8 Days Safari & Beach

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Recommended Accommodation in Moshi/Arusha for dinner and overnight. Settle into your accommodation, ready to start your safari proper in the morning.

After breakfast, you drive to Tarangire National Park where your safari starts. This lovely park has the largest concentrations of elephants in the world and the highest number of breeding bird species. Especially during the dry season, Tarangire National park is packed with wildlife. Big cats like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, but also the seldom seen Kudu, Oryx, and Gerenuk. If you are lucky you can even spot the tree-climbing python. The Tarangire River draws huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, as well as predators who prey upon them. Later in the afternoon, you drive for dinner and overnight to Recommended Accommodation, a peaceful setting with great views over Lake Burunge.

Today starts, after breakfast, with a walking tour in farming town Mto wa Mbu. This village is unique in Tanzania since it is home to over 120 different tribes from across Africa and forms a colorful mix of languages and customs. Your walking guide will take you to rice and banana plantations, a local beer factory, a school, and a carving factory. Discover the traditional way of life of the villagers. Continue to Lake Manyara National park, which is only a few minute’s drives from Mto wa Mbu. Lake Manyara is known for its huge soda lake filled with pink-hued flamingos, a large population of baboons, incredible birdlife, and breathtaking views. You can see giraffes, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, flamingos, and if you are lucky you spot a tree-climbing lion. In the late afternoon, you will continue to Recommended Accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Discover today one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders, called the Ngorongoro Crater. It shelters close to 30.000 animals including the Big 5. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and a small population of the rare black rhino. In the late afternoon, you visit a traditional Maasai village to get an insight into the lifestyle of these graceful warriors. After an exhilarating day on safari, you will return to Recommended Accommodation for dinner. This being an African day experience, today you will have the opportunity to taste the African dishes. After dinner, you will visit the Karatu town to experience African life in a night club where you will interact with the local people and dance the African “Bongo flavor” music and try the local “Kilimanjaro” beer Overnight will be at Recommended Accommodation.

In the morning your driver transfers you to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, you head off to Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Recommended Accommodation for dinner and overnight. This hotel lies in Nungwi, a lovely fishing village in the north of Zanzibar, which offers one of the best beaches on the island.

Enjoy laid-back beach life on this tropical island. You can spend the entire day at the beach since the beaches in this northern part of the island are not as tidal. The village has a nature reserve for turtles where you can feed the turtles and even swim with them. The hotel also organizes activities like a village walk, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet-skiing, and fishing that you can book and pay directly. Dinner and overnight will be at Recommended Accommodation.

After breakfast, you drive to Stone town, where you go on a spice tour. After this, you visit the lively Sone Town, which is the cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar. Stone Town is a melting pot of Arab, Persian, Indian and European cultures which makes Stone Town so unique. In the late afternoon, you return to Recommended Accommodation for dinner and overnight.

On your last day, enjoy the rest of your stay by relaxing in the pool or in the beach while taking in as much sunshine as you can. In the afternoon, we will take you to the airport for your onward destination.