12-Days Mid-Range Northern Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar

Our representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport and drive you to your lodge in Arusha where you’ll spend one night. This afternoon you can explore the bustling city center. Arusha is a fascinating city where you’ll find modern office buildings, 5 star hotels and upmarket coffee shops, alongside busy markets selling fruit, vegetables, fish and meat.

Within the city center you’ll see women wearing brightly cultured dresses either walking along the streets carrying huge baskets on their heads or sitting on the side of the roads selling huge avocados or cooking corn on the cob on a fire, and you will also see Maasai men walking around in their traditional shukas.

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, enjoy full day game drive with picnic lunch. The park consists of natural vegetation mainly of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania's dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings.

After game viewing you will drive to your Tented Camp for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you will be driven to Lake Manyara National Park located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley. The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara, which covers 230 square kms, attracts pink flamingos and other birdlife. You’ll also see resident hippo pods at the lake.

The park is known for its tree-climbing lions, plus you may be lucky enough to spot leopards and hyenas. You can also expect to see are large herds of elephant, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, warthog and impala. There’s also a huge primate population including common monkey, vervet monkey and baboons.

You’ll leave Lake Manyara just before sunset and head to your lodge for dinner.

After breakfast you’ll leave Lake Manyara and drive to the Serengeti, Tanzania’s most famous national park, where you'll spend two nights. The Serengeti offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and it is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the Great Migration. Every year, over 2.5 million wildebeest migrate from the Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya

On the second day, you’ll have the opportunity for a morning and afternoon game drive on the vast plains of the Serengeti where you’ll spot an abundance of African wildlife. This spectacular national park offers amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and it’s highly likely that you’ll see zebra, impala, Grants gazelle, wildebeest, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus lions, cheetahs and leopards.

After breakfast you’ll leave Lake Manyara and drive to the Serengeti, Tanzania’s most famous national park, where you'll spend two nights. The Serengeti offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and it is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the Great Migration. Every year, over 2.5 million wildebeest migrate from the Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya

On the second day, you’ll have the opportunity for a morning and afternoon game drive on the vast plains of the Serengeti where you’ll spot an abundance of African wildlife. This spectacular national park offers amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and it’s highly likely that you’ll see zebra, impala, Grants gazelle, wildebeest, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus lions, cheetahs and leopards.

Today you will have most of the day to continue your incredible Serengeti safari on a southern safari through the Ndutu region. Later in the afternoon, you will settle into a beautiful lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater with phenomenal views.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a unique natural phenomenon and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking wildlife safari sites in the world with the 600 m / 1968 ft high crater wall as a backdrop, and it offers incredible wildlife viewing opportunities.

A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an unforgettable experience! You can expect to see an abundance of wildlife including buffalo, warthogs, wildebeest, zebras, hippos and elephants. There is also a huge population of predators - lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The resident population of black rhinos is a real treat, as they are very difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania.

In the late afternoon you will return to your lodge in Arusha.

After breakfast this morning, you are driven to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight to Zanzibar. You will be met on arrival in Zanzibar and taken to your accommodation where you will stay for the next 4 nights. We offer a range of accommodation options on the island and will ensure that we provide you with the accommodation that best suits your requirements and sense of style - whether it is a rustic beach lodge or a luxurious 5-star resort.

With its beautiful sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and colourful coral reefs, Zanzibar is the ideal destination for relaxing after your safari. If you wish to be active, you can take part in many excursions, including visits to the historic Stone Town, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, spice plantations and cultural visits to local villages.

There is also a wide range of adventure activities that you can take part in, including mountain biking, hiking, bird watching, windsurfing, kite surfing, sea kayaking and sailing, plus the island has fantastic coral reefs that are perfect for diving and snorkelling - and you may even be lucky enough to see dolphins, green turtles and, at certain times of the year, whale sharks.

With its beautiful sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and colourful coral reefs, Zanzibar is the ideal destination for relaxing after your safari. If you wish to be active, you can take part in many excursions, including visits to the historic Stone Town, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, spice plantations and cultural visits to local villages.

There is also a wide range of adventure activities that you can take part in, including mountain biking, hiking, bird watching, windsurfing, kite surfing, sea kayaking and sailing, plus the island has fantastic coral reefs that are perfect for diving and snorkelling - and you may even be lucky enough to see dolphins, green turtles and, at certain times of the year, whale sharks.

With its beautiful sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and colourful coral reefs, Zanzibar is the ideal destination for relaxing after your safari. If you wish to be active, you can take part in many excursions, including visits to the historic Stone Town, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, spice plantations and cultural visits to local villages.

There is also a wide range of adventure activities that you can take part in, including mountain biking, hiking, bird watching, windsurfing, kite surfing, sea kayaking and sailing, plus the island has fantastic coral reefs that are perfect for diving and snorkelling - and you may even be lucky enough to see dolphins, green turtles and, at certain times of the year, whale sharks.

Unfortunately, your Northern Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar adventure is over. After breakfast at your accommodation, you will be taken to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) for your international return flight.