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Serengeti, Tarangire & Zanzibar
USD 9400
JAN-DEC
14 NIGHTS
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We are able to vary the price of this trip considerably, simply by swapping out the lodges that it contains. This is likely to have a very significant effect on the level of polish of the trip, but in all cases it will remain cool and authentic. Make your selection here and the lodges will automatically change in the itinerary below.
USD 9400 per person
This trip includes very cool, well-located and relatively well-priced lodges, suitable for more adventurous, easy-going and outdoorsy travellers.
Trip Summary
Start location : Kilimanjaro International
Arusha
01 : Arumeru Lodge
Serengeti Mara
02 : Mara River Post
03 : Mara River Post
04 : Mara River Post
Serengeti Southcentral
05 : Olduvai Camp
Ngorongoro Karatu
06 : Bashay Rift Lodge
07 : Bashay Rift Lodge
Tarangire
08 : Ormatai Rocks
09 : Ormatai Rocks
Pongwe
10 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
11 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
12 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
13 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
Stonetown
14 : Park Hyatt Zanzibar
End location : Zanzibar International
Arusha
Located in Tanzania North, Arusha is a significant and relatively pleasant town, the start point for safaris into the Serengeti region, with guest accommodation in a good range of largely rural lodges. Overnight stops are frequently needed here in order to make flight connections.
Day 1
Arrival : Kilimanjaro
lodge
Arumeru Lodge
Arumeru Lodge is located in the Arusha area.
The lodge is centred on a substantial main building, leading out to a swimming pool garden.
Guest accommodation is in 20 rooms, arranged in pairs.
Activities include coffee tours, town tours, shopping, hiking, canoeing, mountain biking and day trips to Arusha National Park.
Serengeti Mara
Serengeti Mara is the prime but potentially busy area for migration herds and river crossings during the Jul-Nov dry season and a wonderful quiet backwater at other times, with guest accommodation in around 30 small lodges and camps, offering a good range of safari experiences.
Day 2 , 3 , 4
Fly : Arusha ARK to Kogatende OLG
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Mara River Post
Mara River Post is located in the Serengeti Mara area.
The camp is split in two halves, each centred on a pleasant tented mess.
Guest accommodation is in two lots of eight large tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms.
Activities are focused on daytime vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari inside the main park during daylight hours.
Serengeti Southcentral
Serengeti Southcentral is one of the most magical of areas, with migration calving Dec-Mar, superb Maasai interaction, incredible palaeontology and just two rather cool mid-priced lodges.
Day 5
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Olduvai Camp
Olduvai Camp is located in the Serengeti Southcentral area.
The camp is centred on two simple main buildings, with steps up to a fabulous viewing platform.
Guest accommodation is in 17 tented rooms with ensuite bathrooms.
Activities include vehicle safari, giraffe stalking, fossil hunting, palaeontological walks, cultural interaction with local Maasai people and superb sundowners.
The primary activity is vehicle safari, which can be epic during the Dec-Mar green season.
Walking safari with the local Maasai warriors is a year round pleasure.
The nearby Olduvai Gorge Museum is of huge palaeontological importance.
One particularly unusual diversion is a trip to the bizarre Shifting Sands.
Ngorongoro Karatu
Situated 10 km to the southeast of the Ngorongoro Crater, Karatu is an area of fabulous rural scenery centred on a busy agricultural town, with guest accommodation in some lovely farmhouse lodges, offering a wide range of cultural, active and safari experiences.
Day 6 , 7
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Bashay Rift Lodge
Tarangire
Located 200 km southeast of Serengeti, Tarangire is a solid safari area renowned for great baobab trees and prodigious herds of elephants. Guest accommodation is in around 20 camps and lodges, offering a good range of safari activities, notably including walking safari and night vehicle safari.
Day 8 , 9
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Ormatai Rocks
Ormatai Rocks is located in the Tarangire area.
The camp is centred on a separate thatched restaurant and bar.
Guest accommodation is in nine large tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms.
There is one family suite with two rooms connected by a large deck.
Activities are focused on daytime vehicle safari, with options for balloon safari, walking safari and modest night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari inside the national park during daylight hours.
Pongwe
Set on the east coast of Zanzibar Island, Pongwe is a peaceful area of stunning coves and pretty small beaches, with guest accommodation in a handful of decent lodges, offering a wide range of marine and cultural activities.
Day 10 , 11 , 12 , 13
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
Fly : Tarangire Kuro to Zanzibar
lodge
Pongwe Beach Hotel
Pongwe Beach Hotel is located in the Pongwe area of Zanzibar Island.
The hotel is centred on a thatched main building, leading out to a swimming pool.
Guest accommodation is in seventeen relatively simple rooms all with 'evening breeze' aircon and in various specifications ...
... some of which are in a slightly different style ...
... plus three Seaview Suites, each with a private pool.
The lodge has perhaps the best and most private beach on the island.
Activities include diving, snorkelling, sailing, kayaking, kite-surfing, lagoon walks and cultural visits to local villages.
Stonetown
Set on the west coast of Zanzibar Island, Stone Town is a fabulously historic and chaotic place, with guest accommodation in a wide range of characterful hotels, offering a wide range of largely cultural and historical activities.
Day 14
lodge
Park Hyatt Zanzibar
Park Hyatt Zanzibar
is located in heart of Stonetown on Zanzibar Island.
is located in heart of Stonetown on Zanzibar Island.
The hotel is centred on the restored Mambo Msiige building.
There is also an extensive spa facility ...
... and a small gym.
Guest accommodation is in a total of 67 rooms in various specifications ...
... some of which are larger Suite Rooms.
Activities include tours of the historic town, museums, various other cultural interactions, shopping, restaurants, visits to offshore islands and diving on various wrecks in the bay.
Historic Stonetown is a fascinating place to explore on foot.
The old town is centred on the Forodhani Gardens.
The House of Wonders was constructed in 1883 and remains the most impressive building in town.
The Sultan's Palace is now a modest museum.
The Old Portuguese Fort still sits in the middle of town.
Behind lies a bewildering maze of alleyways.
Stonetown used to be the centre of the slave trade on the East Coast.
Day 15
Departure : Zanzibar International
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