Overview

Tanzania is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. They include the plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino), and Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain. Offshore lie the tropical islands of Zanzibar, with Arabic influences, and Mafia, with a marine park home to whale sharks and coral reefs.....

About this activity

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Duration 45 day

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Live tour guide

English

Pickup included

From your hotel accommodation in all days. Please be ready 15 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.

Private group

Experience

Highlights

  • Discover the African's highest free standing mount Kilimanjaro at the bottom view
  • Explore to one among the top 10 World's most visited beach - Zanzibar Island
  • See an abundance of wildlife
  • Enjoy a African Culture, Traditions, People, Local food, and much more
  • Get mesmerizing views
20 Nights 21 Days Available on request Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salam
Inclusions/Exclusions

What is included in the tour

  • Private 4x4 vehicle / Minivan
  • Breakfast
  • Drinking water
  • Snacks
  • Driver & guide
  • Boat tickets 
  • Park fee
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Accommodation

What is NOT included in the tour

  • Extras i.e. drinks, telephone etc,
  • Flights tickets
  • Tips to the driver/guide (highly recommended)
  • Visa
  • Travel Insurance
Itinerary

Full description

          Tanzania                          Monday 29th May to Friday 09th June 2023

 29/05/2023    

Arrival: Dar es salaam, Tanzania. At Julius Nyerere Int. Airport. Picked up from airport to the hotel (lunch/dinner).  

30/05/2023     

Dar es salaam City tour: Fish market, National Museum, Askari monument, Tingatinga art, Culture market, Mlimani city Mall, Coco beach.

31/05/2023   

 Bagamoyo trip: 59km trip to the old historical town at the Indian ocean, this coastal town founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older Swahili settlement.

01/06/2023     

Zanzibar trip: (3 Days 2 Nights): 2 hours boat trip or 20 minutes flight to Zanzibar Island. Is the main island in the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar. Stone Town, part of Zanzibar City, is an old trade center, with mosques and winding lanes. The 1883 House of Wonders is a former sultan’s palace with a clock tower.

Day 1  Spice farm, spice market, historical slave museum, National musem, Kendwa Beach & Baraka Aquarium and Dinner at Forodhani.

02/06/2023     

Day 2 in Zanzibar:  Nakupenda Island & Prison Island

03/06/2023

Day 3 in Zanzibar:  Forodhani day tour and Departure to Arusha, Tanzania.

04/06/2023

Arusha City Day Tour & Serval Wildlife: City tour, culture market, Boma museum, Culture heritage, Snake farm and resting preparing for next day Game drive.

Serval animals are owned by and part of the Tanzanian Governments' animal exchange program that carefully monitors health, welfare, and captive animal populations. You will have an experience of talking a selfie with real Lion, YES a super close selfie next to the Giraffe, Lion and Zebra and have much funny as you can with them. 

05/06/2023

Serengeti and Ngorongoro Multi-day camping safari: (4 Nights 3 Days) From Arusha to Serengeti National Park Start your safari and camping adventure with hotel pickup from Arusha at 8:00 AM. Drive to Serengeti National Park with your complimentary packed lunch. Take a game drive en route to the campsite. Serengeti National Park is home to lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, eland, wild dogs, gazelles, crocodiles and many birds, including Eurasia migrant birds. Have dinner and stay overnight in a tent at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.

06/06/2023

Day 2 - Full day at Serengeti:  After breakfast, you will go on wide-ranging morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Your guide will locate the flocks of migrant birds and the herds. Spot carnivores like big cats and hyenas. See the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra in action. Learn about the park as you drive and see why the Maasai gave the park the name Serengeti, which means “endless plains”. Break for lunch and dinner at the campsite and spend one more night at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.

07/06/2023

Day 3 - Ngorongoro Creator: Wake up at 6:00 AM for early-morning game drives in Serengeti. Return at 9:00 AM to the campsite for breakfast.  Then, check out and set off for Ngorongoro Crater. Eat lunch and view game en route to the largest unbroken caldera in the world, which serves as a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. Spend a full day on the crater floor spotting lions, hyenas, wildebeest, zebras, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes. Use this unique setting at one of the few places in Africa to stand a good chance of seeing the Big Five in the course of a game drive. Your guide will explain the formation of the crater and the immense eruption that caused it. You will also see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together with lions mere meters away. Have dinner and spend the night at Ngorongoro Simba “A” Campsite.

