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13-Day Great Migration Tanzania + Zanzibar Beach Safari

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Overview

This is a 13-day safari where you will enjoy the bush and Zanzibar with a chance to see the Great Migration and other interesting animals. All this with the assistance of a tour operator based in Arusha. This tour provides full board accommodation while on safari, a personal English-speaking guide, and private use of a 4x4 Jeep (with cold drinks, snacks, power sockets, and binoculars supplied). Finally, after the safari, you will fly to Zanzibar and relax on the beach.

PRICE INCLUDES:

  • Transfers listed in the program
  • Professional guide English
  • Safari 4x4 jeep Toyota Land Cruiser
  • Mineral water in all safari
  • Single entry parks fees valid 24 h
  • Activities listed in the program

PRICE EXCLUDES:

  • International flights
  • VISA
  • Drinks at hotels/lodges/tented camps
  • Laundry service
  • Tipping and personal expenses
  • All what is not explicitly included

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1:

Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport to Arusha City

Our safari guide will pick you up at either Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport and transfer you to your lodge in Arusha. You can relax at the lodge and prepare for the following day's adventure. Your overnight stay will also be at the lodge. Feel free to explore the city with our guide at no additional cost.

Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included)
Day 2:

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

You will be picked up early in the morning from the lodge and start a beautiful journey to Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes.

Tarangire National Park is well-known for its large elephant herds and diversity of landscapes. The landscapes you will see include seasonal swamps and savannahs, with the Tarangire River winding its way through the parklands. You may see lions stalking their prey and/ or leopards relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are complete, we will drive you to the lodge to relax, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge

  • Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
Day 3:

Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Central Serengeti National Park for wildlife sightseeing. You will enjoy lunch in a suitable place inside the park. In the afternoon, you will continue with the game drive activity before reaching the camp. The next day will spent inside this park enjoying game drives.

Serengeti is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests. Be ready to see resident predators, leopards, cheetahs, and lions, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

Accommodation: Serengeti Classic View Camp

  • Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
Day 4:

Central to Northern Serengeti National Park for Migration

You will get up early and enjoy breakfast. Then, you'll drive to Northern Serengeti around Mara River where the Great Migration is happening. Our safari guide will find the best spot point for the Great Migration.

The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of wildebeests, zebras and other animals crossing the Mara River to Masai Mara in Kenya. The migration crosses the Mara River which is full of crocodiles. The best time to visit is from July to early October every year.

Accommodation: Sero Tented Camps

  • Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
Day 5:

Northern Serengeti National Park

You will get up early and enjoy breakfast. Then, you'll continue with a game drive in Northern Serengeti with a special eye on the Great Migration. Later, you will drive back to Central Serengeti where you will stop for an overnight stay.

The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of wildebeests, zebra and other animals crossing the Mara River to Masai Mara in Kenya. Migration crosses the Mara River which is full of crocodiles. The best time to visit is from July to early October every year.

Accommodation: Serengeti Classic View Camp

  • Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
Day 6:

Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater while carrying lunch boxes. Once the game drives are complete, we will transfer you to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area constitutes the world's largest uninterrupted caldera and one of Africa's Natural Wonders. Around 30,000 large mammals are resident all year round (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos), and various birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards). So be ready to see many animals in a short time.

Accommodation: Serengeti Classic View Camp

  • Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
Day 7:

Karatu to Arusha Airport for Flight to Zanzibar Stone Town

After breakfast, you will relax at the lodge and, if time allows, you will take a short tour of Karatu town for shopping. From here, you will transfer to Arusha Airport for a flight to Zanzibar. Our driver in Zanzibar will be waiting for you at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (formerly known as Zanzibar International Airport) for a private transfer to your hotel in Stone Town.

Accommodation: Tembo House Hotel & Apartments

  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included)
Day 8:

Stone Town Tour and Transfer to Your Beach Hotel in Zanzibar Island

After breakfast, you'll spend the day on a tour of Zanzibar's Stone Town with our local guide. You'll admire the narrow streets lined with many residential houses that preserve their original Swahili-Omani themes with exquisitely carved doorways, metal studs, overhanging balconies, and latticed windows. Due to the colonial presence and the many mosques commissioned by the olden Sultans of Zanzibar, you will see continental churches. You will also visit other interesting destinations here. Finally, we will transfer you to your beach hotel.

Accommodation: Villa Kiva Hotel

  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included)
Day 9-12:

Relax on the Zanzibar Island Beach

The following days are dedicated to relaxing on the beach and at the Villa Kiva Beach Resort. You'll get the chance to really enjoy the beach!

You'll discover Zanzibar's best beaches with spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, and colourful coral reefs.

Accommodation: Villa Kiva Hotel

  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch not included)
Day 13:

Transfer to Zanzibar Airport

You will enjoy the remaining hours of the tour before your departure from the resort to Zanzibar Airport. Here our tour ends.

On the way back to Zanzibar Airport, you can stop at Zanzibar Stone Town and buy some souvenirs.

Accommodation: No Accommodation

  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included)

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