We warmly welcome you to your Tanzania family safari at Kilimanjaro International Airport “KIA”. You will be transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. In the lodge we do a briefing about the safari, which starts the next day.

(Dinner) Accommodation: Planet Lodge

After breakfast visit Arusha National Park. With a size of 137 km2 it lies between Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru, which also forms the border of the park. You will start with an experienced ranger on a 2-hour bush walkto the Tulusia waterfall. Then the game drives begin. With altitudes ranging from 1,500 m at Lake Momella to the summit of Mount Meru at 4,566 m, this mountain park includes the different vegetation levels from tropical semi-arid to high alpine. The flora and fauna are correspondingly diverse. Wildlife consists of a variety of herbivores, predators and primates such as the black and white colobus monkey, baboons, giraffe, buffalo, hippopotamus, leopard, hyena and a wide variety of antelope species. There are no lions in the park, but if you are lucky you will see a leopard! On a clear day, there are mesmerizing views of Mount Kilimanjaro from almost anywhere in the park. In the late afternoon you will return to your lodge.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Planet Lodge

After breakfast you start with packed lunch in the Tarangire National Park. The journey takes about 2.5 hours. As soon as you enter the national park, the game drives begin. Tarangire offers you a magnificent, wide panorama of open acacia forests with grass savannas and large herds of elephants. Especially in the dry season from July to October, the Tarangire River attracts many elephants to its banks who want to quench their thirst there. Established in 1970 from former hunting grounds, Tarangire National Park is home to the largest population of wildlife outside of the Serengeti ecosystem. With around 2,600 km2, it is one of the five largest parks in Tanzania and offers a “laid table” for predators all year round. One of its peculiarities is the population of mainland antelope, like the stately tufted-eared gemsbok and the graceful giraffe gazelle, which are found in large numbers here. During the rainy season, much of the wildlife migrates well beyond the borders of the national park until the green plains have been emptied and the vibrant heart of the park, the Tarangire River, is forced to return. However, the 4,000 or so elephants remain behind, so Tarangire in northern Tanzania is also widely known as the “Elephant Park”. Arrive at your camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight. the Tarangire River, moved to return. However, the 4,000 or so elephants remain behind, so Tarangire in northern Tanzania is also widely known as the “Elephant Park”. Arrive at your camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight. the Tarangire River, moved to return. However, the 4,000 or so elephants remain behind, so Tarangire in northern Tanzania is also widely known as the “Elephant Park”. Arrive at your camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge

Today you leave the area around Tarangire National Park and continue to the neighboring Lake Manyara National Park. You will enter the national park via the southern Park Gate, passing small villages along the Great Rift Valley. The Lake Manyara National Park is rather small with 330 km2. What is amazing, however, is the variety of habitats that can be accommodated here. Beyond the front gate, the road winds through a stretch of lush jungle-like aquifer forest, where hundreds of baboons laze by the roadside, diadem vervet monkeys tumble nimbly through the ancient mahogany trees, dainty bushbuck cautiously step out of the shade, and strangely large woodland hornbills loud and jarring in the high canopy call. The forest opens up into a forest and grassland landscape to the swampland surrounding the lake itself. Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake. The various waterfowl such as pelicans, storks, ibises and cormorants are unique there. The highlights are flocks of flamingos, which at certain times of the year make the surface of the lake glitter pink. There are also elephants and buffalo in the park. Otherwise there are giraffes, hippos, wildebeest, zebras, warthogs and a variety of smaller animals. In the late afternoon you leave the national park and arrive at your lodge high on the Great Rift Valley. which make the surface of the lake glisten pink at certain times of the year. There are also elephants and buffalo in the park. Otherwise there are giraffes, hippos, wildebeest, zebras, warthogs and a variety of smaller animals. In the late afternoon you leave the national park and arrive at your lodge high on the Great Rift Valley. which make the surface of the lake glisten pink at certain times of the year. There are also elephants and buffalo in the park. Otherwise there are giraffes, hippos, wildebeest, zebras, warthogs and a variety of smaller animals. In the late afternoon you leave the national park and arrive at your lodge high on the Great Rift Valley.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Tloma Lodge

After breakfast, leave Karatu and continue into the Serengeti. First you cross the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. While your driver pays the entrance fees, you can take a look at the exhibition about the Great Rift Valley (= the East African Rift Valley) and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the next room: The Great Rift Valley is circular from its northern end in Syria to its southern end in Mozambique 6,000km long. The tectonic activity that formed the Rift Valley weakened the Earth’s crust along its boundaries. The area is therefore volcanically and seismically active. Volcanoes such as Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Elgon and the crater highlands were created. You can dance with the Maasai, visit their engkangs (huts) and you can see the school that the Maasai children attend. Enter the Serengeti National Park at the “Naabi” Gate and the game drives begin until you reach your camp in the late afternoon.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Pamoja Serengeti Lodge

