19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday
19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday is a comprehensive Tanzania safari tour package that Focus East Africa Tours has available for booking all throughout the year. This 19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday takes you to northern circuit Tanzania, southern circuit Tanzania as well as the Zanzibar island for a relaxed beach stay after an extensive Tanzania safari experience.
This 19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday takes you to Tanzania national parks including world famous Serengeti National Park for the great wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Conservation Area for the Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania visit, Tarangire National Park sometimes referred to as Tarangire National Parks for the large herds of elephants and huge baobab trees, Lake Manyara National Park for sightings of the famous tree climbing lions, Selous Game Reserve now known as Nyerere National Park for sightings of wild dogs and River Rufiji boat safari, as well as Mikumi National Park.
Apart from wild game viewing, this 19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday you will also get you enjoying an Ol Duvai Gorge visit for a walk down human history, visit the Masai Bomas of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoy guided walking safari experiences especially the Ngorongoro Crater rim walk which is a highlight to many, boat safari on River Rufiji with huge elephant herds spotted on the shores, and also a horseback riding safari! You get to climax this 19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday with a couple of days relaxing by the fine white sand beaches of Zanzibar Island. Reach Out to an experienced Focus East Africa Safari tour consultant for your rightful quote, with an opportunity to customize the tour to your preferences and schedule.
19 Days Best of Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Tarangire Park, Game Drive
You will be picked up from your hotel of stay in Arusha by our company safari guide. He will be welcome you for your safari, brief you and then proceed for a drive to Tarangire National Park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania, with your packed lunch box. Tarangire National Park is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will have lunch and also engage in an afternoon game drive around Tarangire national park. During your game drive in the national park, you will search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species which this national park is known for. You will enjoy watching the sunset in the wilderness of the national park and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Lake Manyara national park Game Drive, Guided Walking Safari
You will have breakfast at your lodge and with your packed lunches, you will proceed into the wilderness of the national park to engage in a morning game drive. You will enjoy looking out for wildlife species during your safari such as elephants, dik dik, leopards, buffalos, chance to see the tree climbing lions, gazelles among others. This national park also has over 400 bird species and you will see different birds during your safari.
After having a picnic lunch, you will relax and later in the late afternoon hours engage in a guided walking safari inside Lake Manyara National Park, to explore more attractions and enjoy seeing wildlife species. You will return to your lodge for dinner and to spend the night as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Northern Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park which is also located in the northern part of Tanzania. You will enjoy searching wildlife species such as the big 5 (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos) during your safari in the national park, as well as chance to witness the great wildebeest migration. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Mara River Camp by Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4&5: Full Day Game Drive in Northern Serengeti
Take time to explore the Mara River area for a chance to spot and witness the great wildebeest migration Mara River crossing, an iconic spectacle that is worth experiencing. Enjoy your lunch in the wilderness. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Optional activity: Hot air balloon at 599USD per person
Day 6: Full day in Serengeti National Park (Central Serengeti)
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park as you prepare for your morning game drive. You will also enjoy seeing a variety of wildlife species which are very active during the morning and can be seen grazing around the national park.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in another game drive and enjoy looking out for wildlife species grazing in the open savannah of Serengeti national park like elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge Visit, Crater Rim Walk
You will have breakfast before leaving Serengeti national park and driving to your next wildlife viewing destination which is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With your packed lunch drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will enjoy an Ol Duvai Gorge visit for a lesson through history of mankind. Enjoy a game drive in the conservation area as you drive to your lodge for check in and an overnight stay at Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Bomas Visit
After breakfast, with your packed lunch head out for full day game drive in the crater. You will descend 600 meters into the crater which is home to numerous wildlife species like the big 5 which includes lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and elephants. Other wildlife species in Ngorongoro include hyenas, wildebeests, antelopes, cheetahs, antelopes, zebras, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs among others.
