Arrival at JRO - Transfer to Arusha

Arusha - You will be met by your driver guide at Kilimanjaro International airport and transfer to your first hotel in Arusha. On the way you will encounter many things, a great opportunity for learning and discovery. If you notice something interesting or want to learn more about something you observe along the road, don’t be afraid to ask your driver guide to stop the car for you to come close and learn more. You will get to the lodge in good time for check in and rest a bit before dinner.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park - Equipped with your picnic lunch, after breakfast you will drive to Tanzania’s elephant’s headquarters, Tarangire National Park. The morning and afternoon are yours to explore the imposing National Park.
You will have lunch in one of the picnic sites and proceed with game drive in other areas of the park. Big game viewing is absolutely rewarding here as you have uncountable animals to search for from giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests to lions.
Tarangire River, the main source of water in the park, tends to draw a lot of wildlife. While you may have an opportunity to see leopards, cheetahs and hyenas, this is a game of chance since they are rare in the park. After game drive, you will head to the lodge in Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Game enroute Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - After an early breakfast you will depart the lodge at 7:30 to Serengeti National Park with game enroute. Along the way we’ll pass through the rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to encounter wild animals like baboon, vervet monkeys, warthogs and buffalo.
As you enter Serengeti you will witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and sheer number of ungulates roaming the grassy plains of the park. You will drive straight to camp for checking in and have lunch. After lunch you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park.
During the evening you will drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Full Day Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - After breakfast, get to explore the beauty of the Serengeti, one of Africa’s wildlife reserves. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. Discover the park’s iconic creatures in the early morning Game Drive. If you will be interested, you can take the opportunity to do optional balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands.
Get to see the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass which provide shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna.
You will go back to the camp for lunch then head out again for an afternoon game drive at around 15:00. As the dusk draws close, you will leave behind you as you drive back to Camp for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater - After breakfast you will depart with picnic lunch and head to Ngorongoro Crater. Explore wildlife in the self-contained ecosystem of Ngorongoro Crater.
This is a land of multiple uses where wild animals and human beings have managed to co-exist together in harmony. You will drive more than 600 meters deep to Ngorongoro crater, a fallen mountain believed to erode more than millions of years ago. You will have game drive to search for various animals from endangered black rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, zebras, waterbucks, hyenas, jackals, to large flocks of flamingos along Lake Magadi.
You will have lunch in one of the park’s picnic sites then proceed in other areas of the park in search of game viewing opportunities. After this exciting game drive, you will ascend the crater and drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Drive Back to Arusha/ Fly to Zanzibar

Zanzibar Island - After breakfast at lodge, enjoy your last moments in Northern Tanzania as you drive back to Arusha. On the way you will get an opportunity for a school visit a school and get to learn more about education in Tanzania as we spend time with the teachers and children.
You will get to Arusha good time for lunch at Arusha Coffee lodge. After lunch you will have the SHANGA Tour, a social enterprise, which employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handmade jewellery, glassware and homewares incorporating recycled materials. These products are sold in the Shanga shop in Tanzania, as well as around the world, with profits being reinvested back into developing opportunities to employ more people with disabilities. After the excursion, you will be transferred to Arusha Airport to catch your flight to Zanzibar.

Explore the Beach

Zanzibar Island - Today you will be in the driver’s seat and plan any activity of your choice around beach. This gorgeous beach has a lot to offer including walking tours, diving excursions, and parasailing, just to name a few. The lodge is booked based on bed and breakfast basis only; hence lunch and dinner will be on your own arrangement.

Explore the Beach

Zanzibar Island - Today you will also be in the driver’s seat and plan any activity of your choice around beach. This gorgeous beach has a lot to offer including walking tours, diving excursions, and parasailing, just to name a few. The lodge is booked based on bed and breakfast basis only; hence lunch and dinner will be on your own arrangement.

Morning in Leisure/ Transfer to the Airport

Zanzibar Island - Morning in Leisure, afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

• Private transportation
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
• All fees and/or taxes
• AMREF Flying doctor’s emergency rescue

• International Flights
• Gratuities
• Drinks at the lodges

The 9 Days Big Five Safari & Zanzibar’s Tropical Paradise provides an ideal mix of exciting wildlife experiences in Tanzania’s renowned Northern Circuit parks and a serene tropical getaway on Zanzibar’s unspoiled beaches. This exceptional blend enables travelers to enjoy the untamed splendor of the African savannah alongside the peaceful allure of island life in a single, uninterrupted journey.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.