Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival Day

   • Your private guide will be waiting with a welcoming smile to pick you up at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Relax in your comfortable safari vehicle as he brings you to your hotel in Arusha for an overnight stay. You may have your pre-safari briefing today. If not, it will take place early tomorrow morning, depending on your arrival time.

2. Day 2: Arusha -Tarangire National Park

   • Early in the morning, your guide will pick you up at your hotel. You will be picked up at 07:00hrs and start your amazing journey to the Tarangire National Park. This park’s game viewing experience is magnificent. It is famous for its large collection of baobab trees, spectacular large mammal population and variety of bird species, not to mention one of the largest concentrations of elephants in East Africa. 

3. Day 3: Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park

   • Visit Lake Manyara, a highly scenic park rimmed on one side by the tall cliffs of the Rift escarpment and ringed with various habitats, including the namesake for the park, Lake Manyara.

4. Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
   • Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains,  rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
   • We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. 
   • We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

5. Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

   • After breakfast at the lodge/camp, we’ll do an early game drive in Serengeti and around the afternoon, we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. 
   • We arrive in time for dinner at the lodge/campsite and spend overnight. 

6. Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport - Zanzibar

   • After early breakfast, we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. 
   • We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here. 
   • In the afternoon, after lunch, start driving to Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport for your domestic flight to Zanzibar. Your guide will be at the Abeid Amani Karume Airport to pick you up and take you to your hotel. 

7. Day 7: Stonetown Tour

   • Enjoy an early breakfast before taking a privately guided tour of Stonetown, including the traditional spice markets, the old fort, and the slave museum. 
   • After lunch makes, a 45min drive to the northern coast of the Island.

8. Day 8: Fumba Village

   • After an early breakfast, we will pick you up at 9 am and head to the village of Fumba on the southwestern portion of the island, where you will start the Safari Blue Tour featuring swimming among the beautiful corals and sandbank. 
   • We will stop at Kwale Island for a seafood lunch. 
   • After lunch, we will drive to Nungwi at the north end of the island.

9. Day 9: Mnemba Island

   • Start with a half-day boat ride with lunch and snorkelling to the small island of Mnemba, famous for its white sands, clear waters and colourful tropical fish. 
   • Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the beach or at the pool.

10. Day 10: Departure

    • After breakfast/lunch, we will come to pick you up and transfer you to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for your onward journey.