Safari and beach breakaway
Duration: 14 days
Highlights: Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Zanzibar
A 14-day itinerary showcasing a safari through Tanzania's best national parks and then capping it with Zanzibar, East Africa's best beach destination.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport - drive to Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport you will be met by an A&K representative and transferred to Arusha Coffee Lodge approximately one hour drive.
Overnight: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 2 - Arusha to Tarangire
Your driver-guide will meet you at your hotel after breakfast and transfer you to Tarangire National Park taking approximately one hour and 30 minutes, arriving in time for
lunch. In the afternoon you will have a chance to explore the park and the abundance of elephants and baobab trees.
At Tarangire Treetops, 20 open-front treehouses are perched high above the ground built around grand marula and baobab trees. From the private balcony of the treehouse,
guests enjoy the expansive views of the Tarangire plains and the wealth of wildlife that drink from the lodge's waterhole.
Overnight: Tarangire Tree Tops
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 3 - Full day in Tarangire
As the sun rises above the ancient baobab trees, venture out into Tarangire in search of lion and cheetah whilst large herds of elephant roam the park en route to their
favourite swamp. You may like to spend the full day game viewing in the park with a picnic lunch to be enjoyed at a dramatic look out or you may prefer to incorporate some
leisure time at your lodge between morning and afternoon game drives.
Overnight: Tarangire Tree Tops
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 4 - Tarangire - Ngorongoro
This morning you will drive to Ngorongoro (approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes). En-route visit local market in Mto wa Mbu. Arrive at The Manor in time for lunch. In the
afternoon, take a tour of the coffee plantation
The Manor at Ngorongoro is an elegant country farm house furnished in old-world Afro-European architecture and decor, the perfect place from which to get away from the
bustle of city life. This exclusive property, set on a 1500 acre coffee estate, offers guests all the privacy they want while they enjoy excellent five star service.
Overnight: The Manor
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 5 - Full day in Ngorongoro
This morning descend in to the famous Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch. Enjoy this “garden of Eden” with large lion and hyena numbers and a good chance of seeing
black rhino. In the afternoon there is an optional visit to a Maasai boma (a traditional Maasai home).
Overnight: The Manor
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 6 - Ngorongoro to Serengeti
Depart Ngorongoro highlands after breakfast and drive to the Serengeti. Lunch is at the camp with an afternoon game drive.
From throw carpets to soft luxuriant soft furnishings all inspired by the mobile camps of the 1930s, Serengeti Pioneer Camp is designed to evoke the very best of an era
long-gone but certainly not forgotten. The camp is ideally situated to offer superlative access to the annual migration and the 'Big 5' with sweeping views overlooking Moru
Kopjes, Lake Magadi and the endless Southern Serengeti plains.
Overnight: Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 7 - Full day in the Serengeti
Today you will have the entire day in the park with morning and afternoon game drives.
One of the world's last great wildlife refuges, the Serengeti, stretches between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Lake Victoria. The name comes from the Maasai word siringet,
meaning "endless plains". The Serengeti's 14,763 square kms contains about three million large animals, many of them taking part in seasonal migrations, unparalleled in
nature.
Every year, triggered by the rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle gather to undertake the long trek to new grazing lands. The
migration of the herbivores roughly defines the boundaries of Serengeti National Park, which is the central zone of the Serengeti ecosystem, an area that also takes in
Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maswa Game Reserve in the west.
The landscape of the southern Serengeti is characterized by treeless plains where the eye can see for miles to the Ngorongoro Crater rising from the horizon in the distance.
The plains are dotted with rocky outcrops known as kopje’s where lion often laze the day away. Cheetah favour this landscape and can often be seen sitting atop an old
termite mount scanning for its next meal.
Overnight: Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 8 - Full day in Serengeti
Driving through the area on your game drive today you will have the chance to see lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, and herds of topi and bat-eared fox. If you would like to
maximize your time game viewing you can take a picnic lunch out into the park and enjoy a meal out in the vast savannah before returning to camp later in the day.
Overnight: Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 9 - Serengeti to Zanzibar
This morning you will be transferred to the airstrip to connect with your scheduled flight to Zanzibar via Arusha where you will be provided with a picnic lunch and assisted
with your connection to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at Zanzibar Airport you will be met by an A&K representative and transferred to Essque Zalu.
Overnight: Essque Zalu
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 10 - Zanzibar
Day at leisure
Overnight: Essque Zalu
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 11 - Zanzibar
Day at leisure
Overnight: Essque Zalu
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 12 - Zanzibar
Day at leisure
Overnight: Essque Zalu
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Day 13 - Depart
Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight home.
Meal Plan: B