight back home, or to Dar es Salaam depending on the direction you are heading to. Or you can take a boat to Dar es Salaam before connect with your evening flight at Julius Nyerere International Airport for your International flight home.
END OF SAFARI
On this day, your African Adventure will come to an end. We will take you to your final destination for your ongoing flight and journey.
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Includes
- Private Land Cruiser 4x 4WD (open roof), unlimited kilometres, fuel
- Personal Professional Wildlife Guide
- All meals -
- All tours will be given in English (feel free to teach your guide your native language ☺)
- All National Park Entrance, Vehicle, Transit, Conservation, Forest fees
- All Government taxes and levies including 18% VAT.
- 2 Bottles of 0.5 Litres of mineral water per person per day
- Accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Flying doctors evacuation Insurance
Excludes
- Gratuities to Driver guides. If we do a great job, it is customary to tip your guide.
- International airfare, Airport departure taxes, and visa fees
- Travel insurance. We always recommend our guests to have travel insurance when on an adventure.
- Excursion ie Walking safari,Maasai Village tour,Cultural safari,Balloon safari etc
- Items of person nature such as Tip beverages and Laundry
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