This is the ultimate Tanzanian vacation. Embrace the excitement of a seven-day private safari with game drives against a backdrop of stunning northern Tanzania scenery in the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park, followed by four days of the exotic culture, ancient history and paradisiacal beaches on the island of Zanzibar.
Your journey begins on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, the airport is named after Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak. As you transfer to Arusha, you may get views of the mountain. Spend the night at Arusha Serena Hotel.
The following morning, you will embark on your safari of Tanzania’s Northern Circuit. which offers diverse landscapes teeming with wildlife, including the Big Five and the Great Wildebeest Migration, making it the premier safari itinerary in Tanzania.
Your first stop is at Tarangire National Park which covers approximately 1,100 square miles. The Park is home to vast herds of elephants and over 550 bird species, as well as being famous for its expansive savannahs and ancient baobab trees. You will take an afternoon and a morning game drive in the Park, overnighting at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
Then, set off for Lake Manyara National Park, named after the shallow alkaline lake that is a prominent feature of the park. The Park boasts diverse ecosystems from dense woodlands to the scenic lake itself. Renowned for its tree-climbing lions and abundant birdlife, including flamingos, Lake Manyara offers exceptional game viewing. Your accommodation for the night is Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
After a morning game drive at Lake Manyara National Park, continue on your journey to iconic Serengeti National Park. Covering a massive 5,700 square miles, Serengeti National Park is Africa's premier safari destination. Known for the annual Great Migration of millions of wildebeest and zebras, it hosts the Big Five and abundant wildlife year-round. Its vast plains, acacia-dotted savannahs, and riverine forests provide a picturesque backdrop for unforgettable game drives, hot air balloon safaris, and cultural experiences with the Maasai people. You will start game driving as soon as you enter the Park gate, slowly making your way to your accommodation at Serengeti Serena Lodge, your home away from home for two nights.
During your time in the Serengeti, you will take game drives, and have the option to add a hot air balloon flight, a once-in-a-lifetime experience to soar above the iconic plains and drifting silently over vast herds of wildlife, reveling in unparalleled views of the Serengeti's breathtaking landscapes and diverse ecosystems. It's a serene adventure, offering a unique perspective on one of Africa's most spectacular natural wonders.
Next, you’ll head to the Ngorongoro conservation Area where the highlight is a full day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest intact volcanic caldera. Its 2000’ deep walls enclose a diverse ecosystem supporting a plethora of wildlife, including the Big Five. Enjoy a game drive amidst stunning scenery and witness the unique coexistence of wildlife within this natural amphitheater. Your accommodation is Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Having experienced the best of Tanzania’s wildlife experiences, head back to Arusha where you will take a short flight to Zanzibar, an archipelago off Tanzania's coast, renowned for its pristine beaches, vibrant culture, and historic Stone Town. After transferring to your beach resort, you are free to indulge in water sports, spice tours, and immersive cultural experiences, based at your accommodation for three nights, Nyungwi Beach Resort.
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Featured Destinations
Zanzibar
For many centuries, traders from Europe, India, the Orient and Arabia were lured to these shores. It was from here explorer David Livingstone set off on his last expedition into the heart of the continent. Today, as you walk along the winding streets of the old Stone Town, lined with whitewashed coral rag houses, you can see reminders of this rich history all around you. Visit the Palace museum, former residence of the Omani Sultans, and the cathedral that now stands on the site of the notorious slave market.
Excursions
Zanzibar, full day city/spice tour - 8 hours
Zanzibar, full day city/spice tour - 8 hours
Spend the day in Stone Town - a city renowned for its culture, architecture, cuisine and so much more.
Highlights:
- The tour covers the main sights of the town: the city market, the Anglican Church built in 1874, House of Wonders, Sultan's Palace Museum, Ithnasheri Dispensary, a spice plantation and the Persian baths at Kidichi
- A great introduction to the history of Zanzibar and its culture
Tour Duration: 8 hours
Tour operates: whole day
Wheelchair accessible: No
Physical Activity level: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided tour, entrance fees, meals
Not Included: gratuities
Zanzibar: half day spice tour - 4 hours
Zanzibar: half day spice tour - 4 hours
Enjoy a half day tour of a spice plantations in Zanzibar - The great variety of spices and plants grown is used in food flavouring and preparation, cosmetics, dyes and traditional medicines.
Highlights:
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The highlights include a visit to the Maruhubi Ruins, a spice plantation and thereafter a visit to the Persian baths at Kidichi, built by the first Sultan for his Persian wife
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A fun way to learn about spices such as nutmeg, clove, vanilla, cinnamon and their uses in medicine, cosmetics and cooking.
Tour Duration: 4 hours
Tour operates: half day
Wheelchair accessible: No
Physical Activity level: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided tour, entrance fees, meals
Not Included: gratuities
Zanzibar: Stone Town Tour - 4 hours
Zanzibar: Stone Town Tour - 4 hours
Enjoy a half day tour of Stone Town, the historical, cultural and architectural capital of Zanzibar Island.
