Arrival in Arusha, Safari Circuit, and Zanzibar Escape
Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha Town: Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet our customer service representative. Afterwards, you will be assisted to board your vehicle for your transfer to your hotel, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa.
- Main destination: Arusha Town
- Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa, a mid-range hotel located near Arusha Town
- Meals & drinks: Dinner included (breakfast and lunch not included). Drinks not included.
Day 2: Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park: After an early breakfast, depart with your picnic lunch and drive directly to Tarangire National Park, which is very famous for its elephant population. Here, you will have a unique experience of seeing nature combined with the original way of life of the Masai. Tarangire offers unparalleled game viewing, and during the dry season, elephants abound. Families of these pachyderms play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from thorn trees for their afternoon meal. Breath-taking views of the Masaai Steppe and the mountains to the south make a stop at Tarangire a memorable experience. Later, drive to your lodge for an overnight stay at Honeyguide Tarangire Camp.
- Main destination: Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation: Honeyguide Tarangire Camp, a luxury tented camp located inside Tarangire National Park
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 3: Tarangire National Park to Karatu near Ngorongoro Conservation Area: After breakfast, enjoy a game drive in Tarangire National Park, with a chance to see many big herds of elephants, as well as other wildlife such as buffalo, wildebeest, mongooses, lions, about 500 species of birds, and much more. Then, with your lunch pack, proceed to Karatu with a game drive en route. Arrival is in the afternoon, followed by time to relax at leisure, evening dinner, and an overnight stay at Octagon Safari Lodge.
- Main destination: Tarangire National Park and Karatu Town
- Accommodation: Octagon Safari Lodge, a mid-range eco-lodge located near Karatu Town
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 4: Karatu Town to Lake Eyasi (Nomadic Bushmen Tour): After some dusty driving southwest of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Crater, you will arrive at the northern shore of Lake Eyasi. The drive continues to the Yaida Valley, about 4 hours away, a place barely visited by tourists. Here, you can find the Hadzabe Bushmen, who have made Lake Eyasi and its surrounding bush their home. With a local Hadzabe guide, you will visit their home. They are nomadic by nature and are constantly moving. They are the last existing East African hunters and gatherers and still live in the way of their ancestors. Depending on your interests, activities during this tour may include participating in local hunting, seeing how arrow poison is made, experiencing how to make fire and learning which types of trees are suitable for that purpose, learning how to collect honey, and discovering different types of local medicine used by the Hadzabe to treat various diseases, among many other experiences. Dinner and overnight stay are at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
- Main destination: Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge, a mid-range lodge located near Lake Eyasi
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 5: Lake Eyasi to Serengeti National Park: After an early breakfast, depart with your picnic lunch and drive from Lake Eyasi to the famous Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro, with a game drive en route. You will have a chance to see the Big Four and, depending on the season you are traveling, the migration of wildebeest. Since you will have more time in the Serengeti, you can follow the migration if it is not far from central Serengeti. In the evening, take part in a game drive before heading to Acacia Central Camp (Enkerari Camp) for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Acacia Central Camp, a mid-range camp located inside Serengeti National Park
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 6: Serengeti National Park Full-Day Game Drive: Enjoy an early morning game drive with a picnic lunch until the afternoon, followed by another game drive in the evening in the famous Serengeti National Park. You will have a chance to see the Big Four, including lions, elephants, buffaloes, and leopards, as well as many other wild animals such as hippos, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hyenas, and Thomson's gazelles, just to mention a few. The Seronera area is a wild paradise where you will be able to see thousands of wild animals and also the migration of wildebeest, depending on the season. Dinner and overnight stay are at Acacia Central Camp (Enkerari Camp).
