Safaris
Zanzibar is the perfect relaxing end to your African safari. We at Zanzibar Retreat work with a variety of tour operators including the following:
Safari in Tanzania,
Beach Holiday on Zanzibar- Special Offer
Experience the highlights of Tanzania with a combination of a Safari and a beach holiday in our hotel on Zanzibar with our Special Offer Package.
Visit Tanzanias most famous National Parks for seven days, after a flight from Arusha to Zanzibar relax in our beach hotel and explore endless beaches on Zanzibar's exotic coastline. The Package starts in Arusha and ends on Zanzibar. You can choose between Camping or Lodges on Safari.
Special Offer!
With Tanzania Adventure we arrange an affordable Safari Package in combination with a beach holiday on Zanzibar. The Package starts in Arusha and ends on Zanzibar
| Day |
Location |
Camping option |
Hotel option |
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please click on the hotels for details |
| 1 |
Arusha |
Oasis Lodge |
Moivaro Coffee Lodge |
| 2 |
Lake Manyara |
Camping |
Manyara Serena Lodge |
| 3 |
Ngorongoro |
Camping |
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge |
| 3 |
Ngorongoro |
Camping |
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge |
| 5 |
Serengeti |
Camping |
Serengeti Sopa Lodge or our luxury tented camp |
| 6 |
Serengeti |
Camping |
Serengeti Sopa Lodge or our luxury tented camp |
| 7 - 11 |
Zanzibar |
Zanzibar Retreat |
Zanzibar Retreat |
| 12-13 |
Zanzibar - Stonetown |
Dhow Palace |
Dhow Palace |
| 14 |
Zanzibar |
departure |
departure |
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Day by day itinererary:
Day 1 ARRIVAL ARUSHA
You will be met at the airport by your Driver/Guide and our representative. We will take you to your hotel in Arusha for a free day, with your Safari starting tomorrow.
Day 2
Your Safari starts with the drive to Ngorongoro Crater. Your Driver/Guide will make several stops along the way at various places of interest, including a stop at the edge of the escarpment overlooking Lake Manyara. After arrival in Ngorongoro you will descend into the crater for a game drive at the bottom. Overnight in Ngorongoro.
Day 3
After breakfast a wonderful full day game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. Overnight in Ngorongoro.
Day 4
After breakfast you start on your way to Serengeti National Park. A picnic lunch will be provided. On the way you will stop at the Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. After stopping for your picnic lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping) in Serengeti you will continue further into the park and go on a game drive. Overnight in Serengeti.
Day 5
A full day of game drives around Serengeti. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. As in Ngorongoro your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. Overnight in Serengeti.
Day 6
Another full day of game drives. Your Driver/Guide, having consulted overnight with the other Driver/Guides will head out in whatever direction will bring you to animals you haven't yet seen. Overnight in Serengeti.
Day 7
One final morning game drive before leaving. In the afternoon we will reach Arusha, were we overnight.
Day 8
Early departure to your flight to Zanzibar. On the way to the Menai Bay Beach Bungalows we will do the Spice Tour. We have developed a special Spice Tour with in depth information not only about spices, but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description about their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. After the tour we invite for an opulent lunch, where you can taste the spices and fruits. Overnight atZanzibar Retreat, your home for the next five days.
Day 9-13
Relax and enjoy the tranquility and peace of the East Coast of Zanzibar, or explore the island. See activities on this website.
Day 14
departure to airport.
Please ask us for the rates!
the package includes
- all airport transfers in a private car
- domestic flight Arusha- Zanzibar
- Transport and wildlife rives in modified 4WD Land Cruiser or LandRover with photographic roof hatch
- Services of a professional safari guide
- All meals on Safari including mineral water, soft drinks, on Zanzibar on halfboard basis
- Accommodation on Camping Safari in modern, large two-man tents with a sewn-in ground sheet, with a comfortable foam mattress spread on the ground sheet (clients bring their own sleeping bags). We use publicnational parks campsites, which have flush toilet and hot showers.
- All wildlife reserve entry fees and camping fees
- All accommodations asper itinerary
- All tours on Zanzibar as per itinerary
the package does not include
- International airfare & flights
- All items of a personalnature
- Gratuities for safariguide and camp staff
- Airport departure tax
- Travel insurance
- Visa and Passport fees
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholicdrinks and beverages in lodges
| SERENGETI: |
Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and antelope dominate the park during the Great Serengeti Migration. The Serengeti is one of the best parks in Africa to see lion, leopard, cheetah and other predators that follow the plains' game. |
| NGORONGORO CRATER: |
The largest intact, unflooded caldera (crater) in the world, Ngorongoro is a haven for one of the largest permanent concentrations of large mammals in Africa. Lion and hyena are plentiful. |
| LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK: |
The park is situated in the Great Rift Valley and is noted for hippo, elephant, giraffe and excellent birdlife. |
| TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK: |
Tarangire, home to large herds of elephant, has a spectacularly scenic baobab woodland. A seasonal migration of wildlife is concentrated here July through October. |
| ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK: |
With Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background, this mountain park is home to blue monkey and black and white colobus monkey, bushbuck, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, waterbuck and reedbuck. |
| MT. KILIMANJARO: |
Mt. Kilimanjaro is considered a world-class climb, rising from the surrounding plains of 3300 feet (1000 m) to 19,340 feet (5895 m). |
| SELOUS AND RUAHA NATIONAL PARK: |
The Selous and Ruaha are off the beaten track and offer a great opportunity to explore wild and unspoiled bush. |
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| Best Time to Go: |
Excellent: Dec-Mar, Jul-Oct (Tarangire, Selous and Ruaha)
Excellent: Jul-Oct
Good: Nov
Good: Jun, Nov
Fair: Apr, May
Fair: Jan, Jun, Dec |