14 Days (Two Weeks) Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach

14 Days

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This is our typical sample for a two-week Safari and Zanzibar beach. If you are planning a two-week vacation in Africa, for you and your partners or for your family then this is the ideal safari package. A Tanzania Safari to Northern Tanzania with an extension to the island of Zanzibar offers a great experience of two of the major highlights of a holiday in Tanzania; Bush and beach.

We are experts in combining Tanzania safari and Zanzibar tours, so you can get in touch with our experienced travel experts for more on how to do the best-combined tour in Tanzania and Zanzibar.

14-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar itinerary at a glance

The brief outline of this amazing 2-week tour that includes a wildlife safari in Tanzania and a beach stay in Zanzibar will look as follows;

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha.

Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park for a safari game drive

Day 3: Safarin the Lake Manyara National Park

Day 4: Full-day safari on the Ngorongoro Crater’s floor

Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti for an afternoon safari

Day 6: Full-day safari in the Serengeti National Park

Day 7: Morning safari in Serengeti, take a flight to Zanzibar

Day 8 to Day 12: Enjoy your beach vacation in Zanzibar

Day 13: Spice Plantation and Stonwtown tour, overnight stay at Stonetown

Day 14: Transfer to Zanzibar International Airport for departure back home.

14-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar, The Experience

14 days Tanzania safari and zanzibar — Cheetah, Safari in Serengeti

This package is famous with families and partners who wish to make the best of their visit to Tanzania and Africa at large. Tanzania safari and beach Zanzibar is such a splendid way to visit Africa and a good value for your money. This is due to the fact that the wildlife safari in Northern Tanzania includes both the famous Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater which are both UNESCO world heritage sites and biosphere reserves. Apart from the Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Park, you get to visit and see wildlife in often disregarded gems of Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park which is known for its legendary tree-climbing lions.

Tarangire National Park is located about 2 hours from Arusha along the Arusha – Dodoma highway within the Larger Manyara region. The park will amaze you with the large herds of elephants (sometimes 300-strong) and the massive baobab trees that dwarf the elephants below them.

2 weeks of safari in Tanzania and a beach vacation in Zanzibar

The 2 weeks Tanzania safari and Zanzibar package as published should be a sample program that can be booked as is, but like all our packages can be customized to suit your budget and preferences. The program can be customized for example to include one night more at Serengeti National Park and therefore include one day less excluding Lake Manyara National Park which is the smallest of them all for example. Just get in touch

14-day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar; where to stay?

The accommodations for example included in the package can be categorized as a mixture of standard luxury and upper mid-range places, but the same itinerary can be customized with nice mid-range lodging or even more deluxe lodges and tented camps if you fancy staying in the upmarket accommodations.

You may be interested in our shorter version that includes the Ngorongoro and Serengeti safari with the Zanzibar beach extension. Check out our 8 Days Safari in Tanzania with Zanzibar beach.

As we are based on the ground with offices in Arusha and an affiliate office in Zanzibar we are the best-placed tour operator for all your needs when it comes to a package that includes both Tanzania safari and Zanzibar.

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2 Weeks Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar

Day 01

Arrival in Tanzania

On this day of arrival you will be met at Kilimanjaro International Airport /at your arrival point by our representative and safari Manager who will transfer to the Ilboru Safari Lodge around Arusha for safari briefing then relax with your safari starting tomorrow.

Day 2

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

Depart after breakfast and drive to Tarangire National Park the third largest park in Tanzania and the theater of the wild in Tanzania. Tarangire National Park has a lot to offer you in terms of wildlife and its awe-inspiring sights of the gigantic baobab that dot the park. The Tarangire River is the lifeblood of this wonderful reserve and it ensures an abundance of wildlife along the river when they come to get a fair share of the valuable commodity, especially in dry seasons. Among animals spotted in Tarangire includes lions, elephants, leopards, Oryx, dik diks, and a wide range of bird species. Later in the afternoon, you will check in at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3

Tarangire - Lake Manyara National Park

Early morning game drive is worthy taking if you wish, and after breakfast depart Tarangire National Park for Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara is a small beautiful national park famous for the legendary tree-climbing lions and many other large and small mammals. Lunch can be served at the numerous picnic sites in the park or if you wish you may go for hot lunch at the lodge before returning for game drives in the afternoon. You will drive in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge or Country Lodge at Karatu. All meals included.

Day 4

Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater Tour

If staying around Manyara / Mto wa Mbu area, leave Manyara in the morning after taking breakfast and drive via Karatu town to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After registration at the Loduare Gate you will drive up to the Crater rim and make your first stop at the View Point. Here you will have the most stunning views over the Crater floor then you embark on your descent down the 600 meter walls for game viewing.In this world’s largest unbroken caldera if you are lucky you will spot the Big five on the same day. Ngorongoro Crater is world renowned for its unparalleled concentration of animals and bird life and among the species that you can spot freely includes; zebras, topis, elands, warthogs, hartebeests and many more. The list is endless. On the late afternoon we ascend up the Crater Rim to check in back at the Ngorongoro Farm House. All meals included.

