9-Day Big Five Safari and Ocean Escape

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

Fly from Zanzibar to Arusha Airport then drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive

After arrival, our tour guide driver will pick you up from the airport and start a wonderful game drive in Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes. Once we finish the game drive, we drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.

Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds and iconic giant baobab trees, and offers a diversity of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savannah. The Tarangire River winds its way through the park, providing the only source of water for wild animals here during the Dry season. It is possible we will see a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching from the trees above.

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

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Karatu to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park on a game drive, carrying a lunchbox, and enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. We will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the lodge. You will spend the following day inside the park for a full-day game drive.

Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

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

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Kontiki Serengeti Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Continue with game drive at Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park on a game drive, carrying a lunchbox, and enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. We will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the lodge.

Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Kontiki Serengeti Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater for game drive

After breakfast, you depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater while carrying lunch boxes. Once the game drives are complete, we will drive you back to your lodge to relax, have dinner and stay overnight.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to the largest, uninterrupted caldera in the world and one of Africa's natural wonders. About 30,000 large mammals are resident all year round, such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos, and a wide variety of birds, such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Be ready to see many animals here within a short time.

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

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park then drive to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar

Today, wake up early and after breakfast, we will transfer you to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive while carrying a picnic lunch box. Once we finish the game drive, we will transfer you to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar, where you will have a beach holiday.

Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its legendary tree-climbing lions, which hide among the branches of the trees, and numerous colonies of baboons that populate the forest and will accompany you along the road from the moment you enter the park. Here, you can also explore a wide variety of bird species, including flamingos at the soda lake and see hippos.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Tembo Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Zanzibar Stone Town tour

After breakfast, we take a full-day Stone Town tour with our local guide. Once we have finished the day's activities, we will transfer you to your beach hotel.

Admire the narrow streets lined with residential houses that preserve their original Swahili-Omani themes. Exquisitely carved doorways identify the themes with metal studs, overhanging balconies, and latticed windows. Side by side, you will see churches and mosques. The churches are due to the country's colonial presence, and the mosques were commissioned by the sultans of Zanzibar. You will also visit other exciting destinations in the town.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)

Accommodation:

Villa Kiva Hotel

• Luxury hotel located at Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Beach Relaxation

This day you will spend in Zanzibar at your leisure. Use your time to relax on the beach and at the resort. Discover Zanzibar's best beaches, each offering spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, white sand, and colorful coral reefs.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Villa Kiva Hotel

• Luxury hotel located at Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Get a fresh air of the beautiful Zanzibar Island

This day you will spend in Zanzibar at your leisure. Use your time to relax on the beach and at the resort. Discover Zanzibar's best beaches, each offering spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, white sand, and colorful coral reefs.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Villa Kiva Hotel

• Luxury hotel located at Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Zanzibar Airport

Enjoy the last few hours before you depart from the resort. We will pick you up at the resort and transfer you to Zanzibar Airport, ready for your departure back home or to another destination, where our service ends.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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