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This classic 10-day Tanzania road Safari & Zanzibar Beach holiday combines three of Tanzania’s northern circuit parks; Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater with a beach relaxation in Zanzibar, Tanzania’s most famous tropical island.
The tour kicks off in the town of Arusha near the foot of Mount Meru, first visiting the stunning Lake Manyara National Park. This incredibly scenic national park is noted for its tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, and flamingo flocks.
Keep an eye out for buffalos, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes as well as antelopes such as bushbucks. Lake Manyara also hosts an abundance of birds, including numerous waterbirds.
On day two we proceed by road to the world-famous and iconic Serengeti National Park visiting the Olduvai Gorge and a Maasai village to encounter Tanzania’s best-known ethnic group – the semi-nomadic Maasai.
We spend the entire day three on game viewing in Africa’s most famous national park – the Serengeti. The park’s main attraction is the Great Migration, consisting of up to 2 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras, and 350,000 Thompson, impala, and grant’s gazelles – many consider it to be the most spectacular remaining African wildlife spectacle.
The predator viewing here is exceptional with approximately 3-4,000 lions and huge numbers of cheetah, leopard, and hyena. Other animals commonly found in the park include topi, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, elephant, caracal, serval, bat-eared fox, hyrax, genet, and hares.
There are also porcupine, aardvark, giraffe, jackal, mongoose, crocodile, monitor lizard, aardwolf, many kinds of primates including baboons, vervet and colobus monkeys, and over 500 species of bird.
Day four begins with a game drive in Serengeti National Park, before proceeding to the Ngorongoro Crater. On day five, we descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a six-hour game drive in this exceptionally wildlife-rich game park. The world’s largest unflooded caldera, Ngorongoro hosts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to the densest mammalian population in Africa, with around 25,000 large animals. The diverse habitats found on the fertile crater floor support a variety of wildlife, including elephants, monkeys, hyenas, jackals, and herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, and other antelope species.
On day six, we travel back to Arusha for our flight to Zanzibar Island. The next three nights are spent on Zanzibar Island enjoying Zanzibar’s sandy beaches, watersports, and cultural or outdoor activities.
Activities on Zanzibar include scuba diving, boat trips to Indian Ocean islands, and tours of Stone Town or the spice plantations. Accommodation on Zanzibar Island includes a choice of luxury 5 or 4-star accommodation at one of two Zanzibar resorts.
On day 10, you transfer to Zanzibar International Airport, where this 10 Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday comes to a close.
Summary Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Day 2: Lake Manyara – Drive to Lake Serengeti National Park
Day 3: Explore the Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Serengeti – Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater
Day 5: Explore the Ngorongoro Crater
Day 6: Ngorongoro – Drive to Arusha – Fly to Zanzibar Island
Day 7: Zanzibar Island
Day 8: Zanzibar Island
Day 9: Zanzibar Island
Day 10: Zanzibar Island – Fly to Dar-es-salaam or Kilimanjaro
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
On the one day, we travel from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park, taking an afternoon game drive and stopping for a picnic lunch along the way. This incredibly scenic national park is noted for its tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, and flamingo flocks.
Other wildlife inhabiting the park in abundance, includes buffalo, cheetah, zebra, Masai giraffe, wildebeest, and impala. There are also plenty of warthogs, hippos, mongoose, monkeys, and various antelope species, as well as some elusive leopards.
Keep an eye out for buffalos, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes as well as antelopes such as bushbucks. Over 400 bird species are found here, including migrant species and water birds, such as cormorants, geese, pelicans, and storks.
Overnight Accommodation Option: andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Africa Safari Glamping, Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge
Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2: Lake Manyara – Drive to Lake Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we continue by road from Lake Manyara to the expansive Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge. We stop to visit the Olduvai Museum and Gorge, the archaeological site where fossils of our earliest human ancestors and their tools have been unearthed.
There is also the option of visiting a Maasai village to encounter Kenya’s best-known ethnic group – the semi-nomadic Maasai. Then we enjoy an en-route game drive to our lodge or tented camp at the world-renowned Serengeti National Park.
