9 Days Tanzania Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday

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)- Tarangire to Karatu takes about 1.5hour (95km/59mi)

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: Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park

Distance & Drive Time: Tarangire to Central Serengeti takes about 5.5 to 6 hours (197km/122mi)

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 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.

Meal 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 Ngorongoro Crater.

Distance & Drive time: central Serengeti to NCA takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (153 km/95mi)

After early morning breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro crater, as it is the best time to spot animals on this day, you will enjoy a game drive around the crater and stop for a picnic lunch at a small lake within the park (Ngoitok Hippo pool). The lake is home to many hippos and migratory birds, you will enjoy the visit! Due to the animal “oasis” created within the crater, there is a high possibility of spotting every member of “The Big 5”

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260sq km/161sq mi) with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 6-hours game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, black rhino, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in plenty. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located Ngorongoro Crater rim.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

Day 6: Flight to Zanzibar

Distance & Drive Time: NCA To Arusha takes about 3.5 to 4hours (158km/98mi)

After breakfast, we head back to Arusha Hotel for lunch. After lunch, you will then take a flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Zanzibar in the afternoon. Upon arrival at Zanzibar Airport you will be met by a Kilele Climb Tours representative and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

Day 7-8: Zanzibar Beach

After breakfast, 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.

After lunch, 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. Afterwards, we take you to Nungwi for your 2 nights’ accommodation.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

Day 9: Departure

On your last day, enjoy the rest of your stay by relaxing in the pool or in the beach while taking in as much sunshine as you can. In the afternoon, we will take you to the airport for your onward destination.

Meals plan: Breakfast and lunch. As today is the end of the tour, please note that Accommodation and dinner tonight is not included in the tour.

Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost

Departure Instructions

Please note that the 9 Days Tanzania Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday Tour – 9 Days ends at Zanzibar International Airport. (Advice departure time).