Overview
The 11-day Tanzania safari and beach holiday is a great way to go where you get a chance to explore Tarangire National Park, Serengeti, NP, Ngorongoro conservation area, Lake Manyara and the Zanzibar beaches. Take part in the game drives, nature walks, Community tour to Masai culture, city tour in Arusha and Stone Town, beach activities like swimming, traditional dhow cruise, snorkelling and more.
This safari is amazing since you will enjoy culture, wildlife and nature including spotting the African big five, big cats, the history and background of the area and more. Create memories with us as you take part in this memorable adventure in Tanzania.
Detailed Itinerary
Day1. Arrival in Arusha, be picked up and transferred to the hotel
The driver guide will pick you up from the airport and he will take you to the hotel booked. In case you arrive early, head to visit some of the attractions in Arusha city such as local markets, Arusha National Park and more.
Day2. Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Have breakfast and head to Tarangire National Park home to different unique Wildlife in the savannah plains. This park gets its name from River Tarangire which is the main source of water for wildlife in this great national park. This means that the park gets high numbers of migration of wild animals during the dry season as they come to quench their thirst.
Arrive and take part in an evening game drive where you expect to meet elephants, giraffes, cape buffaloes, wildebeests, waterbucks, dik-dik, impala, fringe-eared oryx kudus, hartebeests, lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and others. Head back to the lodge booked for your dinner and sleep.
Day3. Game drive and transfer to Serengeti NP
Take part in an early morning game drive in Tarangire to watch over early raisers. Later after breakfast, head to Serengeti National Park a journey that will last for 4 to 5 hours drive as you pass through the fertile lands of Ngorongoro highlands which are covered with wheat and corn.
Arrive and enjoy a game drive in the Seronera area since it has a concentration of wild animals such as buffaloes, wildebeests, waterbucks, dik-dik, impala, kudus, hartebeests, lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and many more others. Head back to the lodge booked for dinner and nap.
Day4. Full day in Serengeti
After a delightful breakfast, take part in a morning game drive where you expect to meet animals like bushbuck, lions, Jackals, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, Janet cats, Baboons, Giraffes, elands, spring, warthogs and more. After a game drive, a lunch break will be offered following a cultural tour of the Masai community.
This time, take part in the cultural music and dances, norms and dress code plus tasting their local food. After, head back to the lodge with en route evening game drive in the park.
Day5. Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater, afternoon crater rim walk
Have breakfast at the lodge and then transfer to Ngorongoro Crater with a route game drive in Serengeti plains. Arrive in Ngorongoro and enjoy a mouth-watering lunch while enjoying the scenery. Take a guided nature walk in the park to the summit of the crater rim while watching over animals, stunning picturesque scenery and more. Head back to the lodge for your dinner and nap.
Day6. Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
Have a morning game drive where you expect to meet different wildlife. After, take a drive to Lake Manyara National Park for an evening game drive and this will enable you to have a chance to spot wildlife like elephants, wildebeests, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, elephants, lions, warthogs, zebras and many more others. Head to the lodge for dinner and sleep.
Day7. Transfer to Arusha, fly to Zanzibar and stone town tour
The breakfast will be served which will be followed by a drive to the airport. Fly to Zanzibar where you will meet a driver guide to take you through what the remaining days will include. The tour will begin by visiting notable attractions in the Stone Town.
These attractions will be notable local markets, the former slave market, the People's Palace Museum, Old Fort and more. The town gets its name since most of the buildings were built using coral stones during the time of early explorers. Head to the hotel for your dinner and night.
Day8. Spice tour and prison island tour
Take part in the spice tour since Zanzibar is known as a hub for different spices such as cinnamon, garlic, ginger, lemon grass, cloves, mint, bay, vanilla, rosemary, purely and many more. During this tour, you will touch smell and later on taste the food and drinks where these spices can be used. After, head to visit the prison island which is now known as the Tortoise Island. In past, it was a prison for rebellious slaves during the slave trade and it was a home of giant aldebra tortoises. Learn more about the history and activities taking place on this island like feeding tortoises and more.
