8 DAYS
Beach & safari holidays Zanzibar & Serengeti
- Beach & Safari Holiday
- Spot the Big Five in Tanzania
- Ngorongoro, the ultimate wildlife experience
- Serengeti with her endless plains
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Beach & Safari Holiday
The ultimate in bucket list travel – Paradise and Wilderness returned to Paradise!
Enjoy the ultimate Beach & Safari Holiday. There is no better holiday option than to combine the best of both. Start with a few days on Zanzibar and feel the relaxation set in. Let go of worries and tension whilst enjoying the pristine beaches of the exotic Island.
Zanzibar is also an island of culture, history and art. Stroll through the cobbled alleyways of the historic Stone town and as you pass by one of the many palace ruins and Persian baths, it is impossible not to be captivated by the strong Arabian influence and the romanticism of the Island.
Trip summary
Day 1: Pick up Zanzibar Airport and transfer to Shaba Boutique Hotel for overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Zanzibar Airport and domestic flight to Arusha – Transfer to Tarangire National Park for safari game drive – Overnight Africa Safari Lake Manyara.
Day 3: Safari game drive Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight Africa Safari Lake Manyara.
Day 4: Safari transfer through Ngorongoro Conservation Area – half-day safari game drive Serengeti National Park – Overnight Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma.
Day 5: Safari game drive northern Serengeti – Overnight Africa Safari Maasai Boma.
Day 6: Safari game drive via northern area to Seronera Airstrip for afternoon flight back to Zanzibar Transfer to Reef and Beach Resort for overnight.
Day 7: Reef & Beach Resort.
Day 8: Check-out and transfer to Zanzibar Airport.
Package: BS325
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Day 1
Pick up Zanzibar Airport and transfer to Shaba Boutique Hotel for overnight
Karibu Stone Town
Upon the arrival of your flight into Zanzibar Airport, your taxi driver will be awaiting you in the parking area of the airport and takes you to Shaba Boutique Hotel where you will spend your first night recovering from your trip. Shaba Boutique Hotel is located in a beautiful and characteristic building in the heart of the old centre of Stone Town with lots of restaurants in the area for lunch and dinner.
Day 2
Transfer to Zanzibar Airport and domestic flight to Arusha – Transfer to Tarangire National Park for safari game drive – Overnight Africa Safari Lake Manyara.
Easy flight, Arusha bound, first stop Tarangire!
After breakfast, your taxi awaits you to take you on a short drive to Zanzibar Airport from where you fly to Arusha. The flight is an easy one, taking a bit over one hour. Arusha is the safari capital of the country and a bustling ‘tourism driven’ city. You will be met by your driver-guide guide at Arusha airport and together you will begin the transfer to Tarangire National Park to start your private safari game drive. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River, which crosses the park and is the main source of fresh water for the wildlife. This quiet park is famous for its elephant migration, birdlife and authentic safari atmosphere. You will enjoy a packed lunch at midday and at the end of the afternoon’s game drive, you will make your way to Africa Safari Lake Manyara. On arrival, you will have time to refresh before finishing the day with dinner under the stars and a good night’s sleep in one of our comfy canvas accommodations.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Lake Manyara
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Day 3
Safari game drive Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight Africa Safari Lake Manyara.
Nothing but nature – Ngorongoro Crater Magic!
Be sure to wake up early today, so there is no delay on your descent into the famous Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area you will be amazed by the beauty around you. Even more so when you arrive at the edge of the crater and take in the amazing view over one of the natural wonders of this world. The crater of this inactive volcano is approximately 3 million years old, 20 square km in size and the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world. Due to its natural borders, the wildlife in the crater is amazing. The crater is home to the Big Five and offers a good chance to spot the rare black rhino. Throw hyena, zebra, buffalo and elephants into the mix, and you have the perfect canvas for a pretty awesome safari experience. At the end of the afternoon, you head back to the lodge, Africa Safari Lake Manyara, for a well deserved nights’ sleep.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Lake Manyara
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Day 4
Safari transfer through Ngorongoro Conservation Area – half-day safari game drive Serengeti National Park – Overnight Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma.
Countryside landscapes and road-tripping en route to Serengeti
Today you have a long and rewarding drive ahead of you, as you make your way from Lake Manyara region, through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and into Serengeti National Park. The road will take you through the Maasai homeland, the only tribespeople permitted to live in the Conservation area. Traditionally nomadic, the Maasai people are rich in culture and can often be seen herding their cattle in brightly coloured traditional Maasai robes. They live in complete harmony with the earth, using their long-ingrained family knowledge of plant life as a means for survival. Along the drive, you will be able to spot giraffes, zebras and other animals. Prepare to be amazed when you catch your first glimpse of the endless plains of the Serengeti. When you arrive in our Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma lodge, you will have already had your first taste of game driving and the 14,000+ square kilometres that make up the wonder that is Serengeti National Park.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Day 5
Safari game drive northern Serengeti – Overnight Africa Safari Maasai Boma.
