12 Days Tanzania Best Wildlife Safari And Zanzibar Beach Holiday

Arrival – Arusha

On arriving Kilimanjaro international airport in Tanzania, our guide will meet you and drive you to The Arusha Hotel for overnight stay

Arusha Hotel

Arusha – Tarangire National park

Breakfast at your hotel then Depart Arusha town and drive into Tarangire National Park to arrive in good time for lunch, Afternoon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stat at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge. Tarangire park offers wide panoramas of open acacia woodland and grass savanna, where huge herds of Elephants (often two hundred strong) and other unique residents, such as fringe-eared Oryx and Lesser Kudu roam free, Lion, Cheetah and Leopard. Dinner and overnight at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge or Similar.

Sangaiwe Tented lodge or Similar

Drive Tarangire –Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge

Breakfast then proceed to Serengeti National Park passing through Ngorongoro Conservation Malanja Depression towards Olduvai Gorge. This desert like gorge lies at the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands and is world-renowned site as a repository for the remains of vast numbers of animals that roamed these plains years ago. We will visit the museum featuring the famous Zinj skull, the Zinjanthropus men of 1.8 million years ago, whose remaining were found here by Dr. Leakey. We proceed to Serengeti national park for a full afternoon game drives with picnic lunches

Wildebeest Tented camp

Serengeti National park Full Day

Full days spent exploring the park. Morning and after noon gamedrives are offered. Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the Masai Mara National reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog), the Serengeti is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes. Elephants are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.

Wildebeest Tented Camp

Serengetin Full Day

Another 2nd Full Day Game Drive

Wildebeest Tented Camp or Similar

Serengeti To Ngorongoro

We view game as we drive southeast up into the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation. Full afternoon crater tour followed by dinner and overnight stay at a lodge Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge by the crater rim. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge or Similar.

Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge or Similar

Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara National park

Depart the lodge soon after breakfast and proceed to Lake Manyara national park for a full afternoon game drives with packed lunch. Lake Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the Rift Valley wall; the lake is at the base of this dramatic western escarpment giving it a beautiful and serene setting. In addition to this peaceful setting, Lake Manyara’s main attractions are its rich bird life, tree climbing lions and its hippos, which you can see at a closer range than many other places. Lake Manyara also hosts thousands of flamingos at certain times of the year and has diverse vegetation ranging from savannah, to marshes and acacia woodland, enabling a variety of wildlife habitats including butterflies.

Bougainvillea Lodge or Similar

Lake Manyara – Zanzibar

Breakfast at leisure then proceed to Arusha town where you take lunch before proceeding to Kilimanjaro airport to board your afternoon flight to Zanzibar. On arriving Zanzibar, our representative will meet you and drive you to Neptune Pwani Beach Resort or Similar resort to start your beach holiday. Friendly and spacious, Neptune Pwani Beach Resort is an ideal choice for guests in search of a retreat that offers the “special touch”, matched with attention to the finest of details. The Resort has been meticulously created, emulating traditional Zanzibar style, using the best in local design, interiors and furnishing, meeting top international standards.

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort or Similar

Relax at Neptune Pwani Beach Resort

Days of rest and relaxation at your chosen beach resort in Zanzibar. Possible activities while in Zanzibar include snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing etc

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

Full Day Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

Another Full day Relaxing at Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa or Similar

Anothe Full Day Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

Another full day enjoy relaxing at Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa or Similar

Zanzibar Airport to fly Home

Depending on the schedule of your home-bound flight, we shall pick you up at the appropriate time for the transfer from your beach hotel to the Zanzibar airport to connect your flight back home