Bush & Wildlife Holiday in Tanzania
Day1 Arusha Hotel
Upon arrival, you will be picked up by your designated Driver Guide from JRO Airport to Arusha (approx. 45 min to 1 hour drive). This is also an opportunity for you to get to know your guide, as you will probably have many questions for him regarding the safari, and Tanzania in general! Your Driver Guide will drop you off at The Bay Leaf Boutique Hotel for rest, with the refreshment on the house! If you are arriving in the daytime, we also include a Complimentary City Tour in Arusha, to take you to the Maasai Market, where there are many shops with local art, decor, fabrics, jewellers when the time permits take you to the Shanga Shop near Arusha, a wonderful community project that supports local Tanzanian with disabilities to empower themselves with manufacturing skills! If you may be interested in seeing the local coffee plantation, we can also arrange that as a complimentary activity in the afternoon.
Later in the afternoon, or early evening, you will meet with our Representative and Driver Guide at your hotel for the safari briefing and to address any questions that you may have before your safari! Finally, after a long flight, and some sightseeing in the city, you will enjoy dinner with delicious desserts on the house! (The Bay Leaf Boutique Hotel has one of the best restaurants in town!) Rest & Overnight at The Bay Leaf Boutique Hotel (Morning Breakfast is included)
Day2 Arusha Hotel – Tarangire National Park
You will depart early in the morning, after breakfast at the Bay Leaf or your hotel, drive to Tarangire National Park which is approximately 2 to 3 hours drive, on your way you will have an option to stop by a local supermarket, to purchase anything you think you may need along the way. You can do the shopping before you start your journey too. You will arrive at Tarangire National Park late morning check in to your lodge or Camp and you can start your late morning game drive inside the park. Be prepared to be awed by large herds of elephants, against the backdrop of an enthralling landscape consisting of majestic baobab trees, which are beautifully bare in the dry season and lush green in the wet season. After about 1-2 hours of game drive, you can stop at the park's designated picnic site for your lunchbox, prepared by the Bay Leaf. Enjoy your lunch with the magnificent views of Tarangire and the tight-knit elephant families from a distance. Shortly after lunch, you will resume your game drive inside the park. Your driver guide will gladly explain the history of the park, as well as any information you’d like to find out about the resident animals! By 5 - 6 pm, start driving back to Maramboi Tented Camp to rest and look through the amazing photos you’ve captured today! Rest, enjoy dinner and, overnight at camp/lodge.
Day3 Tarangire National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
This day you will start with an early morning breakfast or leave with breakfast boxes Start your first morning in Tarangire National Park with a sunrise safari, and find yourself in midst of the beautiful baobab trees, as well as large herds of elephants. You have an option of having packed lunchboxes from the lodge at the picnic site or going back to your lodge for Lunch! You will start driving from your lodge in Tarangire National Park to Ngorongoro Crater to rest, dinner & overnight at the camp/lodge
Day4 Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park
Like other National parks, Ngorongoro Crater is at its best in the early morning hours, as the animals will be most active and energized. We do recommend leaving early in the morning in order, to avoid the day crowds in the Crater. If by 5:00 am, you can wake up for early morning breakfast, or leave with breakfast box at approximately 05:30 am. Your Driver Guide will pick you up, and head for the gate at 06:00 sharp to be one of the first vehicles on the ground (time and traffic permitting)! Upon entering the Crater, you will be in awe of the world’s largest unbroken caldera. The Crater is home to a variety of animals that share the vast space of the caldera, about 30,000. You will be delightfully surprised to see zebras, wildebeest, the gazelle, alongside the predators, such as hyenas, lions, and occasional cheetahs and leopards, as if dwelling peacefully in the shared paradise. Be prepared to be swept away speechless by the Garden of Eden of East Africa! You will stop at the designated picnic spot for lunch, before continuing with an afternoon game drive. By 1-2 pm, you will start driving to Central Serengeti (approx. 2.5 to 3 hours) for a sunset safari. Enjoy Dinner, Overnight and rest at the camp / Lodge
Day5 Serengeti National Park
On your first morning in the Serengeti, we recommend leaving the camp with a packed breakfast box, or you can also return to the camp for breakfast around 9 am. This is when the animals are at their best, hungry and ready to hunt for their first kill of the day. You wouldn’t want to miss the early morning Serengeti action! This is the day you start your journey in the famous “endless plains”, and the largest National Park in the Northern Circuit, with an impressive variety of exquisite Big Cats that roam about in the area, notably lions, cheetahs, and leopards. This is also where the migration takes place all year round, and a chance to be amidst more than 1 million wildebeest and uncountable herds of zebras! After a full morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch, or, you can also choose to have packed lunchboxes at the picnic site. And as you will be staying inside the park, you will be cruising through the Serengeti plains until sunset, as you watch the sky slowly transform into a magnificent and dazzling kind of orange. This will be the first time you witness the sublime Serengeti sunset, and you’ll feel right at home, in one of the most beautiful places on earth. You will be arriving at camp in time for towels to clean the Serengeti dust you’ve collected from the day. Enjoy Dinner & Overnight at Camp.
Day6 Serengeti National Park
On this second day you will have your morning breakfast at Camp/lodge, then start driving to Northern Serengeti (approx. 2 to 3 hours), game drive en-route. On this day, you will be doing your game drive in the Northern Serengeti, where the migration takes place between July to September, where an estimated 1.3 million wildebeests & large herds of zebras cross the Mara River, known as the Great Migration. After game drive in the late afternoon or early evening, return to camp for rest and refresh your safari notes for the day. Enjoy dinner and relax by the Campfire afterward (weather permits). Dinner and Overnight at the Camp/Lodge
Day7 Serengeti National Park
On your third full day in the Northern Serengeti, we recommend leaving the camp/ lodge 06;00 am for your morning game drive, you will come back for your heavy breakfast then relax and prepare for the aftenoon / evening game drive option to stay back at Camp to relax, rest, or to continue with your game drive until sunset. As the sun is quite strong in the early afternoon, it would also be a good time to take a short break before your afternoon game drive until sunset. After game drives in the late afternoon or early evening, return to camp for rest, or stop by the lounge tent and library to refresh your safari notes for the day. Enjoy dinner (drinks included). Overnight at Buffalo Luxury Camp (Suite Tents).
Day 8 Northern Serengeti - Zanzibar
On your last morning in the Northern Serengeti, we recommend leaving the camp after breakfast and morning game drive inside the park, before start preparing to leave the Serengeti for Arusha!
You start driving to the Kogatende Airstrip to connect to the flight to ARUSHA You will then connect to your flight to ZNZ-Zanzibar (DEP 12:30 pm and ARR 14;00 pm), Upon arrival at the airport in Zanzibar, you will be picked up by our ground operator and transferred to your resort, Hideaway Nungwi. As you will be staying on an all-inclusive basis, you will enjoy and relax your time by the beach area. Room Type: Luxury Junior Suite. or as you wish
Day 9, 10 and 11: Zanzibar
As you are booked on an all-inclusive basis in Hideaway Nungwi, you will enjoy full-board meals and drinks, with the exception, preminium drinks, Enjoy full 3 days on the pristine, white-sand beach of Nungwi! After breakfast, you will start driving to Zanzibar Airport to connect to your International Departure Flight