9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour

9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: Inclusions &Exclusions

Price includes:

All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives

All accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary (Unless listed as upgrade)

Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser

Full time services of experienced English speaking drive/guide

Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers

All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program

All airport pickups and drop off from Arusha Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Int. airport & back to Arusha Tanzania, Kilimajaro Int. airport

All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary

Note: Mid-range Tanzania Adventure Safari – Uses a mix of lodges and tented camps for accommodation, rates reflected herein can be amended to fit your luxury requirements on request/the company may change the booked hotel/lodge/tented camp at the time of booking incase the reflected accommodation is full.

Price exclude:

• International flights and air fares (From/to home)
• Round trip airport transfer in land charter flights
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Personal item (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, bar bills, phone calls etc.)
• Any Government imposed or increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Laundry service in different hotels we stay
• Personal insurance and medical bills
• Air fares
• All other services of a personal nature
• All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
• Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity (Tips and tipping guidelines US$10 pp per day)

9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: details

Day 1: Arrive in Arusha – Meet greet & briefing – transfer to – Tarangire O/NT.  

An early arrival/meet/greet/ and after briefing you will head off to Tarangire National Park. As you enter the park, en route you will do a game viewing experience be for you reach your camp for check in.

Tarangire National Park’s landscape is made up of seasonal marshes and a seemingly endless savannah with mighty baobab trees as well the park is a home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania.

Enjoy an extensive game drive that will offer you the best opportunity to view the breathtaking scenery and wildlife species found in this magnificent park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

• (Meal plan L/D)
• Accommodation options: Lake Burunge Tented Lodge. (Mid – Upper range)

Day 2: Early start – game – transfer to Lake Manyara NP – game & O/nt camp 

A Sun rise start, morning game drive and after breakfast begin your journey to Lake Manyara National Park which is set between the Rift Valley’s western escarpment and the shallow alkaline waters of Lake Manyara.

Utilize full day game drive in the park with picnic lunch. Lake Manyara, is perhaps best known for its flamingos, pelicans and cormorants, is home to over 400 other species of birds, making it a bird watcher’s paradise.

Mammals in the park include wildebeests, zebras, bushbucks, waterbucks, tiny Kirk’s dik-diks, hippos, giraffes, leopards, lions, baboons and troops of noisy blue monkeys. Retreat in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp.

• (Meal plan F/B)
• Accommodation options: Lake Manyara Wildlife Camp. (Mid – Upper range)

Day 3 of the 9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: Early morning start/game – transfer to – Serengeti NP – evening game O/nt at the Camp 

After breakfast depart for Serengeti National Park. Along the way, you will make a brief stop for picnic lunch at OL Dupai Gorge, where DR Leakey discovered the fossils of mankind’s earliest ancestors.

Proceed on with your journey to Serengeti arriving on time for afternoon game drive. The location of this camp allows for an easy access to one of the best game viewing areas in Serengeti.

Alongside the beautiful nature, guest service here is very personalized and the staff are all very friendly and helpful. Dinner and overnight at the camp

• (Meal plan F/B)
• Accommodation options: Serengeti Tortilis Camp. (Mid – Upper range)

Day 4: Early start Serengeti/game – Full day activities in Serengeti NP – O/nt at the camp

Today you will enjoy game drives in the Serengeti which is home to the largest animal migration on the planet and is best known for its abundance of wildlife, natural beauty and scenic value.

Game drives here allow you to explore fascinating nature and wildlife in this world famous wildlife habitat.

Large animal herds here include elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and many more. Retire in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp.

• (Meal plan F/B)
• Accommodation options: Serengeti Tortilis Camp. (Mid – Upper range)

Day 5 of the 9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: Early morning start/game – transfer to – Ngorongoro crater – evening game O/nt at the camp

After breakfast make your way to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a whole day game viewing experience with picnic lunch.

Here grass steppes and acacia forests are home to almost all the animal species found in the East African Savannah. In only a few hours you will have the chance of spotting the entire “Big 5”: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. After game viewing at the floor of the crater, drive to the camp for dinner and overnight.

• (Meal plan F/B)
• Accommodation options: Endoro Lodge Camp. (Mid – Upper range)

Day 6: Early start – breakfast –Transfer to Nairobi – Flight to Zanzibar Tanzania – overnight

After breakfast you will drive back to Arusha arriving early afternoon. You will be transferred directly to Arusha Airport for your scheduled flight to the Spice Island of Zanzibar.

Upon arriving Zanzibar Airport, you will be met and transferred to your beach resort for the start of your beach holiday at Paradise Boutique Beach Resort which overlooks a sparkling expanse of the Indian Ocean.

Note: that the safari price includes fixed budget for flights. If flights increase in price, your safari quote will reflect this.

• (Meal plan F/B)
• Accommodation options: Next Paradise Boutique Resort. (Upper range)

Day 7: All day at ease – Zanzibar Sand beaches – Evening activities at leisure – overnight

At leisure, breakfast as you will spend whole a day relaxing at the Paradise. The lush gardens here drop down onto one of the finest and most unspoiled beaches on the island.

All rooms and suites have private terraces and stunning views over the inspiring gardens and Indian Ocean. They are designed to cater for guests in looking for seclusion, luxury and space.

• (Meal plan H/B)
• Accommodation options: Next Paradise Boutique Resort. (Upper range)

Day 8 of the 9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: All day at ease – Zanzibar Sand beaches – Evening activities at leisure – overnight

A sun rise breakfast at Next Paradise, a perfect diving destination in Zanzibar with plenty to excite both professional and beginner divers alike.

Dives are conducted daily and frequent over twenty stunning sites. Overwhelming numbers of tropical fish proliferate among the coral gardens that form a lagoon around Next Paradise.

• (Meal plan H/B)
• Accommodation options: Next Paradise Boutique Resort. (Upper range)

Day 9: Breakfast, morning at leisure, afternoon departure drop off at Zanzibar Airport for departure.

This morning indulge in fresh international breakfast buffet spread. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure relaxing on the unspoiled beach at Next Paradise.

Immerse yourself in the resort’s fresh-water swimming pool, enjoying a drink at the beach bar or visit the water sports center for an unending variety of beach activities. Later you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight.

• (Meal plan B/B)

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9 Days Best of Tanzania Safari & Diving in Zanzibar Tour: Quotation

• Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
• Standard Net rate – based on Midrange Accommodation per person: USD $3,495.00
• For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates

Note: This program requires arriving at Arusha – Kilimanjaro Int. Airport early breakfast – morning approx 06h00, to allow for a transfer/drive to Tarangire National Park

Overnight stay options:

If staying in Arusha, please request assistance at the time of booking this Tanzania safaris tour to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Arusha the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Nairobi are always late morning (approximately 11h.00/12h00-by charter flight) or (approximately 16h00-road).

Pplease DO NOT book flights departing prior to 16h00 or 22h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.