Day9. Boat cruise to Nungwi Beach for leisure
Be served with a delicious breakfast and get a boat cruise to Nungwi beach. This is the top tourist destination known for its beautiful beaches, azure blue waters, sunrise and sunset moments and more. Spend a full day on this beach enjoying great movements and activities like swimming, beach soccer, snorkelling and more.
Day10. Nature walk in Jozani forest and optional activity
Take a nature walk in Jozani forest after your breakfast and this will create memories while enjoying mammals, birds and plants. There is a lot to meet such as red colobus monkeys, butterflies, geckos, chameleons and many more. After the walk, take an optional activity like visiting the rock restaurant, taking part in swimming, enjoying a traditional dhow cruise and more.
Day11. Head to the airport and fly back home
Have a leisurely breakfast on the balcony of your resort hotel while having a great sunrise on the Ocean. Head to board your flight and fly back home to mark the end of this great 11-day Tanzania adventure safari and beach holiday in Zanzibar.
Top Tanzania Safaris
11 Days Tanzania safari and beach holiday
7 Five Tanzania Big 5 safari (Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro crater, lake Manyara NP)
Overview
The 7 Days Tanzania Big Five Safari is meant to take you to the famous national parks known to home these African big five animals (lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalos). These are Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, lake Manyara NP and the mighty Serengeti National Park.
The safari is accompanied by great views of endless savannah grasslands, different bird species, plants, butterflies and more. Have an option of visiting Arusha city where places like museums, local markets, art and gallery centres and more. The game drives will be the only activity where you get to enjoy the beautiful wildlife sanctuaries.
Detailed Itinerary
Day1. Head to Tarangire National Park
Be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha and Transfer to Tarangire National Park home to the diverse wildlife. This park is ranked as the 6th largest national park in Tanzania known for homing large herds of elephants and also large migration of wild animals during the season into this park.
This is because the Tarangire River where the name of the park originates is the only source of water for wildlife in this great protected area. Arrive and embark on a game drive where you expect to meet animals like wildebeests, elephants, gazelles, zebras and hartebeest, buffaloes, lions and more. Head to the lodge booked.
Day2. Game drive and head to Lake Manyara
Have a morning game drive in the park which will be spent watching over different wild animals and birds. After returning for breakfast at the lodge followed by a drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This is another amazing destination on your safari where you encounter the rare tree-climbing lions, leopards, zebras, warthogs, leopards and more. Arrive and if time allows, take part in the evening game drive before checking in the accommodation.
Day3. Game drive and head to Ngorongoro
Take part in the morning game drive where you have a chance to spot monkeys, elephants, lions, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, African wild cats, spotted hyenas and many more. After lunch, head to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and hike to the summit of the craters to get a clear view of the surroundings. Head to the lodge for a great overnight stay.
Day4. Game drive and head to Serengeti NP
Take a game drive in this protected area which can last for about 5 hours. This great adventure allowed you to explore the beautiful scenery, and wildlife including birds and mammals, Crater views and more. Expect to meet animals like elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, bushbucks, bush pigs and more.
Head to Serengeti National Park the most visited national park in Tanzania due to its great host of wildlife. Check in the accommodation facility booked for your dinner.
Day 5 & 6. Adventure in the park
These two days will be spent in this great national park taking part in game drives and hot air ballooning tours. There is a lot to see as you penetrate the interior and different animals and birds like buffalo, Elephant herds, Antelopes, Warthogs, Zebras, magnificent Wildebeests, Giraffes, lions, hippos, crocodiles, cheetahs, leopards and more. During the hot air ballooning tour, explore the beautiful aerial view of the park.
Day7. Head back to Arusha
Have a morning breakfast which will be followed by a great transfer to Arusha. Be dropped at the airport and this will be the end of the safari.
