Itinerary
- Day 1
Kilimanjaro to Arusha
You'll land at Kilimanjaro International Airport where a representative meets you and helps with the formalities. From there, it's a vehicle transfer to your hotel in Arusha Town. You'll have dinner and settle in for the night.
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara
After breakfast, you're heading into Tarangire National Park for a full day of game drives with a picnic lunch included. The park has massive elephant herds, and you'll have chances to spot the big four along with hippos, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hyenas, and Thomson gazelles. Later in the day, you'll drive to Lake Manyara for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive in Tarangire National Park
- Wildlife viewing including big four and other species
Landmarks Tarangire National Park Lake Manyara - Day 3
Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti
Following breakfast, you'll drive to Serengeti National Park, traveling through Ngorongoro Conservation Area with game drives and a picnic lunch along the way. You'll see the big four and other wildlife including hippos, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hyenas, and Thomson gazelles. Depending on the season, there's a chance you'll witness the wildebeest migration. An afternoon game drive happens before dinner and your overnight at camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive through Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife viewing including big four and other species
Landmarks Ngorongoro Conservation Area Serengeti National Park - Day 4
Serengeti
After an early breakfast, you're spending the full day doing game drives throughout Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch. Multiple opportunities come up to spot the big four, hippos, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hyenas, and Thomson gazelles. The wildebeest migration could be happening depending on when you go. Following the afternoon drive, there's dinner and an overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife viewing including big four and other species
Landmarks Serengeti National Park - Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
You'll do a brief game drive in Serengeti before heading toward Ngorongoro in the afternoon. En route, you'll check out Olduvai Gorge, the site where Dr. Leakey discovered the Homo sapiens skull and where the first humans are believed to have originated. Then it's to a Maasai Boma to learn about their culture, lifestyle, traditional dress, and natural medicines. Late evening brings a drive to your hotel at the crater rim for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive in Serengeti
- Visit Olduvai Gorge
- Visit Maasai Boma and cultural experience
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Olduvai Gorge - Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
After breakfast, you'll head to Ngorongoro Crater and descend to the crater floor, sometimes called the 'Seventh Wonder of the World.' This caldera formed through major earth movements that shaped the Great Rift Valley. The reserve has a wide variety of wildlife including big cats and over 400 bird species. You'll keep watch for the big five and other animals, with a picnic lunch at midday. Late afternoon means ascending back up and driving to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Descent to Ngorongoro Crater floor
- Game viewing in Ngorongoro Crater
- Wildlife viewing including big five
Landmarks Ngorongoro Crater - Day 7
Lake Manyara to Zanzibar
You'll drive to Lake Manyara National Park after an early breakfast, with a picnic lunch arranged. The lush park has acacia forests with giant fig and mahogany trees where baboons and blue monkeys live, plus it's known for incredible bird variety. You'll spot buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas, and hippos in the hippo lake. Tree-climbing lions and flamingos along the shore are part of what makes this place special. Game drives continue along the shore until noon, then you'll head to Arusha Airport for a 4:45pm flight to Zanzibar, landing at 6:00pm. You'll be transferred to Stone Town for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park
- Wildlife viewing
Landmarks Lake Manyara National Park - Day 8
Safari Blue
Today you're taking Safari Blue, a full day exploring Menai Bay Conservation Area where Indo-pacific humpback and bottlenose dolphins live. The morning brings you to a beautiful sandbank for swimming and snorkeling in coral reefs full of tropical sea life. After snorkeling, you'll go to Kwale Island for a 'desert island' restaurant serving hot buffet lunch with grilled fish, slipper lobster, and calamari. Cold drinks, fruit tasting, coffee, and Amarula liqueur are included, along with snorkeling equipment and guides. Late afternoon you'll head to Nungwi for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Lunch (Delicious Zanzibari seafood lunch with grilled fish and slipper lobster, calamari, rice and sauces), Dinner
Included Activities
- Safari Blue full day excursion
- Snorkeling in Menai Bay Conservation Area
- Snorkeling equipment, guides and instructors
- Desert island restaurant lunch on Kwale Island
- Dolphin spotting opportunity
Landmarks Menai Bay Conservation Area Kwale Island - Day 9
Nungwi Beach
Following breakfast, you have leisure time to relax or try optional sea activities. Choose from snorkeling in Zanzibar's warm seas with marine life, diving at Mnemba Atoll which is one of the best dive sites here, or deep sea fishing in the Pemba Channel where you can catch sailfish, dorado, king fish, and red snapper. You can book these in advance or arrange them once you're in Zanzibar. Evening includes dinner and an overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Snorkeling in Zanzibar waters
- Diving in Mnemba Atoll
- Deep sea fishing in Pemba Channel
Landmarks Mnemba Atoll Pemba Channel - Day 10
Nungwi Beach
After breakfast, you have leisure time to relax or participate in optional sea activities. Snorkeling in Zanzibar's warm seas with marine life, diving at Mnemba Atoll which ranks among the best dive sites, or deep sea fishing in the Pemba Channel are your options. You might catch sailfish, dorado, king fish, and red snapper. These can be booked beforehand or arranged directly in Zanzibar. Dinner and an overnight stay complete the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Snorkeling in Zanzibar waters
- Diving in Mnemba Atoll
- Deep sea fishing in Pemba Channel
Landmarks Mnemba Atoll Pemba Channel - Day 11
Zanzibar to Departure
You'll have breakfast and then leisure time before being transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your return flight home. End of service.
- Meals
- Breakfast
