11 Days East Africa Safari & Zanzibar Beach

11 Days
10 Nights

Departs daily ex Nairobi by road

Tour Cost
Prices on request

11 Days East Africa Safari & Zanzibar Beach

11 Days East Africa Safari is the best experience through Kenya and Tanzania visiting the best safari destination, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire National parks then end the trip in Zanzibar beach.

Day 01:
Nairobi - Maasai Mara

Enjoy an early morning breakfast after which you will leave for the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive at Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the afternoon and report to your designated camp where lunch will be served. Set out for an exciting afternoon game drive and explore the Mara famous for the Great Migration which has been described as ‘the greatest wildlife shows on earth’. Drive back to your camp in the evening for dinner.

Day 02:
Maasai Mara Game Reserve

This day will be spent entirely exploring the Mara. After an early morning breakfast, make your way into this African wild. Go for an early morning drive where you’ll get a close-up view of animals like giraffes, lions, leopards, buffalos, wild dogs, zebras and antelopes among others. If it’s the Great migration season, you will have the pleasure of seeing over 2 million wildebeests and Zebras make their way from Serengeti across the Mara River into the Maasai Mara. Head back to your lodge or camp just in time for lunch. Have a relaxed afternoon before going for an evening game drive. The evening game drive helps you relax your mind as you enjoy the scenic topography and the setting sun. Drive back to your camp for dinner.

Day 03:
Maasai Mara - Serengeti

Breakfast will be served early in the morning after which you will leave Kenya for Tanzania. Set out for an adventurous safari to Serengeti National Park. Follow the same path used by animals during the Great wildebeest migration. Take your picnic lunch along the way as you enjoy a shallow game drive across the Serengeti. Make your way to your designated lodge/camp where you will have lunch before leaving for an afternoon game drive. Drive back to your lodge/camp for dinner.

Day 04:
Serengeti National Park

Enjoy a full day at Serengeti National Park. After an early morning breakfast, proceed to take an exciting morning drive in the Serengeti. Serengeti National Park is renowned for being home to over 500 birds species like lovebirds, ostrich, vultures, Kori bustard etc. and over 4 million animals species like hyenas, African wild dogs, waterbucks, Topi cheetahs plus many more. Apart from the animals and birds, you will also have the pleasure of viewing Serengeti’s scenic topography which comprises of savannah plains, acacia trees, river line bushes, rivers and scrubs. Drive back to your camp/lodge for dinner.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 05:
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, you’ll leave for Ngorongoro Crater in the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, proceed to take an exciting day game drive in the Serengeti. Serengeti National Park is renowned for being home to over 500 bird’s species like lovebirds, ostrich, vultures, Kori bustard etc. and over 4 million animals species like hyenas, African wild dogs, waterbucks, Topi cheetahs plus many more. Apart from the animals and birds, you will also have the pleasure of viewing Serengeti’s scenic topography which comprises of savannah plains, acacia trees, river line bushes, rivers and scrubs. Return to your lodge/camp for dinner.

Day 6:
Explore the Ngorongoro Crater

After Breakfast you will depart for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch, the crater is often referred to as ‘the eighth wonder of the world’ the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s best-known wildlife arenas. A World Heritage Site, it is also one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometres wide, 610-760 metres deep and covering a total area of 264 square kilometres). An utterly unique biosphere, the Crater harbors grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a freshwater lake and a glorious variety of birdlife, all enclosed within its towering walls. Due to its high concentration of wildlife, close-range viewing opportunities and striking scenery it is also Tanzania’s most visited destination.

Day 7:
Ngorongoro - Tarangire

After breakfast you depart for a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park. This park is renowned for hosting migratory animals like zebras, wildebeests, buffalos and gazelles among others during the dry season. Zebras and wildebeest, which begin their trek in October, are the first to migrate. They trek towards Lake Natron located in the Northeast region. These animals are followed by oryxes, hartebeests, gazelles, elands and buffaloes, which are later, followed by the elephants. However, waterbucks, giraffes, waterbucks and warthogs do not migrate but are left behind in the park. You will have the pleasure of seeing all these animals plus many more. The animals begin to return in the park between June and July.

Day 08:
Tarangire - Fly to Zanzibar Beach

After breakfast, drive to Arusha where lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Transfer to Arusha Airport for your flight (cost not included in this package) to Zanzibar. Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to the Ocean Paradise Resort, which offers crystal blue waters, a wide selection of dining experiences (breakfast and dinner are provided in your package), extensive sports, and a wide range of cultural entertainment (some or all of which may be charged additionally).

Day 09 & 10:
Zanzibar Beach

Three days of leisure in Zanzibar, where activities at the hotel include (some are charged) swimming, snorkeling, sea kayaking, diving, water sports, dhow trips and nature trails plus visits to a dhow workshop and the brooding caverns of the Mangapwani Slave Caves where slaves were hidden after the abolishment of slavery made their shipment illegal. Other places of interest in Stone Town and around are: The Portuguese Fort, the Sultan’s Palace, the old Dhow Port, the Old Slave Market, the House of Wonders, the Old Dispensary, the home of the slaver, Tippu-Tip, the Livingstone House, The Hamamni Bath, The National Museum, The Chukwani Palace, The Jozani Forest – the last red colobus monkey sanctuary, The Mtoni Palace ruins, The Maruhubi Palace ruins and the Persian Baths of Kidichi. Breakfast and dinner only (lunch not provided) are provided at the resort.

Day 11:
Zanzibar - Fly Home

After breakfast, depart to Zanzibar airport to connect to your onward flight

SAFARI INCLUDES

  • Private guided Safari by a professional safari ranger
  • 4x 4 Land-cruiser with pop up roof for game drives.
  • Full board accommodation: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner except in Nairobi
  • Mineral water all-way through while on safaris.
  • Evacuation insurance in-case of emergency.
  • Park fees to all parks and reserves mentioned
  • Concession Fee in the Tanzania parks.
  • Pick up Nairobi and drop off Zanzibar
  • Evacuation insurance during safari.
  • Flights from Arusha – Zanzibar
  • All airport transfer
  • Half-board accommodation at Zanzibar beach

SAFARI EXCLUDES

  • International Airfares.
  • Optional excursions
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Things of personal Nature
  • Laundry services
  • Drinks at hotels and lodges unless stated otherwise.
  • Visas
  • Personal Insurance
  • Any Domestic flights that may be required

Getting There

This tour starts and ends in Wilson Airport Nairobi, Kenyan Capital city.

We have local daily flights available on several airlines, you will get to Masai mara in just 50 minutes.

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

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