08/06/2023

Day 4 - Ngorongoro Creator Floor: Have breakfast and then drive off at 7:30 AM to Ngorongoro Crater, where you will descend to the crater floor for game drives. See flamingos on Soda Lake and geese, storks, and vultures in the surrounding area. Then, break for lunch at the scenic Ngoitoktok Springs picnic site. After lunch, get in some final game viewing while ascending the crater. Finish your safari adventure with drop-off at your hotel in Arusha. 

09/06/2023

From Arusha to Mountain Kilimanjaro Half Day Trekking: 

And you will have a chance to explore the African's highest Mount and World's highest free standing mountain with height of 5895 meters, half day trekking from the bottom at LEMOSHO Camp way through moram road up to SHILAZI Camp 2300 meters AMSL, with an expect guider. then you will have a 1 hour flight to Nairobi or travel 3 hours plus by car.. 

N.B: The best way to cross border is by flight.

Then after its time for Kenya. Asante Tanzania

 

          Kenya                    Friday 9th June to Tuesday 13rd June 2023   

09/06/2023

Nairobi, Kenya: Dinner at the Capital city of Kenya. Nairobi city after a long journey of 206km approximately of 2 – 3 hours of road trip or 30 minutes flight from Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

10/06/2023

Nairobi City: Nairobi is Kenya’s magnificent capital city and on day trip, you'll get to know her best!

Travel in air-conditioned comfort along Moi Avenue, past the Old Salvation Army Building and onto the City Market. Here you will find colorful curios and delicious produce. Nearby is the largest Mosque and largest library in the country.

The Kenya National Archives, located to the left of the Hilton, is a goldmine of cultural artifacts and paintings. Nearby, you'll encounter the City Hall and Law Courts, and also the Mausoleum – the resting place for Kenya’s first president.

Visit the Kenyatta International Conference center and take the lift to the top of the revolving top. From here you can relax and enjoy a panoramic view over the city. By now you're sure to be a bit puckish, so head towards Carnivore Restaurant, passing on your way the National Museum and Snake Park. After lunch you will be dropped back at your hotel.

11/06/2023

Nairobi Elephant Orphanage: After getting picked up from your hotel in Nairobi, head to the Giraffe Center, where you can see giraffes living in a semi-wild state. Learn about their behaviors, traits and conservation efforts.  You will also get the opportunity to feed these gentle giants.

Next, head to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Take a walk through the center where baby elephants wait to be fed. Watch them play in the water, gargle their milk, and discover each elephant's personal stories.

Once the youngest is fed, it's time to feed the 2-3-year-olds, some of whom are old enough to feed themselves. Watch as they hold their giant milk bottles in their trunks and make quick work of several gallons of milk.

Your final stop before heading back to Nairobi will be the Kazuri Beads Factory. Get the opportunity to admire the beautiful beads and pottery which have been handcrafted by African women.

12/06/2023

From Nairobi Mount Longonot: Your tour begins in Nairobi when your driver picks you up from your hotel. You will then journey approximately 1.5 hours in a private vehicle to the base of Mount Longonot. Along the way, you will stop to take in amazing panoramic views of the Great Rift Valley.

When you arrive at Mount Longonot, guides will be waiting for you to aid you on your hiking expedition.

You will hike around the rim of the crater and enjoy amazing views of the thick forest in bottom of the crater. As you hike your guide will point out wildlife to you and you will take two or three stops to cool yourself and

Take in the scenery. Once you arrive at the top of the crater you can take in breathtaking views.

After taking in the views from the top you will slowly descend back down the crater. When you arrive back at the base your driver will be waiting for you to take you back to your hotel in Nairobi.

13/06/2023

Good Bye Kenya: – You will be picked up from the hotel to the Nairobi Wilson Int. Airport for 2 hour flight to Uganda.

 

          Uganda                    Tuesday 13rd June  to Friday 16th June 2023  

13/06/2023

Kampala, Uganda: arrival at Entebbe Int. Airport from Nairobi, Kenya picked up with air condoned vehicle to the hotel.

14/06/2023

Jinja and source of river Nile day trip: – From Kampala the Capital city of Uganda to Explore countryside and discover the town of Jinja on the shore of Lake Victoria with this full-day tour from Kampala. See a range of sights, including the source of the River Nile, Sezibwa Falls, Boat Cruise and more. Get insights from your guide, and enjoy included lunch and hotel transfers.

