10-Day Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Zanzibar Beach Adventure

Day 1: Marera Valley Lodge, Karatu

Karatu Travellers heading for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater will pass through the town of Karatu in the green hills of Tanzania’s northern highlands. Presided over by the towering Ol Deani Volcano, this small, colourful town serves as a popular overnight stop for visitors exploring the area’s many game parks. The town offers a variety of activities including browsing the bustling marketplace, sampling beer at a local brewery, visiting a traditional homestead, or taking a guided walk through the Ngorongoro Forest in search of waterfalls and caves. Whether you are looking for cultural tours, hiking and biking opportunities, a chance to enjoy an authentic rural Tanzania experience, or simply a break between safari game drives, this underrated town has plenty to offer.

Day Itinerary

You will be picked up by our safari guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport and transferred to your hotel in Karatu town for relaxation and overnight. If time allows, you can experience a city tour with our safari guide at no additional fee.

Overnight: Marera Valley Lodge

Marera Valley Lodge is located between Karatu Town and Rohia Village and to the main road to Ngorongoro and Serengeti. There are 18 lodges with private decks that provide guests with beautiful views of the surrounding areas. The lodge provides free Wi-Fi access to all guests. There is also an outdoor swimming pool, lounge area, bar and dining room.

Basis

Half Board - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 2: Nyikani Central Serengeti Camp, Seronera

Seronera The Seronera region, in the central Serengeti, is set directly on the Great Migration route and offers excellent viewing of this incredible annual phenomenon, when countless wildebeest flood the area and move across the plains. While migratory game populations fluctuate seasonally, Seronera is still a wildlife hotspot at other times of the year, sheltering the Big Five, among many other species. A number of small campsites provide accommodation and visitors can enjoy hot air balloon trips and walking safaris as well as guided game drives.

Day Itinerary

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park, where you will see wildlife. Enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the national park. We will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp. On the next day, we will have a full day inside the national park for game drives. Serengeti is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. Be ready to see resident predators, such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

Overnight: Nyikani Central Serengeti Camp

Nyikani Camp Central is located in Central Serengeti, taking advantage of the year-round wildlife, Serengeti is Tanzania’s most renowned national park and home to the greatest concentrations of large mammals on the planet. The migratory herds of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles roam widely in search of green grass and water. The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai name ‘Siringet’ meaning ‘endless plains, and these rolling distances of short grass plains provide an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing; your ultimate safari country.

NYIKANI CAMP - CENTRAL SERENGETI formerly known as Kiota Camp

Loacation: Camp is permanently located in Central Serengeti

A 20-minute drive from Seronera Airstrip

Special campsite name: Banagi Hill

GPS Coordinates: 2°19'48.50"S 34°49'10.20"E

Basis

Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Nyikani Central Serengeti Camp, Seronera

Day Itinerary

Full Day Game Drives

Basis

Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Marera Valley Lodge, Karatu

Karatu As previously described

Day Itinerary

After breakfast, you will depart to Ngorongoro reserve for game drives inside Ngorongoro Crater (lunch boxes are provided). Once we finish with the game drives, we will drive back to the lodge for relaxation and your overnight stay. The Ngorongoro Crater constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world and is one of the Natural Wonders of Africa. There are about 30,000 large mammals all year round (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs and rhinos) as well as a variety of birds (such as flamingos, eagles and buzzards). Be ready to see many animals within a short time.

Overnight: Marera Valley Lodge

Marera Valley Lodge is located between Karatu Town and Rohia Village and to the main road to Ngorongoro and Serengeti. There are 18 lodges with private decks that provide guests with beautiful views of the surrounding areas. The lodge provides free Wi-Fi access to all guests. There is also an outdoor swimming pool, lounge area, bar and dining room.

Basis

Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5: Villa Kiva, Matemwe

Matemwe Sandwiched between tropical greenery and the warm azure waters of the Indian Ocean, remote Matemwe beach is arguably the most enchanting of all the beaches in Zanzibar. Located on the last stretch of sand before the beaches give way to rugged cliffs on the uninhabited north-east coast of the island, Matemwe offers an unspoiled natural landscape, perfect for a relaxing tropical beach holiday. With its lovely shallow lagoon and the coral gardens of the renowned Mnemba Atoll resting just off the coast, Matemwe boasts some of Africa’s most impressive diving and snorkelling sites where you can marvel at the abundance of exotic marine life including colourful reef fish, turtles and many species of dolphin. Above water, visitors can experience a local fishing trip on a traditional dhow, visit nearby markets and villages, or simply kick back under a palm tree and unwind, far from the stresses of the modern world.

Day Itinerary

After breakfast, relax at the lodge. If time allows, take a short tour of Karatu town for some shopping. From here, we will transfer to Arusha Airport and fly to Zanzibar. Our driver in Zanzibar will be waiting for you at Zanzibar International Airport for the private transfer to your beach resort.

Overnight: Villa Kiva

Villa Kiva is located in Matemwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Guests can choose from 13 double en-suite rooms located in bungalows, each fully equipped with a private veranda, ceiling fans, air conditioning, satellite TV and Wi-Fi access. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, an outdoor pool with a pool bar as well as an amazing garden where guests can enjoy a meal or relax while they read a book.

The destination offers a wide variety of activities including horse riding along the beach, quad safaris, blue safaris, or exploring Stone Town and Prison Island.

Basis

Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Included

Domestic flight

Day 6: Villa Kiva, Matemwe

Day Itinerary

On days six to nine, you will relax on the beach. You can take your time to enjoy the beach of Zanzibar and relax at the resort.

Discover Zanzibar's best beaches with spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, and colourful coral reefs.

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 7: Villa Kiva, Matemwe

Day Itinerary

Relax at lesiure

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 8: Villa Kiva, Matemwe

Day Itinerary

Relax at leisure

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 9: Villa Kiva, Matemwe

Day Itinerary

Relax at leisure

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 10: End of Itinerary

Day Itinerary

You will enjoy a few hours of leisure before your departure. Then we will pick you up on time from your resort and transfer you to Zanzibar International Airport, where our tour ends. You can stop at Zanzibar Stone Town and buy some souvenirs on the way to Zanzibar Airport.

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Included

Domestic flight

Included

• Park fees(For non-residents)
• All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
• All flights during the tour
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

• International flights(From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
• Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinks