16Days Senior Combined Zanzibar Holidays | Wildlife Safari | & Local Community Experience.

Day 0

Arrival and picked up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport(JRO) then transferred to the hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight at the Outpost  lodge bed and breakfast included

Day 1

After breakfast with picknick lunch box drive to the Lake manyara national park,The Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its tree climbing lions and stunning views over the colorful lake, which is a paradise for flamingos. While most known for baboons, the lake is also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs and giraffes. Giant fig trees and mahogany seen in the groundwater forest immediately around the park gates draw nourishment from the underground springs replenished continuously from crater highlands directly above the Manyara basin. The Great Rift Valley offers another beautiful geological and historical feature.Dinner and overnight at the Octagone lodge

Day 2

After breakfast with pick nick lunch box drive to the Serengeti national park entering this huge game sanctuaries via the Southern corridor,The southern plains of the serenget national park are the home and the breeding ground for the Migratory animals,the spectacle of breeding happen between december,january and february there after the Migratory animals with martch towards the Western corridor and arrives at the Northern Serengeti between July and August, The Northern corridor of the Serengeti is one of the very popular tourist destination since the corridor is used by the animals to cross the border to Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya.

In this day you will have your dinner and over-night in the Serengeti national park deeply at the Northern Corridor near the famous Mara River, Lobo Wildlife lodge, the Lodge is not that far from the River and the border with the Maasai Mara game reserve on Kenyan side of the Serengeti national park, it`s at this river where the wild animals crosses and encountered with the giant and famous African Nile Crocodile its often what you normally see on those famous film of national geographic, this is what you might have seen in national geographic video showing the thirsty wild beasts drawn into water by mess less Crocodile.

Spending a night at this lodge is strategically  to be closer to our earlier morning expectation centered at going to the river crossing point to see Migratory animals crossing the River and their struggling against the Crocodiles

Day 3.

Game drive at the Northern Serengeti along the Mara River to see the migratory animals, it`s a specific day where you wake up early in the morning with pick nick lunch to roam the vast jungle of the northern Serengeti patrolling for migratory animals, it’s one of those you can see in the films filmed by national geographic, it will be a long drive but very interesting searching for Migratory beasts, you will later driver back to your Lodge Lobo wildlife lodge at evening time.

Day 4.

After breakfast depart from the Lobo Wildlife lodge and drive to the famous Ngorongoro crater for full game drive, the Ngorongoro crater is sometimes referred to be the Garden of Eden or the Noah Ark, the crater provide the home for the big five, Wild beasts Zebras and un countable number of gazelle and thousand of  pinkish flamingos. With pick nick lunch box you will descend down the floor of the famous Ngorongoro crater game drive is specifically to see the big five ie Lion, Black rhino, Elephants, Leopard and Buffaloes. At late hours you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Octagone lodge

Day 5.

Walking along the Great east African Rift valley, The walk will get you well into understand of the tropical african environments, culture, their economies it’s a trip that will definitely take you off the beaten truck and immersed you into African, it’s also specifically to give you an insight into how east African societies are organized and the whole life in general, at the top of the Rify valley you will be rewarded with amazing view of the lake Manyara national park, the villages, the Ngorongoro highlands, and mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa in a clear day. After lunch you proceed with cycling in Mto wa mbu a colorful artistic town and also agricultural famous for Paddy and Banana farms, You will be able to visit local market and local.Brew industry making local Bears and local wine, people of all ages here at this town are busy earning for their life through works of art including Batiks, Carvings and Paintings, selling their talented arts to the mult-international tourists who passes across this town going to safari parks, Cycling will takes you along the shore of the lake Manyara at sunset that will provide you with spectacular views, this combine program feeds you with all kind of experience you may wish for on your expectation. Its in our belief that tourism is not only about safaris and landscapes but also about people and their cultures. Dinner and overnight at the Fanaka lodge down the foot of the rifty valley in this town of Mto wa mbu.

Day 6

Pickup from campsite and head towards Tarangire National Park for game drive, the Tarangire national park was established to help with preserving the big cats{leopards, cheaters, lions} game drive is centered around the Tarangire River Circuit where there is higher chance of seeing the big predators hunting as the herbivores come for drinks and grazing along the river channel. Stop for a pic-nic lunch at a bluff overlooking the winding Tarangire River. After, proceed with game driver to deferent areas of Tarangire National Park where you will be able to see defferent spicies of gazelles, antelopes, ostrich, giraffes, buffaloes and many more mammals and birds. The Tarangire national park is referred to be the home of African elephant,the park id now a jome of about 6000 Elephants in an are of about 2500sqkm thats makes it one of the highest populated home of elephants in Africa. In late afternoon you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Roika Tented lodge

 Day 7

Early morning you will drive towards the slopes of the majestic snow caped Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa. The Mount Kilimanjaro Resort is Tucked deep in the lush green banana and coffee plantations of Kyalla Village in Marangu Western of slopes of the Kilimanjaro Mountain it is extremely close to the front gates of the Kilimanjaro National Park - which is the start climbing point to the roof of Africa ... the Kibo peak. 

Day 8

After breakfast Here you will have a chance to hike through the surrounding forest and banana plantations and taste the locally grown coffee.The walk will take you down to waterfall and historical sites of the legendary Chaga tribe the inhabitant of the slope of this mountain.Dinner and overnight will be at our Hostel & Apartment www.lionsgatehostel.com.In here we will prepare a wonderful dish consisting of the very best Tanzanian Tradition cooking style.It will be an opportunity for you to taste Tanzanian food which is varriety of dishes developed from the contact between the local tribes with foreighners.Its a mixture of Arab,Asian,Portungues and European flavored food.

Day 9

After breakfast and easy day drive for swiming and relaxy to streach mascles at the Chemka hot springs,a simple and fun place. A warm water rising from the ground due to volcanicity,the geo-thermally warmed water is constantly renewed and is therefore very fresh,clear and clean. Chemka hot spring is indeed a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours to relax after long drives or after a climb or hiking or adventurious bumping safari.At late hour of the day you will drive for dinner and overnight at the Outpost lodge

Day 10.

After breakfast rock the city of Arusha with shopping then we will drop you at the airport for your flight to the Island of Zanzibar. Arrival at the airport in Zanzibar picked up and transferred for Dinner and overnight at the Al Johari hotel in Stone town. Bed and breakfast included

Day 11.

After breakfast a guided  tour to the historical city of Stone town, The has been declared by UNESCO as a world heritage. A rich historical city consists of remnants of Portuguese, Asian and Arabs however the main dominant and influential are Arabs from Oman. You will visit the Palace and Slave markets.

Local market full of glittering works of arts that's tell the culture of East Africa and its History through in contact with foreigner who played a major role to the formation of the current East african societies and the Island themselves. At late afternoon you will be transferred to the beach for beach relax at the Kendwa Rocks or Villa dida Resort depend on availability at the time of your decision to book the trip.

Day 12.

Beach relax, optional at extra costs can speak to the hotel reception and can organize Diving eg scrubber diving and other water sport activities 

Day 13

Beach relax 

Day 14

Transfer to the Jozan forest for tour, the Jozani forest is the home the endemic wild animals of Zanzibar ,the day will also include spice tour where you will learn a lots of the different spices grown in Zanzibar, the Islands are famous throughout the world for growing of spices, and where conqured and colonized by the Portugues, Arabs and The British due to their strategic location for commence and fertiles soil for growing very profitable crops mainly spices. We will take you for lunch at a famous spot call the The Rock restaurant, The Rock restaurant is made on the top of an exposed Rock in the sea its indeed one of the very best and very beautiful restaurant to have your lunch and provide a wide and panoramic view with wonderful breeze of the sea.Later we transfer you back to the beach hotel suggested Kendwa Rocks

Day 15

Beach relax

Day 16

Transferred to the airport for local flight to Kilimanjaro international or Dar es salaam international airport to get connected to your international flight back home.

End of the Expedition.

Serengeti National Park | The Wildlife

Serengeti Safari is among few African Wildlife Safari parks where you will find a  huge variety of games at ease.

At Serengeti you will witness a huge pride of Lions, it is estimated that Serengeti has about 3000 to 4000 lions. This park has an outstanding number of Cheetah, Leopard, and Hyena.

This is a heaven for numerous Wild Animals includes topi, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, elephant, caracal, serval, bat-eared fox, hyrax, genet, hares, porcupine, aardvark, giraffe, jackal, mongoose, crocodile, monitor lizard, aardwolf, many kinds of primates including baboons, vervet and colobus monkeys the list still long. 

For Bird Lovers Serengeti is a breathtaking destination for you, over 500 Species of Birds make Serengeti their Paradise. This stunning park guarantees an exceptional birdwatching experience.

Ngorongoro Wildlife Experience.

 The Park is Populated with healthy black rhinos, African Elephant, lion, leopard, and hyena. Apart from Leopards who are a bit tricky to spot as they are living in the highly dense forest of Lerai, the rest of the big 5 can be sighted easily.

Whenever you visit Ngorongoro you are guaranteed to see huge herds of wildebeest, Zebra, and Buffalo. The Crater  is stocked  with  other wildlife animals like , cheetah, jackal, Grant's and Thompson's gazelle, flamingos and bat-eared foxes etc .

Wildlife of Tarangire Park.

It is not a secret ,Elephant Migration is the phenomena which create an impressive feature of Tarangire park.This is when  huge herbs of Elephant  roaming around the Tarangire’s river system and swamps during the dry season. Being at  the middle of  this  astonishing abundance is  truly a breathtaking  experience of life!. 

Tarangire park has a plenty Predators like lion ,leopard,Cheetah,Hyena ,Jackal and a few Wild dogs 

The Park is favourable for  herbivores,it is a home to  wildebeest, zebra, eland, impala, greater and lesser kudu, dik-dik, Coke’s hartebeest, Thomson’s gazelle, giraffe, buffalo, reedbuck, waterbuck, warthog, hippopotamus, mongoose and rock hyrax! 

At Tarangire you will glimpse some  rare species of Antelope which have never been seen in any other Northern Destination, including the fringe-eared oryx and the gerenuk. Black rhinos are very   infrequently seen  at  Tarangire even though  it is believed they are living in the remote areas of the park.

Included in the price:

• Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation while on
safari
• Transfers to and from the airport
• All game drives viewing in a custom-built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
• All parks entrance fees
• Transportation with a 4×4 vehicles with viewing roofs
• Professional English-speaking driver-guide during the safari.
• Bottled safe drinking water, soft and energy drinks in safari
• Current Government taxes and levies
• 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Arusha.

Excluded from the price:

• International flights
• Additional excursions while you are in Tanzania
• Out-of-full board service at the hotel including body massage,
hotel excursions, bar & laundry services
• Entry visa to Tanzania
• Travel and health insurance
• Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
• Items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage