TANZANIA LUXURY SAFARI AND ZANZIBAR ISLAND VACATIONS- Option 4

Highlights

• Day 1: Arrive in Zanziba
• Upon arrival you will be picked up timeously from the Zanzibar Airport by our drivers who will welcome you and transfer you to your arranged hotel. At the hotel you will meet our guide who will brief you about Zanzibar and all your pre-arranged water and land activities that you have selected. After a fun-filled day sightseeing and travelling through the island you will be transferred to your hotel where you can spend the afternoon at your hotel pool side swimming or relaxing, followed by dinner and a restful overnight stay at 5-star Seacliff Hotel.
• Day 2: Travel from Zanzibar to Arusha
• After a hearty breakfast, get ready for another awesome day of water and beach activities. Mnemba Dolphin Tour and Turtle Sanctuary Tour for a Fun Fun Fun day!!! Transfer from your hotel foyer to Mnemba beach, then board a boat ride to the dolphin spots, enjoy watching, swimming with and even touching the dolphin. You will stop just off Pungume Island for sandbank swimming and snorkelling. All snorkelling apparatus, flippers and lifejackets will be provided. Please ensure that you keep your life jackets on at all times whilst on the boat or swimming. Enjoy the fruits and refreshments and then ride back to the beach for a transfer back to stone town for lunch at Maru Maru Hotel, for awesome Indian food.
• After lunch transfer to Nungwi village, (Baraka natural aquarium). A natural lagoon found in Nungwi village which is in North Zanzibar, a magical trip which includes swimming with turtles in the natural lagoon, touching them and feeding them as well. After exploring the village leisurely till you transfer back to your hotel. This excursion will include transfers, boat fees, water, fruits, nuts and entrance fees.
• That evening you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Arusha. Upon arrival, you will be met timeously at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport by our transfer specialist who will welcome you and then transfer you to your arranged hotel in Arusha. That evening your expert safari guide will meet you for a briefing on the next day safari.
• Day 3: Arusha to Tarangire National Park to Karatu
• After an early breakfast, you will proceed to Tarangire National Park for a full day of game viewing. The Park is rich with ancient giant baobab trees, also known as the ‘’Tree of life’’, which covers most of the landscape of the park, The Tarangire National Park has the largest concentration of elephant which you can see bathing in the Tarangire river, as well as giraffes, monkey, impala and many birds. It is also one of the most beautiful places to see lion & leopard. In the late afternoon, you will be driven to your Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
• Day 4: Karatu to Ngorongoro
• You will start your morning with scrumptious breakfast and get ready for another day of the wilderness. Today you will be driven down into the Ngorongoro Crater for a magnificent game drive and wildlife watching. The Ngorongoro crater has a vast number of animals including lion,
• wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, Africa elephant, Giraffe, cheetah, and it is a good opportunity to see the rare Black Rhino. There is large lake within the caldera which is also home to pink Flamingos. Ngorongoro Crater Conservation area is in northern Tanzania, and it is home to the large and sweeping, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater. It is also home to the “Big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, Rhino). Huge herds of wildebeest and zebra traverse its plains during their annual migration. After enjoying a spectacular array of wildlife, you will stop for lunch at the Ngorongoro picnic site. After lunch you will continue game viewing and as the skies begin to turn crimson you will drive to your Luxury Camp for a relaxing evening, dinner and overnight stay.
• Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Serengeti
• After early breakfast, we commence our journey to the Serengeti. We will make several stops as we encounter Lion, Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Impala, Leopard, Cheetah and many others in action whilst hunting and killing prey in the wilderness. Your Safari game drive through the central Serengeti, will allow you to view animals and capture the wilderness in all its magnificence and glory as you drive through the vast plains of the Serengeti. After your full day game drive and adventure-filled day you will be driven to your luxury tented camp for evening sundowners and to watch the sun setting over the African Savannah, followed by an exquisite dinner. Before retiring for the night, you can sit around the campfire as the nights’ sky begin to fill with stars aplenty.
• Day 6: Full game drive in Serengeti
• After breakfast you will commence on your full day Serengeti game drive. The Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous for. Today, we will drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River and is excellent for viewing large herds of African Elephants, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and Hippopotamus. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti, is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This wonderfully designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays with interesting information around the abundant wildlife. The itinerary is flexible and after lunch spend a fun filled day animal sighting as you experience the wild up-close.
• Day 7: Serengeti Plains – Arusha
• After breakfast, we drive through the Serengeti will allow you to view animals and capture the wilderness in all its magnificence as you will travel through the Serengeti where you will experience animals such a Lion, Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Impala, Leopard, Cheetah and many others in action whilst hunting and killing prey in the wilderness. On-route you will start your Maasai Village tour – your Tanzania Exploration Adventure will not be the same without experiencing the enchanting Maasai people. This delightful cultural excursion will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in their culture and their traditional attire. What a wonderful experience interacting and experiencing their traditional Maasai song and dance. After this captivating experience. Thereafter we travel back to Arusha for much needed rest and relaxation at your hotel with dinner and an overnight stay
• Day 8: Arusha – Airport
• After a wonderful and hearty breakfast, spend a leisurely day resting and reminiscing over your amazing Tanzania Safari and tour. Do some last-minute shopping or enjoy the day leisurely at the hotel poolside and after lunch you will prepare for your departure to the airport, where we shall wish you Bon Voyage and Happy onward travel.