Highlights:
- The tour covers the main sights of Stone Town: the city market, the Anglican Church and the slave chambers, House of Wonders, the Sultan Palace Museum and the Ithnasheri Dispensary.
- Offers an introduction to Zanzibar's captivating history, unique heritage and distinctive architecture that includes narrow streets, colonial monuments and ornately carved and studded doors.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Tour can operate: Morning or Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided tour, entrance fees
Not included: Meals
Zanzibar: Jozani Forest - 3.5 hours
Zanzibar: Jozani Forest - 3.5 hours
Explore Zanzibar's Jozani Forest Reserve the only National Park in Zanzibar, with this half day tour.
Highlights:
- The rare Red Colobus Monkey, endemic to Zanzibar
- A wildlife encounter by the beach
Tour Duration: 3.5 hours
Tour can operate: Morning or Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided tour. entrance fees
Not Included: Meals
Zanzibar: Full Day Nungwi and Beach - 7 hours
Zanzibar: Full Day Nungwi and Beach - 7 hours
Spend the day catching the sun's rays by the beach in Nungwi.
Highlights:
The main sights of the tour the Mkokotoni Fish Market - the first actual town of Zanzibar, an afternoon at Nungwi beach and a visit to the dhow builders of Zanzibar.
Tour duration: 7 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from port and meals
Not included: gratuities
Zanzibar: Sultan Panorama - 4 hours
Zanzibar: Sultan Panorama - 4 hours
Learn about the Sultans who ruled Zanzibar from the 1800s to the 1960s with this half day tour of Zanzibar.
Highlights:
- The tour covers the main sights of the Sultan Era including: City Market (formerly Sultana market), Anglican Church and Slave Chambers, the Sultan's Palace Museum where the last sultan ruled from before the revolution in 1964 and Kizimbani village
- A great insight into the history of the sultans and Zanzibar
Tour duration: 4 hours
Tours can operate: Morning or Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Physical Activity Level: Moderate
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided tour and entrance fees
Not included: Meals
Zanzibar: Snorkelling with Safari Blue - 6.5 hours
Zanzibar: Snorkelling with Safari Blue - 6.5 hours
Swim, snorkel or just simply relax as you sip a fresh coconut drink at the Pange sandbank.
Highlights:
- A guided snorkelling session
- Ride in a traditional wooden dhow to Pange sandbank
Tour duration: 6.5 hours
Tour operates: In the morning
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Low
Included: Transportation to/from Port, guided snorkelling session, meals
Not included: Gratuities
Ngorongoro
An ancient hole in northern Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best wildlife-viewing spots since it acts like a natural cage; the crater's depth makes for a difficult escape for some animals, but most have no need to leave, finding plenty of resources inside. For the traveler, it means not only awesome wildlife viewing, but incredible views from accommodations on the crater's rim. Descend to the crater floor in a four-wheel drive; and once there just cruise around slowly and take in the scene — on any given day see lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, Thomson's gazelle, zebra, and reedbuck. The small soda lake inside the crater is also the seasonal home of thousands of flamingos.
Serengeti
Today, the Serengeti National Park helps protect the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth, and one of the last great migratory systems still intact. The Serengeti is the jewel in the crown of Tanzania's protected areas and has come to symbolize paradise. The region encompasses Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Maswa Game Reserve, the Loliondo, Grumeti and Ikorongo Controlled Areas and Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within the region. It's unique ecosystem has inspired writers and filmakers as well as numerous photographers and scientists. The essential features of climate, vegetation and fauna have barely changed in the past million years. Some patterns of life, death, adaptation and migration are as old as the hills themselves.
Lake Manyara National Park
Approaching Lake Manyara National Park the view is spectacular. From the east the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. From the west, the Park lies in a green strip below and the lake glistens in the sunlight. The Park's different habitats are clear. In the tall trees of the ground water forest monkeys leap from branch to branch, on the slope of the escarpment elephants stand in the shade of a baobab. In the acacia woodland lions lie draped along the branches of umbrella trees, in the pools along the lake shore the hippos wallow, and in the lake itself wade colorful flamingos. The large variety of mammals, reptiles and birds in the Park and the different types of vegetation, all within a small area make Lake Manyara a diverse and particularly memorable place to visit.
Tarangire
As you enter Tarangire National Park a vast number of baobabs catch your eye. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them. The park is spectacular in the dry season when many migratory wildlife species come back to the waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, eland and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to good grazing areas. Tarangire National Park is second only to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in concentrations of wildlife and lies to the south of the large, open grass plains of southern Maasailand.
Arusha
Arusha is the safari capital of East Africa, a bustling, vibrant town with the streets filled with 4X4 game viewing vehicles criss-crossing the potholed roads. Maasai warriors in full regalia stroll the streets, mingling with tourists in crisp khaki, fresh off the plane from Europe or the United States.
Vacation Details
Valid Date Ranges
10/08/2024 -
12/31/2025
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