Overnight Accommodation Option: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, or Mbalageti Serengeti
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 3: Explore the Serengeti National Park
The entire day is spent game viewing in the beautiful Serengeti National Park. The largest national park in Tanzania, Serengeti covers about 14 760 km² of open plains and wilderness.
This unique wildlife reserve hosts an awe-inspiring abundance of large mammals including masses of herbivores such as wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, topi, buffalo, and hartebeest among others. The Serengeti Park is also famous for predator populations, especially big cats – lions, cheetah, and leopard.
Your choice of hot lunch at the lodge or a picnic lunch will be served and the night is spent at a Serengeti luxury camp or tented lodge.
Overnight Accommodation Option: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, or Mbalageti Serengeti
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 4: Serengeti – Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater
In the morning we embark on a game drive in Serengeti National Park, stopping for a picnic lunch along the way. Our game drive then takes us through the Malanja Depression, passing various Masai villages en route to the renowned Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Overnight Accommodation Option: andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, The Highlands Camp, The Ngorongoro Sopa, or Neptune Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5: Explore the Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a six-hour game drive in this exceptionally wildlife-rich game park. The world’s largest unflooded caldera, Ngorongoro hosts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
Almost every large mammal species of Africa is commonly sighted on game drives in this crater, from black rhino to spotted hyena.
Overnight Accommodation Option: andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, The Highlands Camp, The Ngorongoro Sopa, or Neptune Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6: Ngorongoro – Drive to Arusha – Fly to Zanzibar Island
This morning after breakfast, we depart for Arusha, traveling via the Great Rift Valley and the rural village of Mto wa Mbu. We arrive at the Arusha airport at about midday for our flight to Zanzibar, departing at 1330 hours.
Arriving at Zanzibar International Airport at 1530 hours you will be met by our guide and transferred to your beach resort on the east coast of Zanzibar. You will have a choice of several beach resorts to choose from on Zanzibar Island.
Overnight Accommodation Option: Tembo House Hotel, Mizingani Seafront Hotel, Amaan Beach Bungalows, Warere Beach
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 7, 8 & 9: Zanzibar Island
The next few days are spent relaxing on the white sand beaches, swimming in the warm Indian Ocean, and enjoying your Zanzibar beach resort/ hotel at leisure. The islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago are famous for their idyllic tropical beaches and are known as the Spice Islands, for the exotic spices grown here.
Visit the spice plantations to smell, see and taste the brightly colored and aromatic spices, such as turmeric, ginger, black pepper, nutmeg, and cinnamon. You can take a boat ride to one of the smaller islands to relax and explore, or go scuba diving.
Snorkeling and scuba diving are popular activities due to the rich marine life found in these clear waters.
Meal Plan: All inclusive
Day 10: Zanzibar Island – Fly to Dar-es-salaam or Kilimanjaro
After breakfast on day 12, you can relax at the resort until it is time for you to transfer to the airport. You can store your luggage at the resort once you have checked out of your room at 10:30 and continue enjoying the resort facilities.
When it is time for your airport transfer our driver collects you at reception and drives you to the Zanzibar International Airport, where this 10 Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday comes to a close.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
10 Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday Prices
10 Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday Prices include:
Pick up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha Town for lunch + Lake Manyara National Park for 1 night (Dinner & Breakfast) + Serengeti National Park accommodation for 2 nights (Full Board basis) + Ngorongoro Crater Accommodation for 2 nights (Full Board basis) + Private 4×4 vehicle with expert driver-guide throughout safari + All transfers/ game drives as mentioned including park visitor entrance fees/ entrance fees for driver and vehicle + Scheduled flight from Arusha to Zanzibar + flight from Zanzibar to Kilimanjaro including taxes & Airport transfers in Zanzibar
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Notes
* Ngorongoro Masai Bomas Visit (Request for rates)
* Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari (Request for rates)
* Child rates apply to children aged 4 – 11 years, sharing with parents on safari
* There are Festive Supplements while on safari during Christmas & Easter supplement