21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday is an extensive Tanzania safari package that takes travelers through a diverse array of Tanzania national parks, climaxing the experiencing with a Zanzibar Island visit. This 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday takes you to the most sought after Tanzania national parks like Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the rarely visited Mkomanzi National Park, among others, for extensive game drives to see the amazing Tanzania wildlife in its natural habitat.
Whole on this 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday, you shall spot animals in Tanzania including lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, among so many others. Enjoy game drives in Tanzania, guided walking safaris, cultural tours, and most importantly, the great wildebeest migration with a chance of spotting the iconic and most sought after Mara River crossing! End your Tanzania safari experience with a couple of days by the white sand beaches of Zanzibar Island; book this 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday for travel in the months of July through October and be blown away!
Detailed 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday
Day 1: Arrival
Drive to Arusha: Approx. 45 minutes
Upon your arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, our company Tanzania safari guide shall pick you and transfer to the hotel. Depending on your time of arrival, you can opt for an Arusha cultural tour to have you introduced to the culture and way of life of the different tribes of Tanzania. Check in at the hotel, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Resort and Spa for Lower-Luxury, Zawadi House Lodge for Mid-range, Burka Coffee Lodge for Budget.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire national park, Game Drive
Drive Time: Approx. 2.5 hours
You will have breakfast at your hotel as you prepare to drive to Tarangire National Park, which is found in the northern part of Tanzania. Tarangire national park is famous for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees. During your game drive in the park, you will search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species that this national park is known for; punctuated with a picnic lunch.
Proceed to the camp, check in and relax. Later enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tarangire Elephant Springs for Luxury, Korong Tarangire Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Tarangire View Camp for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Morning and Night Game Drives in Tarangire National Park
After a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge, you shall head out for a morning game drive in Tarangire National Park for a chance to spot more wild game. Return to the camp, relax as you wait for lunch.
Later enjoy an early dinner and thereafter proceed for a night game drive experience, for a chance to watch the wilderness under a clear night sky. Look out for nocturnal wild game and listen in to the animal sounds as they slumber. Return to the camp for an overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Crater Rim Walk
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast served at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area. Enjoy a game drive in the conservation area to spot a number of animals including giraffes. Enjoy a picnic lunch, and later enjoy a crater rim walk for a chance to come up-close with nature and wildlife, as well as marvel at the amazing scenery and landscapes of the Ngorongoro highlands.
Drive to the lodge thereafter, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw for Luxury, Tloma Lodge for Mid-range, Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Enjoy an early breakfast and with your lunch boxes descend into the crater floor. You will search for various wildlife species such as elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras as well as flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi.
Enjoy a bush lunch, and later return to the camp, looking out for more wild game as you drive back. Relax, dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Drive to Serengeti National Park, En-route Ol Duvai Gorge Visit
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park, which is also located in the northern part of Tanzania. En-route, make a de-tour of the Ol Duvai Gorge for a lesson down history of humankind as per Dr Louis and Mary Leaky. You will enjoy searching wildlife species such as the big five (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos) during your safari in the Serengeti national park.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in Serengeti Park and after, you will engage in a late afternoon game to see wildlife species such as zebras, lions, buffalos, elephants, giraffes, elands, impalas, antelopes among others. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge/camp.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge for Lower-Luxury, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Victoria, Lake Victoria Canoeing Experience
On the 7th day of your 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday, fter breakfast, proceed to transfer to Lake Victoria. Look out for the Serengeti wild game en-route. Check in at the lodge; relax as you wait for lunch. Enjoy a late afternoon Lake Victoria canoeing experience, with an opportunity of enjoying a sunset view. Enjoy a bush dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Speke Bay Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Village Tour, Lamadi Town Visit, Fishing Experience
After breakfast today, you shall get to enjoy a variety of activities including visiting Lamadi town, a village tour visiting plantations, as well as a fishing experience, punctuated with a lunch stop. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Speke Bay Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Drive to Northern Serengeti, Mara River Game Drive
Enjoy breakfast and with your lunch proceed to the wilderness of Serengeti National Park yet again. Enjoy an introductory game drive in the Mara River area for a chance to witness the iconic and much sought after Mara River crossing of the great wildebeest migration, punctuated with a picnic lunch stop.
