14 Days Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari is the finest Tanzania safari itinerary to book if you want to tour Tanzania’s most sought-after northern circuit safari areas before finishing with the perfect beach holiday in Zanzibar. This 14-day Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari takes you to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Serengeti National Park, where you will participate in some of Tanzania’s most amazing activities, such as game drives, walking safari experiences, and a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti Plains, all of which will reward you with incredible wild game viewing experiences.
The 14-day Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari begins in Arusha, Tanzania and concludes in Zanzibar. This 14-day Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari may be tailored to your specific schedule and interests.
Summary Itinerary of 14 Days Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Walking Safari in Tarangire National Park
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Drive Experience
Day 5: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
Day 6: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Game Drive
Day 7: Full day in Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Drive to Arusha
Day 9: Visit Waterfalls and Coffee Tour
Day 10: Flight to Zanzibar
Day 11: Stone Town, Prison Island and Spice Tour
Day 12: Zanzibar Beach Experience
Day 13: Safari Blue Experience
Day 14: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Your guide will pick you up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and welcome you to your safari. You will be given a quick overview of the safari before driving to your hotel in Arusha, where you will spend the night.
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel Resort.
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire National Park
You will have breakfast at your accommodation before driving to Tarangire National Park, which is likewise located in northern Tanzania. Tarangire National Park is famed for its vast elephant populations and old baobab trees.
You will settle into your lodge in Tarangire National Park while preparing for lunch and an afternoon wildlife drive. During your game drive around the national park, you will look for animal species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, and waterbucks, among others, as well as the many bird species that the park is known for. You will enjoy viewing the sunset in the wildness of the national park before being driven to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge. Meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 3: Walking Safari in Tarangire National Park
After a delicious breakfast at the lodge, you’ll go on a guided walking safari in Tarangire National Park. This excursion will get you up close to nature and wildlife in Tarangire National Park, all under the supervision of a ranger guide and your tour guide. Enjoy a picnic meal in nature. Have another game drive and then return to the resort. Relax while waiting for dinner and an overnight stay, as described above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Drive Experience
Breakfast will be served at your lodge as you prepare for your trip to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You may also make an optional stop to Ol Duvai Gorge. After lunch, you will descend into the crater to view Lake Magadi, which is located in the centre of the crater.
Search for elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, and flamingos around Lake Magadi’s shoreline. While you enjoy the stunning beauty of Ngorongoro, your guide will transport you to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge Meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 5: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will take you to the Serengeti National Park, which is also in northern Tanzania. During your safari in the national park, you will have the opportunity to see the big five (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalos).
Lunch will be served when you check into your national park lodge. You will also take part in an evening game to observe animals such as zebras, lions, buffalos, elephants, giraffes, elands, impalas, and antelopes, among others. The lodge serves dinner and provides an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ang’ata Serengeti Camp Meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 6: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Game Drive
Wake up early for your hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti Plains. Watch how hot air balloons are prepared and then board one to soar above the park. Look for varied species in the park and witness one of the most magnificent sunrises. A champagne bush brunch brings your adventure to a climax.
Enjoy another game drive across the park, looking for various wild wildlife. Dinner and overnight stay as described above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Full day in Serengeti National Park
Breakfast will be served at your accommodation in Serengeti National Park as you ready for your morning wildlife drive. You will also appreciate witnessing a range of animal species that are particularly active in the morning and may be observed grazing throughout the national park.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and then go on another game drive to look for wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, and hippos. You will enjoy supper and an overnight stay, as described above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: Drive to Arusha
After breakfast at your lodge, you will begin your journey from Serengeti National Park to Arusha, which takes around 7 hours. You will have dinner and spend the night stay at the hotel.
Arusha Serena Hotel Resort offers a meal plan that includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 9: Visit Waterfalls and Coffee Tour
Your breakfast will be served at your accommodation prior to your visit to the waterfalls, which are approximately 3 hours from Arusha town. On this day, you will also have a coffee tour and visit the plantation to understand how coffee is created from start to finish.
You will also have the opportunity to make your own coffee. After this coffee tour, your guide will transport you back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay, as described above.
Day 10: Flight to Zanzibar
After breakfast at your Arusha hotel, your guide will bring you to the Arusha airport for your trip to Zanzibar. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will be picked up from the airport and transported to your hotel for check-in. You’ll spend the remainder of the day lounging on the beach. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.
Accommodation: Nungwi Dreams Hotel by Mantis. Meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 11: Stone Town, Prison Island and Spice Tour
You will also board a private boat from Stone Town to Changuu Island, commonly known as Prison Island, where you will be able to watch giant tortoises and snorkel. You will take a boat from Changuu Island to Stonetown. On this day, you will also have a spice tour around the plantations, where you will view several exotic spices and learn about its applications, such as cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Following the spice tour, you will return to your hotel for dinner and spend the night as described above.
Day 12: Zanzibar Beach Experience, Optional Traditional Cooking Experience
You will spend the day relaxing on Zanzibar Island’s pristine sand beaches and admiring the sights of the Indian Ocean. You might choose to participate in a traditional cooking lesson, where you will be able to enjoy your hard-earned dinner at the conclusion of the day. Dinner and overnight stay as described above.
Day 13: Safari Blue Experience
You will have the greatest boat trip on Zanzibar Island, which is a genuinely incredible experience sailing in gorgeous traditional Dhows while enjoying the turquoise blue seas of the Indian Ocean. You will take a boat trip, eat a fantastic buffet and beverages, fresh tropical fruits and snacks, snorkel, and see Menai Bay. After the adventure, you will be taken back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay, as described above.
Day 14: Departure.
Your breakfast will be served at your Zanzibar hotel as you prepare to go to the airport, where your safari will come to an end.
End of 14 Days Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari
Prices includes
- Airport transfers
- all activities as per itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees as in the itinerary
- All meals on the safari (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- All game viewing activities specified
- concession and crater fees
- Hot air balloon ride in Serengeti @599pp
- Flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Activity fees in Zanzibar as mentioned
- Drinking water in a safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- Flights
- Items of personal nature like laundry, beverages, etc
- hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel Insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional and anything else not included in the itinerary