Stunning Serengeti and the miracle of the great migration
After breakfast at Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma, you will begin your safari for the day, heading north. The drive takes you through a natural wonderland of ever-changing landscapes. The journey begins cruising along dirt tracks lined by shrubby savannah, the habitat of impala and giraffe. After a while, you will reach the Lobo area where the landscape opens up to a mix of grasslands, rivers, hills and forests. Depending on the movement of the migration you might even make your way further north while the plains disappear behind you to give way to forests of acacia trees and dense bush. The area is permanently inhabited by many animals, both herbivores and carnivores, including; buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard, eland, cheetah, hyena, oribis, topi, impala, Thomson’s gazelle, giraffe, hippos and the Nile crocodile. This northern section of the Serengeti is less frequented than the southern and central parts of the Serengeti, allowing for fewer cars on the road and a more ‘exclusive’ safari experience. At the end of the day, you will leave the park through Klein’s gate and after a few kilometres find another surprise; Maasai culture in its full glory. You will spend the night at Africa Safari Maasai Boma in a modern-style version of a traditional Maasai earth house with an en-suite bathroom and king size bed.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Maasai Boma
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Day 6
Safari game drive via northern area to Seronera Airstrip for afternoon flight back to Zanzibar Transfer to Reef and Beach Resort for overnight.
Kwaheri Serengeti, Jambo Zanzibar
After a good night’s sleep, today your last game drive in the Serengeti which will end this afternoon at the Seronera airstrip for your flight back to Zanzibar Airport. Enjoy the magnificent views while flying over Serengeti National Park and admire the changing scenery of the Great Rift Valley. Perhaps you will even get a glimpse of the famous Mount Kilimanjaro, as the plane stops briefly in Arusha. You will land at Zanzibar Airport where you will be met by your driver-guide and transferred to Reef & Beach Resort, where you will check in to a Suite Mangrove/Pool view on an all-inclusive meal plan. The coming days can be spent at your leisure, enjoying all the wonderful resort facilities – spa, massage, poolside sunbathing or a dip in the ocean. For the more adventurous traveller, you may wish to indulge in a diving experience or head off on one of the many day tours available.
Day 7
Reef & Beach Resort, Zanzibar
Rest and Relaxation
Enjoy Reef & Beach Resort or book an optional excursion.
Day 8
Check-out and transfer to Zanzibar Airport.
Return home
After breakfast and check-out, a vehicle is awaiting you to take you to Zanzibar Airport for your flight back home.
Shaba Boutique Hotel
Located in a beautiful and characteristic building in the heart of the old centre of Stone Town
Shaba Boutique Hotel is a bed and breakfast hotel, located at only a 2-minute walk to the beach and a short 15-minute drive from the airport and ferry terminal. The surrounding area is authentic Stone Town, with cobbled alleyways, kids playing in the street, local food stalls and markets, curio shops and cafes by the shoreline. A short walk down the road will provide access to a variety of restaurants and bars boasting sunset ocean views and delicious cocktails. Shaba Boutique is in a perfect location, allowing you to explore the culture and history of the city while proving to be a wonderful ‘home’ base for prison island and spice tour departures. Shaba is the ideal place to stop overnight on arrival into Zanzibar or prior to departure from the Island.
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
In the Serengeti ecosystem for travellers seeking an exclusive safari experience
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma is a comfortable safari accommodation situated within the Serengeti Ecosystem and just 300 meters from the National Park border but inside the Tanzanian Wildlife Authority (TAWA) . Located between Serengeti Seronera, Grumeti and Ikorongo Game Reserves the location is perfect for exploring the Serengeti and all that is on offer in one of the country’s largest national parks.
The annual migration is at your doorstep for several months of the year. Being in such close proximity to the Grumeti river, Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma has a backyard full of animals. With spacious, comfortable lodgings and welcoming service, Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma guarantees the finest combination of comfort and nature.
Africa Safari Lake Manyara
Located between the foothills of Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara
Africa Safari Lake Manyara is a luxury safari lodge, looking out over the lake and the Jangwani corridor and located between the foot of the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.
You will enjoy a spacious complex with different accommodation types, like Premium Bungalows, Luxury Glamping Safari Accommodations, Safari Comfort Accommodations with en suite bathroom and 1 to 14 person Safari Tents.
We also offer a swimming pool with sun terrace, Lounge bar, Restaurant, Fitness & Massage Centre, Free WiFi, 24-hour reception and a Guest Relation Desk for all your questions, excursions or last-minute Safari trips.
Africa Safari Maasai Boma
The best location to spot the annual “Wildebeest Migration”
Africa Safari Maasai Boma is a unique accommodation. Not only because of its ideal location, with Kenya’s Maasai Mara and situated between Lake Natron to the east, Serengeti National Park to the west and the Ngorongoro to its south, but also due to its design. As the accommodation’s name suggests, it is inspired by a traditional Maasai boma. Look around you and you’ll understand why; you’re in their midst. The circular earth houses with thatched roofs are simple, solid, basic yet comfortable. A spacious bedroom, decorated with traditional Maasai blankets and beadwork, furnished with a kingsize and a single bed, and a bathroom ensuite equipped with a European standard toilet and shower facilities. The village is called Ololosokwan and although not located in an official game reserve or national park, even here you will find game now and then. Wildlife does not know boundaries!
