During this safari you will visit three beautiful national parks in Tanzania. From Arusha you will depart to Tarangire National Park, known for the huge population of elephants and the baobab trees. The next day you will travel to Lake Manyara National Park, a park with a beautiful lake on the foot of the Great Rift Valley. The park is well known for the tree-climbing lions. Your trip continues to the famous Ngorongoro Crater, worlds largest intact crater, which is home to more than 25.000 large animals.
After your safari you will fly to Zanzibar, a beautiful tropical island belonging to Tanzania, an ultimate beach holiday destination.
You will be picked up at the airport in Arusha and brought to your hotel, where you will stay on B&B basis.
Overnight: Karama Lodge
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
Today your safari begins! After breakfast your driver will pick you up and drive towards Tarangire National Park. It is the vast number of baobab trees that first capture the eye as you enter the park.
Next to the enormous baobab trees the park is characterized by rolling hills, the permanent Tarangire River, swamps and acacias.
Tarangire has a high density of wild animals, including some special species such as elands, oryx and giraffe gazelles. The game park has a relatively large population of African elephants. There are also many buffalos, wildebeest, impalas, kudus, zebras, ostriches, lions and leopards living in the area. In the dry season the animals assemble at the marshes for fresh drinking water, which is a grandiose spectacle. With more than 550 different bird species the park is a real bird paradise as well.
Lunch will be taken as picnic in the park.
At the end of the day you will leave the park and drive to the tented camp where you can enjoy dinner and overnight. You will stay here on Full Board basis.
Overnight: Maramboi Tented Camp
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast you will leave towards Lake Manyara National Park. The park is nestled between the rock formations of the Great Rift Valley.
When you drive into the National Park, you can imagine yourself in a tropical jungle full of monkeys, waterfalls, babbling brooks and crystal clear water and hot springs. The road leads you on through the forest to open grasslands, woods, marshes and eventually Lake Manyara. The park is home to large herds of elephants, buffalos, impalas, hippos, giraffes and a wide variety of small animals.The park is also known for the tree-climbing lions.
Thousands of flamingos can be found on the shores of the lake. Together with the nearly 500 other species of birds this park is a must see for bird lovers.
Lunch will be taken as picnic in the park.
In the late afternoon you will leave the park and head to the lodge, where you will stay on Full Board basis.
Overnight: Rhotia Valley
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you will drive to the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro was formed about two million years ago. The crater measures an average of 18 kms in diameter, about 600m vertical drop and covers an area of 260 km². It’s home to more than 25.000 large animals, making it the park with the highest concentration of animals in the world. The crater is one of the prime areas to observe the endangered black rhino and black manned lions. Other game in the Ngorongoro Crater includes leopards, cheetahs, elephants, monkeys, zebras, gazelles, buffalos, wildebeest, hippos and many species of birds including flamingos on Lake Magadi.
The animals can walk in and out of the crater, but most have selected this fertile habitat as their permanent residence.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
Lunch will be taken as picnic during your game drive in the crater.
At the end of the day you will drive out of the crater and back to the lodge.
Overnight on Full Board basis: Rhotia Valley
Day 5: Transfer to Arusha – departure to Zanzibar
After breakfast you will leave the lodge and drive towards Arusha. You will be dropped at Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival you will be picked up and brought to your beach hotel, where you will spend 5 nights.
Overnight:
Type A: Kichanga Lodge ***+ (Half Board)
Type B: Ocean Paradise Resort **** (Half Board)
Type C: Diamonds Dream of Zanzibar ***** (All-Inclusive)
Day 6 – 9: Zanzibar
With hopefully many great memories and adventurous experiences of your safari you can relax on one of the beautiful beaches of Zanzibar, or at the swimming pool at your resort.
Overnights:
Type A: Kichanga Lodge ***+ (Half Board)
Type B: Ocean Paradise Resort **** (Half Board)
Type C: Diamonds Dream of Zanzibar ***** (All-Inclusive)
Day 10: Departure from Zanzibar back home
Depending on your flight schedule, you will be picked up at your hotel for your transfer back to Zanzibar International Airport for your flight back home.
END OF THE JOURNEY