TANZANIAN TENTED CLASSIC SAFARI
& ZANZIBAR ISLAND

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

Days 1 & 2 - On arrival at Dar-es-Salaam or Arusha you will be collected for the transfer to Tarangire National Park staying at Tarangire Porini Camp. You will spend two nights in this small rustic camp, the amenities are basic but comfortable with wondeful staff to look after your every need. The days are spent on game drives wher you can expect to see zebra, giraffe, elephant, buffalo as well as a myriad of bird life.

Day 3 - Breakfast at Porini before a morning drive to Lake Manyara, where you will arrive for lunch at Migunga Forest Camp, with an afternoon game viewing drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Dinner and overnight at Migunga Forest Camp.

Migunga is on the doorstep of some of the finest animal reserves and scenery in Africa. Lake Manyara Park is a few kilometres away and Ngorongoro Crater ninety minutes. Lake Eyasi with its small group of Bushmen (Khoisan) and the active volcano of Oldoinyo L'Engai near Lake Natron are a few hours drive away.

The camp is set on 35 acres of acacia forest in a secluded part of Migungani Village. The lake is one kilometre away. Bushbuck and other antelope are sometimes seen on the property. Dwarf galago are common and can be seen every evening at dusk. The camp consists of nine self-contained tents. Bathrooms have running hot and cold water, showers, and flush toilets. There is a dining room and bar under thatch. Electricity is 12 volt supplied by solar power.

Day 4 - 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 5 & 6 - 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 7 & 8 - After breakfast at Ikoma Safari Camp you continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, descending into the Crater for a game viewing drive. Packed lunch served in the Crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. The Ngorongoro Highlands are situated between the Serengeti and the Great Rift Valley - the recent geological formation of which resulted in the building of the Ngorongoro Highlands. To the south is Lake Eyasi and to the north Lake Natron. Overlooking Lake Natron and the volcano Oldoinyo L'Engai (the only remaining active volcano in the chain, and the only active carbonatite volcano in the world) is Embakai Crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

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.

Days 9 & 10 - After breakfast you will drive to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar for a two night stay just outside of 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 Mbweni Ruins Hotel

There are only twelve suites, appointed with most comforts but no radios or televisions. Telephones work some of the time. The swimming pool overlooks a pleasant beach where mangroves attract rich birdlife and splashing dolphins. Bushbabies and fire flies make their presence known in the long, warm and dusky evenings, while you dine, overlooking the Indian Ocean, lit by an African moon.

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.

You can of course relax in the hotel and enjoy the Natural Health Centre that is based in the hotel. There is everything from Shiatsu and Aromotherapy or Reflexology, Meditation Sessions and Fresh Fruit Facial, they even have something called Qi Gong!!!

Days 11, 12 & 13 - Located on an expanse of beautiful beach wilderness on the northern tip of Zanzibar, and protected by a coral reef, Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel is an ideal location for all forms of watersport, or merely relaxing in the temperate water while soaking up the equatorial sun.

All 32 rooms are tastefully furnished, with hand-crafted four poster beds and indigenous décor, and all have en suite facilities and balconies. Mosquito nets over all beds ensure a peaceful night's sleep, with the sound of the ocean rounding off a relaxing day in paradise. Ras Nungwi Lodge external and internal pictures Lodge rooms have a garden view and all types of chalet room have a sea view, with proximity to the ocean being closer the higher the category.

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

Price Guide

Tanzanian Tented Classic Safari & Zanzibar Island
Safari starts and finishes in Dar-es-Salam or Arusha.
Safari includes all accommodation, meals whilst on safari,
activities and transfers between camps. Bed & Breakfast whilst on Zanzibar.
Price Per Person Sharing
from £2,180.00
(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 Migunga, Ikoma and Ngorongoro Serena, 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 whilst on Zanzibar Island staying at Mbweni Ruins Hotel and Ras Nungwi. All internal African flights and transfers either starting and finishing in Arusha or Dar-es-Salaam.

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