MIGRATION SEASON SERENGETI &ZANZIBAR SAFARI 12 DAYS
Day 1Arusha
Arrive at any time.
There are no planned activities until an evening welcome meeting.
Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don’t forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
Accommodation
Outpost Lodge (or similar)
Bed & Breakfast
Day 2Arusha/Mto wa Mbu
Experience the Mto wa Mbu village with a guided cultural walk,bike safari(opt) and traditional lunch with a local family. Take a wildlife safari drive in Lake Manyara NP.
Travel to Mto wa Mbu village and take part in a cultural walk to learn about village life in the area. Meet the women who run the village tours and enjoy a delicious home made traditional lunch.
Spend the afternoon viewing wildlife along the main road that winds through a lush cool forests of Lake Manyara National Park, overgrown with ficus trees and covered with bromeliads.
This area is truly stunning, as the western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment provides a gorgeous backdrop. Search for the phenomenal birdlife, tree-climbing lions, elephants, giraffes, and hippos.
4×4 vehicle safari car
Arusha – Mto wa Mbu2h-3h130km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Take part in a cultural walk to learn about life in this East African town. Mto wa Mbu has attracted some 18,000 residents from 120 different tribes. During the two-hour tour, visit the village’s local market, go right to the farmer’s fields, see how huts are constructed, and meet artisans in their shops.
Afterwards, sit down with our new friends and enjoy a traditional lunch of meat and plantains.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park Afternoon
This western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment is truly stunning. It provides a backdrop for your search for the park’s phenomenal bird life (including raptors), tree-climbing lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, baboons, and buffalos. Look up and see some of the more than 400 species of birds, including pink flamingos, pelicans, cormorants, and storks.
Beyond wildlife, Lake Manyara NP is home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees, and grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking; the open plains, huge escarpment, central alkaline lake, dense woodlands, and distant volcanic peaks coming together in an area best described by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I have seen in Africa.”
Accommodation
Twiga Campsite (changeable)
Campground
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch
Day 3 Serengeti National Park
With us you will enjoy a wildlife safari drive en route to the central Serengeti.
Drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and on to Serengeti National Park. En route marvel at the sheer vastness of this territory, and spot the multitude of animal and birdlife while cruising through this acacia-accented savanna.
4×4 Safari Vehicle
Mto wa Mbu – Serengeti National Park8h-9h190km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Serengeti National Park
This is the reason to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Our excellent eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
Accommodation
Seronera Campsite (changeable)
Campground
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
DAY 4:Serengeti National Park
Rise early for a morning wildlife safari drive, returning in time for lunch. Continue the search for the “big five” in the afternoon while taking in the vastness of the Serengeti plains.
If you have pre-booked a Serengeti Balloon Safari, your flight will be in the morning. You will miss the morning wildlife safari drive with the group, but you will have spectacular views from above. If you have not yet pre-booked, add it to your checkout page, or ask your travel agent for assistance.
4×4 Safari Vehicle
Serengeti National Park
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Serengeti National ParkFull Day
Serengeti National Park
Optional Activities – Day 4Hide
Serengeti Balloon Safari
Serengeti National Park
599USD per person
Spirited aloft in a hot-air balloon, view the wildlife and terrain of the Serengeti that only the birds see. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and keep that shutter-finger good and limber—you’ll be using it plenty over the course of your hour in the air.
Accommodation
Seronera Campsite (or similar)
Campground
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 5Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro
Take a morning wildlife safari drive as you depart the Serengeti, then continue wildlife viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater, before getting a spectacular view of the crater from your campsite on its rim.
The rich pasture and permanent water of the Crater floor supports a resident population of more than 20,000 to 25,000 large mammals.
Please note that due to the high-altitude location of our camp, temperatures can drop at night. We recommend bringing extra layers to wear during the evening and following morning.
4×4 Safari Vehicle
Serengeti National Park– Ngorongoro4h160km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Serengeti National Park Safari
Serengeti National ParkMorning
Ngorongoro Crater Afternoon Wildlife Safari Drive
Ngorongoro Crater
Head down into the crater and to all the best spots to view wildlife. Spot zebra, gazelles, buffaloes, and warthogs. The swamp and forest are home to hippos, rhinos, elephants, baboons, and monkeys. Keep your eyes peeled and camera ready to capture a pride of lions or a lone leopard walking along the crater floor.
Accommodation
Simba Campsite (changeable)
Campground
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 6:Ngorongoro Conservation Area- Arusha
Visit an authentic Maasai village then return to Arusha for the night.
4×4 Safari Vehicle
Ngorongoro – Arusha4h-5h200km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Accommodation
Gran melia arusha
Hotel
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch
Day 7Arusha
A free day to explore Arusha, or relax at the Hotel.
In Arusha we can arrange a half day tour depends on your option.Some of the best places to visit are:
>Arusha – Ng’iresi village of Waarusha tribe
>Arusha – Mulala village of Wameru and Waarusha
>Kikuletwa (Chemka) Hot Springs
>Themi waterfalls
Accommodation
GranmeliaArusha(changeable)
Hotel
Meals included:
Breakfast
Day 8Arusha/Stone Town
Fly to the beautiful island of Zanzibar and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy an orientation walk in historic Stone Town, and opt to continue on for a longer walking tour, or explore on your own.
Transfer to the airport for a short, but scenic flight to this island paradise. Arrive in Stone Town in time for lunch and an orientation walk. If you opt to continue on for a longer tour of Stone Town, you will be visiting the Old Slave Market, House of Wonders, Palace Museum; entrance to these sites are optional and are to be purchased on site.
The flight from Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport to Zanzibar is unaccompanied, and you will be met by your local Zanzibar CEO on arrival. Your CEO/driver will give you all the relevant flight information.
Private Vehicle
Arusha – Kilimanjaro International Airport1h50km
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Plane
Kilimanjaro International Airport – Stone Town1h30m
The airport transfers and flight are included but will be unaccompanied by a CEO.
Stone Town Orientation Walk
Stone Town30m-1hAfternoon
This orientation walk is just a brief introduction. If you’d like to learn more in depth information about Stone Town, we recommended going on a guided city tour.
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Optional Activities – Day 8Show
Accommodation
Tausi Palace Hotel (changeable)
Hotel
Meals included:
Breakfast
Day 9Zanzibar Beach Resort
Visit a local spice plantation for a guided tour. Continue to the white-sand beaches and turquoise waters of Zanzibar’s beautiful coast.
Private Vehicle
Stone Town – Jambiani1h30m60km
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Spice Plantation Guided Tour
Zanzibar
Delight your senses with a guided tour and learn about an assortment of spices, such as cloves, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, breadfruit, jackfruit, vanilla, and lemongrass, and their various uses. It was the spice plantations that brought the beginnings of Zanzibar’s infamous slave trade dating back to the 1840s.
Free Time
JambianiAfternoon
Settle into island life and explore during some free time.
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Optional Activities – Day 9Hide
Swimming
Jambiani
Grab your bathing suit and go for a refreshing swim.
Accommodation
Fun Beach (or similar)
Beach Resort
Meals included:
Breakfast
Days 10–11Zanzibar Beach Resort
Enjoy free time to lounge on the beach, snorkel, or tour the island.
Free Time
JambianiFull Day
Do as much or as little as you’d like on this island slice of paradise.
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Optional Activities – Days 10–11Show
Accommodation
Fun Beach (or similar)
Beach Resort
Meals included:
Breakfast
Day 12Stone Town
Morning group transfer from the beach. Depart Stone Town upon arrival in the late morning.
Onward travel should be booked no earlier than 2:30pm.
Private Vehicle
Jambiani – Stone Town1h30m60km
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Departure Day (Activities)
Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with any onward travel arrangements you require.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Price $ 2496pp
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