14 Days Tanzania Family Safari and Zanzibar

Our driver will pick you at the airport and transfer to Arusha for leisure and relaxation at your lodge/hotel. Bottled water, Bed and Breakfast is included.

In the morning, embark to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives and game viewings

Lake Manyara national park is a small beautiful wildlife sanctuary nestling at the base of the African Great Rift Valley. The park covers an area of 325 km 2 whereby its large portion of its land is dominated by an alkaline lake which serve as; a feeding ground for large flocks of flamingos and many aquatic birds. The park is multi-habitat, ranging from acacia woodlands, rocky escarpments, and grassy floodplains, both providing beautiful sceneries, and atmosphere. The park is a corridor for the great migration of large herds of mammals. And the narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favorite playground of Manyara`s fabulous tree-climbing lions

Lake Manyara also supports a wide array of birdlife species such as barbets, ibis, heron, spoonbill, weavers, and many other numberings to 400 species. You shall have your lunch at the picnic point inside the park, And later after authentic wildlife game drives and game viewings, you will be transferred to your Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Walking through the village It`s an opportunity that gets you closer to African culture. Today you will spend a day in a vibrant village of Mto wa mbu exploring, discovering, learning and experiencing the African people`s culture and their surprising traditions.

Mto wa Mbu is a small, busy agricultural village surrounded by magnificent scenery and great diversity of interesting cultural activities that can add great memorable experiences to your safari in the northern circuit. The village borders the beautiful Lake Manyara National park and it is also a gateway to the famous Ngorongoro crater and Serengeti National Park. Rice and banana including distinctive red banana are mainly grown crops in this vibrant village. Walking through the village It`s an opportunity that gets you closer to African culture. The tour involves visiting local people in their really homes, learning of their culture and experiencing different activities that make their living for example making and testing local beer made from banana, tasting of local food at one of the villager’s home, experiencing the Makonde woodcarving and secret to the tribe painting techniques and many other insights including the unique interesting Maasai Market that take place every week on Thursday afternoon.

Rise in the morning for a healthy breakfast, and then depart to Ngorongoro Crater for authentic game drives and game viewings. Lunch shall be served to you at the picnic site in the crater.

Below the Ngorongoro crater floor, there are lives of amazing wild creatures dramatically carpeting the land in different colors and styles, making the area the most marvelous place on earth to indulge for spectacular game drives and game viewings in search of incredible big cats and the remained endangered black rhinoceros. The two smaller Craters of Olmoti and Empakai are perfect destinations for pure nature hiking and walking safaris. You will see wildebeests, buffaloes, hyenas, waterbucks, jackals, elephants, lions, zebras, leopards, hippos, baboons, mongoose, monkeys, elands and many other wildlife species alongside hundreds of bird species e.g. ostriches, starlings, bustards, eagles etc. live here and can be spotted during game drives. You will have your lunches at the picnic site inside the crater floor before proceeding with game drives. Later after exploration hours, you will ascend the crater walls and drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, leave the lodge with your packed lunches for a drive to Serengeti National Park. You can opt to stop at the Olduvai Gorge museum for a historical tour at a surcharge.

Good times are still in progress, today after rewarding breakfast at your lodge, your driver will pack your luggage and your lunchboxes in your vehicle ready for a drive to Serengeti National Park across the famous Ngorongoro Conservation Area with several stops at some interesting spots. Animals like lions, elephants, hyenas, jackals, elephants, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, impala and buffaloes can also be spotted in Ngorongoro Conservation area.

 On your way, you can opt to stop at the Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. After stopping for your picnic lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping) in Serengeti you will continue with game drives en route to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

These days will be perfectly organized at your own pace, in each day, you can decide to embark for an early morning game drives and return to the lodge for late breakfast before embarking with packed lunch boxes for a full game drive or you can decide embarking for game drive after breakfast then return for hot lunch and finish with evening game drives. Discuss with your guide for better option that suits your interests.

Serengeti National Park encompasses some of the Africa`s most dramatic scenery and is one of the greatest of the world`s wildlife sanctuaries spreading over 14673sq km. This endless wilderness with spectacular panoramic views provides habitats and coverage for vast array of mammals, birds and reptiles compared to any other parks and game reserves in Africa. Apart from its jaw-dropping endless rolling plains of savannah and woodlands, Serengeti is popular for it`s great wildebeests migration circle and the best destination for big cats safaris.

It is not so uncommon to spot big herds of elephants and groups of Giraffes browsing on acacia trees or pride of Lions setting ambush on buffalo or hyenas feeding on abandoned zebra`s carcass. Your game drives may also reveal animals like; topi, cheetahs, crocodiles, hippopotamus and leopards, grant gazelles, warthogs, jackals, impalas and many other small to large-sized animals. More than 400 birds’ species including ostriches, vultures, starlings, secretary birds roam in this land and can be easily spotted on your game drives. Enjoy dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Early morning game drives to see nocturnal animals coming back from their hunt and animals waking up. Later drive to Seronera airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar for four nights beach holiday stay.

Upon arrival at Zanzibar International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative who will transfer you directly to your hotel for relaxing, dinner and overnight.

The island is famous for its mix of exotic beaches, famous spice plantations, history. Known as the Spice Island, the beautiful island of Zanzibar is a magical island in Indian Ocean bursting with incredible culture and history, seemingly at odds with its idyllic geography of white-sand beaches with palms swaying lazily in the sea breeze. Together this makes Zanzibar a fabulous place to explore as well as a dream to relax and unwind. There are different interesting activities that you can opt to indulge in during your stay in this vibrant island.

After breakfast in your hotel, you will head to the historical Stone Town where you will learn about the events that made Zanzibar a place of great historical significance. You will see the House of Wonders (Beit al ajaib), the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), the Arab Fort and the slave chambers amongst many other attractions. You will see and walk winding alleys as they did many years ago when Zanzibar was a mighty trading power.

In the afternoon, you will sail to Prison Island; the island was meant to be a prison for slaves but it was later turned into quarantine for sailors and traders suffering from serious ailments from the East African interior. The main attractions on the island are old and friendly giant tortoises as well as a historical slave museum.

At the end of the day you will head out to Forodhani Gardens where excellent cooked Zanzibar seafood is served; here you will experience Zanzibar’s nightlife. You will enjoy overnight accommodation at your hotel in Stone Town.

On this day you will visit a spice farm where you will see, smell and taste the spices that have earned Zanzibar the name “Spicy Islands”. You will learn about the spices and their use in traditional medicine and cooking. Zanzibar has over forty aromatic spicy plants that were introduced to the island by the Oman Arabs over two hundred years ago.

Lunch will be served in the spice farm where you will get a chance to taste the spices and fruits grown in the farm. Later in the afternoon, you will head out to Nungwi beach where the rest of the day will be spent at leisure on the beach.

You will enjoy dinner and overnight accommodation at your beach hotel in Nungwi.

Today you will enjoy half leisure depending on your flight schedule you will be transferred to the airport.

After thousand miles of good memories in the wild and incredible experiences in Zanzibar, it is time to fly back home. Our company`s representative will pick you up at your Hotel and transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.

End of Safari