12 Days Private Midrange Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Tour

Our representative welcomes you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and helps with your luggage before the transfer to Arusha. We drive approximately 50 km (31 miles) on paved roads, taking around one hour depending on traffic. Once we reach your midrange hotel, our team assists with check-in and explains the following morning's safari departure.

Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Overnight:

Kibo Palace Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, we leave Arusha around 7:30 AM and drive approximately 120 km (75 miles) to Tarangire National Park. The journey takes about two to three hours, passing local villages and farmland before reaching the park entrance.

Our guide takes us through the park's open grasslands, wooded areas, and sections near the Tarangire River. Elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and antelopes are commonly seen here, while lions may be resting near the river or beneath trees.

We stop at a designated picnic site for your packed lunch before continuing the afternoon game drive. Around 4:30 PM, we leave the park and drive towards the Lake Manyara area, where we arrange your midrange lodge for the night.

Destination:

Tarangire

Overnight:

Manyara Safari Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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We leave your lodge early and drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, covering approximately 60 to 90 km (37 to 56 miles), depending on the lodge location. After completing entrance formalities, our guide drives down the crater road to begin the day's wildlife viewing.

Inside the crater, we follow tracks across open grassland, small wooded areas, and the shores of seasonal lakes. This is a suitable place to look for lions, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, and black rhinos, although sightings are never guaranteed. We serve your packed lunch at an approved picnic area before continuing the game drive.

By late afternoon, we climb out of the crater and transfer you to your selected midrange lodge near the Ngorongoro highlands.

Destination:

Lake Manyara

Overnight:

Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, we depart for Central Serengeti, following the road through the Ngorongoro highlands and across the open plains towards Naabi Hill Gate. The journey to the Seronera area covers roughly 170 to 220 km (106 to 137 miles), depending on our starting lodge, and takes around four to six hours before extended wildlife stops.

Once inside Serengeti National Park, our guide begins an afternoon game drive through the Seronera area. We look for lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, and leopards around the grasslands and rocky areas before checking you into your midrange tented camp.

Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Overnight:

Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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We begin the morning game drive around 6:30 AM, when temperatures are cooler and many animals are active. Our guide follows routes through the Seronera Valley, looking for lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, and herds of zebras.

During the day, we may cover 80 to 150 km (50 to 93 miles) on park tracks, with six to eight hours of game driving and stops. We arrange your picnic lunch at an approved area before continuing towards different sections of Central Serengeti.

In the late afternoon, we return to your tented camp, allowing time for a shower and dinner. Our guide also discusses the next day's route based on recent wildlife sightings.

Destination:

Central Serengeti

Overnight:

Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Today, we use the full day to visit areas of Central Serengeti that we may not have covered yesterday. Our guide selects routes near river banks, rocky hills, and wide grasslands where lions, hyenas, giraffes, elephants, and antelopes are often found.

We normally spend six to eight hours exploring the park and cover approximately 70 to 140 km (43 to 87 miles), depending on wildlife movements. After a lunch stop, we continue the game drive before returning to your camp in the late afternoon.

Destination:

Central Serengeti

Overnight:

Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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We arrange an early breakfast before taking a short morning game drive towards Seronera Airstrip. Depending on flight departure time, our guide may have one to two hours to look for wildlife along the way, covering approximately 20 to 50 km (12 to 31 miles).

At the airstrip, our team assists with flight check-in before your scheduled light-aircraft flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival, our Zanzibar representative welcomes you and arranges a private road transfer to your midrange hotel, where you can spend the remaining afternoon at leisure.

Destination:

Central Serengeti

Overnight:

Kisiwa House

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, our local guide meets you at your hotel for a guided visit to Stone Town. We explore the narrow streets, old buildings, local markets, and selected historical sites while explaining how trade and different communities shaped Zanzibar's history.

The walking tour normally takes three to four hours and covers approximately 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 miles) on foot. We arrange time for lunch and shopping before returning you to your midrange hotel for the evening.

Destination:

Stone Town Zanzibar

Overnight:

Maru Maru Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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We start the morning at the Stone Town waterfront and board a local excursion boat for Prison Island. The boat crossing normally takes around 20 to 30 minutes, depending on sea conditions, and our guide shows you the island's historical buildings and giant tortoise sanctuary.

We then continue by boat to Nakupenda Sandbank, where we arrange time for swimming, relaxing, and enjoying a prepared seafood lunch. The whole excursion usually takes five to seven hours, with boat distances varying according to the departure point and sea conditions.

Destination:

Prison Island

Overnight:

Maru Maru Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Our guide collects you after breakfast for a visit to a working spice farm, where local farmers explain how cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, and other spices are grown. We spend approximately one to two hours at the farm before driving towards Jozani Forest.

At Jozani, a local guide leads us along marked forest paths to look for Zanzibar red colobus monkeys and other wildlife. The combined road journey is approximately 70 to 110 km (43 to 68 miles), depending on your hotel location, and usually takes two to three hours of driving in total.

Destination:

Spice Plantations

Overnight:

My Blue Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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We arrange a morning transfer to the Matemwe or Muyuni departure area for a guided snorkelling trip near Mnemba Atoll. Our boat crew provides snorkelling equipment and explains safety procedures before taking you to suitable swimming areas.

The boat trip normally takes two to three hours, with extra time for transfers and beach stops. We may see colourful reef fish and occasionally dolphins, although sightings depend on the sea conditions and animals present.

After the excursion, our team transfers you back to your midrange beach hotel for the afternoon.

Destination:

Mnemba

Overnight:

My Blue Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, we take you to Nungwi, where our local guide introduces you to village life, the fishing area, and traditional dhow-building activities when local workshops are operating. We then drive approximately 5 to 7 km (3 to 4 miles) to Kendwa, a journey of about 15 to 25 minutes.

At Kendwa, we arrange time for swimming, beach walks, and relaxing before returning to your hotel. If your hotel is already in Nungwi or Kendwa, we keep road travel short so you can spend more time at the beach.

Destination:

Nungwi Village

Overnight:

My Blue Hotel

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Today, we leave the schedule open so you can enjoy the beach without joining another planned excursion. Our team remains available to help arrange optional activities, while your hotel provides access to its usual beach and leisure facilities.

There is no fixed driving distance or transfer time for this day unless a departure transfer is requested. If your flight leaves today, we coordinate hotel check-out and the airport transfer according to your confirmed flight schedule.