Tanzania is one of very few countries in the world where you can enjoy an outstanding safari and tropical beach life at the same time. Discover the best wild parks in northern Tanzania, immerse yourself in the fascinating cultures of several local tribes, and unwind on the white sandy beaches, surrounded by the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean in Zanzibar. This itinerary is a beautiful blend for different travelers i.e. Honeymooners. It is a great itinerary for those looking to stay in luxury hotels and lodges. The accommodations can be changes to mid-range lodges and tented camps to lower the price of this tour.
12-Days Serengeti to Zanzibar Safari
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12 days · 11 nights
Tanzania
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater +3
About this tour
- Customization
- This tour can be customised
- Duration
- 12 days
- Minimum age
- 4 years
- Countries
- Tanzania
- Comfort level
- Luxury
- Physical level
- Easy
What to expect
- Best big five animals
- Bird watching
- Cultural experience
- Big cats of Africa.
- Big herds of Elephant
- Beach relaxation.
Getting there
- This tour starts in Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and ends in Zanzibar.
- Your flight should arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
Trip itinerary
Airport pickup · ≈ 4 h 30 min · 179 km Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) → Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 1 · Start
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Maramboi Tented Lodge, located in between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park. This lodge offers beautiful views over the distant Rift Escarpment and Lake Manyara in the background. Settle into your hotel ready for the game drive in Tarangire the following day. (all-inclusive)
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Half Board
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, Tea
Day 2
Day 2
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Today start your safari. After an early breakfast, you drive to Tarangire National Park with packed lunch for a game drive. This lovely park boasts the largest concentrations of elephants in the world and the highest number of breeding bird species. Especially during the dry season, Tarangire National Park is packed with wildlife. Big cats like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, but also the seldom seen Kudu, Oryx, and Gerenuk. The Tarangire River draws huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, as well as predators who prey upon them. Later in the afternoon, you drive for dinner and overnight to Escarpment luxury lodge in Lake Manyara.
- Main activities
- Game Drive, Bird Watching
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 1 h 45 min · 69 km → Lake Manyara National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
After early breakfast, you set off towards Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. This park is known for its huge soda lake filled with pink-hued flamingos, a large population of baboons, incredible birdlife, and breathtaking views. You can see giraffes, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, flamingos, and if you are lucky you spot a tree-climbing lion. After your picnic lunch, you will depart for a 2-hour nature walk in the park, guided by an armed ranger. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about different plants with their medicinal uses, animal tracks, insects, etc. In the late afternoon, you will continue to Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge in for dinner and overnight. (all-inclusive)
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 5 min · 0 km Lake Manyara National Park → Lake Eyasi by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 4
Lake Eyasi
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
You will depart early in the morning carrying a picnic breakfast with you and drive to Lake Eyasi. This day will be full of culture, with interesting encounters with local tribes. This is an untouched and scenically beautiful area where you can get a real insight into the way of life of the rural tribes like the Datoga and Hadzabe Bushmen. The Datoga are farmers and silversmiths who make iron knives and spears. The Hadzabe hunt on wild animals with bow and arrows, eating roots, honey, and wild fruits. Visit their habitat and experience their culture first hand. Later you will return to your lodge for a late lunch. After lunch, you will do a guided coffee tour in the nearby Shangrila farm. you will get information about coffee growing process. Also this is the best place for you to buy your arabica coffee should you want some. You will then return to Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge for dinner and overnight. (all-inclusive)
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 5 min · 0 km Lake Eyasi → Ngorongoro Crater by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Today you set off towards the Ngorongoro Crater for a beautiful game drive. It shelters close to 30.000 animals including the Big Five. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and a small population of the rare black rhino. The beautiful colors and dancing clouds make the crater almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders. After your picnic lunch, you will return to the lodge and spend the afternoon enjoying the pool at this boutique luxury lodge. Free optional Karatu town market tour can be arranged on request. Dinner and overnight will be at Neptune Ngorongoro luxury lodge.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
