8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday
8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday
This 8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday is drafted to give you a chance to explore wildlife in the top 3 amazing national parks of Tanzania including Tarangire national park, Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro crater, and Zanzibar Island / Archipelago.
Zanzibar is found in the Indian Ocean consisting of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa, the island has 4main islands with 3 inhabited by humans and a coral island serving as an essential breeding ground for seabirds. The island also has other smaller islets surrounding island and an isolated tiny islet.
This safari is a private tour and it will offer you the best romantic bush safari and beach holiday experience.
Highlights of 8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday
- Day 1: Arrival – Arusha
- Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire
- Day 3: Tarangire – Serengeti
- Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Zanzibar
- Day 6: Zanzibar
- Day 7: Zanzibar
- Day 8: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday
Day 1: Arrival – Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International airport, you will be met and warmly welcome by our guide and transfer to the hotel in Arusha for your overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel – Located in Arusha
Meal plan: Dinner
Main Destination: Arusha City
Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire
After a mouthwatering breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel by your safari guide, he will give you a short briefing and then drive you to Tarangire national park one of the most scenic safari destinations in Tanzania.
Tarangire national park covers an area of about 3000 square kilometers and is best known for hosting huge numbers of elephants and the iconic baobab trees dominating the landscape, the park gets its name from Tarangire River which crosses through the park.
Tarangire national park hosts huge concentrations of wildlife rivaling Serengeti national park, these animals are best seen during the dry season (June – November) as they congregate at Tarangire River to drink water thus creating a spectacle. The park hosts over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.
Upon arrival in the park, you will have lunch after checking into your lodge and in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive. Some of the animals you should look out for include lions, elephants, cape buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests among others.
Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Lodge (located outside Tarangire national park)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Tarangire national park
Day 3: Tarangire – Serengeti
After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti national park with a picnic lunch box. When you arrive in the park you will enjoy an afternoon game drive then head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Serengeti national park is the most popular and visited Tanzania wildlife destination and a home to the world’s last great wildlife refuge estimated to be over 3 million large animals, the park covers an area of 14,763 square kilometers and its name Serengeti comes from the Maasai “Siringet” meaning endless plains.
Serengeti national park is a playground for the annual wildebeest migration which is one of nature’s wonders, over 2 million wildebeests together with thousands of gazelles and zebras take park in the migration. During the game drive, some of the animals you will enjoy seeing include elephant, giraffe, lions, cheetah, zebras, wildebeests among others.
Accommodation: Kubu kubu Tented Lodge (located in Central Serengeti)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Serengeti national park
Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will had to the park for a morning game drive and then after you will depart for Ngorongoro Crater, the crater is one of the most fascinating areas in the world known for several resident lion prides.
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the 8th natural wonder of the world and is the largest intact crater in the world, the crater was formed as a result of eruption bout 2 million years ago causing the walls to collapse. The crater is a home to over 30,000 animals thriving on the crater floor filled with great areas of acacia forest, swamps and open grasslands.
Upon arriving in the crater, you will have lunch after checking into your lodge on the rim of the crater. Then descend to the crater floor for a game drive enjoying abundant wildlife including lions, cheetahs, rhinos, wildebeests, gazelles, elephants, cape buffaloes, warthogs among others, you will also visit Lake Manyara for sights of flamingoes. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge – located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Zanzibar
After breakfast, you will have a short tour around the crater until lunch, after lunch you will drive back to Arusha and proceed to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight to Zanzibar. On arrival you will be picked up by your guide and be transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Zanzibar Serena Hotel – located near Stone Town
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Zanzibar, Stone Town
Day 6: Zanzibar
You will be picked from your hotel after breakfast and go for a Stone Tour which will take you through the Stone Town where history appears to stand still, you will have visits to the house of wonders, the palace Museum (People’s Palace), Dr. Livingston’s house and the Arab Fort among others. You will also see the bustling market of Zanzibar, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, 2 cathedrals and countless mosques.
After lunch, you will head to Prison Island by boat where you will see the turtles and have a snorkeling experience. Later, you will be driven to Zanzibar Beach.
Accommodation: Tuli Blue Bahari Zanzibar (located in Zanzibar)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Zanzibar Island (Beach)
Day 7: Zanzibar
Today, you will enjoy a relaxing day at the beach, you will have enough time to enjoy the beautiful beaches of the island in the northern region on the white sand beach of Pwani Mchangani.
Accommodation: Tuli Blue Bahari Zanzibar (located in Zanzibar)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Main Destination: Zanzibar Island (Beach)
Day 8: Departure
After a leisurely breakfast, you will be picked and transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your flight back home.
End of 8 Day Romantic Bush Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday
