Paws and Claws Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha City

Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha City

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by one of our friendly, kind, experienced, and very polite driver guides. After a short introduction about your safari, he will transfer you to Arusha for your overnight stays at your reserved hotel/lodge, waiting for your adventures to start on the following day-.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Gold Crest Hotel Arusha
  • Mid-range hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Arusha City to Tarangire National Park

Arusha City to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, our tour guide drivers will pick you up from your lodge and depart to Tarangire National Park for a game drive while carrying lunch boxes. Once the game drives are complete, we will drive you back to your lodge to relax, have dinner, and an overnight stay.

Tarangire National Park is well-known for its large elephant herds. You will see a variety of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savannah. All these while the Tarangire River winds its way through the parklands which is the only source of water for wildlife here during the dry season. You may see a lion stalking its prey and leopards relaxing in 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
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Marera Valley Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3-4

Karatu to Serengeti National Park

Karatu to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Central Serengeti National Park for a wildlife game drive, while carrying lunch boxes. Then, you'll enjoy lunch in a suitable place inside the park. You will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp. The next day, you will spend the whole day inside this park for game drives.

The Serengeti National Park is among the largest parks in Tanzania with diverse landscapes and habitats, such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannahs, and mountains. It is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest. Depending on the rainy season, you may have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals in their search for food and water.

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
Accommodation:
Kontiki Serengeti Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha Airport for Air Transfer to Zanzibar

Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha Airport for Air Transfer to Zanzibar

After breakfast, you'll 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 Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your air transfer to Zanzibar.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the area that constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world and one of the natural wonders of Africa. 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. So 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

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
  • Mid-range hotel located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Stone Town Tour to Zanzibar Beach

Stone Town Tour to Zanzibar Beach

After breakfast, you will spend the day on a tour of Zanzibar's Stone Town with our local guide.
You will also visit other interesting destinations here. Finally, we will transfer you to your beach hotel.

Admire the narrow streets lined with many residential houses that preserve their original Swahili-Omani themes with exquisitely carved doorways, metal studs, overhanging balconies, and latticed windows. Due to the colonial presence and the many mosques commissioned by the olden Sultans of Zanzibar, you will see continental churches.

Main Destination:
Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)
Accommodation:
Smiles Beach Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7-8

Relaxation at Zanzibar Beach

Relaxation at Zanzibar Beach

These two days are spent in Zanzibar at your leisure. Use your time to relax on the beach and at the resort. You'll discover Zanzibar's best beaches, each offering spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, white sand, and colorful coral reefs.

Main Destination:
Nungwi (Zanzibar)
Accommodation:
Smiles Beach Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Zanzibar Beach to Zanzibar Airport

Zanzibar Beach to Zanzibar Airport

You'll 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)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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