Highlights between Serengeti & Zanzibar
14 days Fixed Departure Safari from Northern Tanzania to Zanzibar. HighlightsItinerarySafari Highlights
A safari with exciting game drives in Tarangire National Park, in Serengeti as well as in Ngorongoro Crater, with opportunities to see elephants, giraffes, zebras and wildebeests, lions and flamingos as well as participate on a walk through the coffee farms along the slopes of Mt. Meru. After a spectacular safari you spend 1 week on the tropical island Zanzibar with its white, sandy beaches and the turquoise-blue waters of the Indian Ocean.
- 13 overnight stays in mid-range lodges and tented camps
- guaranteed departure from 2 persons only
- small group up to max. 7 persons
- 4×4 safari vehicle (Toyota Land Cruiser or similar) with window seat guarantee
- inland (domestic) flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Safari may be combined with a Kilimanjaro or Mt Meru climb, safari in Southern or Western Tanzania
Join this safari
Duration: 14 days
Starts from: Kilimanjaro Airport
Ends at: Zanzibar Airport
Tour code: FDSNCI
Price: from 2670 USD per person
Our day-to-day itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival
Pick-up from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Transfer to your hotel near Arusha National Park.
Accommodation: African View Lodge or similar. (-/-/D)
Day 2: Coffee walk
The slopes of Mt Meru are home to some of East Africa’s finest Arabica coffee – one of Tanzania’s major exports. 95% of these aromatic beans are grown on local smallholder farms. During your “coffee walk” you will experience the daily life of the Meru farmers in the area and learn interesting facts about coffee growing, harvesting and processing. On your way towards Usa River, you will pass a forest, where you may have the chance to watch the impressive black and white Colobus monkeys.
Accommodation: African View Lodge or similar. (B/L/D)
Days 3: Tarangire NP
Game drive in Tarangire NP where huge Baobab trees provide a spectacular background. The Tarangire River and the swamps in the southern part of the park attract plenty of game, especially during the dry season. The park is particularly famous for its large herds of elephants which carry impressive tusks.
In the evening, you will proceed via steep serpentine roads into the Highlands with some breath-taking views back down to Lake Manyara at the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
Accommodation: Endoro Lodge (standard rooms), Octagon Lodge, Eileen’s Trees Inn or similar. (B/L/D)
Day 4 and 5: Serengeti NP
Driving across Ngorongoro Conservation Area you will proceed on towards Serengeti NP. The road winds through impressive mountain forest, along the rim of Ngorongoro Crater before descending onto the short grass plains of Serengeti. On the way, you’ll enjoy fantastic, scenic views of the caldera of Ngorongoro, some mighty volcanoes and the vast plains which are only interrupted by “kopjes” – “heads”, as these granite rocks which have been polished by erosion to roundish forms are called. Serengeti is a paradise for grazers. Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, and other animals such as zebra and Thompson’s gazelle, are roaming through this unique eco-system on their annual migration, always followed by lions and hyenas hunting for prey. Whilst on a game drive in Serengeti NP, you are most likely to spot elephant, buffalo, giraffe, ostrich and many other different species of fauna. If you’re lucky, you may come across a cheetah or even a leopard which is resting in a tree during the day. Crocodiles and hippos can be found in or at the rivers.
Accommodation: 2x Serengeti View Camp or similar. (B/L/D)
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
Morning game drive in Serengeti on the way to Ngorongoro Crater. Afternoon game drive inside the Crater which has been labelled a “Garden of Eden” and, since 1978, is part of UNESCO’s World Nature Heritage. Here you have a good chance to see all of the “Big 5”. Apart from elephant, buffalo, leopard and many lions there are also more than 20 rhino which inhabit the crater, sharing the only 260 square-km wide area with countless wildebeest, antelope, zebra and almost nearly every other specie prevailing in the East African fauna.
Accommodation: Endoro Lodge (standard rooms), Octagon Lodge, Eileen’s Trees Inn or similar. (B/L/D)
Day 7: Flight to Zanzibar
Morning at leisure. Proceed to Arusha Airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar Island. Transfer to your beach hotel.
Accommodation: Bahari View Lodge or similar. (B/-/-)
Day 8 to 13: Zanzibar
Days at leisure at the tropical beaches of Zanzibar. Or choose from the optional excursions: learn on a guided spice tour about tropical spices and fruits, enjoy a guided walk through the oriental-flavored historic Stone Town, swim with dolphins, go sailing on a traditional Dhow boat etc.
Accommodation: 6x Bahari View Lodge or similar. (B/-/-)
Day 14: Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Zanzibar Airport. (B/-/-)
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