11 Days Safari – Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti, Lake Victoria & Zanzibar Island

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 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 3: Ngorongoro Crater

Distance & Drive Time: Karatu to NCA takes about 20 to 30 minutes (21km/13mi)

After an early breakfast, you will have a short of drive to the Ngorongoro entrances, and after a few minutes, you start descending to 600m down the crater for a game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600m deep, and approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. On your game drive, you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas, and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the late evening and travel to the tented camp/lodge located on the ridge of Ngorongoro rim for dinner and overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Central Serengeti.

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

After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps, and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti National Park, the Serenget, ‘Endless Plain’ in Maa, the tongue of the Maasai is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located central Serengeti (Seronera Area).

Meals plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 5: 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 6: Serengeti National park to Lake Victoria.

Flight time: Central Serengeti to Lake Victoria takes about 3 to 4 hours

After breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti National Park. On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Mwanza (Lake Victoria) You will exit Serengeti National Park through Ndabaka Gate and drive further to Mwanza City arriving in the earlier evening for dinner and overnight. You will overnight at a Hotel located on the shores of Lake Victoria.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 7: Lake Victoria

Full Day tour and activities

Lake Victoria is the world’s second-largest fresh water lake and the largest in Africa. The lake is located on the Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania border with 95% of it Lying in Tanzania leaving only 5% to be shared by Kenya and Uganda.

Tour to Lake Victoria: Boat Trip to Saanane Island

Experience a safe walking safari at the 16th National Park of Tanzania. Established as the first zoo in Tanzania in 1964, Saanane makes a wonderful and easily accessible destination for the people of Mwanza. The park is the first-ever national park to be located within a city and the smallest national park in East Africa. The park hosts a number of mammals including Wild cats, Rock Hyrax, Zebras, Velvet Monkey, and Impala. Reptiles Like Agama Lizard, Monitor Lizards, Leopard Tortoises, Pancake, and snakes are found dominantly. Common birds to see in the park include the pied Kingfisher, fish eagles, African grey parrots, cormorants, egrets, and many others.

Tour and Activities around Lake Victoria

Explore the city of Mwanza, the trip will include a tour of Capri Point Peninsula to get a feel of the city and catch a glimpse of its rich history, with its many foreign influences (German, British, and Indian). The Bismark Rock makes a special landmark of the city of Mwanza, featuring a rock precariously balanced on top of a jumble of boulders, located on the waterfront by the Kamanga ferry harbor.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 8: Flight to Zanzibar Stone Town.

The morning after breakfast, you will be transferred to Mwanza Airport for your next destination.

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

9-10: 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 11: 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| Lake Victoria| Zanzibar Tour – 11 Days ends at Zanzibar International Airport. (Advice departure time).