The 11 Days Tanzania wildlife and Zanzibar beach safari will take you to the best parts of Northern Tanzania safari circuit and after our unique tour we shall take a relaxing beach vacation in our beautiful white sands of Zanzibar beach
The Summarized, 11 Days Fernweh Wildlife and Zanzibar Tanzania Safari Itinerary
- Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire
- Lake 2: Tarangire National Park
- Day 3: Tarangire to Lake Manyara
- Day 4: Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park
- Day 5: Serengeti National Park
- Day 6: Serengeti National Park– Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater – Zanzibar
- Day 9 & 10: Zanzibar
- Day 11: Zanzibar – Kilimanjaro International Airport
DAY 1: ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE
Wake up early to a delicious breakfast and thereafter begin your journey to the famous Tarangire National Park. Arrive at Camp in time for lunch after which you will leave for an afternoon game drive around Tarangire National Park. Our Camp is one of the friendliest camps in Tanzania. It is located about 6KM from Tarangire National Park and offers some of the most breathtaking views of the Maasai plains.
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner
DAY 2: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you depart for a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park. This park is renowned for hosting migratory animals like zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, and gazelles among others during the dry season. Zebras and wildebeest, which begin their trek in October, are the first to migrate. They trek towards Lake Natron located in the Northeast region. These animals are followed by oryxes, hartebeests, gazelles, elands and buffaloes, which are later, followed by te elephants. However, waterbucks, giraffes, waterbucks and warthogs do not migrate but are left behind in the park. You will have the pleasure of seeing all these animals plus many more. The animals begin to return to the park between June and July.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 3: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK TO LAKE MANYARA
Your safari proceeds to Lake Manyara National Park on this day. Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the morning and thereafter depart for the park. Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoiled paradise located in Northern Tanzania and was once described by Ernest Hemingway as ‘The loveliest I have seen in Africa’. The park is home to various animals like giraffes, buffaloes, and hippos. You will also spot some of the largest baboon troupes in Africa. It is also renowned for the unique tree-climbing lions.
Arrive at Lake Manyara National Park and head to your lodge where lunch will be served. The lodge’s setting will allow you to enjoy the scenic view of the floor of the Great Rift Valley, Ngorongoro highlands, crater, Olduvai Gorge, The Serengeti, and Lake Manyara. If you are lucky you will also spot the beautiful pink flamingos. Depart for an afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park before returning to lodge for accommodation and dinner.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4: LAKE MANYARA TO SERENGETI
Today you depart for the most famous park in Tanzania; Serengeti National Park after breakfast. Make a stop at Olduvai Gorge, which is famously known as ‘The Cradle of Mankind’ before proceeding Kubukubu Tented Camp in the Serengeti. Enjoy your lunch at the camp and thereafter take and afternoon game drive.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 5: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, enjoy a full day in the Serengeti wild. Serengeti National Park is among the most famous parks in Africa and the most famous in Tanzania. It is here that the wildebeest migration begins. Millions of wildebeests and zebras leave Serengeti between July and October and cross over the Mara River into Maasai Mara in Kenya. Later, the wildebeest cross back into the Serengeti at the end of the year and the calving season begins in January. It is quite a spectacle watching thousands of wildebeests giving birth in the wild.
Other animals to see in this park include zebras, monkeys, rhinos, lions, giraffes and hippos among others. Return to the camp for an overnight and dinner
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 6: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK TO NGORONGORO CRATER
Today you depart to the famous Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast. Ngorongoro Crater, which is named as one of the Wonders of the World, is among the largest volcanic craters in the world. It is home to over 25,000 animals like the black rhino, Thomson’s gazelle, the Cape buffalo, Maasai lions among others and bird species like flamingos etc. Ngorongoro Crater is 20 Kilometers wide and has a depth of between 610 – 760 Meters. Vegetation in the crater comprises of forests and grasslands. Other features found in the crater are swamps, saltpans and a freshwater lake, which attracts vast birdlife.
Arrive at the crater in afternoon then you can choose to take an afternoon nature walk or spend the rest of the afternoon at the lodge resting.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 7: NGORONGORO CRATER
On this day you take a tour of Ngorongoro Crater. Depart for a full-day game drive at the park after breakfast before returning to the farm lodge later in the afternoon. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided nature walk as you take in the beauty of the vast vegetation, landscape, and animals on the floor of the crater. Return to your designated lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 8: NGORONGORO CRATER TO ZANZIBAR
This is your last day in on Tanzania wildlife safari. After breakfast you will depart to Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar beach, you will be received by our representative and dropped on chosen beachfront rooms.
Meal plan: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 9 AND 10: ZANZIBAR BEACH
A day full of relaxation with an option of doing great activities i.e. snorkeling, dolphin tour, visit the old stone town or chose to stay at the beach.
Meal plan: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 11: ZANZIBAR BEACH TO AIRPORT
Zanzibar beach has a lot to offer and this day, after a breakfast we shall check out from our room and get a transfer to our next destination.
Meal plan: Breakfast & Dinner
INCLUSIONS
- Private guided by professional safari ranger
- Safari in a 4×4 safari jeep
- Meet & Greet on arrival at Kilimanjaro international Airport
- Flight from Arusha – Zanzibar
- Half-board accommodation at Zanzibar beach. Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
- Parks and reserve entrance fees
- Ngorongoro crater entrance fees
- Bottled water throughout the safari
- Full board accommodation while on safari, breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Evacuation insurance policy in case of an emergency
- Start in Arusha end in Zanzibar
- All airport transfers
EXCLUSIONS
- International & Domestic flights (if not mentioned above)
- Personal insurance and baggage insurance
- Visa fees wherever applicable.
- All drinks & meals unless stated above.
- All tips and porterage.
- Laundry, massages and other personal expenses e.g. mini-bar & telephone unless otherwise stated
- Any other services not mentioned above and other optional/additional activities