10 Days Most Popular Adventurous Safari and Relaxing Beach Combo Holiday in Tanzania

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK)

Upon arrival, you will be met at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) by Godson Adventures. Transfer by a driver who will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha town.

After being taken to your hotel, a safari briefer will come and meet you for a safari briefing. Whichever you choose, tonight you can sit back, enjoy your dinner and settle into the African way of life. Dinner and overnight at the hotel or lodge in Arusha with bed and breakfast (included).

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, and cheetah and up to six thousand elephants. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge.

Day 3: Tarangire - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you start on your way to Serengeti National Park (driving time some four hours, but with plenty to see on the way!). Begin to understand the reason behind this name. Once you’ve seen enough game for the day, it will be on to your nearby lodge in time for dinner.

After stopping for a picnic lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping), it will be time to head further into the park to begin your game drive. You pass through green savannah where elephants and giraffes roam, through a stretch of territory that is rarely visited by travelers, to reach the central Serengeti. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word, “Siringet” referring to an endless plain.

As you traverse the park on the way, you will stop at the Olduvai Gorge, where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. En route, you will see grazing zebras, antelopes, and giraffes and sometimes some buffalos hiding in the bush. The South Serengeti ecosystem belongs partly to the Serengeti National park and partly to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds, you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. After the game drive, you will drive to your lodge/tented camp/campsite in Serengeti, where you arrive in time for your dinner and overnight at Mbugani Tented Camp.

Day 4: Full Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will have a full day tour at Serengeti National Park, searching for wildebeest migration including predators and prays. Dinner and overnight at Mbugani Tented Camp.

Day 5: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will depart Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater. After arrival, you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater on World Heritage Site holding a permanent population of more than 30,000 animals.

As only very few of those migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 feet high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. The crater is also home to the rare black rhino almost extinct in Tanzania. With a bit of luck, you will see the ‘Big Five’ during one game drive. Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha - Zanzibar

Very early in the morning after breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park where you will have a short game drive and then later, you will drive back to Arusha Airport where you will connect with your flight to Zanzibar. You will depart Arusha at 13:00 and arrive in Zanzibar at by Coastal Aviation to the Spice Island of Zanzibar at 14:05.

Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will be met at the airport with Godson Adventures' ground tour operator and transfer you to your hotel at Kiwengwa Beach. You’ll have the rest of the afternoon free to take in the amazing white sand beaches and clear blue waters of the island. Stays and overnight at Kiwengwa Beach.

Day 7 to 9: Zanzibar beach holidays extension - Relax on the beaches of Zanzibar

Relax and enjoy the Kiwengwa beaches of Zanzibar. Do as much or little as you like. This day is totally up to you!

After breakfast, you will head to Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the way, you can take the famous Spice Tour, where you can get to know not only about spices but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine, cosmetics, and cooking.

Later on, after the tour, you will be invited for an opulent lunch, where you can taste these spices and some fruits. Later in the afternoon, you will visit the Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through the fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace) and the Arab Fort, amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling markets, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques!

Stays and overnight at Blue Bay Beach Resort and meals on half board basis.

Day 10: Blue Bay Beach Resort - Zanzibar International Airport Out of Tanzania and Zanzibar Island

Today, you will have to bid a fond farewell to Tanzania and Zanzibar Island. At the appropriate time, you will be taken to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) for your international flight back home or to the next destination.

• Stone Town tour

For many Europeans and Americans, Africa is the most exotic continent in the world. It is also a little scary as there are so many stories in the media about war, violence, and Ebola. In the search of the ‘ideal travel destination’ in Africa, many tourists and travelers find Tanzania. The beautiful country is safe to travel in - the more than one hundred different tribes live peacefully together.

Even during the 2015 election, there hasn't been any much disturbance. This is one of the reasons to choose to travel to Tanzania. But there are many more. Tanzania is a land of contrasts; from the snow-capped park of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the endless plains of the Serengeti, from the sun-kissed islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago to the gentle shores of Lake Victoria.

It was there, on the dusty floor of Olduvai Gorge (30 kilometers from Ngorongoro Crater) that early man left his first footprints. It was also there, on the palm-fringed Zanzibar, that Swahili traders welcomed dhows and trading boats from across the Indian Ocean.

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti is the largest national park in Tanzania. It covers about 14,763 square kilometers at an altitude of 1,737 meters above sea level. Serengeti is true to its Maasai name “SIRINGET” meaning endless plains.

Serengeti is the home to countless numbers of animals such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards. You may also feast your eyes on herds of wildebeest, zebras, a variety of gazelles, impalas and other species of antelopes. Buffalos, hippos, elephants, and giraffes are among the other well-represented species. In addition, there are numerous smaller mammals and birds.

The famous migration of wildebeest and zebras with as many as 1.5 million individuals on the move can be seen between November and June.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire is known for its beautiful landscape, giant herds of elephants and majestic Baobab trees in addition to its many species of birds.

Tarangire National park is the park with the highest concentration of elephants in the world. It is said that more than 3,000 elephants live there and it is guaranteed that you will see herds of them!

Ngorongoro Crater

In the middle of the Masai country, you find the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is a must-see for every visitor in the northern part of Tanzania. It is a ‘mini world’ with savannah, forest savannah, rainforest and swamp areas – and very diverse animal life.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is quite simply the most spectacular tourist destination in Africa/ world-unequaled in its magnificence. It is a scenic beauty with its wildlife and its atmosphere. The scenery is spectacular, predators are abundant and it’s not unusual to see the Big 5 in a single day. You will see surprisingly many animals in a small area.

Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara is a good start when you are going to plan your safaris in Tanzania. Although small in size, it boasts a good concentration of animals and birds, suited to the parks several ecosystems. This is the park where you may even get a glimpse of a tree-climbing lion – the leopard. The park houses as many as 350 species of birds.

In Lake Manyara, you really feel that you are exploring. There are many different kinds of forests, and this makes it a little harder to have an overview. On the other hand, animals have good opportunities to hide a little better. But don’t be nervous: Your guide will find them for you anyway!

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• Full-board meals during the safari
• Half-board meals in Zanzibar
• Bottled of drinking water 1.5 liters per person per day during on safari

• All park entry fees - all park camping fees
• Pick and transfer to the airports
• Zanzibar Island Beach Holidays as mentioned on the itinerary
• Transport 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop up roof with driver cum guide
• 4 nights overnight at the hotels/lodge/tented camps/campsites according to the program
• Chef/meals as per the above itinerary
• Complimentary bottled of drinking water 1.5 litter per person per day during on safari
• 1-night free hotel accommodation on your arrival in Arusha with bed and breakfast
• Tents, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, chairs, table, pillow

• International flights
• Fees for passport, visas, immunizations, and insurance
• Tips for staff such as driver cum guides/chef/porter
• Expenses of personal nature (like souvenirs)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.