14-Day Tanzania, Victoria Falls and Chobe Safari with Zambezi Cruise

• Arrive in Arusha, Tanzania, where you will be met by your representative and transferred to your mid-range hotel.

• Spend the evening relaxing after your international flight and preparing for your safari.

• Accommodation: Mid-range hotel, Arusha

• Meals: Dinner

• Water: Bottled drinking water

• After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for your first Tanzanian safari.

• Enjoy a game drive among Tarangire's famous baobab trees and large elephant herds.

• Look for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and numerous bird species.

• Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the afternoon game drive.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge/tented camp near Tarangire

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara National Park.

• Enjoy a game drive through the park's forests and open areas, looking for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, baboons, and abundant birdlife.

• After lunch, continue to Karatu, near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge, Karatu

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, passing through the spectacular Ngorongoro highlands.

• Enter Serengeti and begin an afternoon game drive as you make your way toward your camp.

December is an interesting period in the Serengeti because the wildebeest migration is generally in the southern plains/calving-area cycle, although exact wildlife locations depend on rainfall and conditions.

• Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp/lodge, Serengeti

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• Enjoy a full day exploring Serengeti.

• Your guide will follow current wildlife movements to maximize your opportunities to see lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and other wildlife.

• Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drive.

• Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp/lodge, Serengeti

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• Enjoy another full or extended game-drive experience in Serengeti.

• This additional day gives you more time to search for predators and large herds without feeling rushed.

• Your guide can adjust the route according to wildlife sightings and your interests.

• Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp/lodge, Serengeti

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive before travelling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• You may stop at Olduvai Gorge if you would like to include this historical and archaeological site.

• Continue to your lodge for an evening of relaxation.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge, Karatu/Ngorongoro

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a memorable game drive.

• The crater offers excellent opportunities to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, hyenas, zebras, wildebeest, and, with luck, black rhinos.

• Enjoy lunch before ascending from the crater and continuing to Arusha.

• Accommodation: Mid-range hotel, Arusha

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight toward Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

• On arrival, meet your representative guide and transfer to your lodge.

• Relax for the afternoon before enjoying your first special experience: a sunset Zambezi River cruise.

• Watch for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and birds while enjoying the sunset over the Zambezi.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge/hotel, Victoria Falls

• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, spend several hours exploring Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwean side.

• Take your time walking through the rainforest and visiting the different viewpoints. This is intentionally a full experience rather than a quick stop.

• After lunch, relax at the lodge.

• Optional: Helicopter Flight

• If the budget permits, enjoy a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls. This provides an entirely different perspective of the Falls, Zambezi River, and surrounding gorge.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge/hotel, Victoria Falls

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, travel from Victoria Falls to Kasane, Botswana, the gateway to Chobe National Park.

• Your main experience today is a Chobe River boat safari.

• This is particularly important because you wanted the Botswana experience to feel different from Tanzania.

• From the boat, you can watch large elephant herds gathering along the river, together with hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, and water birds.

• After lunch, enjoy an afternoon Chobe game drive.

• Return to your lodge in Kasane.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge, Kasane/Chobe

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• Enjoy another day around Chobe National Park.

• Depending on wildlife movements, the day can combine a morning game drive and another river cruise.

• The focus will be on elephants and river wildlife, while your guide searches for lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and antelope.

• A second boat experience gives you another opportunity to photograph elephants from the water.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge, Kasane/Chobe

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• After breakfast, return to Victoria Falls.

• Enjoy a relaxed day with the opportunity to choose a special experience depending on your interests.

• Recommended options:

  • Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls if not done on Day 10

  • Boma African dinner and traditional drumming

  • Additional sunset Zambezi cruise

  • Local craft and cultural experience

  • Optional adventure activity

• For this trip, I would avoid overloading the day and allow time to relax and enjoy the Falls.

• Accommodation: Mid-range lodge/hotel, Victoria Falls

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Water: Provided

• Enjoy breakfast at your lodge.

• Depending on your flight schedule, have some free time for shopping, photography, or relaxing before your transfer to Victoria Falls Airport.

• Your Tanzania, Victoria Falls, and Botswana safari adventure ends today.

• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

• Water: Provided