Day 6
Day 6
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
After breakfast, you will collect your picnic lunch from the hotel drive to Serengeti National Park, which has the largest concentration of big game in the world. If you want to spot the Big Five – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo- all in one park, then Serengeti is the best place to do so. The abundance of wildlife in this park is unmatched anywhere else in the world. Depending on which time of the year you visit this park, you can also witness the famous Great Migration. It’s an impressive experience to see all those hoofed mammals, followed by iconic predators, migrate in a clockwise circle every year. Late in the afternoon, you continue to Kubukubu Tented Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
Day 7
Day 7
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Another day of morning and afternoon game viewing in the Serengeti. With so many wildebeest, gazelles and zebras present it is no wonder the Serengeti is also home to 4,000 lions and 1,000 leopards. Apart from the Big Five, the Serengeti boasts the cheetah, jackal, hyena, serval, aardvark, pangolin, porcupine, crocodiles, giraffe, python, black mamba, spitting cobra, ostrich, martial eagle, lovebirds, and vultures, just to name a few. Enjoy this supreme game viewing and return to Kubukubu Tented Lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight. (all-inclusive)
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Beer, Drinking water, Coffee, Juice, Tea
≈ 16 h · 640 km → by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 8
Day 8
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Explore the Serengeti for the last time during a morning game drive with picnic lunch. You continue your journey to Seronera Airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival on the tropical island Zanzibar you will be transferred to Riu palace hotel, where you can enjoy dinner and the beautiful views over the garden and the blue Indian Ocean. Enjoy the luxury around you.
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, Tea
≈ 1 h 30 min · 73 km → Zanzibar by Minibus
Day 9
Zanzibar
Minibus 3 meals
Relax at the beautiful Nungwi Beach. This is one of the best beaches on the island has a relaxed atmosphere with beautiful white sandy beaches and turquoise water that gently rolls onto the beach. You can spend the entire day at the beach since the beaches in this northern part of the island are not as tidal. If you like to be more active, the resort organizes lots of activities like village walks, scuba diving, and snorkeling. You can book and pay for these activities directly. All meals and overnight will be at Baraza resort.
- Main activities
- Beach Relaxation, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
- Transport
- Minibus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, Tea
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 10
Zanzibar
Minibus 3 meals
Another day in paradise. You can relax at the resort, on the beach or so something more active. Explore a wide range of watersport activities, from snorkeling, scuba diving and sailing to kite- and windsurfing. Swim among the wonderful reef fish and enjoy the sights of many diverse marine creatures like turtles, rays, barracudas, octopus, zebrafish, Moorish idols, lions fish, and many more. If you prefer a cultural experience, visit the historical Stone Town or go on a spice tour. All meals and overnight will be at Baraza resort
- Main activities
- Beach Relaxation, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
- Transport
- Minibus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 11
Zanzibar
Minibus 3 meals
Spend your day at leisure. Enjoy laid back beach life or sail towards the golden sunset on a traditional sailing boat while you spot pods of dolphins. Another option is to visit the nature reserve for turtles in Nungwi, where you can feed the turtles and even swim with them. This lovely fishing village has also a number of good bars. All meals and overnight will be at Baraza resort
- Main activities
- Beach Relaxation
- Transport
- Minibus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Tea
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 12 · End
Zanzibar
Minibus 2 meals
On this last day of your journey, you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight.
- Transport
- Minibus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water
What is included
Price includes
- Park Fees
- Domestic Flights
- All Accommodations
- All meals
- All transport
- All activities
- Drinking water
- A professional guide
- All taxes
- Roundtrip airport transfer
Price excludes
- International Flight
- Additional Accommodation after Safari
- Personal Item expense
- Additional excursions
Payment terms
- All services are subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed.
