13 Days Tanzania bush to beach classic

Overview

If you’re looking for an amazing safari experience that combines superb wildlife viewing with tropical beach life, this safari has it all. Visit the best wildlife parks in northern Tanzania like the famous Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, where you can spot all of Africa’s big game including the Big Five. From here, travel to the tropical island of Zanzibar, where you discover the fascinating cultural history of Stone Town, and relax on the white sandy beaches, surrounded by the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.

13 Days
12 Night
Age 5+

Destination:Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Zanzibar
Departure:Flexible (at any time)
Languages:English, French, Italian, German and Spanish

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arrival day

Welcome to Tanzania and meet our professional guide at the Airport/ Border and assist then transfer to the lodge in Arusha city.

Accommodation: Bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight at Mvuli Lodge.

Day 2: Arusha - Manyara

After breakfast 8:00 depart to Mto wa mbu village for walking, 2 hours driving nice road, the walking takes 2 hours then have local lunch prepared by local.14:00 departure to Lake Manyara national park for game viewing, This park is covered with the forest and open woodland of acacia, Is bird park and primates, but also you can see Buffalos, Warthog, Bushbuck, Impalas.18:30 exits the park go to the lodge.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight at Octagon Lodge

Day 3: Ngorongoro to Serengeti

6:00 am wake up and take breakfast, then load all our staff in the jeep and departure to Ngorongoro crater 1hours drive.

Game drive in the crater with picnic lunch, The 7 natural wonders and unflooded crater you have a chance to spot black rhino and flamingos in Lake Makat, about 25thousand animals found in the crater. 2:00 pm ascent and drive to Serengeti national park.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight at Embalakai tented camp

Day 4: Driving to serengeti national park

full-day game drive in Serengeti national park with picnic lunch, This is the best, largest and oldest national park in Tanzania, Central Serengeti Seronera area is well known for cats, Lion, and Leopard, cheetah on the kopjes.

Enjoy your lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid-afternoon.

See the carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena,d cheetah in the park. Varied bird species can also be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes, and guinea fowl. Other common species found here include hippo, giraffe, eland, impala and other antelope types, baboons, monkeys, and more.

Return to the Empalakai Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight Embalakai Tented Camp.

Day 5:Serengeti to Zanzibar

Morning after breakfast game drive on route to Seronera airport scheduled to Zanzibar, after arriving meet our representative and transfer to the lodge, overnight at Tembo Beach hotel.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.

Day 6: Stone Town

Today you go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone town for the famous Spice Tour. We have developed a special Spice Tour with in-depth information not only about spices but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. After the tour, we invite you for an opulent lunch at one of the restaurants, where you can taste the spices and fruits. After lunch, we take you to your beach resort.

On the way, you pass Jozani Forest, the last habitat of the rare endemic Red Colobus Monkey. With a local guide, you stroll through Jozani Chwaka National Park and look at the rare monkeys. If you wish you can even wander down the boardwalk to the fascinating Mangrove Ecosystem.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight at Hotel Tembo beach Hotel

Day 7: Paje

Morning transfer to Paje at the lodge for leisure at the lodge sunshine and enjoying the white sand beach,

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight Uroa Bay Beach Resort.

Day 8: Paje

In the morning you drive along the coast, passing the fishing villages of Bwejuu and Paje you reach Jambiani, a fishermen’s village on the East coast of Zanzibar. We offer a cultural village tour to visit villagers working in different professions.

Our guide tells us about the history of the village, you will visit a traditional herbalist, who will show you the local medicines, herbs, and their uses, a visit to a local organically plantation on coral stone, where farmers cultivate under difficult circumstances, and seaweed farms run by a woman.

A good chance to learn about the unique culture and the diverse environment of Zanzibar’s villages and to meet the friendly Waswahili people. We will show you real life, not images designed for tourists.

Accommodation; bed- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner.
Overnight Uroa Bay Beach Resort.

Day 9: Paje

Morning visit to Kizimkazi on the southern point of the island, Kizimkazi fishing village is home to several schools of bottle-nosed dolphins and Humpback dolphins, which can often be sighted following a short boat trip from the village. If you are lucky, you may be able to swim quite close to the dolphins, which can be a very rewarding experience. We are doing this trip in the afternoon to avoid the crowds of tourists in the morning.