Bush to Beach Safari

12 days—GREAT WILDEBEEST MIGRATION AND ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY

$5400-5830 USD

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Safari summary

Bush to Beach Safari combines wildlife safari of Tanzania and Zanzibar Beach holiday. Parks to be visited include Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti with excellent opportunity to witness over 2,000,000 wildebeest crossing the crocodile infested World Famous Mara River. Finally, we cap off your safari with a relaxing beach holiday at the famous Island of Zanzibar

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	July, August, September, October
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Internal flights
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

All drinks
Hot air balloons
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1

Lake Manyara

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park After an early breakfast, your private safari guide will meet and drive you to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is renowned for its elephant families, iconic Baobab trees, the Tarangire River, seasonal swamps and Savannah. The park is also home to buffalos, giraffes, bushbucks and wildebeests amongst others. After a full day game drive you will exit the park and drive to Sangaiwe Tented Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

Day 2

Lake Manyara

Day 3 – Tarangire – Mto Wa Mbu After breakfast you will drive to Mto wa Mbu town for a guided village walk. The walk will give you an opportunity to interact with the local people, visit local homes, a taste of traditional beer, banana and rice farms, etc. You will then continue to Lake Manyara for game viewing. You may also encounter the rare tree climbing lions and leopards. In the evening, you will drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

Marera Valley Lodge

Day 3

Serengeti

Day 3 – Manyara – Serengeti National Park - Hunting predators/Big Cats experience After breakfast, you will depart the lodge with lunch boxes and drive to Serengeti with game en route, via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro crater. Serengeti means endless plain. And this is 6900 sq. mile (1800 sq. km). It is also home to 2,000,000 wildebeests and 800,000 zebras.

Tanzania Pure Tented Camp

Day 4

Serengeti

Day 4 – Great Wildebeest Migration, Mara River crossing, Hunting crocodiles You will have an early morning game drive and then return to the camp for breakfast. Afterwards, you will depart the camp with picnic lunch and drive to Northern Serengeti for game viewing, with very high chances of seeing wildebeests crossing the Mara River while the crocodiles attack them. In the evening, you will drive to Mbugani Camps located in Northern Serengeti for dinner and overnight.

Sense of Wilderness Migration Camp

Day 5

Serengeti

Day 5 – Great Migration, Mara River crossing, Hunting Crocodiles Morning and afternoon game drive along the Mara River, with early departure. The great migration is supposed to be here between July and mid October, crossing the famous Mara River to Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya and back to Serengeti. The North Serengeti has lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, hippos and it is another excellent place to see the endangered black rhino.

Sense of Wilderness Migration Camp

Day 6

Serengeti

Day 6 – Hunting Predators After breakfast, you will drive to Lobo area for game viewing. Lobo is in North-East of Serengeti National Park with unique landscape. Here you will have excellent opportunity to see leopards, cheetahs, big prides of lions, the rare clip-springer antelopes, etc. In the late afternoon, you will drive back to Central Serengeti to Dinner and overnight.

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7 – The endangered black rhino, pink flamingos. After breakfast, you will depart the camp with picnic lunch and drive to Ngorongoro crater for game viewing. You will spend the day at the floor on the crater (the 8th wonder of the world) exploring its rich flora and fauna. This is the best place to encounter the endangered black rhino and flamingos in Lake Magadi. In the evening, you will ascend the crater, depart the park and drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Marera Valley Lodge

Day 8

Day 8 – Transfer to Arusha, Lunch and Zanzibar After breakfast you will drive back to Arusha with stopover at traditional Maasai village on the way. After hot lunch in Arusha, you will visit the local Maasai market for souvenirs shopping (if interested). Afterwards, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight to Zanzibar, where upon arrival; you will be transferred to your accommodation for Dinner and overnight.

Zanbluu Beach Hotel

Day 9

Day 9: Leisure at the Beach Today, you are free to do exactly what you want – and to do as little as you want. After all, you can simply relax by your hotel pool or down on the beach, perhaps under a swaying palm tree. If a day of total inactivity is really not your thing, you can swim or take advantage of one of the activities on offer via your hotel reception.

Zanbluu Beach Hotel

Day 10 - Leisure at the Beach

Day 10 – Leisure at the Beach Today is a second full day for you to relax at your ocean-side hotel, have a gentle swim in the sea or to enjoy the more active facilities on offer. Or, of course, you can set out to explore a little bit more of this beautiful island. The reception staff at your hotel will be happy to help arrange any activity or excursion that takes your interest.

Zanbluu Beach Hotel

Leisure at The Beach

Wake up in the idyllic setting of your Zanzibar beach hotel, for your last full day on this blissful island. A big decision awaits you once again, simply whether to do nothing or to engage in some land or water-based activity with your beloved.

Zanbluu Beach Hotel

Departure

After taking breakfast at your hotel, we will transfer you to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for your onward flight. If you have a later departure, we will arrange for you to have lunch before you leave the hotel.

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