Booking Name: East African Safari & Beach Bliss

Tour Duration: 15 days-14 nights

Tour category: Safaris & Zanzibar Beach

Season: safari: From June 2024 to March 20, 2025

Group Size: From 2 up to 18 people.

 

Flight	Transfer	Accommodations	Highlights	Guides
Sere -znz	By Car	Luxury hotel Luxury tented & lodge.	Game viewing & Culture Tarangire National park Lake Manyara night game view Ngorongoro Crater tour Maasai visit Serengeti Adventure Hot Air Balloons safaris	English Speaking Other language : -Spanish -French -Italian, -German

Expedition Overview & Highlights:

Nestled in the heart of East Africa, Tanzania beckons with a symphony of natural wonders and cultural riches. Our Tanzania Safari and Beach experience will transport you to a realm where wildlife roams freely, where ancient tribes uphold their traditions, and where pristine beaches meet the azure waters of the Indian Ocean This 15-day adventure unveils a tapestry of experiences, from close encounters with Tarangire’ S elephant families to cultural immersion with the Maasai tribes, and the majesty of the Ngorongoro Crater.

 

Venture into the legendary Serengeti, where the Great Migration unfolds, and soar above it all with a breathtaking hot air balloon safari.

Finally, relax on Zanzibar's white sandy beaches, where time seems to stand still. Join us on this extraordinary journey through Tanzania, where every day is a new adventure, and every moment is a treasure.

Highlights:

• Wildlife Encounters: Immerse yourself in the rich biodiversity of Tarangire National Park, known for its elephant families and diverse wildlife.
• Scenic Beauty: Explore the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enjoy a leisurely walk through the highlands, soaking in the breathtaking landscapes.
• Ngorongoro Crater: Descend into the world's largest intact crater, home to an astonishing array of wildlife, including the Big Five.
• Serengeti Adventure: Embark on a safari in the world-renowned Serengeti National Park, famous for its Great Migration and diverse predator sightings.
• Hot Air Balloon Safari: Experience the Serengeti from the skies with a breathtaking hot air balloon safari at sunrise.
• Cultural Immersion: Journey to Lake Eyasi and engage with the unique Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, experiencing their daily life and traditions.
• Zanzibar Beach Bliss: Unwind on the white sandy beaches of Zanzibar, enjoying crystal-clear waters and optional island activities.

 

Explore the full itinerary to uncover all the incredible experiences that await you on your Tanzania Explorer adventure.

Day by day itinerary-15days and 14 Nights

 

Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met and transferred to the Hotel for your overnight stay on a half-board basis. Arusha is a city in East Africa's Tanzania, located at the base of volcanic Mt. Meru. It's a gateway to safari destinations and to Africa's highest peak, 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro, lying some 100 kilometers northeast. To the west lies Serengeti National Park, home to wildlife including lions, rhinoceros, giraffes, and leopards. The annual migrations feature huge herds of wildebeests crossing its plains.

 

Accommodation: Grand Melia Hotel in Arusha. https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/tanzania/arusha/gran-melia-rusha 

Meals & Drinks: Dinner & Breakfast - Drinks not included

 

Day 2 – Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Today after breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel by your safari guide at 08:00, and driven to Tarangire National Park to start enjoying the wildlife of East Africa. Tarangire is best known for its

 

elephant families, savannah, iconic baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and the life-giving Tarangire River. The park is also home to buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators such as lions and leopards and rarely cheetah. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the wildlife while in the truck. Hot Lunch will be served at the picnic site , followed by your first afternoon game drive in the park.

 

After a full day in the park, you will return to the lodge, located inside the park, where you will be able to relax and enjoy dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Tarangire tree top lodge. https://www.elewanacollection.com/tarangire-treetops/at-a-glance

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including house wines, local beers & soft drinks), Laundry service

Day 3 – Tarangire: Walking Safari and Silale Swamp Exploration.

Having slept inside the park gives you the opportunity to start your early morning walking safari inside the park accompanied by your guide and an armed ranger. The walk will last approximately two hours, before returning to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast you'll enjoy game drive while exploring many areas of this great national park. Tarangire boasts a high concentration of elephants, partly because of the availability of water, especially during the dry season. The huge baobab trees can't be missed, as they grow very tall in the park. You will also have a chance to drive along the Silale swamp for bird sightings and a chance to see the cats and other carnivores that wait for the animals to come and feed on grass

 

and drink water.

After a full day of exploring, you will drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Accommodation: Tarangire tree tops Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including house wines, local beers & soft drinks), Laundry service.

 

Day 4 –Lake Manyara National Park- & Night game drive
Leave Tarangire behind you as your driver guide takes you to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive. Lake Manyara has a lovely environment; a lush evergreen forest created by groundwater that comes from the Ngorongoro Highlands, the dense acacia woodland offering an opportunity to watch impressively tusked elephants and big families of baboons. Around the lake is a grassy floodplain dotted with large herds of buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes. Lake Manyara is also one of the finest parks for bird lovers - more than 380 species have been recorded - including pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants, and storks. The forest is a good home for leopards, whilst Manyara's lions are famous for their tree-climbing behavior (though not easy to be seen). In the late afternoon, we drive to the lodge located outside the park rest.

Night Game drive:

Later in the evening at around 06:00 pm go for a night game drive in the park, done in an open safari vehicle with spotlight torches and with the company of an armed park ranger to protect you from any danger.

During the Night Game Drives, you will get an opportunity to enjoy the park’s nightlife with great views of nocturnal animals that become active at night such as Porcupines, genets and civet cats are frequent visitors to the forest. Hippos are nocturnal animals (active by night) and it is highly likely to see many of these beasts grazing on the side of the road. Lion sightings are more common and where lions are mostly sleeping in day time at night they are almost always active.

The game drive is approximately 3 hours, thereafter drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

 

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja lodge. https://wellworthcollection.co.tz/Lake-Manyara-Kilimamoja-Lodge 

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner excluding drinks

Day 5 – Ngorongoro Maasai Village Walk

Depart from your lodge in Manyara, and drive to your tented lodge in the Ngorongoro Conservation area, featuring great views of the crater rim. Here you'll enjoy lunch and quick rest.

Later in the day you will go for a walk to the nearby Maasai village, accompanied by your guide, an armed park ranger, and a Maasai tribesman from the village. Along the way you'll explore the Ngorongoro highlands as you make your way to the village. The walk takes approximately one and a half hours, at a gentle pace, and is a great opportunity to look out for wildlife and learn about the flora and fauna up close.

 

On arrival at the village, expect to be greeted in the traditional manner: plenty of singing and dancing, with participation very much encouraged! You'll have the opportunity to learn about some of the customary practices such as fire-making and beadwork. Once your time in the village has come to an end, you can either be driven or walk back to the lodge, stopping for sundowners along the way. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

 

Accommodation: Lion’s paw tented camp. https://karibucamps.com/lions-paw/ Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner including tea and coffee.

 

Day 6 – Descend into Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, depart with a hamper lunch, and descend down to the crater floor for game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. The crater life is estimated at 30,000 large mammals. Due to its natural borders, there is an abundance of wildlife throughout the conservation area which is home to the Big Five including the African black rhino as well as hyenas, zebra, and elephants to name a few. Afternoon exiting the crater you'll proceed to your lodge for leisure, or enjoy an optional walking tour around the crater rim.

 

Walk around the Crater Rim

 

If you're up for it, you can join a guided walk around the crater rim with your safari guide and one of the local guides that lives in the area. On this 90 minutes’ educational tour, you will see an array of bird species, wildlife, plants, and flowers while enjoying spectacular views of the Crater floor flow.

After your walk, you'll return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay perched at the edge of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater.

 

Accommodation: Lion’s paw tented camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including tea and coffee.

 

Day 7 – Drive to the Great Plain of Serengeti National Park

Today after breakfast, depart from Ngorongoro, and drive to the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti National Park via goal kopjes

 

The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km); for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon, defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. It's also the place to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings filmed in this park.

In the evening you'll arrive at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

 

Accommodation: Moyo Luxury tented Camp https://moyotentedcamp.com/

Meals  &  Drinks:  Breakfast,  lunch,  and  dinner, excluding drinks.

 

Day 8 – Full day Game drive in Central Serengeti

You will spend a full day in these endless plains, exploring the park, its animals, and incredible landscapes. The Serengeti is the habitat for an abundance of wildlife, such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras and wildebeest. The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. After further exploration of the park, you will drive back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

 

Accommodation: Moyo Luxury tented Camp https://moyotentedcamp.com/ Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, excluding drinks.

 

Day 9 - Drive to Northern Serengeti National Park

 

Today after breakfast, drive to the northern serengeti, enjoy animal view in route to your lodge for lunch and leisure. In the afternoon, venture out into the Serengeti’s game-filled savannah for an afternoon game drive. The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. This is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and

all kinds of antelopes. This is also the place to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. As the light fades return to your lodge for Dinner.

Accommodation: Mara under Canvas tented lodge, located inside Serengeti NP.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, including, mineral water soft drinks, and house wines.

 

Day 10 – Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari

Wake up early morning at 04:30 am, and prepare yourself for the Balloon Safari adventure, departing the lodge around 05:00 am. It is still dark and you may be fortunate to see nocturnal animals on the way to the launch site.

 

When you arrive, you will meet your pilot and witness your balloon being inflated and prepared for launch. After a thorough safety briefing and demonstration of boarding and landing position, you board your balloon and lift off! Rising as the sunrises your balloon floats in whatever direction the winds of the day are heading over this wonderful area. Your pilot will use varying altitudes and layers of air to navigate the balloon over this amazing area spotting the wild animals and enjoying the view around. We aim to fly for about an hour, depending on the conditions. After landing, you celebrate in the traditional way with a champagne toast before heading off to a special breakfast in the bush under an acacia tree. 

