16DAYS ZANZIBAR WILDLIFE SAFARI & LOCAL COMUNITY EXPERIENCE
The 16days of combining Wildlife Safari with Zanzibar Beach Holidays. Safari Holidays will take you to the top Northern Safari Parks of Tarangire Park, Serengeti ,lake Manyara park and Tour to Ngorongoro crater. You’ll also get a chance to introduce yourself to Kilimanjaro Trekking before you relax on White Sands of Zanzibar Tropical beach Holidays.
16DAYS ZANZIBAR WILDLIFE SAFARI & LOCAL COMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Detailed itinerary.
Arrival and picked up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport(JRO) then transferd to the hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight at the Outpost lodge bed and breakfast included
After breakfast with picknick lunch box drive to the Lake manyara national park,The Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its tree climbing lions and stunning views over the colorful lake, which is a paradise for flamingos. While most known for baboons, the lake is also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs and giraffes. Giant fig trees and mahogany seen in the groundwater forest immediately around the park gates draw nourishment from the underground springs replenished continuously from crater highlands directly above the Manyara basin. The Great Rift Valley offers another beautiful geological and historical feature.Dinner and overnight at the Octagone lodge
After breakfast with picknick lunch box drive to the Serengeti national park entering this huge game sanctuaries via the Southern corridor,The southern plains of the serenget national park are the home and the breeding ground for the Migratory animals,the spectacle of breeding happen between december,january and february there after the Migratory animals with martch towards the Western corridor and arrives at the Northern Serengeti between July and August, The Northern corridor of the Serengeti is one of the very popular tourist destination since the corridor is used by the animals to cross the border to Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. In this day you will have your dinner and over-night in the Serengeti national park deeply at the Northern Corridor near the famous Mara River, Lobo Wildlife lodge, the Lodge is not that far from the River and the border with the Maasai Mara game reserve on Kenyan side of the Serengeti national park, it`s at this river where the wild animals crosses and encountered with the giant and famous African Nile Crocodile its often what you normally see on those famous film of national geographic, this is what you might have seen in national geographic video showing the thirsty wild beasts drawn into water by mess less Crocodile. Spending a night at this lodge is strategically to be closer to our earlier morning expectation centred at going to the river crossing point to see Migratory animals crossing the River and their struggling against the Crocodiles
Game drive at the Northern Serengeti along the Mara River to see the migratory animals, it`s a specific day where you wake up early in the morning with pick nick lunch to roam the vast jungle of the northern Serengeti patrolling for migratory animals, it’s one of those you can see in the films filmed by national geographic, it will be a long drive but very interesting searching for Migratory beasts, you will later driver back to your Lodge Lobo wildlife lodge at evening time.
After breakfast depart from the Lobo Wildlife lodge and drive to the famous Ngorongoro crater for full game drive, the Ngorongoro crater is sometimes referred to be the Garden of Eden or the Noah Ark, the crater provide the home for the big five, Wild beasts Zebras and un countable number of gazelle and thousand of pinkish flamingos. With pick nick lunch box you will descend down the floor of the famous Ngorongoro crater game drive is specifically to see the big five ie Lion, Black rhino, Elephants, Leopard and Buffaloes. At late hours you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Octagone lodge
Walking along the Great east African Rift valley, The walk will get you well into understand of the tropical african environments, culture, their economies it’s a trip that will definitely take you off the beaten truck and immersed you into African, it’s also specifically to give you an insight into how east African societies are organized and the whole life in general, at the top of the Rify valley you will be rewarded with amazing view of the lake Manyara national park, the villages, the Ngorongoro highlands, and mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa in a clear day. After lunch you proceed with cycling in Mto wa mbu a coulorful artistic town and also agricultural famous for Paddy and Banana farms, You will be able to visit local market and local.Brew industry making local Bears and local wine,people of all ages here at this town are busy earning for their life through works of art including Batiks, Carvings and Paintings, selling their talented arts to the mult-international tourists who passes across this town going to safari parks, Cycling will takes you along the shore of the lake Manyara at sunset that will provide you with spectacular views, this combine program feeds you with all kind of experience you may wish for on your expectation. Its in our belief that tourism is not only about safaris and land scapes but also about people and their cultures.Dinner and overnight at the Fanaka lodge down the foot of the rifty valley in this town of Mto wa mbu.
