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A watchful Leopard/Chris Milne
Ngorongoro Crater/Peter Eshelby

Serengeti Safari & Zanzibar - a Family Holiday in Tanzania & Zanzibar - 2010/11 Itinerary

12 days - from $3250

• 3-nights exploring Serengeti National Park
• Discover Tarangire and Ngorongoro gamelands
• Experience the sights & smells of the 'Spice Island'

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Rift Valley & Serengeti Plains
We drive first to Lake Manyara, famed for its prolific birdlife as well as large elephant and hippo populations. We spend the night high above the park on the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley overlooking the lake. Next we enter the great Serengeti plains. We're at once among vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and Grant's gazelle. Other wildlife includes lion, hyena, jackal, topi and cheetah. We'll also visit the archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge, where Louis Leakey found the fossil of 'Nutcracker Man'.


Ngorongoro: Garden of Eden
Driving down a steep, narrow track we enter Ngorongoro crater, believed by some to have been the proverbial “Garden of Eden”. The 100-square-mile sunken floor is the world's largest intact caldera and contains one of Africa's largest permanent concentrations of wildlife. Rhino, lion and elephant are the big attraction, whilst flamingo occupy pride of place on the shallow soda lake, Lake Magadi. Our safari ends in Tarangire National Park, where a wide variety of animals including lion live among the dramatic landscape of primeval baobab trees.


Exotic Zanzibar
Steeped in history, blessed with an idyllic year round climate and surrounded by some of the Indian Ocean's finest beaches, the spice island of Zanzibar is the perfect end to our journey. You may like to explore old Stonetown and the spice plantations before we head east, via Jozani Forest Reserve (home to the Red Colobus monkey), to the coast to relax on Zanzibar's tropical palm-fringed beaches.

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Itinerary:

Day 1 Join Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara with afternoon game drive. Day 2 Lake Manyara Following our first night in a lodge overlooking the Rift Valley escarpment and a game drive among the prolific wildlife of the lake we head east towards Tanzania's most famous gamelands. Days 3/4 Serengeti game We spend three nights in this iconic park searching for all Africa's great game on the huge grasslands with an optional dawn balloon ride over the great plains. Day 5 Nutcracker Man As we head to Ngorongoro we pause at Olduvai Gorge to learn more about our early ancestors. Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater We descend the world's largest intact caldera and enjoy the sights of Africa's largest permanent concentrations of wildlife from lion to rhino. This afternoon we continue to Tarangire. Day 7 Giant baobabs Among Tarangire's primeval trees we make our final game drive in search of antelope, predators and numerous birdlife. Days 8/9 Stonetown A short flight takes us to Zanzibar where we first explore the old town with an optional 'Spice Tour' to the plantations and Sultan's Palace. Days 10/11 Tropical beaches On the east coast we end our tour relaxing on the tropical beaches of Jambiani. Day 12 End Zanzibar Town.

Accommodations: 2nts hotel, 1nt lodge, 6nts camping, 2nts bungalows; 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches & 6 dinners included.
Transport: 4WD Safari Truck/Land Cruisers/Light aircraft/Minibus.
Comment: Travel is in a purpose-built off-road safari truck and its height enhances game-viewing. With some longer journeys this tour is more suitable for older children.
Group: Approx. 12 to 16.
Staff: Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s).
Trip Reference: FTZ2010

Dates & Prices
Start End Prices in US$ Child Price in US$ Local Payment Availability
23 Jul 1103 Aug 11$3250$3020 0
06 Aug 1117 Aug 11$3250$3020 0
20 Aug 1131 Aug 11$3250$3020 0
17 Dec 1128 Dec 11$3250$3020 0

Prices and itineraries shown for tours departing from January 2011 onwards are subject to change and confirmation with the publication of our 2011/12 brochure, due to be published in October 2010.