After pickup at your hotel in Kampala, drive for approximately 80 kilometers (around 50 miles) to Jinja. Visit the authentic, original source of the Nile site where the British explorer, John Hanning Speke, first discovered the River Nile (of course the Africans knew there was a river, but anyway). Stand where he stood, and take a picture with the monument.

Next, go for a boat ride across the river and into Lake Victoria. See monkeys, monitor lizards, pythons, and maybe even an authentic African Witchdoctor. Admire a truly spectacular natural setting that is ideal for birdwatching and allows for nature walks.

This tour is thoughtfully put together and the efficient itinerary also packs in Sezibwa Falls, a walk in the Sezibwa Forest, and hiking to the top of falls.

15/06/2023

Kampala City Day tour: Discover Kampala's major cultural and historical attractions in the company of a local guide. Enjoy a private, all-day driven city tour that takes you to Kampala's 5 major attractions and includes a taste of traditional Ugandan food at a local restaurant.

16/06/2023

Good Bye Uganda - You will be picked up from the hotel to Entebbe Int. Airport for flight to Kigali, Rwanda or 9 Hours road trip from Kampala to Kigali. (510km trip).

 

          Rwanda                    Friday 16th  June  to  19th June 2023

16/06/2023

Kigali, Rwanda: arrival at Kigali Int. Airport from Kampala, Uganda and picked up with air condoned vehicle to the hotel. Or arrival to the hotel after a long 9 hours trip.

17/06/2023

Gorilla Trekking Day: Meet majestic mountain gorillas up close in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda on a small-group or private full-day journey, with breakfast and lunch.

 

Begin your journey to meet Rwanda's mountain gorillas bright and early with a hotel pickup from Kigali where you will be greeted by your guide who will take care of you throughout the day.

 

Head straight to the Volcanoes National Park in Musanze Province — habitat to endangered mountain gorillas — whereupon arrival your guide will take you on a hiking tour to look for the gentle creatures.

Sit back and relax on your 2-hour drive to the park, and either grab a few more hours of shut-eye or admire the picturesque scenery. Once at the park, tuck into breakfast before heading to the park's headquarters at Kinigi for a briefing by the park warden.

Then, start your trek through the bamboo covered slopes at 8:30 AM with your expert guide and keep an eye out for the endangered gorillas on your way. Depending on where the gorillas are located, your trek could last anywhere between 1-8 hours.

Once with the gorillas, spend time getting close to them, feeding them, and meeting the entire gorilla family, including babies. The Volcanoes National Park is home to twelve gorilla families, all of which are fully habituated. The groups, or troops, consist of at least one silverback along with several females and youngsters.

Stop for a delicious lunch to gather your energy, and feel re-energized to keep walking.

18/06/2023

Lake Kivu full day trip with Coffee Farm: Discover the serenity of Lake Kivu on this day tour from Kigali. Enjoy a cruise through the lake, hike to the top of Napoleon Hat Island, and relax with a picnic lunch on Peace Island.

Start boat ride at any time after breakfast, swimming cows experience in Mafundugu islands, Napoleon hat island and enjoy the hike till top/this 1.6 km hike gives gives a great panorama of the whole Lake and a view of Congo nile divide a father of a popular tour of Congo nile trail most known in Rwanda, back to monkey island for vervet monkey trekking, Peace island for picnic and lunch and leisure! There you can swim and enjoy the peaceful nature of there, farming island for Mcadamia and coffee experience plus tons of local harvest found on that island, pass to the luxury zone of the hotels and privates homes

19/06/2023

End of Tour – Here will be a good ending of our East Africa countries mega tour. We are welcoming you all to discover and see by your eyes this magical places and untold stories of our Tradition, Culture, Kindness and humble people, Big 5 from the heart of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Creator, without forgetting our Selfie at Serval Wildlife.

We are looking forward exploring with you and your family.

Trip ATC-EA: Cancellation / Amendment policy: Within 48 Hrs will apply a penalty of 50% of the selling price. Within 24 Hrs will apply a penalty of 90% of the selling price. NO SHOW will be charged 100%. Afrosand Travel Consultant has a NO-REFUND policy. :Baggage are available in slabs of up to 32kgs per person. We do not charge for excess baggage. Maximum 4 slabs (40kgs).

Notifications: 

Trip ATC- EA: Rack Rate: Usd 8,524.00/= per person inclusive of all taxes. 

Pickup point
Julius Nyerere International Airport, Julius K. Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania View on Map