13 Days Tanzania Bush to Beach Safari

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you’ll be met by your transfer driver who will drive you for about 90 minutes to your hotel in Arusha. Look out for iconic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru out of your right-hand window on the way. If you arrive early, there will be time for you to spend the afternoon bird watching in the garden, enjoy a coffee tasting tour in a nearby estate, visit a market in town or simply relax by the pool. After a tasty dinner in your hotel, you will spend your first night in Tanzania relaxing before heading off on your safari the following morning. Meals on request. Overnight: African Tulip Hotel

After a leisurely breakfast at your hotel in Arusha, you will begin your journey to Tarangire National Park. Transfer southwest, through rural Tanzania until you reach the park gate. From here it is game driving all the way to the lodge. You will then spend the next two days exploring the unique landscapes of Tarangire National Park with all the luxury and flexibility that having your own private vehicle and guide has. Dinner and overnight: Tarangire Ndovu Lodge

An early morning road transfer carries you from Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park . Lake Manyara's rich variety of natural habitats are set around the soda lake, itself a haven for clouds of flamingos and other waterbirds. This is a paradise for birding enthusiasts! The forested valleys and open savannah plains support a large elephant population as well as giraffe, buffalo and many antelope species. There are fewer predators but topping the list are Lake Manyara's lions, famous for their habit of climbing trees. Enjoy your game drive ending at Ngorongoro Farm House, your base for two nights. Dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro is a place of rare wonders as its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site confers. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest and zebra along with Africa’s densest concentrations of lion. The Crater's forests shelter elephant and buffalo, its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while hyena, wild dog, leopard and cheetah make up the full range of predators. After a leisurely breakfast from your hotel, drive into the Ngorongoro highlands and descend into the crater, one of the few places in Africa where the Big 5 can be seen in a single game drive! After a full day of safari and a delicious picnic lunch on the crater plains, return to the lodge for sundowners over the camp fire before a sumptuous dinner.

After breakfast overlooking the lush gardens filled with zebra, a short flight from Lake Manyara airstrip takes you to the rolling grasslands known to the local Maasai as Siringet - ‘a vast land that runs forever, where endless plains meet the sky’ - and Tanzania's first game reserve, the Serengeti National Park. One of the oldest ecosystems on Earth. An excellent all-year-round game-viewing destination, the Serengeti is of course the setting for the great wildebeest migration. Sweeping across the Serengeti grasslands between November and July, the wildebeest herds create a spectacle that attracts predators from near and far. You are guaranteed heart-in-mouth game viewing, not least during the notorious June and July river crossings. On arrival at Seronera airstrip, your guide will be waiting to game drive you to your camp in the central area of the park, Serengeti Sametu Camp. From the first sunray that glistens across the grassland into the sophisticated suites to the crackling campfire singing with the nightlife, The Serengeti Sametu camp offers your experience the perfect balance between a safari in the wild and the comfort of luxury hospitalities. Intentionally situated in a secluded part of the eastern edge of Central Serengeti, a fairly small distance from the Ngare Nanyuki River, our luxury boutique accommodation never ceases to gift you with an endless horizon silhouetted by grazing wildebeest, zebra, and various antelope species, as well as several hundred bird species gliding from one acacia tree to the next in search for suitable nesting space. Dinner and overnight: Serengeti Sametu Camp

After a last morning game drive, you depart for Zanzibar International Airport and transfer by road to the northern part of the island arriving at Nungwi Dreams Zanzibar where you will enjoy a 4 night stay. Excursions such as the spice and city tour, snorkeling & diving, sunset cruises and more are available at an additional cost.

Today, transfer to Zanzibar Airport for onward arrangements.