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Highlights

  • Spot the Big 5 in the breath-taking Ngorongoro Crater
  • Mobile Wildebeest Migration camp for the Serengeti
  • Reduced travelling time: fly to each destination
  • Beach spa retreat with yoga, massages and a gym
  • Diving, snorkelling and water sports on Zanzibar
  • Full-day Zanzibar cultural and spice tour included

Overview

Proving that experience is not confined by budget, this 11-day tour delivers a high-quality safari and beach holiday without breaking the bank. Perfect for couples and honeymooners as well as first-time safari travellers, the itinerary makes use of local flights rather than road transfers, giving you more time to relax and explore at your destinations.

Beginning with an easy night at a riverside lodge outside Arusha, the first part of the tour combines Tanzania’s must-see Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park, giving you the chance to tick off the Big 5 along with massed herds of migrating wildebeest and zebra. Your Ngorongoro accommodation lies close to the crater rim itself, allowing for spectacular views, while your Serengeti lodge is a mobile affair that sets up in different locations in the path of the Wildebeest Migration to guarantee you front-row seats to the action.

Then it is time to swap the golden grasslands of the Serengeti for the golden sand of Zanzibar’s north-west coast where you enjoy four nights at a secluded spa resort. Equally at ease offering diving and snorkelling tours as well as pampering massages and yoga classes, Hideaway at Nungwi Resort & Spa is the ideal place to wind down after a week on safari.

Make a Positive Impact Through Travel

This Positive Impact Safari includes a donation to a Community initiative

When you book this safari Go2Africa will donate $5 to the VETA Hotel and Tourism Training Institute to support the annual sponsorship of two students.

Summary

  • Tour Duration: 11 Days

  • Start: Arusha
  • End: Zanzibar

Accommodations Visited

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Itinerary

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Day 1: In the shadow of Mount Meru

Arusha, Tanzania
Detailed breakdown

Day 1: In the shadow of Mount Meru | 1 Night

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Arusha, Tanzania

A night at the Arusha Coffee Lodge marks the start of your Tanzanian travels. Sip on the freshest ‘cuppa’ you are likely to find anywhere, under the comforting gaze of Mount Meru. You spend the night in a plush Plantation Room, set amid the lush green bushes, their branches studded with red coffee berries. Take a walk through the coffee plantation, learn more about the beverage on the Bean to Cup tour, or have a spa treatment at Peaberries. The accommodating staff can also arrange tours to Arusha National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, as well as to Maasai markets and Arusha's other highlights.

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Days 2-3: Search for Ngorongoro’s Big 5 | 2 Nights

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Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Returning to Arusha after breakfast at Arusha Coffee Lodge, you catch a scheduled flight to the Manyara Airstrip and a road transfer to the simple but comfortable Ngorongoro Crater Camp. Set in a shady forest close to the crater rim itself, this authentic tented camp has easy access into the Crater. You begin with an afternoon drive on the crater floor, followed by a full-day safari the next day. The world's largest intact volcanic caldera, this steep-sided Crater is home to the densest concentration of large animals in Africa and has built its reputation on peerless Big 5 game viewing: look out for elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. Back at camp you have a classic tented suite to return to, complete with private bathroom with hot-water bucket shower, as well as home-cooked meals served under the stars.

Coffee stop with a hippo sighting with Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp
View from the top of Ngorongoro Crater Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp

Days 4-6: Front-row seats to the Migration | 3 Nights

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Serengeti, Tanzania

A flight from the Manyara Airstrip to the Serengeti means you have time to settle into your new camp before heading out to explore. Kichakani Serengeti Camp specialises in the Wildebeest Migration, moving easily between three different locations to ensure its guests enjoy grandstand views of the action, whether it is the massed herds on the move, the spectacular birthing season or the raw drama of the river crossings. There is always a great deal else to see on your game drives - abundant plains game and, of course, predators ranging from big cats and wild dogs to hyenas and crocodiles. Morning and afternoon game drives with expert guides take you into the heart of the action. Your tented suite has electric lighting, an en suite bathroom and a private viewing deck complete with easy chairs and a table. Your view from your: the unfettered Serengeti.

Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp tent exteior
Wildebeest Migration herd Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp
Predator sighting near Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp

Days 7-10: An Indian Ocean Retreat | 4 Nights

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

A scheduled charter flight takes you from the Serengeti savannah and into the island of Zanzibar. There may be a few stops on the way at other lodges, but before long, you can let your bags hit the floor of your air-conditioned suite and stretch your legs on a powder-soft beach. Set on the island's idyllic eastern coast, Zuri Zanzibar Hotel & Resort blends privacy, relaxation and adventure in equal portions, allowing its guests to do as much or as little as they like. The resort offers scuba diving and snorkelling trips as well as pampering massages, beauty treatments, yoga sessions and a gym. Sunset dhow (traditional sailboat) cruises and fishing trips are available to book at the resort, while the hotel’s Spice Garden is the ideal spot for a stroll. Tours of Stone Town make for an excellent cultural and historical experience, while the short spice tour imparts insight into why Zanzibar is known as the Spice Island.

Zuri Zanzibar Hotel & Resort-Nungwi beach
Zuri Zanzibar Hotel & Resort beach views
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Zuri Zanzibar Hotel & Resort-sunset on the beach

Day 11: The Journey Ends

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After breakfast you are driven back to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for your onward travel arrangements and the end of this tour.

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Inclusions

  • All road transfers between each accommodation
  • Day tour of Stone Town & Spice Island
  • Gate & park fees for Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti National Parks
  • Internal flights between all accommodation from Kilimanjaro, Arusha to Zanzibar
  • Ngorongoro Crater Descent Tour
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Exclusions

  • International flights
  • Airport taxes
  • All meals and drinks not specified
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature

Rates

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Dates Price
2023-02-22 — 2023-02-28 $9,575
2023-03-01 — 2023-03-31 $6,515
2023-04-01 — 2023-05-31 $8,240
2023-06-01 — 2023-06-30 $9,620
2023-07-01 — 2023-10-31 $9,755
2023-11-01 — 2023-11-30 $9,275
2023-12-01 — 2023-12-31 $10,800
Our rates are per person sharing unless we note differently. Please treat all pricing as a guide only:
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