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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Welcome to Tanzania

Welcome to Tanzania

Upon your arrival at the airport our guide will pick up and transfer you to Arusha city. If you will be arriving early you may opt to add some available activities around arusha City including a city tour, Coffee tour, Napuru waterfalls hike, Materuni waterfalls and coffee tour, Swimming at Chemka (Hotspring), Lake Duluti walking or canoeing etc. You will be accommodated at Mama Wilsen for relaxing and an overnight.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Mama Wilsen House
  • Budget guest house located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park

You'll be picked up from your place and driver to Tarangire National Park. It’s the national park with herds of up to 300 elephants scraping the waterless river bed for alternative streams, while nomadic wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland mass at the decreased lagoons. It has the most concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem, a smorgasbord for predators. It's also the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly practical. Additionally, it is the only national park that holds the migrant during the dry season and welcomes home different species of animal. Later you will drive to the camping site for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
  • Budget hotel located in Mto wa Mbu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3

From Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park

From Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa the Serengeti National Park with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. You arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park, overnight at Nguchiro Campsite.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4

Full time Game Drive in the Serengeti National Park

Full time Game Drive in the Serengeti National Park

Today you will have a full time drive to the central part of Serengeti, the popular area in the entire reserve known as “the big cat capital of Africa” lions, cheetah and leopard can be spotted here. The famous Serengeti National Park is the most well-known safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. Look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass which provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. The exciting day comes to an end with a well served dinner and a rest in your accommodation.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 5

Drive from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

Drive from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast you will continue with the game heading to Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing on its floor. Ngorongoro crater is a UNESCO world heritage site formed million years ago that inhabits more than 25,000 resident animals. Almost every East African Savannah animal species can be spotted in the grass grasslands and acacia forests including the “Big Five” (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard). Other animals around this crater floor includes wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species are recorded in this area. If luck you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. Later you proceed to your accommodation for an overnight.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Fig Tree Lodge & Camp
  • Budget hotel located 2-3hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6

Drive from Mto wa Mbu to Arusha then fly to Zanzibar

Drive from Mto wa Mbu to Arusha then fly to Zanzibar

Enjoy your leisure breakfast at your accommodation then you will yourself for driving back to Arusha to catch the flight departing to Zanzibar paradise. Arriving in Zanzibar you’ll be met by our representative who will transfer you to your booked hotel. Zanzibar has one of the best beaches in the world. It is your time to relax, swim, sunbathe or enjoy walking on the beach.

Main Destination:
Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
Accommodation:
Warere Beach Hotel
  • Mid-range resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7-9

Full time in Zanzibar Island

Full time in Zanzibar Island

You will enjoy these full days in this island. Zanzibar is a destination full of activities in which you can choose to enjoy your day in Historical stone town places, a place where mixture of Arabs, African, Indian and European cultures lives together. It is through fable stone town where history appears to stand tall. There is also the former slave market, the Anglican cathedral, the house of wonders etc. being in Zanzibar you will get opportunity to experience and discover different spices found in Zanzibar, including tropical fruits, spices and herbs. Learn and enjoy knowing spices like Zanzibar cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, Cardamom, curry, pepper, tamarind, ginger, menthol and many other spices. You will get to know spices for food and those used for medicine. You will also explore the local markets and taste the seafood.

Main Destination:
Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
Accommodation:
Warere Beach Hotel
  • Mid-range resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 10

Final time in Zanzibar then depart back home

Final time in Zanzibar then depart back home

Zanzibar has one of the best beaches in the world. In this day you will get an opportunity to relax, swim, sunbathe or enjoy walking on the beach.
Then later you will be transferred to airport for your flight back home. This will mark the end of your wildlife and beach life safari with Mazingira.
You may opt to fly back to your country direct from Zanzibar or from Dar es Salaam.
(The option of flying out from Dar es Salaam to your home country will add an extra cost of either boat or Flight from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam).

Main Destination:
Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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