Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro or Arusha), you will be met by Nasikia Safaris’ representative and drive you to your accommodation in Arusha at Under the Shade Safari Lodge which is located in Arusha close to Arusha town center for overnight stay while you wait for your adventures to start on the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Under the Shade Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Early in the morning, after breakfast at your accommodation, you will be picked up by your private driver-guide and taken straight to Tarangire National Park, which takes approximately 2 hours. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks of Tanzania that covers an area of 2,600 square kms. Tarangire National Park is most popular for its large elephants and giant baobab trees. It also has a mini wildlife migration that takes place during the dry season, which consists of about 250,000 animals entering the park. There are more than 300-strong herds of elephants and buffalos and healthy populations of lions and leopards. There are wild dogs and rare antelopes such as gerenuks, plus more than 550 species of birds to spot throughout the year. You will have picnic lunch boxes, which you will have inside the park in the afternoon. After lunch and further wildlife viewing, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will drive to the Ngorongoro conservation area en-route before you descend the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep, and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor consists of several different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests, and lakes filled by the Munge River.
The crater offers breathtaking scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion, and rarely, leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you. After having lunch at the picnic site, you will ascend the crater and drive straight to your accommodation in Serengeti for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
The Serengeti National Park is the largest park on the northern circuit of Tanzania, which originated from a Maasai word “Siringet” meaning endless plains. The park covers approximately 25,000 km2, which harbour the largest remaining unaltered animal migration in the world where over one million wildebeest plus hundreds of thousands of other ungulates engage in a 1,000 km long annual circular trek.
The park consists of animals such as buffalos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, warthogs, jackals, and hartebeests. The northern part of Serengeti is hillier and rocky. To the west, on the Grumeti, valleys, rivers, and forest can be found. Serengeti has 'kopjes', granite outcrops rising up from the plains. It's an immense landscape and quite stunning —big sky country that feels like untamed wilderness.
After lunch and a game drive inside the park, you will drive straight to your carefully selected accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha (approximately 126 km (78 mi) & 2hrs drive) and Fly to Zanzibar
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha (approximately 126 km (78 mi) & 2hrs drive) and Fly to Zanzibar
Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will drive straight to Lake Manyara National Park, which is also known as the home of tree-climbing lions and birds’ paradise. More than 500 species are present in Lake Manyara, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these species in a single day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Other animals that can be found here are giraffes, zebras, hyenas, buffalos, hippos, elephants, and wildebeests. After lunch, you'll drive back to Arusha before flying to Zanzibar. On arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Stone Town for dinner and your overnight stay at The Zanzibari.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Zanzibari
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6-7
Stone Town to Nungwi (North Coast)
Stone Town to Nungwi (North Coast)
After breakfast, you will head straight to the city of Stone Town before travelling to the northern coast of Zanzibar known as Nungwi which has the kind of white coral sand that seems to glow even after nightfall.
For its entire bustle, it can still feel secluded. Nungwi's expansive coastline is wide open for swimming and snorkeling in some of Africa’s most pristine, reef-rich waters. It’s one of the rare Zanzibar beaches untroubled by severe undulations of high and low tides, making it perfect for all-day water activities. Deep-sea fishing near Nungwi is top-notch, with opportunities to catch kingfish, Dorado, yellowfin tuna, and enormous striped marlin from the Indian Ocean. There are plenty of activities on offer, such as walking tours, sunset cruises, diving excursions, and parasailing, to name a few. All it takes is a sunset sighting of traditional dhow boats bobbing in the sea to be captured by this enchanting African beach.
You will spend two nights in Nungwi.
- Main Destination:
- Nungwi (Zanzibar)
- Accommodation:
- Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Onwards Transfer to the Airport/Ferry
Onwards Transfer to the Airport/Ferry
After breakfast and a bit of relaxation at the hotel in Zanzibar, and depending on the time of your flight, you will be transferred straight to the airport/ferry, which marks the end of your epic adventure.
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
