9 Days Tanzania Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday
9 days Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday safari package is a bush2beach Safari that combines the wildlife safari of Tanzania with the Zanzibar beach holiday. On a well planes 9 days wildlife safari and Zanzibar beach holiday, expect to visit some of the most famous safari destinations in the country for wildlife sighting. Parks to be visited include Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro National Park. Finally, you cap off your safari with a relaxing beach holiday at the famous island of Zanzibar. This safari package is best for those longing to sight wildlife and at the same time enjoy beach life in the Zanzibar archipelago
Quick Tour details
Duration: 9 days (8 nights)
Number of People: Tailored
Starts/Ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Availability: All year round
PLACES TO VISIT: TARANGIRE, SERENGETI, NGORONGORO CRATER, ZANZIBAR
Tour Overview – 9 Days Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday
- Day 01: Arrival in Arusha
- Day 02: Tarangire National Park
- Day 03: Serengeti Central (Central Seronera)
- Day 04: Serengeti Central (Seronera)
- Day 05: Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 06: Flight to Zanzibar
- Day 07 – 08: Zanzibar Beach
- Day 09: Departure
Day by day detailed itinerary for 9 days wildlife safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday (bush2beach)
DAY 01: ARRIVAL IN TANZANIA
Upon your arrival, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Your professional guide will answer all your queries regarding your upcoming safari and provide you with a short briefing as well. Afterward, you will be taken to your accommodation at Mount Meru Hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meals: Dinner
DAY 02: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Following an early morning breakfast at your accommodation, you leave Arusha for Tarangire National Park. This park covering approximately 2600 square kilometers is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, eland and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to good grazing areas. Expect to encounter large herds of elephants while here that are accustomed to vehicles. You will enjoy your lunch at the park and later have an evening game drive before heading to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 03: SERENGETI CENTRAL (CENTRAL SERONERA)
After breakfast, we proceed to the Central part of Serengeti. This park is well-known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “big five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffaloes, and Rhinos. While on safari here, you will also come across a variety f birdlife which is both resident and migrant. You will enjoy a picnic lunch at the national park before heading for an afternoon game drive. You will later be transferred to Serengeti Acacia Camp for an overnight stay and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 04: SERENGETTI CENTRAL (SERONERA)
After breakfast, we will leave for Central Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch and game drive along the way. Serengeti, among other incredible wildlife and stunning views is famed for the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundred thousands of zebras, a frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating happening from July-October. Witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters. The wildebeest produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 mile) pilgrimage begins again. After a long day with game drives, you will head to Serengeti Acacia Camp for dinner and an overnight stay
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 05: NGORONGORO CRATER
After breakfast, we will drive to Ngorongoro for the crater tour with picnic descent to the crater floor for the day tour. Some 20,000 mammals live in the area including about 20 black rhinoceros, making the crater the best place in Tanzania to see these amazing creatures. The crater floor also has one of the highest carnivore densities in the world. Lions, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals are commonly seen, while leopards, servals and bat-eared foxes may be seen with some luck.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
DAY 06: FLIGHT TO ZANZIBAR
After breakfast, we head back to Arusha Hotel for lunch. You will then take a flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Zanzibar in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 07 – 08: ZANZIBAR BEACH LIFE EXPERIENCE
After breakfast, you will go on a guided tour of stone town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience tracing the footsteps of Arab Sultans on Zanzibar and ponder on the interesting historical sites and labyrinths. See actual Zanzibar doors famous for its unique architectural tradition.
After lunch, we will proceed to a tour of the countryside to the spice plantations. This place has a rich history and you will be welcomed by the rich aroma of spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. Afterwards, we take you to Nungwi for your 2 nights accommodation at Z Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
DAY 09: DEPARTURE
On your last day, enjoy the rest of your stay by relaxing in the pool or in the beach while taking in as much sunshine as you can. In the afternoon, we will take you to the airport for your onward destination as per booked flight.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
End of the 9 Days Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday
Safari includes
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Round-trip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
EXCLUSIONS
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcohol drinks