On arrival you will be taken down to Tarangire National Park, where the Tarangire River provides a dry-season lure for animals providing interesting game viewing encounters for guests. From here you will be taken to Lake Manyara Park, home to rich bird life, tree climbing Lions and its Hippos at closer range than many other places. After enjoying a day’s game drive we head towards the Serengeti where you will spend the next two days exploring the vast park through early morning and late afternoon game drives. You may even opt for an early morning balloon safari followed by a champagne breakfast on one of the days to follow the Wildebeest trail from above.
From here you will be taken to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater for a day’s game drive to discover a significant number of the 25,000 large game animals that live in this crater – also known for its lions, the densest population in the world.
Our tour ends at the exotic Spice Island known as Zanzibar for a few days of rest and relaxation to complete your “bush and beach” experience.
Camping and Beach Hotel
Arusha, Tanzania
8.00am
Cameras and Camcorders
To Capture these wonderful memories
Binoculars
Make sure you don’t miss a thing!
Head Torch
Its always great to have – there are no street lights on safari
A good book or cards
For relaxation between Safaris
Wind Jacket ( light weight or poncho)
For those chilly mornings
Footwear
Comfortable hiking boots and/or sturdy footwear for walking safaris and sandals whilst in camp
Fleece Jacket
For chilly nights around the campfire
Comfortable clothing
Bring light clothing but avoid white because of the dust from the savannah
Sunhat and Glasses
To protect you from this strong sun
Swimwear
For those cool pools & river rafting
Sunscreen
To protect you from being burnt
Sleeping Bags (Season 3) & Camping Pillow
For those ‘comfortable’ nights under the stars
A Solid Bag or Rucksack
Remember 15kgs limit for domestic flights and is easier to stack in safari jeeps and small planes
Insect repellant
We want to protect your delicate skin from being munched on by the little insects.
Early pick up from your hotel as we drive towards the less congested wildlife paradise, Tarangire National Park for a full day’s game drive. The park becomes most active during the dry season between July and November, when large herds of game attracted to the everlasting waters of the Tarangire River make this reserve every bit as appealing as the Serengeti. Sundowner, dinner and overnight at Sangaiwe tented lodge-Tarangire. (Lunch & Dinner included)
Activities: Game Drive, Sundowners
Dawn game drives in Tarangire before arriving back at camp for a hearty breakfast. We depart towards nearby Lake Manyara National park and enjoy game viewing in the park. Regardless of the direction we approach Manyara from, the view is always fantastic. This shallow lake offers dramatic views and is home to rich bird life, Tree Climbing Lions and its Hippos which you can see at a closer range than many other places. Dinner and overnight at Country lodge Karatu. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Activities: Game Drive, Sundowners
After breakfast we drive to the great Serengeti National Park viewing game enroute. We spend the next two days relaxing at the camp and enjoying morning and late afternoon game drives. Overnight at Serengeti tortilis camp
Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park covering 14,736 sq km and adjoins 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), it is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes.
(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Activities: Game Drives
Full day spent exploring the Serengeti with picnic lunch; following the migratory herds and in search of Big Five. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
A general pattern of the migration is as follows; in late November and December, the wildebeest migration herds arrive on the short-grass plains of the south and east of Seronera Serengeti area around Ndutu and include the north of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dispersed across these plains, wildebeest and zebra are stay here through January, February and March, with most wildebeest calves born in a short window around February. Gradually they spread west across these plains, then around April they start their great migration north. By May the Serengeti’s wildebeest all seem to be moving north, migrating to seek fresh grazing and water. By May the Serengeti’s wildebeest all seem to be moving north, migrating to seek fresh grazing and water in the Moru Kopjes area and west Serengeti.
In June they congregate around the Western Corridor of the Serengeti before moving further northwards during July and August into the Masai Mara in Kenya where epic river crossings may be witnessed. September sees the herds spread out across the northern Serengeti, where the Mara River gushes through the northern Serengeti from Kenya’s adjacent Masai Mara Game Reserve offering more spectacular scenes of great panic and confusion at river crossings.
By October the wildebeest herds are migrating again with more accord: all are heading south, through western Loliondo and the Serengeti National Park’s Lobo area, returning to the green shoots which follow the rains on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti in November. Then the whole process starts again…
Main Activities: Game Drives
After an early breakfast, we drive south to the magnificent Ngorongoro crater via Olduvai Gorge to view the humanoid bones and fossil footprints, whilst game watching enroute, only interrupted by a picnic lunch enroute. As dusk ensues we overnight at Ngorongoro tortilis camp; be prepared for a chilly night on the edge of the crater rim though the views are fantastic. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Main Activities: Game Drives & Fossil Hunting
Early morning start will promise a great sunrise whilst enjoying breakfast. Descend into the Ngorongoro crater to enjoy an extended crater tour with packed lunches. Afternoon depart for Arusha for overnight stay at Karibu heritage hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Ngorongoro is home to lush green, rain-watered vegetation, as well as desert plants and holds a staggering amount of wildlife. Look out for Giraffes, Zebra, Wildebeest, Elephants, and if you are lucky, Lions, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Rhinos too!
Main Activities: – Crater Tour & Game Drives
Today we head to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at the Spice Island you will be met and transferred to your hotel; where you can enjoy a sundowner and a leisurely dinner thereafter.
(Breakfast & Dinner included)
Main Activities: – Swim, Sundowners
Today is a much needed day to relax at the hotel, explore your surroundings, enjoy the facilities, take a walk, cool dip and perhaps enjoy a sundowner before dinner. (Breakfast & dinner included).
For those looking for more excitement we can book you onto a “tandem skydive” tour. This involves a short brief followed by a 15-minute plane ride over the coastline. At 12,000 feet, you will jump out while attached to the front of an instructor and experience free fall for about 50 seconds. Your instructor will then open the parachute, and you will have a 5-minute canopy flight back to the skydive center for a soft landing right on the beach.
Main activities: Swimming, Walking, Sundowners
Optional activities: – tandem Skydive, dolphins spotting, Jozani forest walking tour.
Today you will discover how local spices, herbs and fruits grow and are cultivated on a half day walking tour in a spice farm (Shamba). Your experienced tour guide will describe how the crops can be used. Wear a pair of good walking shoes, cash if you wish to buy spices, oils and other products sold at the farm.
Your sense will be awakened by smelling and tasting the local spices, herbs and tropical fruits such as clove, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chili, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges. After the tour you will enjoy a traditional Swahili lunch at the farm. Here is when you can really taste the different ways of using spices.
Return back to your accommodation for relaxation. (Breakfast & Dinner included)
Main Activities: – Spice Farm Tour
Final breakfast and then sadly you will have to check out before transfer to Stone Town airport for your flight back to Arusha or Dar Es Salam airport depending on your flight. (Breakfast included)