- A deposit of 25% to 50% of the total value for each person referred to on the booking form is required at the time of booking. If a higher deposit is required for any particular tour, this will be indicated before confirmation.
- Where gorilla permits are required, they must be paid in full at the time of confirmation and are non-refundable. This is in addition to the standard non-refundable deposit.
- The remaining balance is due 30 days before the start of the tour, unless otherwise indicated of which a certain percentage can be paid upon the start of the tour. Should this payment not be received without notice, Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to treat the booking as cancelled, whereby normal cancellation conditions apply.
- If the booking is made within 30 days of the tour start date, full payment is required at the time of booking. The contract between us is made when we issue your confirmation invoice.
- At the time of booking, we require full details for all passengers (names must be as they appear in passports).
Cancellation policy
5.1 Cancellation by you:
We have two different cancellation & refund policies that make us the most flexible operator in the industry.
5.1.1 If you decide to cancel your holiday you must notify us as soon as possible. Any notification by telephone must also be confirmed in writing or by e-mail within 24 hours and is effective from the day we are notified, provided that written confirmation is received by us within 24 hours of the original notification.
Rescheduling: With this mostly preferred method by most of our clients we give you the opportunity to move the full payments of your booking to the future without additional funds. This is valid for 24 months (or more depending on the reason for postponement) since the cancellation/postponement).
Refunds resulting from, and/or happening during unforeseen circumstances beyond our control mentioned under section LIABILITY 7.4, may take prolonged processing time than expected.
On the occasion that a client uses our recommended accommodations (we have a plethora of properties to choose from), the properties that have flexible cancellation policies;-
Cancelling up to 60 days prior to the start of your itinerary, a total amount of the reservation minus a 7% consultation fee & bank charges will be refunded.
Cancellation within 59-30 days prior to the start of your itinerary, 50% of the total amount minus 7% consultation fee & bank charges bank charges will be refunded
Cancellation within 29 – 0 days or no show, 100% of your deposit will be charged
Above terms are dictated by the accommodations. However, some accommodations have more strict cancellation terms. In case a client chooses to use these accommodations, Earthlife Expeditions will advise accordingly.
5.1.3 No refund will be given for gorilla permits, independent of the cancellation date.
5.1.4 Refunds will not be given for unused services, the late arrival or the absence of clients.
5.1.5 We accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.
5.2 Cancellation by Earthlife Expeditions:
5.2.1 We reserve the right to cancel your holiday and charge cancellation fees (as defined above)
should you fail to pay the balance when due.
5.2.2 Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to cancel your tour up to 60 days before start date.
After this we will not cancel your tour unless it is for a reason outside our control. In such circumstances we will offer you the choice of an alternative holiday if available, or full refund. If we have to cancel your holiday we will offer you:
a) Arrangements of a similar nature, standard and price, if available.
b) Arrangements of a lower standard, whereby the difference in price will be refunded.
c) More expensive arrangements, whereby the difference in price will be paid by you.
d) A full refund.
5.2.3 Earthlife Expeditions accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible: This tour is accessible to wheelchair users.
- Children must be accompanied by their parents
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A vegetarian option is available; please let us know at the time of booking if you require it.