 

After breakfast, you will meet back up with your safari driver guide, to continue our game drives in the park, passing by the Mara River, where you'll be amazed by the thousands of animals crossing as the continue their journey in search for greener pastures. It's a once-in-a-lifetime

 

experience that you will never forget! At the end of the day, you will return to your tented lodge for dinner, and overnight

Accommodation: Mara under Canvas tented lodge https://twctanzania.com/serengeti-national-park/mara-under-canvas/

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner including, mineral water soft drinks, and house wines.

 

Day 11 – Fly to Zanzibar

Today after breakfast, transfer to Kogatende for a scheduled flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at Zanzibar airport, you will be met by a member of our team, who will provide a private transfer to your beach resort located on the spectacular white sandy beachfront of Paje, for leisure, dinner, and overnight on a half-board basis.

 

Accommodation: Zanzibar White Sands Beach Resort- Cinnamon room. https://www.whitesandvillas.com/

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, and Dinner

 

Days 12 –14: Zanzibar Beach Bliss

Your package includes a program that allows you to enjoy leisure time by the beach, or participate in optional activities as you desire.

Accommodation: Zanzibar White Sands Beach Resort Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, and Dinner

 

Day 15 – Departure from Zanzibar

After breakfast, check out from your room. You are welcome to use the shared facilities of your hotel till departure. Your driver will pick you up from your hotel to transfer you to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast

 

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Rates & Inclusions

Rates are quoted in US$ per person, based on double occupancy (two guests traveling together, sharing accommodations). If you're traveling alone we will work with you to ensure you get the best rates for whatever you may require

SAFARI RATES USD

Group size	Per Person Sharing	Single room Supplement
2 pax	USD 8,035.00	USD 1,540.00
4 pax	USD 7,245.00	USD 1,540.00
6 pax up to 12	USD 7,048.00	USD 1,540.00
14 pax up to18	USD 6,495.00	USD 1,540.00

 

5Days- 4nights Zanzibar Beach Extension rates USD

Group size	Per Person Sharing	Single room Supplement
2 pax	USD 2,287.00	USD 668.00
4 pax	USD 2,230.00	USD 668.00
6 - 12 pax	USD 2,200.00	USD 668.00
14 – 18 pax	USD 2,200.00	USD 668.00

 

Optional activities Lake Eyasi's Tribes

Lake Eyasi is a seasonal soda lake located just south of the crater highlands and the Serengeti. This scenic area is home to the hunter/gatherer tribe, the Hadzabe, the last of the bushmen in East Africa. Here we will visit the Hadzabe tribe and join them on a short hunt in the bush, seeing how they procure food. We will also visit the Datoga tribe, another small tribe in the region who are known as blacksmiths, making spears and other metal equipment for hunting to barter with the Hadzabe. You will get an up- close look at how both of these tribes live, and have an opportunity to meet some of Africa's most interesting people before being driven to your next destination, Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.

 

PRICE INCLUDES

• Personalized trip planning assistance and comprehensive planning materials, including detailed packing lists
• Round trip transfers from/to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) Zanzibar Airport.
• Park fees & All Taxes/VAT
• Kogatende Serengeti to Zanzibar
• Walking safari in Tarangire National Park
• Lake Manyara night game drive
• Maasai Village Visit
• Accommodations as stated in the itinerary
• A professional driver/guide
• Hot Air Balloon safari in the Serengeti
• Transportation (unless labeled as optional)
• All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section), Drinking water on all days
• AMREF Flaying doctors’ – Evacuations only

 

Price Exclusions:

• International Flights: Arrange your international flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport- Can be booked on request. 
• Visas
• Travel/medical/baggage insurance
• Tips: Driver guide minimum 20$ per day per group, porters minimum 2$, waiters/waitress minimum 2$
  
• Telephone bills (Whenever applicable)
• Items of a personal nature (drinks that are not mentioned, Telephone calls, Laundry, and postage), etc.
• Optional activities

 

Set Departures Terms and Conditions

• A deposit of 20% should be paid once the booking is confirmed to guarantee the reservation of the booking.
• The balance of payment (80%) is due 45 days prior to your date of arrival or safari start.
• If your booking is made and confirmed within 45 days of your arrival date, full payment will be required immediately.
• No actual reservation has been made yet, unless otherwise specified.
• All Net rates valid on specific dates indicated on specific Trip departure, with the exception of government park fees and flight which are subject to change anytime with / without prior notice.
• If the park fees or taxes be changed with little or more on no notice, we have to increase our rates accordingly.
• We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in the case of non-availability.
• We recommend bookings to be made earliest time possible, for us to be able to organize everything accordingly.