TANZANIAN TENTED CLASSIC SAFARI
& ZANZIBAR ISLAND

Highlights
Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park & Zanzibar Island

Days 1 - On arrival in Arusha you will be met by your guide and taken the short distance to the Kia Hotel, this new hotel is near to the airport, you will spend the night near prior to setting off on your safari.

Days 2 & 3 - After breakfast you start your journey to Tarangire National Parkwhere you will staying at Tarangire Safari Lodge. You will spend two nights in tented accommodation, the amenities include a swimming pool and a fantastic view across the park from the dining area. Your days are spent on game drives where you can expect to see zebra, giraffe, elephant, buffalo as well as a myriad of bird life.

Day 4 - Breakfast at the lodge before a morning drive to Lake Manyara, where you will arrive in the late morning, with a picnic lunch in the park and the full afternoon game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park. In the late afternoon you will head for the Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

The Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is a very strange looking hotel is one of the Serena Group's flagship hotels. The hotel has been built out of riverbed rocks and provides an interesting spectacle for the first time observer. Apparently the rocks used for the hotel were lifted from a local riverbed in an attempt to maintain a balance in the local eco-system. We do not know what the effect may have been on the river though.

The hotel is situated on the rim of the crater and has spectacular views of the crater below. It is a large hotel so do not expect intimate evenings around a fireplace. You will however be treated like royalty by staff who are very friendly and eager to assist you in any way they can. They have a large double story public area with a cozy bar and lounge area downstairs and the restaurant upstairs. Breakfast certainly is a treat as you watch the roaming wildlife in the crater below and plan your day ahead. The rooms There are a total of 75 rooms all perched on the rim of the crater and all with spectacular views of the crater below. The rooms are fairly plain but very comfortable. All have en suite facilities with a walk in wardrobe, hairdryer for guests and a balcony where you can sit and view the action in the crater below. Central heating facilities help alleviate those cold nights you might experience in the crater.

Day 5 - After breakfast at the lodge you continue down into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full day of game viewing. Packed lunch is served in the Crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Day 6 - After breakfast you drive to the Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge with packed lunch served en-route. Dinner and overnight at Ikoma Safari Camp. Sleeping in a tent is part of one's wildlife experience in Africa. When you arrive back at the camp after a day of game viewing, the day doesn't end. There is still the night skies to look at, the camp fire to sit around, and even night game drives. During the day, walks can be arranged. The camps have their own ambiance and very different attractions to the lodges. They have much more of a feel for what is envisaged of Africa. Ikoma Safari Camp is situated five minutes (two kilometres) from the gate to the Serengeti National Park in a part of the greater Serengeti ecosystem known as the Ikoma Wildlife Area.

The area covers approximately 450 sq kms as a buffer zone to the Park itself. Ikoma Bush Camp has the concession for the area to operate game viewing drives and walks. The camp works in close collaboration with the local villages. Fort Ikoma is 17 kms to the west and is now the headquarters of the Serengeti National Park. The camp is small, comfortable and secluded. Tents are spacious with their own bathroom. There is hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Electricity is provided by solar power as also is the hot water. There is a dining room and bar under traditional style thatched grass.

Game Drives Ikoma Bush Camp is well situated for numerous game drives. Game viewing drives include the Seronera River valley, and what is probably the nicest game drive in the Park the circuit along the western corridor via Banagi, the Grumeti River, Kirawira and back to Ikoma.

Days 7 & 8 - Breakfast at the Camp. Game viewing drives in the Ikoma Wildlife Area, or Game Walks from the Camp, or visit the Local Ikoma Village. Optional night game viewing drive available from the Camp. Dinner and overnight at Ikoma Safari Camp.

Throughout the year there is a constant to and fro movement of gnu in the woodland areas. In the intermediate periods when the herds are not on the Serengeti Plain or in the Mara, they will be found in large numbers in the central, western and northern Serengeti. The years 1999 and 2000 were very unusual in that the big herds were not on the plains for long periods in January and February as they normally are, but instead were concentrated in the woodlands surrounding the plain. Apart from the Serengeti Plain, the remainder of the Park is a mixture of acacia woodland and savannah grassland. It is through this area that the animals migrate on their way to the dry season grazing areas in the larger Serengeti Ecosystem; it is also primarily where the hotels and permanent camps are situated and where there is excellent game viewing throughout the year. Your driver normally knows the latest bush news and even the most recent dining-out place of the local lions.

Days 9 & 10 - After breakfast you will drive to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar for a two night stay in Stone Town. Here you have the chance to explore the narrow streets of this fascinating old town with its history in trading people and spices. You have two nights at Tembo House Hotel

There are many optional extras available from the hotel, from visits to the many interesting parts of the island including the Spice Tour and the Jozani Forest or Traditional Dhow trips and local villages and beaches as well as scuba diving and snorkelling.

Days 11, 12 & 13 - Nungwi Village Beach Resort
Each of the seafront bungalow consists of four self contained Premium seafront rooms. All these rooms are mostly contrived to give the maximum panoramic sea views and cool sea breezes.

These bungalows have been constructed to match with the typical traditional village type theme whereby people with the different cultures from the various parts of the world come, stay & relax. Recreational facilities such as snorkeling, diving and windsurfing to enjoy and explore the natural volcanic coastline and underwater coral reefs can also be arranged at the resort.

Our beautiful restaurant overlooking the blue Indian Ocean serves mainly seafood as well as continental and vegetarian dishes prepared by our locally renowned chefs. The foods are freshly prepared and combined mainly from organic foods, especially fruits and vegetables which are derived freshly from our own plantations hence ensuring a healthy diet. In the evenings candlelight dinners and luscious barbeques on the beach are seasonally arranged.

Day 14 - Return to Dar-es-Salaam for your onward flights home with memories of beautiful countries, culture and wildlife.

Price Guide

Tanzanian Tented Classic Safari & Zanzibar Island
Safari starts in Arusha and finishes in Dar-es-Salaam.
Safari includes all accommodation, meals whilst on safari,
activities and transfers between camps. Bed & Breakfast whilst on Zanzibar.
Price Per Person Sharing
from £1,770.00
(Excluding all flights to and from Africa)
Safaris subject to availability and prices can change without prior notice.

To check availability for this safari, please contact us at
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Safari Includes : Arrival and departure airport transfer. Full board accommodation - breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout whilst on safari at Tarangire Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Serena and Ikoma Safari Camp and whilst on Zanzibar. All National Parks entrance fees, game viewing drives, Crater tour, transportation in a 4-wheel drive Landrover with an English speaking driver/guide, all other services as indicated on the itinerary. Bed & Breakfast only at Kia Hotel, Arusha. All internal African flights and transfers either starting in Arusha and finishing in Dar-es-Salaam .

Safari Excludes : Flights to and from Africa, accommodation not mentioned in the itinerary, travel insurance and items of a personal nature.