Day One: JRO– Lake Manyara National Park
Distance: Approximately 174 Kms
Drive Duration: About 3hours
After clearing with the customs at the airport, you are met by representative and the driver guide for a briefing about your safari. Swiftly you head to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is one of the most beautiful places in Africa. The Park is dramatically marked off by lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the groundwater forest, which provide a home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. Further down, the forest opens up into woodland, grassland, swamps, and beyond, the soda lake itself where over 350 species of birds, including the lively flamingo, pelican, sacred ibis, grebe, and stork can be viewed. At the southern end of the Park are hot sulfur springs called Maji Moto. Manyara is noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo, as well as a great variety of smaller animals, and of course the very elusive tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation as reserved
Meals included: Lunch, & dinner.
Day Two: Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Crater
Distance: Approximately 65 + 62 Kms
Drive Duration: About 2 + 2 hours
After an early breakfast, you descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view the game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater dotted with watering holes, shelters almost 30 000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. You will find the Big Five; lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards among other wildlife. Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meters from the floor, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable haven for wildlife. Spectacular animal life can be found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool, later ascend and arrive at your accommodation as reserved in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Day Three: Serengeti National Park Full Day Game Drives
Early morning game drives at Serengeti National Park, back for breakfast at the camp and relax, again proceed for a full day game drive with picnic lunches. This park, undoubtedly the most famous in the world, covers over 14 000 sq. km and offers amongst many other things the biggest concentration of big cats in the world (Cheetahs, Lions, Leopards, Wild cats…). Many different landscapes can be found in the Serengeti: Savannah with the big plains to the south, hills & woods to the west, the kopjes area to the east, and bushland to the north. Important rivers (Seronera, Banagi, Grumeti ) also run through the park. Many different species of mammals can be spotted during game drives, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, antelopes… Hippo and crocodiles can also be found. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation as reserved.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, & dinner.
Day Four: Serengeti National Park – Arusha
Distance: Approximately 240 Kms
Drive Duration: About 5hours
After breakfast you check out and depart for Arusha town. You arrive late in the afternoon, with the assistance from your driver guide, have lunch at a place of your choice. Lunch is paid directly depending on your choice of menu. After lunch you are transferred to your accommodation as reserved. Overnight on Bed & Breakfast ready for your next discovery.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Day Five: Arusha – Zanzibar by Flight
After breakfast you will depart heading to Arusha airport to check in for a flight to Zanzibar. The one hour’ jet will land you at Zanzibar Kisauni Airport where you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to your accommodation as reserved at Nungwi Beach for a 4 nights’ leisurely stay. Mealplan: Halfboard accommodation.
Day Six, Seven, & Eight: Zanzibar on Leisure
Three days at leisure with accommodation on halfboard plan.
Overnights at your accommodation as reserved at Nungwi Beach.
Mealplan: Halfboard accommodation.
Day Nine: Departure
After breakfast you will check out and transfer to the Airport in time for your flight departure time. Meals included: Breakfast.
End of Itinerary
