A Great Migration & Beach holiday in Tanzania is hard to beat with the Serengeti being the setting of the largest herd movement of animals on the planet and Zanzibar offering some of the best tropical beaches in the world. Enjoy the endless savannah plains, overwhelming wildlife, wildebeest calves being born, breathtaking sunsets, and the sound of the Indian Ocean that gently rolls onto the white beaches. This itinerary is best from December to April.
14-Days Ndutu Migration and Zanzibar Beach Holidy
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14 days · 13 nights
Tanzania
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater +2
About this tour
- Customization
- This tour can be customised
- Duration
- 14 days
- Minimum age
- 4 years
- Countries
- Tanzania
- Comfort level
- Mid-range
- Physical level
- Easy
Getting there
- This tour starts in Arusha National Park and ends in Zanzibar.
- Your flight should arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
Trip itinerary
Airport pickup · ≈ 1 h 20 min · 54 km Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) → Arusha National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 1 · Start
Arusha National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to the African Tulip Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Settle into your accommodation, ready to start your safari proper in the morning.
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Half Board
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, Tea
≈ 3 h 25 min · 135 km Arusha National Park → Tarangire National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 2
Tarangire National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
After breakfast, you drive to Tarangire National Park where your safari starts. 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. If you are lucky you can even spot the tree-climbing python. After dinner at the Tarangire Safari Lodge, you will depart for 2 hours of night game drive to look for nocturnal animals that are never seen in the day time, like aardvarks, porcupines bush babies and others. Return to Tarangire Safari Lodge for overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 1 h 40 min · 65 km Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Today starts, after breakfast, with a walking tour in farming town Mto wa Mbu. This village is unique in Tanzania since it is home to over 120 different tribes from across Africa and forms a colorful mix of languages and customs. Your walking guide will take you to rice and banana plantations, a local beer factory, a school, and a carving factory. Discover the traditional way of life of the villagers. Continue to Lake Manyara National park, which is only a few minute’s drives from Mto wa Mbu. Lake Manyara 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. In the late afternoon continue to Manyara secret camp for dinner and overnight
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water, A bottle of soda, Tea
Accommodation
≈ 2 h 10 min · 88 km Lake Manyara National Park → Ngorongoro Crater by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 4
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. In the late afternoon continue to Ngorongoro tortilis lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive, Walking Safari
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Juice, Drinking water, Beer
≈ 3 h 25 min · 136 km Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 5
Serengeti National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Explore today one of the areas with the best wildlife viewing during the green season. Ndutu is the zone between South Serengeti and North West Ngorongoro where the Great Migration will come to graze and calve between December to April. This short grassland area has highly nutritious grass due to the minerals found in the area. An amazing experience to see all those hoofed mammals, followed by iconic predators, migrate in a clockwise circle every year. The forests around Lake Ndutu is home to beautiful resident wildlife. In the evening you return to Serengeti Ang’ata camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, A bottle of soda, Tea
Accommodation
No transfer · another full day in Serengeti National Park
Day 6
Serengeti National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Rise up early so that you can depart your camp for a morning drive, moving with the herds across the plains exploring the Great Migration. Ndutu is one of the very few places in the parks where the off-road game drive is permitted and the best place to see hunting lions and cheetahs. All six cat species reside here year-round – leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, serval, and African wildcat. Other animals you can spot include hyenas, warthogs, elephants, giraffes, and many more. After the afternoon game drive, you return Serengeti Ang’ata camp for dinner and overnight.
- 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
Accommodation
No transfer · another full day in Serengeti National Park
Day 7
Serengeti National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Enjoy the views of endless plains and stunning wildlife like cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, ostriches, warthogs, aardvark, pangolin, and lots of beautiful birds. Serengeti is the park with the largest concentration of big mammals in the world. Discover all this beauty on an afternoon game drive. Lunch, dinner, and overnight will be at kontiki central serengeti camp
- 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
No transfer · another full day in Serengeti National Park
Day 8
Serengeti National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Spend the morning and afternoon game drive in the stunning Serengeti National Park, where over a million wildebeest and zebras crowd together, hooves kick dust and lions hunt at dawn. This wildlife hotspot is absolutely one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in Africa. Enjoy the infinite plains, overwhelming wildlife, breathtaking sunsets, and the sound of elephants trumpeting in the distance. Lunch, dinner, and overnight will be at kontiki central serengeti camp
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Beer, Coffee, Drinking water, A bottle of soda, Juice, Tea
≈ 20 h 40 min · 828 km Serengeti National Park → Zanzibar by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 9
Zanzibar
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
In the morning your driver transfers you to Seronera Airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Next Paradise Boutique Resort for dinner and overnight in a beachfront bungalow. This resort is protected by a coral reef and set along the white sand, palm-fringed beach offering views of the Indian Ocean.
- Main activities
- Beach Relaxation
- Transport
- Domestic Fllight
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Drinking water, Coffee, Juice, Tea
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 10
Zanzibar
Boat or dhow 3 meals
Today will be at leisure to relax or explore as you like. Wash off the dust of your safari with a dip in the Indian Ocean. Enjoy laid-back beach life or go active with some surfing, sailing, snorkeling or scuba diving in these crystal blue waters. 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. Or sail towards the golden sunset on a traditional sailing boat while you spot pods of dolphins. Zanzibar offers a wide variety of activities. All meals and overnight will be at the Next Paradise Boutique Resort.
- Main activities
- Scuba Diving, Snorkeling
- Transport
- Boat or dhow
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Drinking water
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 11
Zanzibar
Boat or dhow 3 meals
Today will be at leisure to relax or explore as you like. Wash off the dust of your safari with a dip in the Indian Ocean. Enjoy laid-back beach life or go active with some surfing, sailing, snorkeling or scuba diving in these crystal blue waters. 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. Or sail towards the golden sunset on a traditional sailing boat while you spot pods of dolphins. Zanzibar offers a wide variety of activities. All meals and overnight will be at the Next Paradise Boutique Resort.
- Main activities
- Snorkeling, Scuba Diving
- Transport
- Boat or dhow
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Drinking water, Juice, Tea, Coffee
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 12
Zanzibar
4×4 Land Cruiser 3 meals
Today you drive to Jozani Forest, the last indigenous forest on Zanzibar with impressive mangroves. Here you can view different kinds of monkeys, like the rare red colobus monkeys, trees, and plants. You continue your tour to the historical heart of this island, Stone Town. It is a fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways that are a joy to explore. Discover the architectural gems, tasteful restaurants, churches, markets and gardens. There are plenty of interesting places to visit on a cultural tour, like the House of Wonders, Darajani market place, Sultan’s Palace and the Slave Market. The mix of Arab, Persian, Indian and European influences makes Stone Town absolutely unique. Return to Next Paradise Boutique Resort for dinner and overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 13
Zanzibar
Minibus 3 meals
Today will be at leisure to relax or explore as you like. All meals and overnight will be at Next Paradise Boutique Resort.
- Transport
- Minibus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water
No transfer · another full day in Zanzibar
Day 14 · End
Zanzibar
Airport transfer van
This morning and beginning of the afternoon will be at leisure to relax or explore as you like. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport and fly to Dar es Salaam for your departure flight.
- Transport
- Airport transfer van
- Drinks
- Coffee, Drinking water
What is included
Price includes
- Park Fees
- Domestic Flights
- All Accommodations
- All meals
- Drinking water
- A professional guide
- All taxes
- Roundtrip airport transfer
Price excludes
- International Flight
- Additional Accommodation after Safari
- Personal Item expense
- Souvenirs
- Tips
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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