SERENGETI TO ZANZIBAR SAFARI

Day 1: Arrival – Tarangire

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to your
accommodation one of the lodges between Tarangire and Manyara for meals and overnight.

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

Today start your safari. After an early breakfast, you drive to Tarangire National Park with
packed lunch for a game drive. This lovely park boasts the largest concentrations of elephants in
the world and the highest number of breeding bird species. Especially during the dry season,
Tarangire National Park is packed with wildlife. Big cats like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, but
also the seldom seen Kudu, Oryx, and Gerenuk. The Tarangire River draws huge herds of
wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, as well as predators who prey upon them. Later in the afternoon,
you drive for dinner and overnight at your lodge in Lake Manyara.

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park/Nature walk

After early breakfast, you set off towards Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. This
park is known for its huge soda lake filled with pink-hued flamingos, a large population of
baboons, incredible birdlife, and breathtaking views. You can see giraffes, elephants, hippos,
buffaloes, zebras, flamingos, and if you are lucky you spot a tree-climbing lion. After your picnic
lunch, you will depart for a 2-hour nature walk in the park, guided by an armed ranger. This is a
great opportunity for you to learn about different plants with their medicinal uses, animal tracks,
insects, etc. In the late afternoon, you will continue to your accommodation for dinner and
overnight. (all-inclusive).

Day 4: Lake Eyasi – The bushmen/Coffee tour

You will depart early in the morning carrying a picnic breakfast with you and drive to Lake
Eyasi. This day will be full of culture, with interesting encounters with local tribes. This is an
untouched and scenically beautiful area where you can get a real insight into the way of life of
the rural tribes like the Datoga and Hadzabe Bushmen. The Datoga are farmers and silversmiths
who make iron knives and spears. The Hadzabe hunt on wild animals with bow and arrows,
eating roots, honey, and wild fruits. Visit their habitat and experience their culture first hand.
Later you will return to your lodge for a late lunch. After lunch, you will do a guided coffee tour
in the nearby coffee farm. Coffee is one of the main cash crops in Tanzania and here you get
detailed information about coffee growing. This is the best place for you to buy your arabica

coffee should you want some. You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight. (all-
inclusive)

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

Today you set off towards the Ngorongoro Crater for a beautiful game drive. It shelters close to
30.000 animals including the Big Five. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions,
wildebeest, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and a small
population of the rare black rhino. The beautiful colors and dancing clouds make the crater
almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s
Seven Natural Wonders. After your picnic lunch, you will return to the lodge and spend the
afternoon enjoying the pool at this boutique luxury lodge. Free optional Karatu town market tour
can be arranged on request. Dinner and overnight will be at your last night lodge. (all-inclusive)

Day 6: Serengeti National park

After breakfast, you will collect your picnic lunch from the lodge and drive to Serengeti National
Park, which has the largest concentration of big game in the world. If you want to spot the Big
Five – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo- all in one park, then Serengeti is the best place
to do so. The abundance of wildlife in this park is unmatched anywhere else in the world.
Depending on which time of the year you visit this park, you can also witness the famous Great
Migration. It’s an impressive experience to see all those hoofed mammals, followed by iconic
predators, migrate in a clockwise circle every year. Late in the afternoon, you continue to your
accommodation for dinner and overnight. (all-inclusive)

Day 7: Serengeti National Park

It’s another day for morning and afternoon game viewing in the Serengeti. With so many
wildebeest, gazelles and zebras present it is no wonder the Serengeti is also home to 4,000 lions
and 1,000 leopards. Apart from the Big Five, the Serengeti boasts the cheetah, jackal, hyena,
serval, aardvark, pangolin, porcupine, crocodiles, giraffe, python, black mamba, spitting cobra,
ostrich, martial eagle, lovebirds, and vultures, just to name a few. Enjoy this supreme game

viewing and return to your accommodation in the evening for dinner and overnight. (all-
inclusive)

Day 8: Serengeti – Zanzibar

Explore the Serengeti for the last time during a morning game drive with picnic lunch. You
continue your journey to Seronera Airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival on
the tropical island Zanzibar you will be transferred to your accomodation, where you can enjoy
dinner and the beautiful views over the garden and the blue Indian Ocean and you will stay for
the next 4 nights. (all-inclusive)

Day 9: Zanzibar

Relax at the beautiful Nungwi Beach. This is one of the best beaches on the island has a relaxed
atmosphere with beautiful white sandy beaches and turquoise water that gently rolls onto the
beach. You can spend the entire day at the beach since the beaches in this northern part of the
island are not as tidal. If you like to be more active, the resort organizes lots of activities like
village walks, scuba diving, and snorkeling. You can book and pay for these activities directly.
All meals and overnight will be at the same accomodatiuon (all-inclusive).

Day 10: Zanzibar

Another day in paradise. You can relax at the resort, on the beach or so something more active.

Explore a wide range of watersport activities, from snorkeling, scuba diving and sailing to kite-
and windsurfing. Swim among the wonderful reef fish and enjoy the sights of many diverse

marine creatures like turtles, rays, barracudas, octopus, zebrafish, Moorish idols, lions fish, and
many more. If you prefer a cultural experience, visit the historical Stone Town or go on a spice
tour. All meals and overnight will be at the same accommodation (all-inclusive).

Day 11: Zanzibar

Spend your day at leisure. Enjoy laid back beach life or sail towards the golden sunset on a
traditional sailing boat while you spot pods of dolphins. Another option is to visit the nature
reserve for turtles in Nungwi, where you can feed the turtles and even swim with them. This
lovely fishing village has also a number of good bars. All meals and overnight will be at the
same accommodation on an all-inclusive basis.

Day 12: Departure

On this last day of your journey, you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your departure
flight.