Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be transferred to Arusha town. Overnight, you will stay at Gold Crest Hotel on a bed-and-breakfast basis.

After breakfast, depart for Tarangire, Tanzania’s third-largest national park and sanctuary for a huge elephant population, for a game drive and a picnic lunch. Majestic baobab trees are an exciting park feature, 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 lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants—dinner and overnight at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge on a full-board basis.

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. This park has the highest concentration of monkeys in north Tanzania. You will also see the rare tree-climbing lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos, impalas, and many birds—dinner and overnight at Country Inn Karatu on a full-board basis.

Today, after breakfast, you drive to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for your last game drive. It shelters close to 30,000 animals, including the Big Five. Ngorongoro Crater is a world heritage site home to zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and the rare black rhino. The beautiful colors and dancing clouds make the crater almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders—dinner and overnight at Embalakai Camp on a full-board basis.

After breakfast, you will drive to Central Serengeti for a game drive with a picnic lunch. In this park area, you can see immense pride of lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, giraffes, elephants, antelopes, and other wildlife—dinner and overnight at Embalakai Camp on a full-board basis.

Today, you will depart with picnic boxes and be transferred to Arusha Airport to take your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival on the tropical island, you will be transferred to the historical Kholle House at Stone Town for an overnight stay on a bed-and-breakfast basis.

Explore the historical Stone Town. It is a fascinating labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways that are a joy to explore. Discover the architectural gems, tasteful restaurants, churches, markets, and gardens. On a cultural tour, there are plenty of exciting places, like the House of Wonders, the Darajani marketplace, the Sultan’s Palace, and the Slave Market. The mix of Arab, Persian, Indian, and European influences makes Stone Town unique. In the late afternoon, you drive to Matemwe Beach (spice tour en route) for an overnight stay at Zanzibar Queen on a half-board basis (dinner and breakfast provided).

You can relax at the beautiful Matemwe Beach for the following two nights. This is one of the best beaches on the island. It has a relaxed atmosphere with stunning white sandy beaches and turquoise water gently rolling onto the beach. You can spend the entire day at the beach since the beaches in this northern part of the island are less tidal. If you like to be more active, there are plenty of options, from village walks and sailing to scuba diving and snorkeling. You can book the activities at the Zanzibar Queen, where you stay on a half-board basis (dinner and breakfast provided).

Another day to relax on the beach. If you like to be more active, there are plenty of options, from village walks and sailing to scuba diving and snorkeling. You can book the activities at the Zanzibar Queen, where you stay on a half-board basis (dinner and breakfast provided).

After breakfast, your private driver will transfer you to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight home, per your details.