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10 Days from$5580 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided
Safari Standard
Luxury, Mid Range
Tour Overview
Explore some of the most famous safari destinations in Tanzania including the remarkable Serengeti National Park where you may see the annual migration and wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater. On the beautiful spice island of Zanzibar enjoy beach activities, snorkeling and a tour around fascinating Stone Town.
General Information
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Safari types:Beach Safari, Big Five Safari, Family Safari, Guided Safari, Romantic Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Zebra, Giraffe, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wildebeest, Baboon, Dik Dik, Marine Life, Vervet Monkey, Oryx
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Activities:Game Drive, Walking Safari, Snorkelling, Sightseeing Tour, Optional Activities
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Getting around:Game Viewing Vehicle, Transfer Vehicle, Domestic Flight
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Start/end:Start in Mwanze, end in Dar es Salaam or Kilimanjaro
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 5,580 per person
What's Included
- Accommodation on full board basis in either 4* or 5* hotels/lodges
- Park entry fees in Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara or Tarangire National Park
- Crater entry fees in Ngorongoro, Concession fees
- Transport with full game drives in our luxurious 4×4 Land Cruiser Safari fleet
- Two bottles of drinking water 500Ml/person/ day
- Airport transfers in Tanzania mainland & Zanziba, Domestic flight
- Services for expert Driver/ Guides who are well knowledgeable about animals, history & nature
- Choice of tours in Zanzibar (Spice Tour, Jozani forest, Prison Island, Stone Town tour, Dolphin Tours, Diving)
- All government taxes & charges
What's Excluded
- International flights
- Visa and insurance
- All items of personal nature
- Laundry in the lodges during the safari
- All drinks except drinking water which will be provided
- Extra meals in the lodges/campsite
- Tips/gratuities
- Opitonal balloon safari in Serengeti, Maasai Mara or Tarangire National Parks (USD 950/person)
- Optional Maasai villages vilsit in Ngorongoro (USD 20/person)
- Optioanl walking safaris in Serengeti, Lake Manyara & Tarangire (USD 45/person)
Disclaimer
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- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
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Day by Day Overview
Drive from Mwanza city after breakfast to the Serengeti National Park, a journey of two hours to Ndabaka gate in the western corridor of the Serengeti ecosystem. Register and then begin the day. The topography of the western corridor is criss crossed by rivers and hills which makes it very important and full of wildlife year round. Lunch will be taken at Grumeti picnic site in the western corridor. Enjoy more game drives after lunch before heading to your lodge for leisure time and overnight stay.
Activity: Game drives
Serengeti National Park is home to the annual migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles, followed from behind by their major enemies, lions, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, jackals and foxes. You will hopefully exprerience an incredible opportunity to see them crossing the Mara River over to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya or vice versa. A great advantage of starting our safari from the western side of the Serengeti is it gives us the best chance of seeing the migration and we’ll make sure we follow it whenever we can.
Activity: Game drives
Today’s optional tour is for those who love to fly – a chance to experience an incredible balloon safari over the Serengeti. Wake up early in the morning at 5:00 am and then you’ll be taken for your flight over the beautiful plains and woodlands of Seronera valley. Enjoy a champagne breakfast in the bush prepared by hospitable chefs. After the flight, head back to your lodge viewing. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Activity: Game drives
Optional Activity: Balloon flight
After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area through the southern Serengeti short grass plains where the migration usually begins. If the migration is in the southern part, you’ll see hundreds of thousands of animals, a scene you’ll never forget. You also have time to visit Olduvai Gorge ‘The Cradle of Mankind’ and Maasai village for a cultural experience (optional). Head to your lodge in the Ngorongoro for a leisurely remainder of the day. Dinner and overnight.
Activity: Game drives
Optional Activity: Olduvai Gorge, Maasai village
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and then drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, descend down into the crater and enjoy the remarkable wildlife which lives here including black rhino, black mane lion, cheetah, spotted hyena, elephant and buffalo. There are many water birds along shallow Lake Makat such as flamingoes, grebes, teals and ducks. At Lerai forest you may spot the elusive leopard. Lunch boxes will be provided and enjoyed at Ngoitoktok Springs picnic site. In the evening, ascend to the top of the crater and return to your lodge for dinner and stay overnight.
Activity: Game drives
MANYARA CHOICE
Drive southwards to Lake Manyara National Park via Karatu town. Before you reach the Pprk entry gate, stop at the view point and observe the beautiful scenice views of Lake Manyara National Park. The park is famous for its abundance of primates including troops of baboons, vervet monkeys, blue or sykes monkeysand galago (bush babies). Along the shallow lake, you’ll see many water birds such as flamingoes, great white pelicans, ducks, geese, teals and grebes. Visit some hot water springs best known as Maji Moto and observe the volcanic action still present here.
TARANGIRE CHOICE
Drive to Tarangire National Park, which is famous for its abundance of elephant. Activities inlcude spotting elephants along Tarangire River, lesser kudu along Selale plains as well as oryx, bushbucks, zebras, wildebeest, impala, Kirki’s dik dik, lions, leopard, cheetah and African wild dogs although the latter are rarely seen. Later in the afternoon, drive to the lodge for leisure time, dinner and overnight.
Activity: Game drives
Take breakfast at the lodge in either Lake Manyara or Tarangire National Park and then drive to Arusha town (or Kilimanjaro) for your flight to Zanzibar, Tanzania’s spice island. On arrival at Zanzibar International Airport, you’ll be picked up at transferred to the hotel/resort for leisure time, dinner and overnight.
Snorkeling in Zanzibar is an experience of a lifetime. Unlike many other popular snorkeling destinations around the world, it is still possible to find places that have never been explored along the coast. The many varieties of coral provide a home to thousands of colorful and exotic marine creatures including blue ribbon tail rays, fire fish and clown fish (for ‘Finding Nemo’ fans!)
Today your guide and driver will take you to a spice plantation to discover the richness of Zanzibar’s spices and fruits, many of them used for medical purposes.
Activities: Snorkelling, spice plantation visit
After breakfast your guide will meet you for a historical walking tour through Stone Town. A typical lunch in a local restaurant ends the tour. In the afternoon you will board the boat to Prison Island, also known as Changuu Island, famous for its history of slavery and its prison, now home of the impressive giant land tortoises.
Activities: Stone Town walking tour, Prison Island tour
Enjoy breakfast at your accommodation and then your driver will take you to the airport for your flight to Dar es Salaam or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight home.
