5 Days Budget Safari From Zanzibar to Bush then back to Zanzibar

Welcome to our 5 Days Budget Safari From Zanzibar to Bush then back to Zanzibar! You will be exploring the magnificent wildlife!

Budget Safari from Zanzibar Day 1: 2024/2025 Zanzibar – Tarangire

Today in the morning you will be pick up from your hotel in Zanzibar (You will advise the hotel name) then drive to Zanzibar airport for your flight to Arusha, arrival in Arusha where you will be met by Tanzania Roadside Expeditions safari guide and drive to Tarangire National park for the game drive, passing through Maasai plans with scattered acacia trees, as you zipping along you will pass through many Maasai dressing in their colourful dress grazing their Cattles, riding bicycle while others riding the donkey Carts, arriving in Tarangire national park for game drive (2 hours estimates drive from Arusha to Tarangire national park)

Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June – November) as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti (since enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only source of water). With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River the park is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species

Accommodation

Later on the evening you will drive from Tarangire national park to Twiga Public Campsite for Overnight.

Lunch and dinner provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

Budget Safari from Zanzibar Day 2: 2024/2025: Tarangire – Lake Manyara

Today after breakfast, you will be picked up by your safari guide and drive to Lake Manyara National Park for the game drive.

Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park which is famous for its tree-climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size. A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is of stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari.

Accommodation

Later on the day you will drive to Twiga Public Campsite for overnight.

Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and Drinking water will be provided every day per person during the safari.

Budget Safari from Zanzibar Day 3: 2024/2025Lake Manyara – Serengeti

Today after breakfast you will drive to Serengeti national park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you can have stop at Ngorongoro Crater view point and have spectacular view of Ngorongoro Crater on the way the proceed with the driving to Serengeti national park.

Arrival in Serengeti and start the afternoon game drive till the sunset (3 hours estimates drive to Serengeti).

The Serengeti National Park is the world’s last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature’s wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq kms and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains.

Accommodation

Later on the evening after the game drive you will drive for Overnight at Seronera public Campsite.

Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and Drinking water will be provided every day per person during the safari.

Budget Safari from Zanzibar Day 4: 2024/2025Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will have the half day game drive in Serengeti National park, enjoy the wildlife game drive in this side of Serengeti before drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area later on the day. (2 hours estimates drive to Ngorongoro)

There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident prides begin to shift west and north in their territories and concentrate in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in the Central Serengeti. The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River.

Accommodation

Today you will have the Overnight at Simba Public Campsite.

Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and Drinking water will be provided every day per person during the safari.

Budget Safari from Zanzibar Day 5: 2023/2024 Ngorongoro Crater – Zanzibar

Today after the breakfast you descend into the crater for a crater game tour. Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometres wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.

Later on the evening you will drive back to Arusha and proceed to Kilimanjaro International airport for your flight to Zanzibar, arrival in Zanzibar where you will be met and drive to your hotel for drop off (Drop off point to be advised)(4 hours estimates drive to Kilimanjaro airport).

Breakfast, lunch and Drinking water will be provided every day per person during the safari.

Safari Cost

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