Drive to the camp chasing the sunset, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Serengeti Migration Camp by Elewana for Luxury, Mara River Camp by Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Sero Tented Camp for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Serengeti Migration Safari Drives
On the 10th day of your 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday , you will have breakfast at your camp as you prepare to engage in a morning game drive around Mara River area of Serengeti national park. During your morning game drive, you will search for different wildlife species like lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, elephants, wildebeests, antelopes, giraffes, hippos, waterbucks and many others. You will have your lunch before another game driving experience in the national park in the afternoon. These game drives will chance you spotting the iconic and much sought after Mara River Crossing!
Enjoy a sundowner experience and thereafter return to the camp; enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Another Full Day Wildebeest Migration
Enjoy another day of extensive Mara River game drives in the quest to spot the Mara River crossing and the spectacle that unfolds. This full day game drive is punctuated with a picnic lunch stop.
Return to the camp and enjoy a bush dinner experience, and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Visit Lake Natron
Drive Time: Approx. Approx. 5 hours
After a sumptuous breakfast at the camp, you shall proceed to drive to Lake Natron from where you shall embark on an easy guided walk to visit the Southern part of Lake Natron and explore the ecological diversity and magnificent breeding sites of flamingoes. You shall see a variety of pink flamingoes here. During your walk, you shall also get to cross a forest where you shall get to see a number of giraffes. You shall get to enjoy wonderful sunsets at the end of the day, as you return. You shall then head to your lodge of stay for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Compensate your Carbon Footprint, Transfer to Arusha
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the lodge. After, get to plant a tree to compensate for your Carbon Footprint. Plant a moringa tree and later return to the lodge and relax. Enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge.
After, drive to Arusha. Check in at the hotel; relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Resort and Spa
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 14: Transfer to Mkomanzi National Park, Game Drive
Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast at the hotel; check out with your packed lunch for a transfer to Mkomanzi National Park, a beautiful and less-explored Tanzania national park. En-route, do keep an eye for Mt. Kilimanjaro. This afternoon, Enjoy game drives in Mkomanzi National Park, where various animals like the black rhinos, lions, African elephants, Lesser Kudu, Fringe-eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Aardwolf, Common Eland, as well as well over 400 bird species, punctuated with a lunch in the wilderness. Enjoy views of the towering Pare Mountains to the North-East and West Usambara Mountains to the South-East, forming a beautiful landscape mosaic.
Drive to the lodge thereafter, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Fish Eagle Point/Mkomanzi View Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 15: Drive to Dar es Salaam
Wake up to an early breakfast and then proceed on a drive to Dar es Salaam, a long drive that shall have you appreciating the countryside and changing patterns of Tanzania. You shall have a couple of stops including a lunch stop. Once in Dar es Salaam, check in at the hotel, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel for Luxury, Holiday Inn for Mid-range and Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 16: Flight to Zanzibar, Stone Town Tour
After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Nyerere International Airport for your flight to Zanzibar Island. You will be picked up from the airport in Zanzibar on arrival and driven to your hotel for check in. Relax and enjoy lunch at the hotel.
Head out for a Stone Town tour in the late afternoon hours, for a chance to walk down the old alleyways with a load of history, and visit some iconic areas.
Return to the hotel; relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Zanzibar Serena Hotel for Luxury, Seyyida Hotel for Mid-range, Tembo Hotel for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 17: Prison Island and Spice Tour
On the 17th day of your 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday , Enjoy breakfast and then take a private boat from Stone town to Prison Island, a place rich with history and from where you will enjoy seeing the Giant tortoises as old as more than 500 years. You will also engage in a spice tour as you explore the plantations where you will see different exotic spices and also get to know the uses of the spices like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg among others. After the spice tour, you will drive to your resort for dinner and to spend the night.
Accommodation: Kisiwa On The Beach for Luxury, Nungwi Dreams by Mantis (Sea View Rooms) for Mid-range, Mnerani Beach Cottages for Budget.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 18, 19, 20: Zanzibar Beach Experience
You will have these days to relax at the white sand beaches of Zanzibar Island and enjoy views of the Indian Ocean. There are a couple of water activities that you can enjoy like snorkeling, swim with the turtles, horseback riding among others (all are optional). Meals and overnight stay as above.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 21: Departure
Your breakfast will be served at your hotel in Zanzibar as you prepare for your drive to the airport, which will bring your 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday to an end.
End of 21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday
21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday includes
- Airport transfers as per itinerary
- All activities as per itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari as indicated
- All game viewing activities specified
- Concession and crater fees
- Flight to Zanzibar
- Activity fees in Zanzibar
- Drinking water in a safari vehicle
- Government taxes on Tourism
21 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday excludes
- Flights and visas
- Items of personal nature like beverages, internet, laundry, etc.
- hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional and anything else not included in the itinerary
