8 Days Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti & Zanzibar- Fly out
Overview
Duration: 8 Days
Designed for those who desire to visit the famous Serengeti, Tarangire and Ngorongoro, but are limited in time for a long safari. The parks are highly impressed with their Seventh wonder of the world, The ‘Annual Great Wildebeest Migration”. The Serengeti is the oldest and most famous national park in Tanzania and possibly the best–known wildlife sanctuary in the world. With other features, Ngorongoro, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the only place on earth where mankind and wild animals co-exist in harmony. A professional safari guide with much experience in the African bush will lead your tour and provide deeper insight into the wildlife animal and scenery around you. Next, we fly to Zanzibar Island (Stone town) where warm turquoise waters and the white sand beaches on the Indian Ocean await.
At a Glance
- This starts in Arusha at Kilimanjaro International Airport and ends in Zanzibar Airport
- This tour offers mid-range accommodation with upgrades available
- This tour is private and run exclusively for you and can depart any day
- However, the package can still be customized to meet your budget and ideas
- Please note this tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4 and discount apply for children 4-15 years old with further discounts available for families sharing triple and quad rooms
Highlights:
- Tarangire – Game Drive
- Ngorongoro crater-Game Drive
- Travel the endless plains of the world-famous Serengeti-Game Drive
- 1 night in Arusha, 2 nights central Serengeti and 3 nights Zanzibar
- Enjoy the comforts of a lodge and the romance of a tented camp in the heart of the Tanzania bush
- Zanzibar- Island Beach holiday
Optional Safari Activities:
- Maasai village
- Visit to the Olduvai Gorge
- Balloon safari in Serengeti
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 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 4: 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 5: 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
6-7: 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 8: 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 Tour – 8 Days ends at Zanzibar International Airport. (Advice departure time).
Included
- Pick up and drop off from Kilimanjaro International airport to Zanzibar Airport.
- 1 night of hotel Accommodation before safari in Arusha
- Transportation in a 4×4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop-up roof
- Professional and Experienced English-speaking safari guide
- All national park fees;
- All accommodation in safari lodges under your program
- Three meals per day on safari;
- Bottled drinking water throughout the tour
- Medical kit;
- Binocular (1 pair per jeep)
- Domestic flight (Serengeti to Zanzibar)
- All mentioned activities as per itinerary
Excluded
- International Flights
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
- Optional activities
- Additional accommodation at the end of tour (Unless mentioned otherwise)
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities to driver/Safari guide (20usd/day – recommended)