Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha
Arusha
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and after completing immigration formalities, a Wild Pride Safaris’ driver-guide will meet you and transfer you to Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you will have time to relax and prepare for your safari. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Planet Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Arusha - Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart from Arusha to Tarangire National Park, where you’ll embark on a game drive upon arrival.
Tarangire National Park (2,600 km²) offers an unrivalled landscape of open plains dotted with thousands of baobab trees. Located about 120 km south of Arusha, Tarangire is known for its lions and very large herds of buffalo. This is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness and solitude. Wildlife includes zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, Maasai giraffe, and fringe-eared oryx (gemsbok). Predators include lion, cheetah, and leopard. Bird enthusiasts can look out for the endemic ashy starling, rufous-tailed weaver, and black-collared lovebird.
Meals and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park and enjoy a game drive in the park with a picnic lunch in hand.
This is one of the most diverse of Tanzania’s national parks, a compact 325 km² combination of Rift Valley lake, dense woodlands, and steep mountainside. Lake Manyara is a birding paradise with more than 380 recorded species, especially waterfowl and migrants, and its forests are among the best places to spot leopards. Lions can be seen hunting along the grassy shores of the lake. Many visitors combine a trip to Manyara with one of the “Big Three" parks: Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro.
In the afternoon, you’ll visit Mto wa Mbu Village for a rich cultural experience with an English-speaking guide who grew up there. Explore local farms, a school, a kindergarten, a local home, the market, and a milling machine.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
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Kirurumu Manyara Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti Natonal Park
Serengeti Natonal Park
After breakfast, you will collect your picnic lunch and drive to Serengeti National Park. Enjoy an afternoon game drive here, with opportunities to witness the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles, or spot a pride of lions lounging in the shade.
Covering 15,000 km², the Serengeti is one of Africa’s largest parks and home to about three million large mammals. Its landscapes are diverse, with the southern region dominated by lush grassy plains that attract around two million wildebeest, half a million zebra, and a quarter million antelope. These animals undertake a hazardous journey in search of pasture when the autumn rains arrive.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you’ll embark on morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch in hand in search of the Great Migration.
The Great Migration is arguably the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. It is the largest single movement of animals in search of water, pasture, and breeding grounds. Alongside the vast migrating herds, there may be sightings of cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocodile, and both Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle. With over 500 bird species recorded, the Serengeti is also a paradise for bird enthusiasts, home to ostrich, secretary bird, marabou stork, and the kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird.
Guided by the skill and intuition of your guide, the day will be spent seeking out these remarkable creatures. As evening falls, return to camp to relax, enjoy dinner, and sit by the fire under the vast East African night sky.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kontiki Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After an early breakfast, you’ll collect a packed lunch and drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a crater tour.
Descend 2,000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater, or more precisely, a caldera. Covering 304 square kilometers, this enclosed ecosphere was formed two to three million years ago by the massive eruption of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro and offers some of the finest game viewing opportunities in Tanzania. Explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake region where flamingos may be seen, and the open savannah where lions hunt.
With around 25,000 large mammals within the caldera, there is the chance to see not only the “Big Five”—elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, and leopard—but also wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, bushbuck, hartebeest, hippo, antelope, Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, and impala, among others, along with more than 500 bird species.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Zanzibar
Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Zanzibar
After a leisurely breakfast, you’ll drive back to Arusha and be dropped off at the airport for your scheduled flight to Zanzibar. Your estimated departure time is at 12:45 hrs and your estimated arrival time is 14:25 hrs.
Upon arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you will be met and transferred to the Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa for your overnight stay. Your accommodations will be in a superior room on a half-board basis.
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
- Accommodation:
- Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9-12
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
You will spend several days at your leisure at the resort. Your accommodations will be in a superior room on a half-board basis. Relax and enjoy the sparkling Zanzibar beaches. If you wish, you can arrange to partake in water sports at the resort, including diving, snorkeling, and fishing (among others).
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
- Accommodation:
- Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Departure
Departure
After breakfast, and depending on your flight time, you will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your international flight.
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
