13-Day Tanzania Bush to Beach Escapades

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Explore Tarangire NP

This morning you will be picked from Arusha hotel and drive southwest through Masai steppe land to Tarangire National Park. Check in at Maramboi Tented Camp for lunch. Later you will spend the rest of the day game viewing in Tarangire, viewing some of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephant and enjoying the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that are so typical of the park. This park boasts a high concentration of animals, including elephant, zebra, eland, wildebeest, and plenty of predators. In the evening you will drive to your overnight accomodation for dinner.

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

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Maramboi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Esilalei Swamp Area and Tarangire River

You will spend another full day in Tarangire National Park. Your concentration will be game viewing at Esilalei Swamp area and along Tarangire River, a favorite watering place, which attracts impressive numbers and variety of animals. The park hosts an enormous variety of birds, more than 500 species. In the evening you will return to the accommodation for dinner. Please note on this day you will have a picnic lunch in the bush.

Main Destination:

Greater Tarangire Ecosystem

Accommodation:

Maramboi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Lake Manyara

Today you will leave early in the morning after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Despite the park’s small size, the park’s vegetation is diverse, ranging from savanna to marshes and acacia woodland, enabling it to support a remarkable variety of habitat. In addition to a striking setting and peaceful surroundings, Lake Manyara’s main attractions are its superb birdlife, its tree climbing Lions, and its Hippos, which you can observe at a closer range here than at most other places. To the east of the park is the alkaline Lake Manyara, which at certain times of the year hosts tens of thousands of Flamingos, as well as a diversity of other birdlife. You will leave the park in the evening and drive to your overnight tented camp for dinner.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located on the escarpment above Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Oldupai Gorge / Zinjanthropus Bosei

Today you will leave after leisurely breakfast and drive to Serengeti National Park. You will stop at Oldupai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey's famous discoveries of man's ancient ancestors, the Zinjanthropus Bosei. You will take tour of the site and the museum. If interested, this will be a good time to visit and interact with Masai people that live around the gorge. Visit to the Masai village is an optional activity which costs extra fee of US$ 50 per group. This visit will give you an opportunity to learn and explore traditions, culture and survival strategies of the Masai people. They will performing their traditional dances and if interested you can join in the dance to add something to your adventure resume! After the tour, you will take picnic lunch and after lunch you will proceed with your drive to Southern Serengeti while game viewing on the way to your next overnight lodge/camp located in central Serengeti.

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

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore the Serengeti National Park

Today you will leave after breakfast in the morning for sunrise game drive when animals are very active grazing on the grasslands and the predators are busy hunting. You will spend the morning game viewing in central Serengeti and Seronera River Valley, an area rich with wildlife all year round and a common place to find Leopards and other bigcats like Lions and Cheetahs. After lunch you will make your way to the western corridor as you follow the great migration of wildebeests and the big number of predators hunting them as they migrate. In the evening you will drive to the camp for dinner.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Today you will leave after leisurely breakfast and spend the morning game viewing as you make your way out of Serengeti. You will enter Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will continue game viewing as you make your way to Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge located on the rim of Ngorongoro main crater with spectacular views of the crater floor. After lunch you will proceed with game viewing and leave the crater floor in the late afternoon to drive to your next overnight lodge in the Karatu area, a region known for its coffee plantations, sugar cane and rice fields.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Farm House

• Luxury lodge located just outside Ngorongoro Highlands

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Main Crater Viewing

You will wake up early in the morning and drive down the Ngorongoro crater where you will spend full day exploring Ngorongoro crater which is a World Heritage Site and home to nearly 25,000 animals, giving you a very real chance of spotting the big five: lion, elephant, endangered black rhino, buffalo and leopard plus countless other African mammal species. You will witness the magnificent array of habitats, each with its own unique wildlife and flora. You will take time out to stretch your legs and enjoy a picnic lunch at Ngoitokitok Springs watching the hippos jostle for position in the water. After lunch you will proceed with game viewing and leave the crater floor in the late afternoon.

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

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Farm House

• Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Arusha and flight to Zanzibar

After leisurely breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha through small towns of Karatu and Mto wa Mbu. You will take few stops at curio and souvenirs shops which are beautifully decorated and full of high authentic artworks, sculptures, antiques, fabrics and textiles from Tanzania. You will arrive in Arusha in the mid-afternoon then proceed on for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival the hotel representative will pick you up and drop you at the Reef and Beach Resort for overnight and Dinner.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)

Accommodation:

Warere Beach Hotel

• Mid-range resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Enjoy the Island of Zanzibar

You will stay at the Reef and Beach Resort Zanzibar, in all 4 nights on fullboard basis. This is the perfect end to a safari as you relax and laze away the days on the white sandy beaches or in the turquoise waters...
We believe that this Resort is the ideal retreat with its romantic charm and special surprises during your stay.
Becides, the shores of Zanzibar host some of the world’s most splendid coral reefs making diving here one of the biggest attractions. The underwater marine life is a world of its own and you will want to spend hours exploring its surroundings.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Warere Beach Hotel

• Mid-range resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Zanzibar onward flight back home

After your morning breakfast, you will have a trip to spice and botanical tour on this tour you will see and taste the tropical fruits, spices plantation or plots in the island. Later in the afternoon you will depart ZanzibarAirport your onward travel arrangements.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.