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Acacia Central Camp, a mid-range camp located inside Serengeti National Park
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 7: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area: After breakfast with your picnic lunch, enjoy a brief game drive in the famous Serengeti before continuing to Ngorongoro in the afternoon via Olduvai Gorge, believed to be the home of the first human being. The skull of Homo sapiens was discovered here by Dr. Leakey. This is a great piece of history that one would love to remember. You will also visit a nearby Maasai Boma until late in the afternoon, then drive to your hotel at the crater rim. Dinner and overnight stay are at Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation: Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp, a mid-range lodge located inside Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Full-Day Game Drive to Karatu Town: After breakfast, descend into the world's seventh wonder, a caldera formed as a result of the great movement of the Earth that created the Rift Valley. The Ngorongoro wildlife reserve is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including big cats and more than 400 bird species. Enjoy wildlife viewing until late in the evening, with a chance to see the Big Five, including lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards, and rhinos, along with many other wild animals. Thereafter, ascend to the crater rim and drive to Karatu Village for dinner and an overnight stay at Octagon Safari Lodge.
- Main destination: Karatu Town
- Accommodation: Octagon Safari Lodge, a mid-range eco-lodge located in Karatu
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 9: Karatu Village to Lake Manyara to Arusha Town: After breakfast, check out and depart with a picnic lunch to enjoy along the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This enchanting park is noted for its beauty and its incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is also very famous for its stunning bird variety. The park is home to a large number of buffalo, giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. Lake Manyara has become famous for its tree-climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground, with the lake, flamingos, and flat plains on the horizon. Later in the afternoon, drive to Arusha Town, arriving for dinner and your overnight stay at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa.
- Main destination: Arusha
- Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa, a mid-range hotel located near Arusha Town
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 10: Arusha Town to Arusha National Park to Arusha Airport to Zanzibar North Coast: After an early breakfast, check out and drive to Arusha National Park, famous for its amazing views of Mt. Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive, with a picnic lunch in the park, while viewing many animals such as elephants, giraffes, and zebras, just to mention a few. In the late afternoon, drive to Arusha Airport for your 04:45 pm flight to Zanzibar, arriving at 06:00 pm. Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your beach hotel on the North Coast at Kendwa Beach for dinner and your overnight stay at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel (Junior Suites Room).
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel, a mid-range beach resort located on the North Coast
- Meals & drinks: All meals included. Drinking water during game drives included. Other drinks are not included.
Day 11: Zanzibar Island North Coast (Beach Leisure): After breakfast, you will have time to relax at leisure or participate in various sea activities such as snorkeling near the many coral garden reefs around Kendwa Sea. You can enjoy some great diving sites in Kendwa Sea, scuba dive at the Mnemba Island Conservation Area, or go deep-sea fishing at some of the best fishing sites in the world, especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. There are many recreational possibilities. All of the above activities can be booked in advance through us. Later in the evening, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel (Junior Suites Room).
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel, a mid-range beach resort located on the North Coast
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast and dinner included (lunch not included). Drinks not included.
Day 12: Zanzibar Island North Coast (Beach Leisure): After breakfast, relax at leisure. Optionally, participate in sea activities such as snorkeling near your hotel, where there are many coral garden reefs around Kendwa Sea. There are also many nice dive sites in Kendwa Sea where you can enjoy scuba diving, including at the Mnemba Island Conservation Area. For deep-sea fishing, Zanzibar is considered by experts to offer some of the best fishing grounds in the world, especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. There are many recreational possibilities, and all of the above can be booked through us. In the evening, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel (Junior Suites Room).
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel, a mid-range beach resort located on the North Coast
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast and dinner included (lunch not included). Drinks not included.
Day 13: Zanzibar Island North Coast (Beach Leisure): After breakfast, relax at leisure or participate in sea activities such as snorkeling near your hotel, where there are many coral garden reefs around Kendwa Sea. There are many nice dive sites in Kendwa Sea, and you can also enjoy scuba diving at the Mnemba Island Conservation Area. For deep-sea fishing, Zanzibar is considered by experts to offer some of the best fishing grounds in the world, especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. There are many recreational possibilities, and all of the above can be booked through us. In the evening, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel (Junior Suites Room).
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel, a mid-range beach resort located on the North Coast
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast and dinner included (lunch not included). Drinks not included.
Day 14: Zanzibar Island North Coast to Zanzibar Airport: Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your flight out of Zanzibar, depending on your international flight timings.
- Main destination: Zanzibar Airport
- Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast included (lunch and dinner not included). Drinks not included.
End of safari.