Pickup from campsite and head towards Tarangire National Park for game drive, the Tarangire national park was established to help with preserving the big cats{leopards, cheaters, lions} game drive is centered around the Tarangire River Circuit where there is higher chance of seeing the big predators hunting as the herbivores come for drinks and grazing along the river channel. Stop for a pic-nic lunch at a bluff overlooking the winding Tarangire River. After, proceed with game driver to deferent areas of Tarangire National Park where you will be able to see defferent spicies of gazelles, antelopes, ostrich, giraffes, buffaloes and many more mammals and birds. The Tarangire national park is referred to be the home of African elephant,the park id now a jome of about 6000 Elephants in an are of about 2500sqkm thats makes it one of the highest populated home of elephants in Africa. In late afternoon you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Roika Tented lodge
Early morning you will drive towards the slopes of the majestic snow caped Mount Kilimanjarothe highest mountain in africa.The Mount Kilimanjaro Resort is Tucked deep in the lush green banana and coffee plantations of Kyalla Village in Marangu Western of slopes of the Kilimanjaro Mountain it is extremely close to the front gates of the Kilimanjaro National Park – which is the start climbing point to the roof of Africa … the Kibo peak.
After breakfast Here you will have a chance to hike through the surrounding forest and banana plantations and taste the locally grown coffee.The walk will take you down to waterfall and historical sites of the legendary Chaga tribe the inhabitant of the slope of this mountain.Dinner and overnight will be at our Hostel & Apartment www.lionsgatehostel.com.In here we will prepare a wonderful dish consisting of the very best Tanzanian Tradition cooking style.It will be an opportunity for you to taste Tanzanian food which is varriety of dishes developed from the contact between the local tribes with foreigners. Its a mixture of Arab,Asian,Portungues and European flavored food.
After breakfast and easy day drive for swiming and relaxy to streach mascles at the Chemka hot springs,a simple and fun place. A warm water rising from the ground due to volcanicity,the geo-thermally warmed water is constantly renewed and is therefore very fresh,clear and clean. Chemka hot spring is indeed a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours to relax after long drives or after a climb or hiking or adventurious bumping safari.At late hour of the day you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Outpost lodge
After breakfast rock the city of Arusha with shoping then we will drop you at the airport for your flight to the Island of Zanzibar.Arrival at the airport in Zanzibar picked up and transfered for Dinner and overnight at the Al Johari hotel in Stone town.Bed and breakfast included
After breakfast a guided tour to the historical city of Stone town,The has been declared by UNESCO as a world heritage.A rich historical city consists of reminants of Portugues,Asian and Arabs however the main dominant and influencial are Arabs from Oman.You will vist the Palace and Slave markets.Local market full of glitering works of arts thats tell the culture of East africa and its History throught in contact with foreigner who played a major role to the formation of the current East african societies and the Island themselve.At late afternoon you will be transferd to the beach for beach relax at the Kendwa Rocks or Villa dida Resort depend on availability at the time of your decission to book the trip.
Beach relax,optional at extra costs can speak to the hotel resception and can organize Diving eg scuber diving and other water sport activities
Beach relax
Transfer to the Jozan forest for tour,the Jozani forest is the home the endemic wild animals of Zanzibar,the day will also include spice tour where you will learn a lots of the defferent spices grown in Zanzibar,the Islands are famous throughout the world for growing of spices,and where conqured and colonized by the Portugues,Arabs and The British due to their strategic location for commernce and fertiles soil for growing very profitable crops mainly spices.We will take you for lunch at a fomous spot call the The Rock restaurant,The Rock restaurant is made on the top of an exposed Rock in the sea its indeed one of the very best and very beautiful restaurant to have your lunch and provide a wide and panoramic view with wonderful breeze of the sea.Later we transfer you back to the beach hotel suggested Kendwa Rocks
Beach relax
Transfered to the airport for local flight to Kilimanjaro international or Dar es salaam international airport to get connected to your international flight back home.
The End of the Expedition.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Accommodation as per the itinerary.
- Transport in safari equipped 4 x 4 vehicle with pop up roof enhanced for game viewing.
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All game drives as per the itinerary.
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner as per the itinerary.
- All Park entrance fees, crater service fees and conservation fees where applicable as per itinerary.
- Emergency evacuation cover in case of breakdown.
- All Government taxes and levies.
- 1.5 Lts of Water Everyday on gamedrive
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED .
- Travel and personal health insurance
- All Internal or International flights and taxes
- All optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic drinks
- Visas
- Passport
- Accommodation before and after safari
- Airport Transfer
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