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 Tanzanian
Game Parks and Zanzibar Adventure
Duration: 10 days
Starts: Nairobi
Ends: Dar es Salaam
Rates from: ZAR 6690 per person
+ Local Rate: USD 180
Countries Visited: Tanzania
Transport: Standard Truck
Safari cook: Included
Tour Add Ons: Masai Mara Safari
This trip starts in Nairobi and travels through
Tanzania, finishing in Dar Es Salaam. It also
travels in the reverse direction.
Experience Tanzania's varied geography, diverse
cultures and famed wildlife reserves on this
safari filled with many highlights. You will
travel along the vast plains of the Serengeti
with its abundance of plains' game and predator
populations whilst experiencing the natural
spectacle of the Ngorongoro Crater Reserve.
Tanzania also has some of the most diverse
cultures presenting you with opportunities to
interact with a variety of people from the famed
Masai tribes, to the large Muslim populati
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Nairobi to Arusha
Meals: HB
You depart Nairobi and drive South, crossing the
border into Tanzania at Namanga and continue to
Arusha. This is a pleasant town situated at the
base of Mount Meru, and is the starting point
for your optional excursion to Ngorongoro Crater
and/or Serengeti. You conduct these excursions
in locally operated Land Rovers, which are
specially adapted for safari use. Depending on
which option you choose, you will be away from
the Arusha campsite for either one or 2 nights.
Day 2: Serengeti (Optional)
If you take up the 2-night/3-day option you will
depart Arusha in the morning with your vehicles
and guides. The drive to the Serengeti National
Park takes you through the Masai town of Mtu Wa
Mbu (Mosquito River) and up into the Ngorongoro
Reserve for a glimpse of the Ngorongoro Crater
before descending down onto the plains of the
Serengeti. The abundance of plains' game in this
area is truly astounding. The afternoon will be
spent game viewing before setting up camp in the
midst of the national park. With some luck you
will be hear the nighttime noises of the
wildlife.
Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro
Crater
After a full morning's game drive in the
Serengeti you will return to pull down camp and
head back towards the Ngorongoro. Where we
travel up to Ngorongoro Crater's edge to our
campsite for the evening. We suggest you pack
your winter woollies as it can get very cold on
the rim of the crater during the night. For
those taking the 1-night / 2-day option you will
be collected from Arusha today in the afternoon
and transferred to the town of Karatu for the
evening. Tomorrow you will join the rest of the
group for your Ngorongoro game drive.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
This morning you descend into the Ngorongoro
Crater. With its 600m walls and 20km diameter,
it is a natural wonder, and offers a spectacular
view from the rim. The true size of this caldera
is only appreciated from the floor itself and
the abundance of its animal inhabitants becomes
apparent. It is home to nearly every species of
African animal and offers a chance to view an
incredible concentration of East African
mammals, such as elephant, rhino, buffalo,
hippo, lion, and other plains' game. After
spending the full morning in the crater you will
return to the campsite near Arusha for another
night. Both optional excursions will follow the
same schedule today.
Day 5: Arusha to Pangani
You leave Arusha and head towards the warm
Indian Ocean. Travelling through the town of
Moshi, you cross the southern slopes of the
highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro. There
is also an opportunity to view the snowy summit,
weather dependant. This definitely calls for a
photo stop! Continuing South you pass the
Usambara Mountains where you encounter vast
sisal plantations on the way to Dar es Salaam.
Day 6: Pangani to Dar es Salaam
Today is another long day's drive through
beautiful lush scenery and palm trees. On
arrival in Dar es Salaam, you stay the night at
a beach hotel or set up camp in a site that is
situated to the North of the city, and prepare
for your departure to Zanzibar the next morning.
Day 7: Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
Meals: BB
A ferry from Dar es Salaam takes you to the
"Spice Island", where you will spend 3 nights on
this legendary island. Zanzibar is steeped in
history and was one of the major starting points
for most East African explorers in their quest
for new lands. Please note: Our crew can
organize accommodation for you whilst on
Zanzibar, although, from our experience, our
clients have felt the need to explore the island
on their own. Therefore, accommodation and food
are at your own expense whilst on Zanzibar.
Days 8 - 9: Zanzibar
History aside, Zanzibar offers a wealth of
experiences for the visitor. Today the quiet
streets of old Stone Town retain their Arabic
influence, from the Medina-like shops to the
palaces of the Sultans, who founded their vast
empires on the spoils of the slave and ivory
trade. The island is still famous for its
spices, and tours around a spice plantation can
be organised. Other options include a trip to
the nearby Prison Island with its giant
tortoises, and beautiful beaches. Or perhaps you
would enjoy the opportunity to hire a motorbike,
and explore the more remote areas of the island.
Zanzibar is a seafood lover's paradise. Numerous
restaurants offer a great variety of the
freshest catch from the ocean - giant lobsters
being a popular specialty. Alternatively,
joining the locals for dinner in the waterfront
market is an experience not to be missed. The
market stalls offer an unusual selection of fast
food, African style, at a very reasonable cost.
Day 10: Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
Leaving Zanzibar, you take the ferry back to the
mainland and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania's first
city with its colonial buildings and palm-lined
port, where you end your safari.
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