There are also different bird species which can be spotted around Ngorongoro crater like ostriches as well as flamingos common along the shores of Lake Magadi. After your game drive around the Ngorongoro crater, you will enjoy a Maasai Bomas visit to interact with the locals, and then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Horseback Riding, Nature Walk with Maasai Guide
Today, enjoy breakfast and thereafter proceed for a morning 1.5 hour horseback safari in the outer slopes of Ngorongoro Crater, the cultural village of Tloma, passing through communities and coffee plantations all by horseback! Meet your driver later and proceed to transfer to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, punctuated with a lunch en-route. Check in at the lodge, and relax and then proceed for a nature walk with the Maasai guide. Return to the lodge and enjoy dinner and a story telling experience over a campfire.
Accommodation: Osiligilai Maasai Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10: Fly to Dar es Salaam.
After breakfast, you will drive to the Arusha for a flight to Dar es Salaam. Upon your arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel for check in. Enjoy lunch, and get to relax at the hotel. Dinner and an overnight stay the Holiday Inn.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 11: Transfer to Selous Game Reserve, Boat Cruise
On the first day of the safari your safari guide shall pick you and transfer you to Selous Game Reserve. Selous is quite a distance so you will arrive by mid-day and on arrival and after lunch; you will go for a boat ride in the Rufiji River. Crocodiles, hippos and hippos can be seen here as well as other animals as they converge to quench their thirst. Crocodiles take advantage to hunt their prey and you might be treated to sights of animal action if lucky. Overnight at Selous River Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park)
After early breakfast, proceed for game drive with picnic lunch. Enjoy the scenic views of the Selous Game Reserve, and spot more animals that you may have otherwise missed. Selous is roughly the size of Switzerland with unexploited African wilderness and rolling savanna plains. Look out for various animals including African Wild Dogs, herds of elephants, giraffes, among so many others. Enjoy your picnic lunch in the wilderness and then look out for more wild game as you drive to your lodge. Dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Game Drive in Selous, Walking Safari Experience
Head out early for an early morning game drive for a chance to see those nocturnal animals as they return from their nightly hunt. Return to the lodge thereafter, enjoy breakfast and spend the rest of the day relaxing at the lodge as you wait for lunch.
Later in the late afternoon hours, you shall enjoy a guided walking safari through the plains of the park, for an opportunity to come up-close with nature and wildlife. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 14: Transfer to Mikumi National Park, Evening Game Drive
After breakfast, with a packed lunch proceed to transfer to Mikumi National Park another great safari destination to look out for. Enjoy a game drive punctuated with a picnic lunch. Thereafter proceed to check in at the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Camp Bastian
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 15: Early Morning Game Drive, Drive to Dar es Salaam, Ferry to Zanzibar
Wake up to an early morning game drive in Mikumi National Park and look out for abundant wildlife such as Elephant, Lion, Wild dog, Zebras, Hyena, Buffalo, Wildebeest, Eland, Hartebeest, Crocodile, Lizard and other residents. After breakfast, with your packed lunch head out to drive to Dar es Salaam from where you shall reach in time for your ferry drive to Zanzibar. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, your driver will meet you and transfer to the hotel. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Zanzibar Beach Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 16: Stone Town, Prison Island and Spice Tour
You will also take a private boat from Stone town to Changuu Island or Prison Island where you will enjoy seeing the Giant tortoises and during your tour of the island you will also enjoy snorkeling. You will take a boat back from Changuu Island back to Stone town. On this day you will also engage in a spice tour as you explore the plantations where you will see different exotic spices and also get to know the uses of the spices like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg among others. After the spice tour, you will return to your hotel for dinner and to spend the night as above.
Day 17&18: Zanzibar Beach Experience
You will have a day to relax at the white sand beaches of Zanzibar Island and enjoy views of the Indian Ocean. Dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 19: Departure
Your breakfast will be served at your hotel in Zanzibar as you prepare for your drive to the airport which will bring your safari to an end.
End of 19 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday
Prices includes
- Airport transfers as per itinerary
- all activities as per itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Concession and crater fees
- Flight from Arusha to Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaam-Zanzibar Ferry Fees
- Activity fees in Zanzibar
- Drinking water in a safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- Flights not included
- Items of personal nature like beverages, internet, laundry, etc.
- hotel accommodation not included
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Hot air balloon ride @550$ per person
- Optional and anything else not included in t
