This 12 day/11night guided private safari offers you an overwhelming safari experience, followed by a few days of relaxation on the tropical island of Zanzibar. From cosy Arusha National Park to the world famous Ngorongoro Crater and the unprecedented Great Migration of two million animals. All captured in one safari, rightfully creating memories for a lifetime for our customers.
This safari starts at Kilimanjaro International Airport, or Arusha, and ends at the international airport of Zanzibar or at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Note: The price shown for this tour is an indicative price per person, based on 6 persons per car, and 3 double bedrooms. Your flights to and from Tanzania, or your travel to Arusha are not included. National flights are included where applicable. No rights can be derived from the prices mentioned on the website.
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Upon arrival of your international flight at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your Driver Guide will meet you at the airport and drive you to Arusha, the safari capital of Tanzania. You will stay overnight in Arusha.
At the agreed time, we will meet you at your lodge in Arusha and drive to Arusha National Park. This cosy park is located about one hour drive from Arusha. The park is small but varied with spectacular landscapes. In the west, the Meru Crater funnels the Jekukumia River; the peak of Mount Meru lies on its rim. Ngurdoto Crater in the Southeast is grassland. The shallow alkaline Momella Lakes in the Northeast have varying algal colors and are known for their wading birds. Arusha National Park is a home of a wide variety of species of birds. At the end of the day, you will drive back to Arusha for your overnight stay.
At the agreed time, we will meet you at your lodge in Arusha and drive straight to Tarangire National Park. This park is known for its large elephant population and giant Baobab trees. Tarangire River is a permanent source of water for the entire park, serving the wildlife. You may expect to spot lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, buffalos, giraffes, wildebeest, and zebras. Bird life is abundant in this park with over 400 bird species recorded. Packed lunch will be served inside the park. You will stay overnight in one of the lodges inside Tarangire National Park.
Today, you will start with a game drive in Tarangire National Park. In the course of the day, you will drive to the city of Karatu. On the way, you will pass the lovely village Mto wa Mbu, where you can experience the day-to-day life of Tanzania. You will stay overnight in Karatu.
Today, you will have an early start to visit the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater. This is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera, with its own ecosystem, home to a wide variety of wildlife, which stays within the crater. After a memorable day in the Ngorongoro Crater, you will drive to the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, where you will overnight in the Central area of the park.
Today, you will have a full day game drive in the Central area of the park. Central Serengeti, lying at the heart of this spectacular national park, is well-known for its abundant wildlife, large numbers of big cats and quintessential Serengeti landscapes of acacia-studded savanna. Central Serengeti is studded with many rocky granite outcrops, known as kopjes, which are where you should look out for lions and cheetahs. You will stay overnight in the Central area of the park.
Today, you will drive to the Northern part of Serengeti National Park, to the Mara River area, to provide you with the opportunity to witness the Great Migration. Serengeti National Park is most famous for the Great Migration, the annual migratory route of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles. This truly spectacular event takes place every year across Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of green pasture, in a regular pattern.You will stay overnight in the Mara River area of the park.
Today, you will have a full day game drive in the Northern part of the park, the Mara River area, to provide you with the opportunity to witness the Great Migration. Serengeti National Park is most famous for the Great Migration, the annual migratory route of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles. This truly spectacular event takes place every year across Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of green pasture, in a regular pattern.You will stay overnight in the Mara River area of the park.
Today, you will leave the mainland of Tanzania to fly to Zanzibar. Your Driver Guide will bring you to the Kogatende Airstrip in the northern part of Serengeti for your flight (with a small plane, which gives you a great view from the air over Serengeti and other parts of Northern Tanzania) to Zanzibar. Upon arrival, a staff member of your hotel will pick you up from Zanzibar’s international airport, Abeid Amani Karume Airport, for your transfer to the hotel of your choice.
Today, you will have a full day in Zanzibar, with ample opportunity to do other activities than relaxing at the beach. Most hotels have their own safari desk, where you can book all kinds of activities and island trips, including a Prison Island Tour. These tours will not be included in your booking, since we strongly advise you to book them at location, for you to be able to do tours whenever suits you best and give you all freedom to enjoy your stay.
Today, you will have a full day in Zanzibar, with ample opportunity to do other activities than relaxing at the beach. Most hotels have their own safari desk, where you can book all kinds of activities and island trips, including a Prison Island Tour. These tours will not be included in your booking, since we strongly advise you to book them at location, for you to be able to do tours whenever suits you best and give you all freedom to enjoy your stay.
Today, a staff member of your hotel will bring you to Zanzibar’s international airport, Abeid Amani Karume Airport for your flight back home. If you fly back home from Kilimanjaro International Airport on mainland Tanzania, we’ll include a flight back from Zanzibar to Arusha/Kilimanjaro International Airport.
