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Six days on safari in fine lodges, then five nights on a Zanzibar beach
The classic Tanzania combination, done well. Spend six days on safari with a private guide in premium lodges: Tarangire's elephants, two nights in the heart of the Serengeti and a night on the Ngorongoro Crater rim before a morning on the crater floor. Then fly from Arusha to Zanzibar for a guided walk through Stone Town and a spice farm, and five nights on the white sand of the north or east coast. Price per person sharing with premium lodges and a beach resort on half board.
Dry season and the Mara River crossings: the best game viewing, book early
Short rains: quieter parks, lower prices, lush scenery
Holidays and the calving season on the southern plains
Warm, end of the calving season, good value
Long rains: green and very quiet, our lowest prices
Your driver meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (about 1 hour) or Arusha Airport and takes you to your hotel. Your guide stops by for a short briefing about the safari ahead. The rest of the day is free to rest after your flight.
After breakfast drive about 2.5 hours south-west from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is elephant country, with herds of up to several hundred along the Tarangire River, ancient baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons and over 500 bird species. Game drive through the day with a picnic lunch in the park.
Drive from Karatu up through the Ngorongoro highlands, stopping at the crater viewpoint, and down onto the short-grass plains to Naabi Hill Gate. Game drive into the central Serengeti, where lion, cheetah and leopard are seen year round, arriving at camp for sunset.
A full day of game drives in the central Serengeti, with an early start when the predators are most active and a picnic lunch under an acacia. The Seronera valley is famous for big cats: lion prides on the kopjes, cheetah on the plains and leopard in the sausage trees along the river. Optional sunrise hot air balloon flight.
Private transfer between Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport and your hotel in Arusha or Moshi, one way, for up to 4 people with luggage.
About one hour aloft at sunrise over the central Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Booked through a licensed balloon operator; flights depend on the weather.
Full day by dhow in Menai Bay: snorkelling, a sandbank, a lagoon swim and a seafood lunch.
One more night at your beach hotel on half board, per person sharing.
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Leave the Serengeti early and descend 600 m into Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On its 260 square kilometre floor you can see black rhino, lion, elephant, hippo, hyena and thousands of wildebeest and zebra in a single day. Picnic lunch by the hippo pool, then climb out in the afternoon.
Drive back to Arusha (about 3 hours) for lunch, then fly to Zanzibar (about 1 hour 20 minutes). Transfer to your hotel in Stone Town.
Morning walking tour of Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: carved doors, the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, the market and the former slave market. Visit a spice farm for a tasting lunch, then drive about 1 hour to the beach at Nungwi.
A free day on the beach. Nungwi has one of the few tide-independent beaches on Zanzibar, so you can swim all day. Sunset dhow cruise on request.
Free day, or join the Safari Blue dhow trip to Menai Bay for snorkelling, a sandbank and a seafood lunch (add-on).
Another free day to swim, dive or visit the turtle sanctuary at Nungwi.
Breakfast and time on the beach before your transfer to Zanzibar airport (about 1 hour) for your flight home.