Today you start again with game drives in the Serengeti. You will see part of the “Big 5” (lion, rhino, elephant, water buffalo and leopard, the rhino is very rarely seen in the Serengeti). The Serengeti National Park is one of the most famous reserves in the world. The outstanding importance of the Serengeti was documented towards the end of the 1950s by Bernhard and his son Michael Grzimek in the film “The Serengeti Shall Not Die”. In 1959 the film won the Oscar for best documentary.  This is where the endless expanse of Africa and the immense biodiversity of the African animal world are best documented. In contrast to the treeless plains of the central Serengeti, the north-east consists of a tree-covered hill country, and the so-called “western corridor” is characterized by the river landscape of the “Grumeti River”. 1, Every year, 2 million wildebeest travel a 1,000-kilometer circuit in East Africa – from the Serengeti steppe in the south to the Maasai Mara savannah in the north and back. They are followed by 400,000 Thomson’s gazelles and around 250,000 zebras. They all roam the steppe, scrubland and forests all year round in search of fresh water and grass. It is a journey with no beginning and no end, an eternal cycle of life and death. Driven by thirst, hunger and the urge to reproduce, they follow the water. In the late afternoon you return to your camp. They all roam the steppe, scrubland and forests all year round in search of fresh water and grass. It is a journey with no beginning and no end, an eternal cycle of life and death. Driven by thirst, hunger and the urge to reproduce, they follow the water. In the late afternoon you return to your camp. They all roam the steppe, scrubland and forests all year round in search of fresh water and grass. It is a journey with no beginning and no end, an eternal cycle of life and death. Driven by thirst, hunger and the urge to reproduce, they follow the water. In the late afternoon you return to your camp.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Pamoja Serengeti Lodge

After breakfast, leave the Serengeti and enroute drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation. Several million years ago a volcano rose from the height of Mount Kilimanjaro at this point. Due to tectonic movements of the rift valley, the cone collapsed, leaving behind a fantastic caldera, today’s Ngorongoro Crater. The crater floor is about 1,700 meters above sea level and the side walls are between 400 and 600 meters high, so that the crater rim is about 2,300 meters. The diameter of the crater is between 17 and 21 kilometers. The area is now considered the 8th wonder of the world. The crater and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area cover a total area of ​​8,300 km2. Lush pastures and the always available groundwater feed up to 30,000 animals at the same time. Due to the good conditions there is hardly any migration of the animals. Predominantly herbivores live on the crater floor such as wildebeest, eland antelope, kongoni (hartebeest), zebra, gazelle, buffalo and warthog. But there are also lions, cheetahs and hyenas. If you are very lucky you can see one of the very rare rhinos. The moors and forests are home to hippos, elephants, baboons, waterbuck, reedbuck, bushbuck and vervet monkeys. You will have your picnic lunch on the crater floor near Lake Hippo. In the late afternoon you climb the crater rim again and arrive at your lodge. If you are very lucky you can see one of the very rare rhinos. The moors and forests are home to hippos, elephants, baboons, waterbuck, reedbuck, bushbuck and vervet monkeys. You will have your picnic lunch on the crater floor near Lake Hippo. In the late afternoon you climb the crater rim again and arrive at your lodge. If you are very lucky you can see one of the very rare rhinos. The moors and forests are home to hippos, elephants, baboons, waterbuck, reedbuck, bushbuck and vervet monkeys. You will have your picnic lunch on the crater floor near Lake Hippo. In the late afternoon you climb the crater rim again and arrive at your lodge.

(Breakfast | Packed Lunches | Dinner)

Accommodation: Tloma Lodge

After breakfast return to Arusha. You will have lunch at the airport before boarding your flight to Zanzibar. You are allowed to travel with one piece of luggage per person weighing 23 kg.

(Breakfast | Lunch packages)

– end of safari –

On Zanzibar you will be picked up at the airport and taken to your hotel in Stone Town. In the evening you can visit “Forodhani Gardens” on your own. This is a night market where a wide variety of Zanzibar specialties are cooked at many food stalls. Lots of different people meet there and it has a very magical atmosphere, also because it is right on the Indian Ocean!

(Breakfast)

Accommodation: Dhow Palace Hotel

After breakfast you start a guided tour of Stone Town. You will spend half a day exploring the old town. Stone Town is a mixture of different cultures, languages ​​and architectural styles. In 2001 the city was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You will see the former slave market, the Africa house, the “House of Wonders”, the old fort and of course the Freddy Mercury house, among other things. After the Stone Town Tour you will visit a spice farm. (Lunch is not included). Clove was introduced to Zanzibar in 1818 under Said bin Sultan. Zanzibar became the seat of government of the Omani Empire. The fertile soils on the west coast offered ideal conditions for cultivation. In the 19th century, the clove experienced a global boom. Zanzibar became the largest producer of this spice while also being a hub for the trade in coconuts, ivory and slaves. Over time, other spices have also been introduced and grown on Zanzibar – including cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. This is how Zanzibar became known as the Spice Island and it is said that sailors entering the port of Zanzibar were greeted by the scent of cloves. You will then be taken to your beach hotel.

(Breakfast | Dinner)

Accommodation: Next Paradise Boutique Resort 4*

Relaxing days at the beach!

(Breakfast | Dinner)

Accommodation: Next Paradise Boutique Resort 4*

According to the departure time of your international flight, you will be transferred to Kisauni Airport for your flight home!