11-Days Best of Tanzania and Zanzibar High End Safari

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Based on 2 Reviews

About this tour

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara national park for a game drive with a picnic lunch. In this small but very beautiful park with the dense forest, you will have the opportunity to see lots of monkeys, giraffes, elephants, impalas, dik-dik, flamingos in the lake, and if you are lucky you may spot the rare tree-climbing lions. In the afternoon you will continue to Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge for dinner and overnight

At Glance

Customization

This tour can be customized

Duration

11 Days

Minimum Age

4 years

Countries

Tanzania

Comfort Level

High-End

Maximum Group Size

Any group size

Physical Level

Easy

What to expect

  • Bird watching
  • Big five animals
  • Big cats of Africa
  • cultural experience 
  • Beautiful beach and bays

Best time

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • December

Best for

  • All Traveller Types

Trip Itinerary

Day 1:

Kilimanjaro International Airport

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to the Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Settle into your accommodation, ready to start your safari proper in the morning.

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara national park for a game drive with a picnic lunch. In this small but very beautiful park with the dense forest, you will have the opportunity to see lots of monkeys, giraffes, elephants, impalas, dik-dik, flamingos in the lake, and if you are lucky you may spot the rare tree-climbing lions. In the afternoon you will continue to Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Activities

  • Bird Watching, Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Accommodation

Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive to the Ngorongoro crater for a game drive with a picnic lunch. This is the best place to see the endangered black rhino (less than 1000 black rhinos are left in the wild in the world). The crater has also many other animals like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, gazelles, hyenas, and many more. All meals and overnight will be at Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge.

Main Activities

  • Bird Watching, Game Drive, Walking Safari

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 4: Serengeti

After breakfast, you will drive to Lemala Nanyukie lodge for lunch and a short siesta. In the afternoon you will depart for a game drive. Serengeti is the park with the largest concentration of big mammals in the world and it is where you will see most of your exciting wildlife. The sightings will include pride of lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, impalas, warthogs, topis, crocodiles and many more. Dinner and overnight will be at One nature Nyaruswiga camp.

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Drinking water, Coffee

Accommodation

Day 5: Serengeti

Morning and afternoon game drives in Central Serengeti with early departure looking for active predators and other wildlife. All meals and overnight will be at Lemala Nanyukie lodge.

Main Activities

  • Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 6: Serengeti

After breakfast drive to north Serengeti with game drive en-route Lemala Kuria hills for lunch. In the afternoon you will depart for a game drive along the Mara River. In this area, you will have high chances to see the great migration (estimated to reach 3,000,000 animals now) crossing the Mara river while the crocodiles in the river try to attack them. All meals and overnight will be at Kuria hills lodge.

Main Activities

  • Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 7: Serengeti

Morning and afternoon game drives in North Serengeti along the Mara river with early departure exploring the great migration crossing the Mara River. All meals and overnight will be at Kuria hills lodge.

Main Activities

  • Bird Watching, Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 8: Zanzibar

After breakfast drives back to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, you will continue to Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar. In Zanzibar, you will be picked up and continue to Zanzibar Stone town for a short tour. Later you will be transferred to Zanzibar Melia lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Activities

  • Beach Relaxation

Transport

  • Bus, Minibus

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 9: Zanzibar

The whole day will be spent relaxing at the beautiful Zanzibar beach. All meals and overnight will be at Zanzibar Melia (the lodge organizes activities like diving, snorkeling, village tour and others that you can book directly from the lodge and pay them

Transport

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Accommodation

Day 10: Zanzibar

The whole day will be spent relaxing at the beautiful Zanzibar beach. All meals and overnight will be at Zanzibar Melia (the lodge organizes activities like diving, snorkeling, village tour and others that you can book directly from the lodge and pay them

Transport

  • Boat, Bus, Dhow Cruise, Minibus

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Day 11: Zanzibar

Depending on your flight time, you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your departure

Transport

  • Minibus, TAXI

Meals

  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinks

  • Coffee, Drinking water

Pricing

Inclusions

Price Includes

  • A professional guide
  • All Accommodations
  • All activities
  • All meals
  • All taxes
  • All transport
  • Domestic Flights
  • Drinking water
  • Park Fees
  • Roundtrip airport transfer

Price Excludes

  • Additional Accommodation after Safari
  • Alcoholic Drinks
  • International Flight
  • Personal Item expense
  • Tips

Payment Terms

  • All services are subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed.
  • A deposit of 25% to 50% of the total value for each person referred to on the booking form is required at the time of booking. If a higher deposit is required for any particular tour, this will be indicated before confirmation.
  • Where gorilla permits are required, they must be paid in full at the time of confirmation and are non-refundable. This is in addition to the standard non-refundable deposit.
  • The remaining balance is due 30 days before the start of the tour, unless otherwise indicated of which a certain percentage can be paid upon the start of the tour. Should this payment not be received without notice, Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to treat the booking as cancelled, whereby normal cancellation conditions apply.
  • If the booking is made within 30 days of the tour start date, full payment is required at the time of booking. The contract between us is made when we issue your confirmation invoice.
  • At the time of booking, we require full details for all passengers (names must be as they appear in passports).

Cancellation Policy

5.1 Cancellation by you:

We have two different cancellation & refund policies that make us the most flexible operator in the industry.

5.1.1 If you decide to cancel your holiday you must notify us as soon as possible. Any notification by telephone must also be confirmed in writing or by e-mail within 24 hours and is effective from the day we are notified, provided that written confirmation is received by us within 24 hours of the original notification.

Rescheduling: With this mostly preferred method by most of our clients we give you the opportunity to move the full payments of your booking to the future without additional funds. This is valid for 24 months (or more depending on the reason for postponement) since the cancellation/postponement).
Refunds resulting from, and/or happening during unforeseen circumstances beyond our control mentioned under section LIABILITY 7.4, may take prolonged processing time than expected.
On the occasion that a client uses our recommended accommodations (we have a plethora of properties to choose from), the properties that have flexible cancellation policies;-
Cancelling up to 60 days prior to the start of your itinerary, a total amount of the reservation minus a 7% consultation fee & bank charges will be refunded.
Cancellation within 59-30 days prior to the start of your itinerary, 50% of the total amount minus 7% consultation fee & bank charges bank charges will be refunded
Cancellation within 29 – 0 days or no show, 100% of your deposit will be charged
Above terms are dictated by the accommodations. However, some accommodations have more strict cancellation terms. In case a client chooses to use these accommodations, Earthlife Expeditions will advise accordingly.
 
5.1.3 No refund will be given for gorilla permits, independent of the cancellation date.

5.1.4 Refunds will not be given for unused services, the late arrival or the absence of clients.

5.1.5 We accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.

5.2 Cancellation by Earthlife Expeditions:

5.2.1 We reserve the right to cancel your holiday and charge cancellation fees (as defined above)

should you fail to pay the balance when due.

5.2.2 Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to cancel your tour up to 60 days before start date.

After this we will not cancel your tour unless it is for a reason outside our control. In such circumstances we will offer you the choice of an alternative holiday if available, or full refund. If we have to cancel your holiday we will offer you:

a) Arrangements of a similar nature, standard and price, if available.

b) Arrangements of a lower standard, whereby the difference in price will be refunded.

c) More expensive arrangements, whereby the difference in price will be paid by you.

d) A full refund.

5.2.3 Earthlife Expeditions accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.

Additional Information

  • A vegetarian option is available; please let us know at the time of booking if you require it.
  • Children must be accompanied by their parents
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible: This tour is accessible to wheelchair users.

Customer Reviews

5/5
  • Excellent
2 Reviews

Value for money5.0 / 5

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