Nothern and Southern Tanzania

13 Days | 12 Nights

Overview

This tour package will give one an exciting opportunity to visit the most beautiful parks in northern Tanzania. This includes visiting the endless plains of Serengeti National Park where you will be able to see all the big five. You will also visit Tarangire National park which is famous for a huge population of elephants and also the Ngorongoro Crater which is locally known as the garden of animals where there is a big chance to spot the big five in one day and finally you will end your safari on the beautiful shores of Lake Manyara which is famous for its flamingoes and tree climbing lions which are unique to this region, and Arusha National Park which is famous for birds and black and white colobus monkeys. 

Itinerary

You will be met at Kilimanjaro airport at Arusha by your Driver/Guide and our representative. We will take you to Arusha Villa for a free day, with your Safari starting tomorrow. All meals included

After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser Kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Dinner and Overnight at Marera Valley Safari Lodge

After breakfast you start on your way to Serengeti National Park. A picnic lunch will be provided. On the way you will stop at Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. After stopping for your picnic lunch on kopje (rock outcropping) in Serengeti you will continue further into the park and go on a game drive. ACACIA LUXURY CAMP. All meals included.

A full day of game drives around Serengeti. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. Overnight at Acacia luxury camp. All meals included

After an early breakfast, depart from Serengeti and descend to the crater floor for a game drive. You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, Kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your camp. All these days of the safari will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari. Dinner &Overnight stay at Manyara Secret lodge. All meals included

Start of safari: After breakfast   you’ll drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees, takes its name from the Maasai word for “euphorbia ritual”, a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortillas” tree. The bird life is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species. Overnight stay at Aruha Villa. All meal included

After Breakfast, you will drive to Arusha National Park. This is a beautiful park and it has an awe- inspiring blend of vegetation which includes swamp, grasslands and mountain slopes of Meru which are swathed in tropical rainforest. It’s a unique ecosystem that attracts thousands of animals and birds. You will be accompanied by a ranger who will guide you through the rainforest up to a sparkling waterfall where you will be able to spot black and white colobus monkeys going about their day. After lunch at the picnic site you will have a game drive through a wider scope of the park, including the lake of Momella and the Ngurdoto crater and you will most likely spot buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, warthogs, zebra and gazelle as well as a host of different bird species. Dinner &Overnight stay at The Arusha Villa  

You will fly from Kilimanjaro International airport to Julia’s Nyerere International airport in Dar es Salaam where you will meet your driver. Ready to pick you up and drive to Selous National Park (Julia’s Nyerere National park) with parked picnic lunch. From Dar es Salaam to Selous is a 6 hours drive. Dinner and Overnight stay at Selous Jimbiza Tented Camp. All meals included

After breakfast you will do a walking safari, game drive and boat safaris as per lodge schedule (sharing with other guests of the lodge) in Selous National park, Africa's largest wildlife sanctuary, with an area of 54.600kms.Selous is bigger than Denmark and 4 times size of the great Serengeti National park. It has the world’s largest number of big game-elephants, buffalo, and rhino. It also contains wildebeest,eland,giraffe,waterbuck,zebra,impala,lion,leopard,hippo,crocodile,wilddog.there are about 350 species of bird life. Dinner and Overnight stay at Jimbiza

Very early in the morning you will have your breakfast and start driving to Dar es Salaam Julia’s international airport ready to fly to Zanzibar. You will be picked up from Zanzibar airport by your transfer driver and driven to Karafuu beach resort and spa. All meals included  

We will do the famous Spice Tour: We have developed a special Spice Tour in depth after breakfast transfer Jonestown. On the way there was information not only about Spices, but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description about their traditional uses in medicine, cosmetics and cooking. After the tour we are invited for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the Spices and fruits. Dinner and Overnight at Karafuu beach and spa. All meals included

After having you will depart for Zanzibar international airport and fly to Dar es Salaam ready to connect your flight to back home. Or from Zanzibar international airport to home

Included items:

All accommodation

All transfer

For open roof luxury super Toyota land cruiser 4×4 with open window with free Wi-Fi/and fridge/and where you can charge your camera during the day when doing game drive

Park fees

Domestic flying tickets from Dar es salaam to Zanzibar and from Zanzibar back to Dar es salaam

Soft drinks

A glass of wine in every picnic lunch, a bottle of champagne before saying goodbye at the end of the Safari and before departing for Dar es salaam

All meals on the safari and Zanzibar

Hotel in Zanzibar, you can choose between Karafuu beach resort & Spa and Zanzibar pear boutique beach hotel

Water for the whole safari as well.

Excluded items:

International flying tickets Tips

Extras needs

Alcohol

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