Itinerary

1. Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park

   Leave from Arusha in the morning and drive to Lake Manyara National Park; enter at the gate, passing through the cool shade of the groundwater forest before reaching the lakeshore. The Park is best known for its tree-climbing lions, but you are more likely to encounter elephants, buffalo, primates and astounding bird life. Leave Parkpark in the late afternoon to Kirurumu Tented Lodge. All meals included.

2. Day 2: Serengeti National Park

   In the morning, you depart for the Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a game drive along the vast Serengeti plains, followed by an afternoon game viewing at the park's centre. Spend a dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kati Kati Tented lodge.

3. Day 3: Serengeti Park Full Day

   Full-day game drives in the Serengeti, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. Non-migratory species include large pride of lions, solitary leopards, cheetahs and graceful impalas. The landscape is characterized by vast stretches of open plains punctuated by kopjes, rock formations that have survived from the pre-Cambrian period, and open woodlands. Spend a dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Lodge.

4. Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

   Collect your picnic lunch boxes for an early breakfast for another game drive through the central Serengeti until mid-day. After lunch, leave the Serengeti to the southern border of Ngorongoro and the famous Serengeti plains to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, arrive there in the late afternoon, have dinner and overnight on top of the crater rim at Rhino Lodge.

5. Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

   Early morning breakfast then descends into the crater floor (2000 feet)  for a game viewing through the lerai forest with its yellow-barked acacias, searching for giant-tusked elephants, rare black rhinos and black-manned lions. Ascend the crater wall to the Lake Manyara escarpment for your dinner and overnight at Kirurumu Tented Lodge. All meals included.

6. Day 6: Tarangire National Park

   After morning breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park for a game viewing in the national park, famous for its giant baobab trees, large herds of elephants, plains game and predators. Tarangire also boasts a large variety of spectacular bird life, including endemic species. Leave the park after lunch and drive back to Arusha to the Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar.

   Arrive at Zanzibar Airport. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the heart of Stone Town, where your hotel is located. Overnight at Al Johari Boutique Hotel (breakfast, lunch & dinner).

   Overnight – Stone Town.

7. Day 7: Stone Town & Spice Tour

   This morning, you will be met by your guide and taken on a guided tour of Stone Town and a Spice Tour en route to the Eastern beach resort of Kiwengwa, where you will get the opportunity to see a spice plantation and the process involved in harvesting these perfumed ingredients that we today take for granted but were once as precious as gems or gold with pirates often cruising the coast pilfering ships for their precious spice cargo. Lunch will be your arrangement. The rest of the day will be at leisure to enjoy the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, dinner and overnight at the Sultan Sands Island Resort.

8. Day 8-10: Zanzibar

   Relax on the beach. Spend the next two days leisurely, relaxing on one of Zanzibar’s beautiful white sands and soaking up the sunshine. For those feeling active, there’s a wide range of excursions available. Perhaps opt for snorkelling or scuba diving to see the incredible coral reefs teeming with exotic fish and perhaps the odd dolphin in the azure waters. Other activities in or above the water include fishing, windsurfing or boat trips. The locals offer traditional dhow cruises, a great way to see the local lifestyle or island hop to some smaller uninhabited islands. Also consider a day trip to Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park – home to the rare Kirk’s Red Colobus Monkey, Syke’s Monkey and Ader’s Duiker. Overnight at the Sultan Sands Island Resort with all meals included.

9. Day 11: Departure

   This morning, your driver will meet you and drive you to Zanzibar Airport for your flight home. Sadly, our arrangements come to an end. We hope you have enjoyed the magic that is Zanzibar. (Breakfast only)