Luxury Tanzania
Programme Overview
Duration: 9 days
Ideal for first time visitors to Tanzania, explore the country's wilderness and wildlife before relaxing in Zanzibar.
Highlights: Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Zanzibar.
Arrive Arusha
Upon arrival at JRO Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be met by your Tanzanian drivers and transferred to your hotel. Upon arrival to the hotel you will check into your rooms then you are at leisure before dinner is served.
Optional Services:
African drummers and dancers
Non-alcoholic or alcoholic welcome drink
Overnight: Kibo Palace Hotel
Meal Plan: D
Arusha - Tarangire
After breakfast you will be transferred to Tarangire National Park, famous for its large herds of elephants, and the characteristic landscape dotted with baobab trees most of them over 1,000 years old. Upon arrival at the lodge you will check into your rooms then lunch will be served.
In the afternoon you will depart for a game drive, returning to the lodge with time to unwind before dinner is served.
Optional Services:
Bush lunch
Bush dinner
Sundowners
Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Tarangire - Ngorongoro
After breakfast depart for your morning game drive. Lunch will be served back at the lodge, after lunch transfer to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Upon arrival at Ngorongoro Sopa check into your room, then time is your own to relax and refresh before dinner is served.
Optional Services:
Welcome cocktail party
African Night with kanga gift
Off site check in
Overnight: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you will commence your tour of Ngorongoro Crater descending into the caldera floor for truly amazing game viewing. Today a delicious picnic lunch will accompany you on your game drives. On the way back to your lodge you will visit a Maasai village to learn more about this ancient culture.
Later on as the sun sets you arrive back at the lodge with time to relax before dinner is served. Why not opt for sundowners cocktails whilst watching the sun set?
Optional Services:
Sundowners at Crater View
BBQ Dinner
Overnight: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Ngorongoro - Serengeti
After breakfast you will begin your journey to Serengeti. En route you will stop to visit Olduvai Gorge, the archaeological site famous for the discovery in 1959 of a humanoid fossil by Mary and Louis Leakey. The site offers a small but very informative museum.
On your way to the lodge you will enjoy a game drive and a chance to spot wildlife. Upon arrival at the lodge check into your room then lunch will be served.
In the afternoon you will embark on a game drive. Returning to the lodge, there is time to relax before dinner is served.
Optional Services:
Bush Dinner
Sundowners
Off site check in
Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Serengeti
A wonderful full day of game viewing. After breakfast you embark on a morning game drive amongst these endless plains with acacia trees scattered across the taupe landscape. Hopefully you’ll see everything from zebra, elephant and giraffe, to lion and cheetah.
After lunch back at the lodge, set out on your afternoon game drive seeing more of the varied Tanzanian fauna and flora. On your return back to the lodge after your long day, you can freshen up and relax before dinner with your fellow guests.
Optional Services:
Bush breakfast with/without Champagne
Bush lunch
Sundowners
Gala Dinner
Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Serengeti - Zanzibar
After breakfast you will depart for your morning game drive. Returning to the lodge you will check out of the rooms then your driver will transfer you to Seronera airstrip to board your plane to Zanzibar. A picnic lunch will accompany this day.
Arriving in Zanzibar you will be transferred to La Gemma Dell’Est on the northwest side of the island. After checking into your rooms you can relax and enjoy the sunset with a refreshing cocktail before dinner is served.
Optional Services:
Theme nights with special menu
Pianist
Snake charmer whow
Bali Zanzibari dance
Overnight: La Gemma Dell'Est
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Zanzibar
Today you have the opportunity to discover everything that this beautiful island has to offer, from water sports and sensational diving trips to excursions to Stone Town to learn about Zanzibar's past. Peruse the antique shops in the vibrant town centre, or sample the different spices and learn how Zanzibar locals make use of them in cooking and as a natural remedy for various ailments.
In the evening relax with delicious cocktails made with the freshest fruits from the island while the fishermen’s dhows sail across the horizon.
Optional Services:
Safari Blue with Adventure Afloat
A morning Stone Town tour combined with an afternoon trip to Slave Caves
A morning Stone Town tour combined with an afternoon Spice tour
A morning Stone Town tour combined with an afternoon Jozani Forest tour
Overnight: La Gemma Dell'Est
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Depart Zanzibar
After breakfast morning is at leisure. Lunch will be served at La Gemma Dell’Est then in the afternoon you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport to board your flight to Dar es Salaam.
Upon arrival at Dar International Airport you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Kempinski for dinner. After dinner is finished you will be transferred back to the airport in time to board your flight back home.
Meal Plan: B,L,D