10 Days Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar

On arrival our representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro international airport and drive to Planet Lodge in Arusha, a stunning lodge at the base of Mount Meru t    offers a great view of both Mount Meru & Kilimanjaro. After a while our safari manager will come for a safari briefing and leave you to enjoy the rest of the day at the lodge, relaxing & while looking for your Great Tanzania safari.

Meals Plan: Dinner & Breakfast

Overnight at Planet Lodge or similar in Arusha town.

After breakfast depart for Tarangire National Park. The driving is via Arusha city where you can still do any last-minute purchase, leaving Arusha town you will drive further along the Masai steppe & across a few Masai villages and reach the Tarangire gate before noon. After park formalities start the game viewing right away. Tarangire is the fifth largest National Park in Tanzania located at the base of the great East African Rift Valley & it runs along the lines of Tarangire River. The park is made up of low-lying hills dominated by scattered acacia woodland and huge African baobab trees.

Tarangire River and the swamp on the southeast are the only permanent source of water in the entire park thus, acts as refugee areas for wild animals, especially during the dry season. Tarangire is well known for its large population of elephants found nowhere else in Africa, some rare species of Great Kudu, fringed-eared Oryx, and the Ash stalling inhabit the park.
Apart from a large elephant population, you may expect to sport herds of wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hippos, and others, a good number of predators also inhabit the park you may see lion, hyena, jackal cheetahs, & the mysterious leopard that needs some binoculars eyes to spot. Tarangire is among the bird’s paradise, over 400 species of bird were recorded here which including ostrich, herons, marabou stock & migratory birds. Later afternoon drive to Eileen’s Trees Inn for dinner and overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn near Karatu town.

On this day of your Tanzania budget safari full of adventure we take you to “The Wild Africa” Serengeti National Park, the driving is along the high-laying farmland of Karatu and across local villages all the way to Ngorongoro gate. After registration & other park formalities, you will drive up to the crater viewpoint 2,300 meters for some great photos of the crater floor from above. Then start driving along the Crater rim and down to the world-rich Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains.

On the way you will visit one of the Masai villages where some Masai warrior invites you & take you in and around their houses with some story of their nomadic life around this area, you will meet their kids and other members of the family, you may ask questions & take pictures with them. Later they will sing a farewell song which involves jumping high. Afterward, drive to Naabi Hills Gate for check-in to Serengeti.

Spend some time for registration and other park formalities, you may have your packed lunch here or further ahead at the Kopjes (Rocky Outcropping). After lunch & some rest start your en-route game drive searching for big cats & the great Wildebeest Migration (depending on travel dates). Late afternoon during sunset drive to the Thorn Trees Camp for dinner & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight at Thorn Trees Camp Central Serengeti or Similar

This will be the day for an early morning game drive in the vast Serengeti plains, depart the camp with a packed breakfast box and lunch box at 06:30. Witness the first rays of the sun in the great Serengeti while spotting some cat family on the road as they try to avoid morning mist. You may see some animal coming out from their hiding place stretching ready to start the new day or a pride of lions organizing a morning ambush.

Break for breakfast in the bush before following the Great Wildebeest Migration & spend much time with the herds in anticipation of seeing animal actions like fighting, hunting, eating even killing (This will depend on travel dates). In the afternoon break for lunch at the Seronera picnic site or somewhere in the bush. After lunch & some rest embark on your afternoon game drive to see more animals like herds of zebra, giraffe, buffalo, warthog, African elephant & many more. Late afternoon drive back to the camp for dinner & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight at Thorn Trees Camp Central Serengeti or Similar

After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro Crater with an en-route game drive and descent over 2000 ft (600 m) into the Crater floor for a wonderful game viewing, the road down to the crater is amazing (packed lunch will be served at the crater floor). Ngorongoro Crater, the Eden of Africa is a natural wonder of the world formed some million years ago due to some tension forces left a large caldera.

Today the Crater is home to a larger number of wildlife which include herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, eland, warthog, hippos, African elephants & the rare black rhino.

Another surprise in this picturesque crater is a dense population of predators which include lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals & the ever-illusion leopard which sometimes needs a trained eye to spot. With lucky! the so-called Big Five can also be seen in one day of game drive in the Crater. Furthermore, the crater has a high concentration of bird species both aquatic and terrestrial birds. You will visit the hippo pool & a large but shallow alkaline lake on the Southwest corner of the crater frequently visited by some flocks of flamingos & hippos. then you will break for lunch & later drive out & to Eileen’s Trees Inn near Karatu town for dinner & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn near Karatu town.

On this Budget lodge safari (Option at an extra cost of $54 per person park fees). After early breakfast, you may drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive before driving back to Arusha airport to catch your afternoon flight to Zanzibar. The highlight of Lake Manyara is its tree-climbing lion & colorful flamingos. On arrival at Zanzibar airport meet our representative and transfer to Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar at Matemwe Village on the north East beaches of Zanzibar Island. (If visiting Lake Manyara National Park your flight will be at 16:35 hours arriving at Zanzibar airport at 18:00 hours,  If not you can have an early flight at 13:30 hours arriving at Zanzibar airport at 14:15 hours)

Meals Plan: Dinner & Breakfast

Overnight at Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar on the North East coast of Zanzibar Island

Spend 2 days relaxing days on the white sand beaches of Zanzibar, if you wish you can organize any water sports with the hotel like snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, etc.

Meals Plan: Dinner & Breakfast

Overnight at Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar on the north East coast of Zanzibar Island

After leisurely breakfast at your hotel, you will depart for Stone Town, on the way (Option) you can do the famous spice tour which can include lunch cooked with spices. In the afternoon drive to Tembo House Hotel in Stone Town, after check you can have short walks around the narrow lines of stone town on your own or you can arrange a boat ride to Prison Island etc. See Zanzibar Island tours.

Meals Plan: Dinner & Breakfast

Overnight at Tembo Hotel on the front part of the Stone Town

This is your departure day, depending on your flight time (Option) you can go on a guided stone town tour or walk around the stone town on your own before your transfer to Zanzibar airport to catch your flight back home, from stone town to Zanzibar airport is about 10 minutes driving. Breakfast included.

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All accommodations for this Tanzania budget lodge safari are subject to availability

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