Reviews
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Bill Wings
Tanzania safari with Earthlife Expeditions is simply a perfect match I am lost with words! Where do I even begin? I am kind of a wanderlust and I am lucky to travel 65 countries across the globe, well Tanzania made it 66 and if there is a single country that is blessed with beautiful parks my answer will always be Tanzania. Perhaps I am being recency biased? Not very sure but for sure this country just stunned us and thanks to Earthlife Expeditions our trip was nothing but a lifetime experience. As safari consultant from Earthlife Expeditions called Angel was very helpful and friendly, everything we could’ve asked for. Even though we didn’t have an idea what exactly we wanted to see in Tanzania, Angel came up with a very attractive proposal just after we mentioned our length of stay in Tanzania. She even invited us for a Skype call where she helped breaking down each destination and why they were worth visiting. We were very afraid that lack of flight due to the current lockdowns could’ve affected our travel plans so we were slow to pay but Angel told us not to worry as she suggested an option of doing 50% deposit just before the last 7 days of our trip. Also she shared a very friendly safari amendment policy that allowed guests to postpone their travels and travel again later within 12 months. But one thing I should mention that I liked so much with Earthlife expeditions is the way they insisted and maintained the COVID-19 safety measures. Every staff we met had protective mask and gloves and the safari vehicle was always super cleaned and sanitized and had bottles of hand sanitizers with it. Our guide Abu who was very good at spotting animals in the thickets made sure our health and his were never in a jeopardy. When Abu told us he has guided tourists in the Tanzania Parks for more than 30 years now, we were not shocked his high level knowledge and guiding skills had already said for themselves. He could guide us to the quite bush and switch the car off for sometimes and just ask us to remain silent with our cameras….within a few minutes we’d see a wildlife coming out of the bushes in our close proximity. If you are planning to go to Tanzania go with these guys. They are very professional and always have attention to even small details. We were so happy with our accommodations thanks to Earthlife Expeditions suggestion. While safaris are expensive, we were very satisfied with the price we were charged. I couldn’t believe how we ended up getting a luxury experience in the bush without paying jaw dropping fees. Thank you Earthlife Bill Wings, Houston
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Delphine Rose
My husband and I had an affordable lifetime experience with Earthlife. We have just returned from our very first African safari that we had from 23th July – August 4th this year. We were not certain which exact country to go but after a lot of research and a few documentaries, we were convinced that Tanzania was the place to go. However, the task remained, which operator to use? With so many in Tanzania we felt a bit lost. Thanks we found Tanzania tour operator which really brought together few of the most credible local companies to make things easier. After sending our requests to local companies (somewhere between 5-7 of them) we felt comfortable with Earthlife Expeditions, we wanted to see as much as we could but without rushing from one place to another and Earthlife Expeditions really met our requests and wishes very easily thanks to Deo the owner of this company. He later mentioned to us that he had been working as a tour guide for nearly 20 years. The organization went really smoothly and he was very quick to answer our questions. He also didn’t show any signs of feeling irritated when we kept suggesting changes time after time. We even made some changes in our itinerary just 5 days before safari. Another thing worth mentioning was our guide Paul, wow! This man new his work. Sometimes it felt like his all life was based on the Tanzania bushes the way he kept telling us interesting wilderness stories…day after another. I remember when we were in Serengeti we met another safari vehicle and their guide had confused the way back to their lodge, well Serengeti is like so so huge so we were not shocked by this. Amazingly, Paul gave this fellow guide a direction who thanked him and go back to another direction, they were going in a totally wrong way. Later on, we were shocked when Paul told us that the last time he was in that lodge was in 2009. Honestly, the whole experience was made possible and so special by our driver guide. We couldn’t thank him enough the way he was guiding us through these wonderful wild places of Tanzania and showing us so much wildlife. The thing I liked most about Paul that he was very respectful, both of the place and of wildlife in general. Something we found so different with other guides especially in the more crowded places like central and north Serengeti. He always stayed calm, never blocked other vehicles view with a greedy of seeing wildlife much closer. What he did was waiting while finding a more convenient space where we felt so comfortable. The man was very knowledgeable and he enjoys guiding tourists through the beautiful parks of Tanzania. We would want to be guided with him again and again whenever we visit Tanzania again! Lastly, we were very happy with the accommodation options Earthlife Expeditions suggested to us. All of them were very classy and we couldn’t have wished for more in the package that we opted for which was a mid-range which looked everything like a luxury service. Accommodation and food were all spot on. We recommend booking a safari with Earthlife Expeditions. We are already thinking to go back again in the next August, we couldn’t get enough of the beautiful wildebeests migration despite staying in North Serengeti for 3 days!
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