Adventurous safari and recreation on the beach

This 16-day Tanzania and Zanzibar trip shows you the north of the country with Arusha NP, Tarangire NP and the Ngorongoro Kater. You visit a Masai village and learn a lot about the way of life and the medicinal plants of this people, you fly to the spice island of Zanzibar and enjoy a few days on the white sandy beach.

highlights

Visit to the Maasai village
Elephants in Tarangire NP
Ngorongor Crater with the Big 5
Beach hotel in Zanzibar

inclusive

15 x breakfast
7 x lunch or lunch box
4 x dinner
all transfers and activities according to the itinerary
Safari in a 4×4 Landcruiser off-road vehicle with window seat
Guided safari with experienced English-speaking driver
All national park and transfer fees
German-language instruction
liters of drinking water per safari day
Binoculars during the safari
Domestic flight Kilimanjaro Airport – Zanzibar

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Flight

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• English-speaking guide on request
• We are happy to book international flights from Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich, Berlin, Dresden, Vienna or Zurich.
Price per person:
• with 2 participants: 3590 Euro
• 4 participants: 3095 Euro
• 6 participants: 2990 Euro
Trip starts: daily

ab: 3.590 € / person

when booking with 2 persons

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Rainer Bockmann

+49 (0) 1724308028

Vor Ort in Uganda lebend, kennt Rainer Afrika aus eigener Erfahrung und kann Reisen, Lodges, Routen und Guides direkt und persönlich einschätzen.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport – drive to Chanya Lodge in Moshi

Your driver/guide will be waiting for you after you land at Kilimanjaro Airport and then take you to Chanya Lodge in Moshi

Day 2: Excursion to the Maasai

Your Tanzania trip begins with an excursion to Olpopongi, the only authentic Masai village in Tanzania. Here you will experience how people live and gain an insight into the culture of the Maasai. Various guides take you through the Masai Museum and explain the norms and values that apply, how the hierarchies work, which objects are used in traditional ceremonies and which clothing corresponds to the ideal of beauty. After a traditional tea-drinking session in an original Masai hut, you will be given lots of information about the various plant species and their healing properties on a bush walk.

Day 3: Tour to the Wachagga

Accompanied by your guide, you will drive to Marangu at the foot of Kilimanjaro. Once there, you set off on a short hike through the green landscape. The trail leads past small streams and you soon reach your first destination, the Ndoro waterfall. Enjoy the view, take your photos and then your guide will take you to a traditional Chagga house built from banana leaves. Here you can see how simply the Wachagga lived until a few decades ago. The tour then continues to the market, where craftsmen forge cowbells, knives and arrows and you can experience how they are made using the simple tools of ancient craftsmanship. We return to the hotel with many new impressions.

Day 4: Safari in Arusha National Park

This morning you set off on your first safari. The driver will pick you up at your hotel after breakfast and head towards Arusha. After about an hour you reach the national park at the foot of Mount Meru. You will see zebras, buffaloes and giraffes, the colobus monkey can be found in the dense bushes of the Ngurdoto Crater and countless flamingos live on the shores of the Momella Lakes. In the evening you will continue to your lodge.

Day 5: Sarfari in Tarangire National Park

Today we head towards Tarangire National Park. Many elephants live here, as well as lions, zebras and giraffes. The park is named after the river of the same name, which is the only source of water for the wild animals in the dry season. The long park with its varied landscape alternates between hills, savannah and swamps, and the huge baobab trees are particularly striking.

Day 6: Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater

An impressive drive to the Ngorongoro Crater rim at an altitude of around 2300 meters lies ahead of you. Steadily up the East African Rift Valley.
up and over the hilly landscape of Karatu to the viewpoint into the crater. The crater has a diameter of around 20 km and is home to the highest density of predators in Africa. Even Dr. Grzimek wrote: “It is impossible to describe the crater properly.” It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 With a bit of luck, you might even see the “Big Five”!

Day 7: Karatu – Relaxation at the lodge

Today you have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful lodge to the full or to explore the surroundings of the lodge. The climate is pleasant for walks. Every now and then baboons can be seen along the border to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Day 8: Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport and flight to Zanzibar

Today our driver will take you to Kilimanjaro Airport, from where you will fly to Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar you will be picked up and driven to the east coast. The beach hotel “The Loop” is located about 50 km east of Stone Town.

Days 9 – 15: Lodge stay on the dream beach of Zanzibar

You will spend the next few days at the hotel with its central pool and powder-fine sandy beach. Perfect for unwinding and taking a break from everyday life. Various excursions can be booked for an additional charge.