12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday

This 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari is designed for those visitors who want to see what Tanzania offers. You will spend time on Tanzania’s mainland and Zanzibar Island. During the safari, you will witness Tanzania’s Great Annual Migration and leisure on Zanzibar’s beaches. You can expect to see abundant wildlife and finally visit the beautiful white-sandy beaches of Zanzibar. We can arrange your pick up from either the airport or your hotel.

12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari Highlights

Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Endless Plains of Central Serengeti
Day 4: Northern Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7: Arusha to Zanzibar Island
Day 8: Zanzibar Stone Town Tour
Day 9-11: Relaxing at the Beach
Day 12: Goodbye Zanzibar

Detailed 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari

Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania

Upon your arrival, you will find our 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari company representative at the airport waiting for you with a special board with your name written on it.

He will drive you directly to your Arusha accommodation to relax and prepare for your next day’s 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari. He will explain different things about our beautiful country and its peaceful people as you travel to Arusha.

Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation: Karibu Heritage House – Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

You will depart from Arusha in the morning and head to Tarangire National Park, arriving before midday. Once in the park, you can enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive with a delicious lunch. In the early evening, after your game drive, you will exit the park and make your way to your campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main attractions of Tarangire National Park:

Land of giants—herds of elephants and massive baobab trees.
Over 550 different bird species—migratory and permanent.
Abundant biodiversity.
The Tarangire River.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Africa Safari Lake Manyara (Safari Comfort) – Mid-range tented camp located in or near Mto wa Mbu

Day 3: Endless Plains of Central Serengeti

After a hearty breakfast, you will depart from Karatu town and make your way to the famous Serengeti National Park. En route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will have a chance to see the Ngorongoro Crater before reaching the Serengeti gate. After lunch, you will head out on an afternoon game drive and return to the camp before sunset. Your dinner will be at the campsite.

Main attractions of the Serengeti National Park:
Annual wildebeest migration.
Rolling grasslands.
Many predators—leopards, cheetahs, and lions.
The park has also been voted the best national park in Africa by the World Travelers Awards in 2020 and Traveller’s Choice.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Intimate Camp Seronera – Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti

Day 4: Northen Serengeti National Park

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This entire day on the 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari is set aside for further game drives in the park. The Serengeti is the habitat for abundant wildlife, such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra and wildebeest.

The animals’ trek, or migration, is determined by the rainfall and varies yearly. In November and December, the animals move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south.

The herds return to the north during the extended rainy season from April to June. Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the chance to spot predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, always lurking close by. With our full day on the plains accomplished, we return to our lodge for a well-deserved rest, encased in our comfortable beds and sleeping bags, dreaming of wild cats!

Main Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Intimate Camp Zebra – Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) located inside Serengeti NP

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Today on the 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari, you will head out early on your morning game drive to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. Head out after a cup of coffee and experience the wilderness and its magnificent creatures as they wake up among the dew-covered grasses. Later, you will head back to camp for breakfast and some relaxation. In the afternoon, you will head out once more for another chance to explore the plains in search of African wildlife as you exit the park.

Main attractions of an early morning game drive:

The best time to spot the animals and birds.
Animals are more active than in the afternoon.
The best chance of experiencing predators on a hunt.
The best time to capture lovely pictures in beautiful light.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Rhino Lodge – Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

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After breakfast, you will depart the campsite with a picnic lunch and descend into the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. Explore the magnificent world of diversity within, surrounded by the imposing walls encircle the reserve. It is possible to see all of Africa’s Big Five within the crater among a vast array of other wildlife, including hundreds of bird species.

Visiting the Ngorongoro Crater is magical: its natural landscapes, the Big Five, Masai tribe’s people living among the wild animals, and the largest unbroken volcanic caldera on earth all add to its splendor. Dinner and overnight stay will be at The Charity Hotel.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: The Charity Hotel – Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha

Day 7: Arusha to Zanzibar Island

After breakfast, our representative will drive you from your accommodation to Arusha Airport to take a flight toward Zanzibar Island.

Today on the 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari, you will have a wonderful day relaxing on Zanzibar’s white, sandy beaches, all while enjoying the ocean view. You can swim, play beach soccer, volleyball, and dance. Enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the lodge.

Main Destination: Zanzibar Island (Beach)
Accommodation: Panorama Ocean View – Budget lodge located in or near Zanzibar

Day 8: Zanzibar Stone Town Tour

After breakfast at 8:00am, you will start a city tour exploring Zanzibar. You will visit buildings and local markets in Stone Town and gain an understanding of the area’s archipelago.

You will visit the Old Slave Market and the Old Fort. In addition, you will see several famous houses in the area, for example, Freddie Mercury’s (the first East African building to have an elevator), the home of the then enslaver Tippu Tip and a famous local inn, the Princess Salme Inn.

We will also introduce you to the fascinating styles of doorways here in Zanzibar (Indian and Arab styles), which were built many years ago and are still visible today.

At 1:00pm, enjoy lunch at a picnic site or local restaurant. From here, the 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari continues toward Prison Island. The island is a tranquil place to visit, and many giant tortoises (some as old as 100 years) walk around. Next, you will hear about colonial history and how prisons were ruined. Finally, your 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari guide will lead you back to your accommodation.

Main Destination: Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)
Accommodation: Panorama Ocean View – Budget lodge located in or near Zanzibar

Day 9-11: Relaxing at the Beach

Zanzibar Tour

For the rest of the days, you can relax and enjoy your time in Zanzibar, one of the best places to visit in Tanzania. Zanzibar earned the nickname “small paradise on Earth” because Zanzibar is where you will have the best time on the white sand beaches, enjoying beach games, sunsets, swimming, and more.

Main Destination: Zanzibar Island (Beach)
Accommodation: Panorama Ocean View – Budget lodge located in or near Zanzibar

Day 12: Goodbye Zanzibar

After a leisurely breakfast, you can enjoy the beach while waiting for your 12 Days Tanzania Incredible Safari driver to transfer you to the airport for your flight home.

Main Destination: Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

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