14 Days Northern Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar

On this day you will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport where you will be met by our guide who will drive you to your hotel in Arusha.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your hotel in Arusha.

After breakfast and briefing in Arusha, your guide will drive you to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park offers a perfect experience of a Northern Tanzania Safari; here you will see big game, predators, and birds all in one place. You will see elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, impalas, hippos and baboons; lions and leopards can also be seen inside the park. Lake Manya is a soda lake that attracts many resident and migratory water birds; here you will pink-hued flamingos and many other birds – over 400 bird species have been recorded in the park.

Late in the afternoon, you will be driven to your hotel in Karatu for dinner and overnight accommodation.

After breakfast in your hotel, you will be driven to Ngorongoro Crater; this place is often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world or the Eden of Africa due to its uniqueness and diverse concentration of wild animals. At Ngorongoro Crater, it is guaranteed that you will see the big five before leaving the crater in the afternoon. It is amazing the number of animals you will see here in a few hours; you will see elephants, lions, zebras, hyenas, jackals, rhinos, leopards, cheetahs and many more. Lunch will be served at a picnic site inside the crater.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at a hotel on the crater rim.

After an early breakfast, you will be driven to the Serengeti National park; a land of big cats, thousands of wildebeest, bizarre rock formations and amazing sunsets. You will enjoy game drives until late in the evening when you will check into your hotel for dinner and overnight accommodation.

Today you will enjoy a full day of game viewing inside the Serengeti; you will head out for an early morning game drive where you see the predators as they retire from a night of hunting.

Depending on the time of your visit, you may witness the great migration; even without the migrating herds, Serengeti is still home to thousands of resident animals. You will see Africa’s top predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs as they trail behind grazers such as buffaloes, elephants, topis, Thomson’s gazelles, Grant’s gazelles, impalas, and warthogs.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at a hotel in the Serengeti.

After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and be driven to Seronera Airstrip where you will fly on a light aircraft to the spice islands of Zanzibar; along the way to the airstrip, you will have a chance to do a quick last game viewing.

On arrival in Zanzibar, our guide will drive you to your hotel in Stone Town. Late in the afternoon, you will head out for a tour of Prison Island; here you will see giant turtles and you will also visit a slave museum. Late in the evening, you will head out to Forodhani Gardens where you will enjoy seafood with the locals; here the catch of the day is prepared and sold to locals and tourists.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your hotel in Stone Town.

After breakfast, you will head out to the historical Stone Town where time seems to have stood still; here you will see ancient wind alleyways as they were walked upon by the inhabitants of the city hundreds of years ago. You will also see historical buildings and places such as the House of Wonders (Beit al ajaib), the Palace Museum(People’s Palace), the Arab Fort and the Slave Chambers amongst many other attractions.

You will also visit crafts shops, coffee shops, and the central market. Late in In the afternoon, you will be driven to Nungwi beach where the rest of the day will be spent at leisure on the beach.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

This day will be spent relaxing at the beach after many days of safari and excursions around Stone Town and Prison Island. Relax, refresh and rejuvenate before heading out for a serious of similarly exciting excursions.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

On this day, some hours will be spent on a dolphin tour at Kizimkazi village which is located on the southern tip of the archipelago; here humpback and bottlenose dolphins can be found in large numbers.

You will swim very close to the peaceful dolphins as they feed in the nutrient-rich waters at Kizimkazi. A dolphin tour is a great addon to your Zanzibar vacation; you will enjoy and will remember this rewarding experience for many days to come. Late in the afternoon, you will be driven back to Nungwi beach where the remainder of the day will be spent at leisure on the beach.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

After breakfast you will be driven to a spice farm where you will experience the aromatic spices of Zanzibar; you will see, smell, taste and buy the spices that made Zanzibar world famous. You will also learn about the spices and ways in which they are used in traditional medicines and local Zanzibari cuisine.

Lunch will be served in the spice farm; the farm owner will treat you to local Zanzibar delicacies made from local ingredients and the spices and fruits grown on the farm. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Nungwi beach where the rest of the day will be spent at leisure on the beach.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

After breakfast, you will head out for a tour inside Jozani Forest which is the last remaining sanctuary of the Red Colobus Monkeys. You will stroll inside the forest with a local guide where you will get a chance to watch the Red Colobus Monkeys in their last wild sanctuary. At Jozani, will also visit the Mangrove swamps and walk around the Mangrove forests.

Jozani Forest has an excellent nature trail that takes you through impressive plants and animals; this tour is definitely one of the highlights of a Zanzibar tour.

Late in the afternoon, you will be driven back to Nungwi beach where the remainder of the day will be spent at leisure on the beach.

Thes two days will be spent at leisure on the beach; you can add in a number of water sports to your beach routine. Depending on your preferences, you can also engage in diving, snorkeling, paragliding, jet skiing and beach volleyball. Late in the afternoons, you will enjoy watching beautiful sunsets as the sun disappears across the turquoise Indian Ocean.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

On this day we will drive you to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight back home.