14-Day Serengeti, Mara, Tarangire, Amboseli & Zanzibar

We will depart to Amboseli via Nairobi in the morning after breakfast. Drive south through Maasai county to the plains below Mt. Kilimanjaro where Amboseli is situated. A scenic park in its own right, Amboseli is synonymous with two particular things: majestic herds of elephant and glorious views of Mount Kilimanjaro in neighboring Tanzania. After a picnic lunch en-route with the majestic backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro, spectacular displays of wildlife animals such as lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo, and various plains plateaus game can be seen. Postcard-perfect pictures are almost always guaranteed. Finally, you will return to your hotel.

Accommodation: Kibo Amboseli Lodge

Early morning wakesup with your breakfast ready. Today you will have your packed lunch for a full day game drive in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents including zebra, wildebeest and giraffe. Amboseli National Park is one of the best-known wildlife destinations in Kenya, primarily for excellent sightings of elephant in the big marshy area and the magnificent view of Mount Kilimanjaro (Observation Hill offers the best vistas). Chase the perfect sight of a massive gathering of big-tusked elephants set against the backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro.

Accommodation: Kibo Amboseli Lodge

After breakfast you will drive out of the park with the view of Mt Kilimanjaro, then drive to the border of Tanzania and Kenya at Namanga border, After  immigration clearance, you will be transferred to Tarangire National Park, one of the lesser-known game reserves in Tanzania, which rivals the Serengeti in its great number and diversity of wildlife. It is a good choice for travelers who wish to encounter more animals and less tourists while on safari. The Tarangire National Park is known as a wonderful birding destination and also features large numbers of animals, particularly during the dry season, when the Tarangire River is the only source of water in the area. The landscape is of particular interest too, due to the high number of scenic baobab trees.

Accommodation: Heart & Soul Lodge

After breakfast, we will be transferred to the famous Serengeti National Park. This park is to Tanzania, what the Masai Mara National Reserve is to Kenya. You will have game drive in the famous Serengeti National Park, considered to be Tanzania’s best park with large herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and many antelope, such as eland, topi, kongoni and impala resident at any time of the year. All three big cats are easily seen. Lion are often found on a kill, cheetah is very common on the southeastern plains, while leopard can typically be found lazing in one of the big trees along the Seronera River. More than 350 species of birds, including ostriches, vultures, and flamingos in a lesser number and not easy to spot, have also been recorded.

Accommodation: Tukaone Luxury Serengeti Camps

Today you will enjoy a full day game drive in the Serengeti National Park, covering 14,763 sq km, dominated by vast, open plains with an abundance of wildlife. A picnic lunch will be provided en route, and the afternoon will be spent viewing game and absorbing the breathtaking scenery of the almost treeless plains of the Serengeti.

Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camps

We will transfer to the Ngorongoro Crater, via Olduvai Gorge. Ngorongoro is an impressive 20 km wide volcanic crater with 600 m walls. The views from the crater rim are breathtaking, and there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife, due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. Olduvai Gorge is famed for the discovery of 3.5-million-year-old fossil fragments of an early human civilization. We will enjoy lunch overlooking the crater, and the afternoon will be spent at leisure.

Accommodation at Eileen’s Trees Inn

In the morning, depending on your departure time, check out of the hotel for Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport. After boarding your flight, you will arrive in Zanzibar Airport. At the airport, you will be picked by our hotel driver to your hotel, which will be your residence for the next three days, when you can relax and enjoy this beautiful island.

Accommodation at  Zanzibar Retreats Luxury Hotel

Today, after you enjoy your full buffet breakfast, you will enjoy a full day of uninterrupted relaxing time. Enjoy the garden views and sea breeze, take a walk around the hotel compound, interact with the local market, spend a day on the beach. Activities such as an excursion to Old Stone are available at an extra fee.  Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that reflect its particular culture, which has brought together and homogenized disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India, and Europe over more than a millennium.

Accommodation at  Zanzibar Retreats Luxury Hotel

Today you go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone Town (extra cost). We have developed a special Spice Tour with in depth information not only about spices, but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description about their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. Pemba’s terrain is hilly and lushly vegetated, while much of the coast is lined with mangroves and lagoons, interspersed with idyllic beaches and islets. Offshore, coral reefs offer some of East Africa’s best diving.

Accommodation at  Zanzibar Retreats Luxury Hotel

After a luxurious safari experience and a relaxing beach holiday, bid farewell to Tanzania as you are transferred to the airport for your own flight home either via Nairobi or through Dar es Salaam.