10 Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari and Adventure Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Touch down in Tanzania
1 stop
1
Arusha
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and be taken to your hotel in Arusha, overlooking Lake Duluti. Although most flights land after the sun has set, delaying your view until morning, you can hold onto the thoughts of Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak in the meantime.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Lake Manyara & on to Ngorongoro
2 stops
2
Lake Manyara
Depart your hotel in Arusha and make your way to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for lunch overlooking Lake Manyara, a bird-lovers paradise. Enjoy your first game viewing opportunity
8 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Ngorongoro Crater
Continue on this afternoon to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to Ngorongoro Crater, a wildlife mecca; your lodge is built on the dormant volcano’s rim, with stunning views of the “lost world” below. Please join us for a welcome reception followed by dinner at the lodge this evening.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Game drives & a picnic in Ngorongoro Crater
1 stop
4
Ngorongoro Crater
Spend today exploring Ngorongoro Crater, long regarded as Africa’s “Garden of Eden.” Within the crater lie grasslands, forests and a freshwater lake, inspiring a continual migration of animals. Riding in your four-wheel-drive safari vehicle, you’ll have a chance to spot Africa’s celebrated “Big Five” – buffalo, elephant, leopard, the black-maned lion and the rare black rhinoceros. Dig into a hot lunch as you picnic in the heart of the crater, sure to be a highlight of your African safari.
7 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Visit Oldupai Gorge en route to the Serengeti
2 stops
5
Olduvai Gorge Museum
Set off this morning to explore Oldupai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of some of the earliest known human species, an estimated 1.8 million years old; learn more about the site’s significance on a docent-led tour.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Serengeti National Park
Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains and grasslands of the Serengeti. Arrive at your safari lodge in the Central Serengeti, which was inspired by Maasai tribal dwellings. Have dinner at your.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Ballooning over the Serengeti & game viewing
1 stop
7
Serengeti National Park
Lift off on an exciting hot air balloon flight* as dawn breaks over the vast Serengeti grasslands; from aloft, observe wildlife in the first light of day, an African safari thrill – and enjoy another thrill upon your return where a champagne breakfast in the bush waits for you. The after, you'll be joining us on game drive in the Serengeti plains may yield sightings of wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinoceros, hippos, buffalo, jackals, and gazelles.
9 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
On to the western Serengeti
1 stop
8
Serengeti National Park
Spot more wildlife as you travel to the Serengeti’s remote Western Corridor, known for huge masses of migrating game animals thundering across the terrain. Arrive at Kirawira, your luxurious tented camp in the remote Grumeti River region for another unique African safari experience; animals you might see on an afternoon game drive across the treeless plains of the Serengeti include wildebeest, lion, buffalo, cheetah, warthogs, giraffes and zebra.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Wildlife wonders on the Serengeti plains
1 stop
9
Serengeti National Park
After awakening in the heart of the wilderness in your luxurious tent – surrounded by Edwardian-era accents that evoke the classic safari camps of a century ago – your safari guide shares fascinating insights about the African bush on your early morning game drive, as you observe the struggle of species to survive in the "circle of life" within Serengeti National Park. Later, after lunch and another game drive, relax by the pool at Kirawira as the setting sun streaks the Tanzanian sky – a classic.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Zanzibar & a Stone Town tour
2 stops
10
Zanzibar Island
Rise early for your final Serengeti game drive this morning, then fly midday to intriguing Zanzibar, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean that was once a wealthy trading center for spices.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Stone Town
Upon arrival, set off with your local guide on a walking and driving tour of Stone Town, in the main port of Zanzibar City. Your home for the next two nights is a fabulous hotel overlooking the turquoise sea and white sand beaches.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Traditional Dhow Sailing and Indian Ocean safari
1 stop
12
Mnemba Island
Traditional Arabian sailboats called dhows have plied the Indian Ocean waters of the Swahili Coast for millennia, trading and fishing from one island port to the next. Sail out to sea from Stone Town aboard a traditional dhow for an "Indian Ocean safari" off the coast of Zanzibar this morning, as the captain and crew help you spot dolphins frolicking in the ocean blue; cast anchor on a sandy beach for swimming and perhaps some snorkeling near beautiful coral reefs.
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 10
A spice tour, then homeward bound
1 stop
13
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Terminal 3
Your unique African safari ends in Zanzibar. If you wish, join our local guides for a "spice tour" of Stone Town this morning, or just enjoy some time at leisure before checking out of your hotel. Fly late afternoon from Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for your flight home. Allow 3½ hours for flight check-in. Note: International flights out should be booked after 9:00 PM.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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