Day 5

Olduvai - Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast in the morning, you check out of the lodge at Ngorongoro and drive to Olduvai Gorge where Dr Louise and Mary Leaky discovered old fossils of a hominid called Australopithecus Boisei. This discovery led to the theory that Africa is the cradle of mankind, and at Olduvai Gorge you will be lectured briefly about the theory and the discovery. Thereafter you will drive to Serengeti through the Naabi Hill Gate where you will stop briefly for registration. This day you will take picnic lunch and go ahead with the game drives in the plains for the rest of the afternoon then drive to the Serengeti Tortilis Camp or a similar camp at central Serengeti for dinner and overnight.All meals included

Day 6

Full day Serengeti National Park.

On this day you will have the chance to go for a morning game drive at dawn (If you wish)to see nocturnal animals retiring and the diurnal species waking up for a new day under the beautiful African rising sun. You will then go back to the lodge/camp for breakfast and then leave with a lunch box for a full day of game drives on the endless plains of Serengeti. Depending on the months that you have traveled you may witness the Great Migration that involves the movement of over a million and a half wildebeests together with zebras and gazelles in what is the largest mass movement of animals on the planet. Other resident animals include lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, topis, elands, dik-diks, baboons, and many more. Serengeti is also very popular for an amazingly large number of bird species. Overnight at Serengeti Tortilis Camp or a similar camp at central Serengeti. All meals included.

Day 7

Serengeti – Flight to Zanzibar Island.

Last early morning game drive at dawn if you wish but if you don’t, you take breakfast and drive to the Seronera Airstrip to take your flight to Zanzibar Island. On arrival, you will be met by our driver who will transfer you to the Ocean Paradise Resort where you will check in and be left to relax. Dinner and overnight at the Beach Resort.

Day 8-12

Beach resort Zanzibar.

These days are spent at the beach resort in Zanzibar where you can choose from the various water sports /activities on offer at the Diving Club on-site, or just soak it up at the resort. It is a beach vacation after all. Diving in Zanzibar can be arranged in advance or spontaneously at the resort.

Day 13

Stonetown and Zanzibar Spice tour.

On this day after breakfast, you check out of the beach resort and we drive to the Spice plantations of Zanzibar. At one of these legendary plantations of the spice island of Zanzibar we get to explore the history of the plantations as well as learn more about the spices and fruits that were introduced to the island by explorers from the Arab world and some from Europe. We get to sample also a sumptuous lunch at the spice plantations to get a taste of local Swahili dishes. After this tour in the afternoon, we head to Stonetown for a tour of this ancient town that has been also declared a world heritage site by the United Nation body; UNESCO. We go down the narrow alleys and streets and get to see the cathedrals, the Old fort, the House of Wonders, and the Peoples Palace as well. It is an opportunity to buy some spices as well as some souvenirs. Overnight is at Tembo House Hotel in Stonetown.

Day 14

Transfer to Zanzibar Airport - Departure.

Depending on your flight schedule and departure point you will be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport to take a flight back home. If you are flying out of Dar es Salaam or Nairobi, we will arrange a connecting flight for you to catch your flight back home.

You can stay at upgraded standard luxury lodging on safari or cheaper midrange accommodations at Zanzibar. The Safari and Zanzibar tour is fully flexible and customizable.

Prices for Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar 14 Days

A Group of 2 Persons – USD 4257 per person sharing (Double room or Twin room)

A Group of 4 Persons – USD 3757 per person sharing (2 Double rooms or Twin rooms)

A Group of 6 Persons – USD 3590 per person sharing (6 Double rooms or Twin rooms)

Single Traveler – Ask for price

Group of more than 6 Travelers – Ask for price

Children Prices depend on Age of the child and room configuration.

We can customize the program according to your interests and budget.

The Price includes

all airport pick up and transfers in private car

06 days private safari for 02 – 06 persons

Transport and wildlife drives in modified 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch

Services of a professional English speaking safari guide

All wildlife reserve entry fees

All game drives as mentioned in the itinerary

03 x 0,5 l mineral water per person / day during game drives

Domestic flight Serengeti to Zanzibar including taxes

01 x HB at Ilboru Safari Lodge (or similar), Arusha.

05 x FB at safari lodges or tented camps as per itinerary.

06 x HB at Ocean Paradise Resort / Superior garden rooms, or similar at Zanzibar.

01 x HB at Tembo Hotel in Stonetown or similar boutique hotel

Private tours on Zanzibar as indicated on the itinerary

Value Added Tax by Tanzania Revenue Authority

The Price does not include

International Flights

Any domestic connection flights on arrival or departure

All items of a personal nature

Gratuities for safari guide and lodge staff ( please tip separately)

Travel insurance if needed

Visa fee ( 50 US$ /100 US$ for American or Irish Passport holders – to be paid upon arrival)

Drinks and beverages in lodges

Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (549 USD per person), including concession fees

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14-day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Package

14-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar itinerary at a glance

14-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar, The Experience

2 weeks of safari in Tanzania and a beach vacation in Zanzibar

14-day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar; where to stay?

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