10 Days Safari Arusha N.P, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti & Zanzibar

Itinerary

Day 1:  Arrival – Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked up from the airport by a Summit Climb representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Moshi/Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come, restore and enjoy your first taste of Africa. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

Meals Plan: Dinner included

Day 2: Arusha to Arusha National Park

Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Arusha National Park takes about 20 to 30 Minutes(50km/31mi)

You’ll start the Day with a short drive to Arusha National Park, this will take about 20-30 minutes (from Arusha). From here we’ll start driving through the beautiful green surroundings of Arusha National Park to spot some wild animals. All this with a stunning view of Mt. Meru on the background.

After, your local guide, safari ranger will take you on a walking safari. The walking safari gives you a whole new and unique perspective of the national park and it’s super exciting! The scents and sounds of the African bush are best experience by foot. Here you’ll be walking alongside wild, freely roaming animals in their natural habitat. Your ranger is experienced and knows what you can or can’t to near wild animals. Listen to him, and you will have the best possible experience. Apart from sharing loads of knowledge about the animals you might encounter, your guide will also tell you all about the unique flora & fauna of Arusha National Park.

During the walking safari some unique sights will be visited, like the impressive waterfall that hides in the heart of the park, the Ngurdoto Crater and lake Momella, where thousands of pink flamingos can be often be spotted.

What to see on the walking safari?

Many visitors come here hoping to spot the elusive colubus monkey. Giraffes majestically walk through the landscape and other animals like buffalo, zebra’s, warthog, and blue monkeys are waiting to be spotted. This day-trip is also great for bird-spotters, as Arusha has a great variety of birds like trogons, starlings, turacos and thousands of migrating flamingos.

Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Arusha to Tarangire National park.

Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Tarangire takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (106 km/65mi)

Pick up at 7:00 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After a full day in the park, we will drive to the camp/Lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you, and spend the night.

Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: Tarangire to Lake Manyara National park

Distance & Drive time: Tarangire to Lake Manyara takes about 1.5hour (79km/49mi)

On this day, after breakfast, we drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 122km west of Arusha. The park is renowned for its elusive tree climbing lions and diverse bird life. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos- an awesome(pink) sight. However more than 400 other bird species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys like in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on grassy plains and elephants.

After your tour around the beautiful lake and the amazing ground water forest you will be transferred to our lodge for dinner, a digestif by the fire perhaps, conversation, and a reviewing in the mind’s eye the images of the wilds accrued during the day before retiring for our well-earned rest.

Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Central Serengeti.

Distance & Drive Time: NCA To Central Serengeti takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (153km/95mi)

After an early breakfast, we boot up and head out towards the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera. Almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep and known for its large variety of wildlife, the caldera, formed at the explosion of a volcano some three million years ago, was once taller than Kilimanjaro. A self-contained paradise, the caldera hosts an abundance of the finest animal life on the planet. In addition to the Big Five the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species. At approximately 1430hrs we head towards the Serengeti, arriving at our lodgings in a high-grade tented camp at roughly 6:00 p.m. The Serengeti National Park, the Serenget, ‘Endless Plain’ in Maa, the tongue of the Maasai is the largest park in Tanzania and home to diverse landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah and mountains and all of the creatures there inhabiting.

Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 6: Serengeti National Park.

Distance & Drive Time: Full day game viewing.

After breakfast enter into the corners of plains Serengeti for a full day to explore the Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti National Park is the jewel in the crown of Tanzania’s game parks and offers arguably the best game viewing in Africa. The setting is perfect –a sea of endless plains that stretches to the horizon, dotted with the occasional acacia tree and termite mound. This Savanna is home to huge herds of Wildebeest that every year make the mass migration North, through crocodile infested rivers, in a frenzied mixture of mating and galloping that is driven by instinct. Prides of lion rule here, their hungry gaze sweeping the Savannah for a chance to attack the thousands of eland, impala and gazelle. Solitary leopard stakes out their place in the high branches of the acacia tree and herds of elephant’s roam at will. This is the Africa that you have always dreamed about. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located central Serengeti.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 7: Serengeti National park to Zanzibar Island.

Flight time: Central Serengeti to Zanzibar Airport takes about 2 to 3 hours

After breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti National Park. On your outward journey to the Seronera Airstrip, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National park in the late morning, you will be transferred to Airstrip where we arrive in the late morning for your flight to Zanzibar (Stone Town).

With an incredible experience and many memories to cherish, this is when you say goodbye to your safari crew, fly to Zanzibar Island.  A beautiful flight with exceptional views. In the coming days, you have the opportunity to enjoy the sun, sea and beach on the tropical island of Zanzibar.

Stone Town & Countryside Tour

On your arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you’ll be met by your Kilele Climb representative and transferred to Stone town for Lunch.

After lunch, you will go on a guided tour of stone town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience tracing the footsteps of Arab Sultans on Zanzibar and ponder on the interesting historical sites and labyrinths. See actual Zanzibar doors famous for its unique architectural tradition.

We will proceed to a tour of the countryside to the spice plantations. This place has a rich history and you will be welcomed by the rich aroma of spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. In the evening, we will head north of Zanzibar to Nungwi, Michamvi or Kendwa beach, a top favorite for its white sand, clear waters and romantic sunsets. You will spend 3 nights at this incredible place

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

8-9: Zanzibar Island

The last part of your trip is for rest, relaxation and revitalization. Zanzibar beach is the perfect place to unwind with a good book and a glass of your favorite beverage. This is also a haven for underwater lovers as you can also enjoy a day of snorkeling or scuba diving. Indeed, a place to relax for all type of travelers.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.

Day 10: Departure

Today you will be transferred to the airport in time to catch your flight according to the time of your departure back home, brimful of enduring images of the African Wild and our memories of unforgettable experiences.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch.

Departure Instructions

Please note that the Tarangire| Ngorongoro crater| Serengeti| Zanzibar-Wildebeest Migration Tour – 10 Days ends at Zanzibar International Airport. (Advice departure time).