13-Day Zanzibar Beach Holiday and Game Drive Safari

After breakfast early in the morning, our tour guide driver will pick you up from Gold Crest Hotel. You will start a beautiful journey to Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes.

The name of the park originated from the Tarangire River which winds its way through the parklands and is the only source of water for wildlife here during the dry season. The park is well-known for its large elephant herds, tree-climbing African pythons, and a diversity of landscapes. The landscapes you will see include seasonal swamps and savanna, with the Tarangire River. 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 an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will depart to Lake Manyara National Park for wildlife game drives with picnic lunch boxes. Once the game drives are complete, we will drive you to Marera Valley Lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of only 330 sq. km (127 sq. miles), of which up to 200 sq. km (77 sq. miles) is made up of the lake when water levels are high. The park is famous for the arboreal lions, which hide among the branches of the trees, and the numerous colonies of baboons that populate the forest and which will accompany you along the road from the moment you enter the park. Also, the park is an excellent place for bird watching and a good area to find elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, baboons, warthogs, and buffalos. At some point during your game drive, you should get out of your vehicle at the hippo pool to stretch your legs and observe the hippos here.

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park for a wildlife game drive, while carrying lunch boxes. Then, you will enjoy lunch in a suitable place inside the park. You will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp. The next day you will spend the whole day inside this park for game drives.

The Serengeti National Park is among the largest parks in Tanzania with diverse landscapes and habitats, such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannahs, and mountains. It is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests. Depending on the rainy season, you may have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals in their search for food and water.

After breakfast, you will depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater while carrying lunch boxes. Once you finish the game drive, you will be transferred to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is among of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It 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. Be ready to see many animals in a short time and experience the nomadic society that lives together with wildlife in the crater without harming one another.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, our safari guide will drive you to Lake Eyasi, where you will meet the Hadzabe community. This group is famous for its hunting skills. You can go hunting with them and observe their skills firsthand. Later after Hadzabe, you will stop by another community, the Datoga community. This group is well-known for its skills as a blacksmith. Furthermore, you can stretch your legs by walking around Lake Eyasi visiting the local village, and experiencing the real African lifestyle. After all these activities, you will be taken back to the lodge to relax, have dinner, and stay overnight.

After breakfast, you will relax at the lodge and, if time allows, take a short tour of Karatu town for shopping. From karatu, we will transfer you to Arusha Airport to go 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.

After breakfast, you will spend the day on a tour of Zanzibar's Stone Town with our local guide.
You will also visit other interesting destinations here. Finally, we will transfer you to your beach hotel.

You will 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.

These two days are spent in Zanzibar for your leisure. Use your time to relax on the beach and at the resort at Smiles Beach Hotel. You will get enough chance to enjoy the beach. You will discover Zanzibar's best beaches, each offering spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, white sand, and colorful coral reefs.

After breakfast, you will spend the last few hours at the resort for relaxation and leisure. We will pick you up at the resort and transfer you to Zanzibar Airport, where your safari ends.
On the way back to Zanzibar International Airport, you can stop at Stone Town to buy souvenirs.