
Highlights: Arusha, Tarangire or Lake Manyara N. Park,Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Zanzibar
Accommodations: Mix of midrange lodges, tented camps.
Type of Safari: Wildlife safari, Nature, Migration
Package includes:
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide.
- Transport whilst on safari in a 4×4 safari Land cruiser (Kenya) with pop up roof for game viewing.
- Medical evacuation Insurance (Flying Doctors)
- Transfers upon arrival in Arusha and Zanzibar.
- Two nights in Arusha on breakfast
- Flight from Arusha to Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam.
- Full Board Accomodation whilst on safari.
- Bed and Breakfast accommodation whilst at Zanzibar
- All park entrance fees and goverment taxes as per the itinerary.
- Drivers salary and allowances plus park fees for driver and vehicle.
- Complimentary drinking water in your vehicle whilst on safari.
Package excludes:
- International flights.
- Travel Insurance.
- Meals not mentioned (as inidctaed in per day by day)
- Room upgrades
- Items of a personal nature i.e., telephone/internet usage, laundry, bottled water and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
- Change in itinerary.
- Activities not mentioned in the package.
Extra Expenses you should budget:
- Visa’s
- Extra drinks and meals that are not mentioned on the package.
- Tips (Please see a separate attachment with guideline for tipping)
Day by day.
Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)
Karibu Tanzania – Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at the airport you will be met by one of our staff members. After greet and meet services he will escort you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 60 Km).
- Main destination: Arusha
- Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included) Drinks not included
Day 2: Free Day at Arusha
Today you have all day to discover Arusha. The city has a nice local market, where you can buy beautiful carvings. There are also 2 interesting museums: The Natural History Museum and the Arusha Declaration Monument with accompanying museum. You have a beautiful view of Mount Meru from most places in Arusha. If you feel like it, you can also book an excursion for today.
Consider, for example, a visit to the Arusha National Park, one of the few parks that you can walk through on foot. Antelopes, buffaloes, leopards, hyenas, elephants, baboons, monkeys, giraffes, rhinoceroses and hippos can be found in the park. The lakes also attract many species of birds. In the park you have the opportunity to see Kilimanjaro!
- Main destination: Arusha
- Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included) Drinks not included
Day 3: Tarangire or Lake Manyara National park
In the morning you will be picked up by the driver at approx. 8.30 am and travel through the busy town of Arusha, on your way to the Tarangire National Park or Lake Manyara . The best travel time for Tarangire is the dry period from June to the end of October, when you will find the largest concentration of animals here. For the other months, Lake Manyara is a better choice.
The Tarangire National Park is best known for the huge baobab trees and the large herds of elephants that live in the park, about 3000 elephants live in the park! It is a beautiful sight to see these huge beasts under the much larger baobab trees. Tarangire is one of the least visited parks in Tanzania and not so busy with tourists yet.
Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake, with pink flamingos roaming through the water and hippos sinking into the water.
The area around this lake is a paradise especially for bird watchers! In addition, you have a chance to meet the famous tree lions of Manyara.
After arriving at the gate of Tarangire or Manyara National Park, you will immediately enter the park for a game drive that will last the rest of the day. Lunch is eaten at noon at a picnic area. When the sun starts to set, continue to your accommodation just outside the park.
- Main destination: Tarangire National Park or Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located near Ngorongoro
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination for the next two days, a vast rolling plain whose sparse vegetation allows for some of the best wildlife viewing in the world. The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra is one of the park’s great attractions, but throughout the year the Serengeti is excellent for seeing predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah, along with elephant, giraffe, hyena, hippo, rhino, and many varieties of antelopes and birds. You will enjoy a picnic lunch as you drive to central of Serengeti. The evening is free to rest.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Mid-range camp located inside Serengeti NP
- Meals & drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Today we enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. The park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve.
Depending with wildlife movement at different times, we may serve picnic lunch at a picnic site or take hot lunch from our lodge/camp.
- Main destination: Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Mid-range camp located inside Serengeti NP
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater
Today we drive and descend into the crater (600m) for an in-depth exploration of this distinctive Eco-system. Enjoy abundant wildlife viewing set against the impressive backdrop of the Ngorongoro Crater, the heart of the conservation area. These drives provide one of the best opportunities in Africa to view the rare black rhino, which tend to spend their time on the crater floor. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles; its magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthrall visitors. For lunch, enjoy a picnic next to the hippo pools on the crater floor. Continue with the game drive throughout the various ecosystems of the crater, including woodland filled with zebra and baboon, plains that support scavenging hyena and a lake that is tinted pink with greater and lesser flamingos. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.
In the afternoon ascend and drive back to your lodge for overnight rest.
- Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located near Ngorongoro
- Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7 & 8: Drive to Arusha – Fly to Zanzibar (Stone Town)
You leave the Ngorongoro Area for Arusha (Approx 195 Kms). Proceed to the airport for your evening flight to Zanzibar.
The flight to Zanzibar take approx. 1 ¼ hours and upon arrival our meet and greet representative will meet you and escort you to your Stone towne hotel for check-in for 2 nights. Old Stone Town is a wonderful place for walking and getting lost. You will not be bored here today. At the hotel you can book various excursions such as a city tour, spice tour, visit to Prison Island, snorkeling and diving. Stone Town has a wide variety of restaurants including the famous Mercury, named after Freddy Mercury who was born in Zanzibar. Here you can drink delicious cocktails by candlelight and eat tasty fresh fish. There is also a fish market in Stone Town every night. All local fishermen come here with their catch of the day (including crab, lobster and large shrimps) and grill it on the spot to sell.
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Tembo House Zanzibar Mid-range resort located in Stone Town
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included) Drinks not included
Day 9 – 13: Jambiani Beach
Today you will be picked up from your hotel in Stonetown for the transfer to the lovely beach of Jambiani Beach. After arrival you can swim in the pool or the sea! You can eat at your own accommodation, or at one of the other restaurants in the area. You can book a snorkeling or diving trip, or you can relax on the beach.
- Main destination: Zanzibar Island
- Accommodation: Nur Zanzibar Mid-range resort located in or near Zanzibar
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included) Drinks not included
Day 14: Zanzibar – Dar es Salaam
After breakfast you will be picked up for the transfer to the airport of Stone Town for the flight to Dar es Salaam. From there your flight departs to Amsterdam.
- Main destination: Dar Es Salaam
- Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
- Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
TERMS OF PAYMENTS
- After issuance of invoice, 40% deposit to be received after 14 days so as we can secure the booking.
- 60% of the balance to be received 30 days before first day of service.
- All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and must be paid in U.S. dollars cash, or wire transfer.
- Where credit cards (visa, mastercard) are used, we impose a 3.9% charge as bank suffices charges.
- For wire transfer we do not impose any charges but bank charges must be sufficed by you.
- All the payments should be FREE FROM BANK CHARGES.
TERMS OF CANCELLATION
Reservations that are cancelled, reduced in length of stay or reduced in numbers are subject to Cancellation fee. Any cancellation of a reservation must be in writing, and shall only be effective upon its receipt and acknowledgment.
The following cancellation fee will be subject to cancelled bookings:
- 14 days or Less prior to arrival date: 100%
- More than 14 days but less than 30 days: 50%
- More than 30 Days but less than 45 days: 20%
- More than 45 days: 0%
No refund will be given to the following:
- Itinerary Amended After Departure.
- There will be no refunds from African Adventure Specialists Ltd for any unused portions of the tour.
- Lost Travel Time or Substitution of Facilities.
- No tour refund is available should you fail to join a tour or join it after departure or leave it prior to its completion.
We strongly recommend that you secure trip and cancellation insurance.
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