5 Days Tanzania Great Migration safari (Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire NP)
Overview
Take part in this 5-day Tanzania Great Migration safari where you visit Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater area, Serengeti NP and Tarangire National Park. These areas will give you a great chance to explore the beautiful endless scenery, big cats, African Big Five animals and many more.
Enjoy the annual wildebeest migration together with zebras, visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum an anthropological site and city tour in Arusha where you visit local markets, museums, art and gallery centres and more.
Detailed Itinerary
Day1. Head to Serengeti NP from Arusha
The driver guide will pick you up from Arusha at an agreed point and transfer you to Serengeti National Park. This is one of the biggest conservation areas in Africa known for its diverse wildlife including hosting the annual wildebeest migration. This park is home to the African big five animals, big cats, large and small bird life and many more others.
Arrive and enjoy an evening game drive where you will encounter large numbers of wild animals like elephants, zebras, buffalos, dik-dik, giraffes, hyenas, lesser kudu and many more. Witness the annual wildebeest migration and this will create everlasting memories. Head to the lodge booked for your dinner.
Day2. Head to the Ngorongoro Crater area
Take part in the morning game drive where you encounter different eye-catching moments such as viewing the endless savannahs, birdlife, wild animals and many more others. After a 3-hour game drive, check out and head to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where another exciting adventure area.
Have a chance to visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum and this will give you a chance to learn about this historical place known for early human evolution. Proceed and find your way to the Ngorongoro Crater area.
Day3. Game drive and Drive to Lake Manyara
Take a 5 hours game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater area where you expect to meet hippos, jackals, reedbuck, waterbuck, wildebeest, warthogs, hartebeests, servals, zebras, mammals – lions, rhinos, leopards, elephants, buffalos, cheetahs and crocodiles and many more others. After driving to Lake Manyara National Park famous for homing the rare tree-climbing lions together with other animals. Arrive and head to the lodge booked.
Day4. Game drive and head to Tarangire National Park
Have a morning game drive and here expect to meet animals like zebras, impalas, warthogs, elephant herds, cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, buffalos and many more. Head to Tarangire National Park getting its name from the Tarangire River which is the main source of water for wildlife in this park. Arrive and take an evening game drive where you expect to see zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, hyenas, warthogs, lands and many more. Head to the lodge for your dinner and accommodation.
Day5. Game drive and Head back to Arusha
Have a morning game drive which will be followed by a transfer to Arusha with an option of visiting some of the city-based attractions like museums, art and gallery centres, local markets and more others. Be dropped at any agreed point to mark the end of the safari.
3 Days safari in Serengeti NP & Ngorongoro crater
Overview
The 3-day safari takes you to the mighty Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Craters which means that you will enjoy game drives in this savannah-protected area. Expect to meet the African big five animals, big predators, bird species like ostriches, hornbills, vultures, eagles, hawks and more. Serengeti National Park is known for its annual wildebeest migrations and this means that you will have a chance to witness the wonders of the world. Ngorongoro Crater is known to have the largest volcanic caldera in the world.
Detailed Itinerary
Day1. Head to Serengeti National Park from Arusha
Be picked up from Arusha by the assigned driver guide who will take you through briefing and then take a transfer to Serengeti National Park. The journey is amazing since you pass through the savannah countryside, farmlands and more. The park is known to host the annual wildebeest migration together with zebras. Arrive and enjoy an evening game drive to have a chance to spot lions, elephants, buffalos, rhinos, leopards, dik-dik, kudu, and more.
Day2. Full-day game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
Take a full day exploring the beautiful Serengeti plains through game drive. This means that picnic lunch and bush breakfast will be enjoyed while watching wild animals like zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, and numerous predators, including lions, cheetahs, leopards many more.
If it's time for migration, enjoy the annual wildebeest migration together with zebras. Late evening, head to Ngorongoro Conservation Area a place for large predators and the big five with stunning views. Check in the accommodation facility.
Day3. Game drive and head back to Arusha
Take a game drive which will last for 5 hours in the wild watching over animals like black rhinos, lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, antelopes and more. After heading back to Arusha for your flight back home.
