4-Day Tanzania Safari from Zanzibar

On this morning you can arrange your own transfer or we can arrange for you a transfer to the Zanzibar Airport where you will take a morning flight departing at 07.45 hrs to the Serengeti National Park in Northern Tanzania. You will arrive in the Serengeti around 10.45 hs by mid-morning and you will be picked by our safari guide at the airstrip. Your first game drive starts straight away as soon as you leave the Airstrip in Seronera at Central Serengeti. The Seronera River valley is a well-known wildlife and birdlife-rich region in the center of Serengeti. You expect to see a lot of animals including lions, leopards, zebras, buffaloes, topis, gazelles, etc. Depending on the location of the wildebeests you also may encounter extremely large crowds of the wildebeests (please ask your guide for the best location to spot them).

You will have a picnic lunch on this day then the rest of the afternoon will be spent doing more game drives in the plains of the Serengeti up to dusk when we will check in at camp or lodge for relaxation, campfire dinner and later overnight stay. Overnight at Tukaone Serengeti Camp or a similar camp for dinner and overnight. Lunch box and dinner included.

Early morning game drives can be done on this morning at dawn if you can wake up early.  Talk to our guide the evening before. Sunrise game drives give the perfect opportunity to catch up with the rare nocturnal animal species that are more active during the night as well as the early risers amongst the diurnal species. It is a nice time to see animals within a close distance as most game like to line up at the roadsides to escape the morning dew.

After breakfast at your camp or lodge, you will then spend the whole day in the Serengeti National Park. Alternatively, you may choose to do morning and sunset game drives with a midday break for lunch and relaxation at the lodge/camp.

The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word ‘Siringit’ which translates to ‘plains without end’ and true to the name you will explore vast stretches of the African savannah viewing the many animals and birds that Serengeti has to offer. Serengeti is home to more than 1.5 million wildebeests but that is not all. You expect to spot other animals including lions, cheetahs, elephants, the elusive leopards, zebras, elands topis, warthogs, impalas, and many others. 2^nd Overnight at Tukaone Serengeti Camp or similar camp. All meals included.

Wake up for an early morning breakfast at your camp / or lodge in the Serengeti after which you will check out and head out of Serengeti National Park through the Naabi Hill Gate as you drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Arriving in the mid-morning at the Crater’s View Point, you will register and descend down the Crater floor where you will spend the day doing game drives guided by one of the best professional safari guides you can get in Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Crater which is also referred to as the 8^th wonder of the world is one of the ‘must visit’ bucket list wildlife areas in Africa at large. Ngorongoro harbors the highest concentration of wild animals in the world, in a natural habitat.

Ngorongoro was declared a ‘UNESCO World Heritage’ site and a biosphere Reserve, and this incredible Crater never stops to amaze any visitor. On any lucky day don’t be surprised to spot all the the Big 5 on the crater floor in one day alone. After satisfactory game drives in Ngorongoro, you will later in the afternoon drive up the Crater rim and drive out to a nice lodge around Karatu area just outside the NCAA for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Pamoja Olea Farm Lodge or similar. All meals included 

This day you wake up early in the morning for breakfast (or you can choose to depart from the lodge with a packed breakfast) . You will descend into the floor of the Great Rift Valley where you will register to access the Lake Manyara National Park.

The name Manyara is a Masai word that translates to the euphorbia tirucalli tree species which the famous nomadic Maasai tribe use to make hedges in order to protect their homesteads and cattle. The park is highlighted by lots of these trees but it is the legendary tree-climbing lions which are often spotted taking afternoon nap on the acacia tree branches that makes this park unique.  Other animals common in this park include the Thompson gazelles, zebras, impalas, giraffes buffaloes, and impalas.

From the entrance of this lush green park is an underground water forest and a perfect habitat for the baboons, Blue monkeys, bushbucks, and the huge elephant herds sheltering in the sheds from the afternoon sun and devouring the green branches and twigs and herbs. In the Hippo pools and at Lake Manyara (the water body itself ) you will get the chance to observe the Hippos and the aquatic birds including the colorful Flamingos, pelicans, Egyptian geese, cormorants, and many more.

You will do game drives until mid-day then after satisfactory game viewing your guide will drive you to Arusha town where you will be dropped at Arusha Airport (1 hour before departure) for your flight departing at 15.45 Hrs. Lunch box and dinner included.