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Reef & Beach Resort
Located between the villages of Jambiani and Makunduchi on the east coast of the Island
The ocean view rooms span across 600 metres of seafront providing the perfect ocean breeze to flow through the rooms and allowing you to fall asleep to the sound of crashing waves – Holiday Perfection! The rooms are spread out to create the ultimate privacy for your beach getaway. Reef & Beach Resort has undergone recent renovations, including the addition of new rooms to cater to the ever-growing demand for vacation time at this magical piece of paradise. The new rooms can be found by crossing a beautifully designed wooden bridge, created between mangroves. The resort facilities are such that there is really no need to venture anywhere else and include; 24-hour reception, two swimming pools, jetty bar, a-la-carte and buffet restaurant, sun terrace with ocean views and comfortable sunbeds, canoes available to rent, games room, massage and wellness centre as well as a fitness centre that has full ocean views – if that isn’t motivation for some gym time we don’t know what is! And for those who are a little more adventurous and wish to go exploring there is an independently operated dive centre and excursions desk on site.
Tarangire National Park
Home of the elephants
The highest concentration of wildlife outside Serengeti
Tarangire National Park is a fun and easy park to explore. Wildlife is abundant and exposed due to the park’s more compact and open terrain making it easier to see wildlife both up close and from a distance. The park is only a short 2 hours drive from Arusha and in close proximity to Lake Manyara. It is 2850 square kilometres making it the sixth-largest park in Tanzania and offering the highest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti. Tarangire is known for its large herds of elephants, which can be viewed at close range. Other animals likely to be seen throughout Tarangire are; wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, gazelle, warthog, impala, python, lion, leopard and over 50 species of birds.
Ngorongoro Crater
The world’s largest, inactive, intact and unfilled caldera
Is commonly referred to as the 8th wonder of the world
Nothing can prepare you for the breathtaking beauty that is the Ngorongoro Crater. As you stand at the viewpoint looking out over the crater, clouds hovering around the tip of the rim with the cool mountainous breeze in the air, there is no mistaking the divinity of mother nature. The Ngorongoro Crater is a world heritage site, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and is commonly referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. Due to its natural borders, there is an abundance of wildlife throughout the conservation area which is home to the Big Five including the African Black Rhino as well as hyena, zebra and elephants to name a few. The Ngorongoro Crater is an absolute must on any northern circuit itinerary.
Serengeti National Park
The best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world
Endless plains and stunning savannah
With vast open plains and an abundance of wildlife as far as the eye can see, the Serengeti is a safari maker’s dreamland. As the park is so expansive, it is ideally recommended to spend several days exploring. Serengeti National Park spans across 14,763 square kilometres and is easily the largest and arguably most popular of the northern circuit National Parks. The Serengeti is host to the annual Wildebeest migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Buffalo, elephant, giraffe, lion, hippo and hyena are also frequently sighted throughout the Serengeti.
Serengeti North & Mara River
Serengeti National Park
Northern Serengeti is where the great migration crosses the Mara River
Witness the most amazing wildlife spectacle in Africa at the Mara River. The Mara River is most famous for the legendary wildebeest crossing, a dramatic event, which is featured in countless wildlife documentaries. One of Tanzania’s best- kept secrets is the fact that nearly half of the Mara River is situated in the northern Serengeti versus the Masai Mara’s segment in Kenya. While there are hordes of vehicles just a few miles upriver in the Masai Mara, the Serengeti side is virtually devoid of tourists. Not only the Mara River is an essential part of this area of the Serengeti, but it is also a lush and idyllic spot hidden away in the remote reaches of the north. Many varieties of colourful birds can be found here including kingfishers, hoopoes and rollers. The flourishing resources support some unusual antelope species including Mountain reedbuck and Steenbok. The nearby Larelemangi salt lick is a haven for wildlife and large herds of buffalo and elephant are regular visitors.
Serengeti Central / Seronera area
Serengeti National Park
Big cat capital
Serengeti’s Seronera area is located in the south-central region of the park and is well known for being the habitat of a large number of big cats; the lion, leopard and cheetah are often spotted here. However, the elephant, giraffe, hippo, crocodile, buffalo and impala are also well-known visitors. The area is very popular as it is one of the most likely spots to watch a kill. The landscape is dotted with ‘’kopjes’’, rocky granite or Gneiss outcrops, over 550 million years old and in high favour by some of the cats as look-out points while hunting.
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TOUR FEATURES
- Beach & Safari Holiday
- Can start any day
- Accommodation level: Comfort
- Tour activity level: Moderate
- Game drives in 4×4 vehicle with pop-up roof
INCLUDED
- All transfers and domestic flights
- 1 Night Shaba Boutique Hotel (B&B)
- 4 Nights Africa Safari Accommodation (FB)
- 2 Nights Reef & Beach Resort (AI)
- Safari activities + park fees as in itinerary
EXCLUDED
- International flights
- Tourist Visa
- Tourism Development Levy + Village fee
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, drinks)
- Tips (not mandatory but greatly appreciated
