11 Days Tanzania Safari in Semi Luxury and Zanzibar Stay

This 11 Days Tanzania Safari in Semi Luxury and Zanzibar Stay covers the famous 3 parks in the northern circuit and that is the inclusion of Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park then fly to Zanzibar for 5 Days relaxation. During the safari, all the accommodations are based on permanent beautiful lodges and permanent luxury tented camps. In Zanzibar, you will be staying at the luxury Sea View Resort and enjoy the sun and beach after the days on dusty and adventurous rough roads.

11 Days Tanzania Safari in Semi Luxury and Zanzibar Stay Highlights

Detailed 11 Days Tanzania Safari

Day 1: Mount Meru Hotel

Mount Meru Hotel is one of the great hotels in Arusha City. The hotel offers accommodation of high standard and high service. The hotel is on the Moshi-Arusha highway and a walking distance to the city centre approximately 20 minutes. The Golf course of Gymkana grounds offers amazing views from the back side of the hotel. Mount Meru as a mountain itself is another sign of beauty when staying in any of the rooms overlooking the mountain. Arusha is famous as the home of the indigenous Maasai tribe. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds, local community and different religions of the Arusha city population including Muslims, Christians, Pagans, and Hindus. Arusha has been a crucial city in the history of modern Tanzania.

  • Main Destination: Arusha (City)
  • Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel – Luxury hotel located in or near Arusha

Day 2: Tarangire National Park Game Driving


Spending the day in Tarangire will be exciting as you begin your safari. Expect to see exciting game views. This day is a good start as you will be passing some local villages on the way to Tarangire. See the open grassland decorated with grazing cows and goats endless seemingly plains. Arrive at the Tarangire gate where your professional 11 Days Tanzania Safari driver guide will collect your permits and drive into the park for a good game safari. Elephants, waterbucks, wildebeest, zebras, impalas and many hoof animals are seen in big numbers. Cats like lions, cheetahs and hyenas can be seen with no doubt.

  • Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
  • Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge – Mid-range lodge located just outside Tarangire NP

Day 3: Tarangire National Park Game Driving

Spend the whole day in Tarangire National Park on game drives. This 11 Days Tanzania Safari day will inspire you as you go further to the southern part of the park. Return to the lodge for hot lunches at the lodge, then continue on the afternoon game drive. This day can be spent in peace, slowly game viewing. Tarangire is the sixth largest national park covering an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers, and it is famous for its baobab trees and a large number of elephants. Tarangire National Park is one of beautiful parks in the area. Later you’ll be driven to the small town known as Karatu for your overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
  • Accommodation: Lilac Elevate Inn – Mid-range hotel located outside Tarangire NP

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Tour


This 11 Days Tanzania Safari day will be another amazing day to experience the Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater. Drive from your overnight stay and later return to the same hotel. Arrive at the Ngorongoro descending route at around 9:00 am and descend to the crater floor to experience an amazing game view. This is another exciting day of your time in the bush, getting to know your chosen destination intimately with exciting activities and local interaction. Ngorongoro Crater is famous as home to indigenous Maasai tribes who have been living in the area for many years. Lately, the Tanzania government shifted the Maasai people out of Ngorongoro for the conservation improvement so it is unfortunate that the Maasai tribes are no longer seen inside the crater. The Crater now is a happy home for wild animals like rhinos, lions, hyenas, wildebeest, zebras, buffalos and many other herbivorous and carnivorous animals.

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Spend the 11 Days Tanzania Safari full day in the Serengeti National Park game driving. You have an opportunity to return to the lodge for a hot lunch as this lodge is in the central Serengeti National Park and can easily be accessible whenever need to return. During the summer, it is hot in the Serengeti so you can even spend the afternoon by the swimming pool or spend the afternoon at leisure whenever needed. Serengeti National Park is well known for its large annual migration of animals in the world, migrating from Kenya to Tanzania each year and back to Kenya through the deadly and fearful journey. This day will be concentrated in Western Serengeti or Central Serengeti, the best timing is May and June. The migrating herds pass through the Western Corridor towards the Grumeti River. Grumeti is the home of the largest crocodiles in East Africa.

  • Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
  • Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge – Mid-range lodge located inside Central Serengeti

Day 6: Serengeti National Park Tour


This day will be spent on game viewing. The beautiful scenery and landscape of the Serengeti plains are extremely varied and seemingness plains, ranging from savannah to hilly woodlands to open grasslands. The region’s geographic diversity is due to the extreme weather conditions that plague the area, particularly the potent combination of wind and heat. Spend the full day on game driving and your 11 Days Tanzania Safari guide will ensure our guests enjoy being very close to the wild to experience the life of African wildlife during the day. Drive to the Seronera River, Retima Hippo pool and a few rivers around the Seronera where the animals feed near the river in large numbers, the predators lie near the river bank and wait for their prayer.

  • Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
  • Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge – Mid-range lodge located inside Central Serengeti

Day 7 of 11 Days Tanzania Safari: Serengeti and Fly to Zanzibar

Upon arrival to Zanzibar, we’ll meet you from Stone Town Airport and transfer you to the accommodation in Stone Town. The Zanzibar Islands well known as the Spice Islands have 3 popular beautiful locations that offer wonderful and unforgettable times on the island. The areas are; Nungwi Beaches (north) Matemwe & Pongwe Beaches (east coast), Uroa (South beaches of Paje & Jambiani) and Stone Town. In recent years, these beaches built a good number of new hotels and resorts from 2 stars to 5 stars. Zanzibar residents are approximately 90% Islamic in religion, and has been like that for hundreds of years. The islands were involved in the Arab slave trades and the ethnic groups are Tumbatu, Arabic, Swahili and Hindus.

  • Main Destination: Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)
  • Accommodation: Tembo House Hotel & Apartments – Mid-range hotel located in or near Stone Town

Day 8: Zanzibar Beach of Matemwe


Enjoy your morning at Stone Town, a great opportunity to visit the old town and see the lifestyle of the Zanzibar people. In Stone Town, we have found that our clients like the freedom to choose where they eat—therefore accommodation in these packages is provided on a bed & breakfast basis. After the town tour, you will be transferred to the east coast beach of Matemwe to your accommodation. At the beach, we recommend dinner and breakfast to be inclusive. This allows our guests to explore more and eat at different restaurants and cuisines and get different tastes of African food.

  • Main Destination: Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)
  • Accommodation: Kena Beach Hotel – Luxury resort located in or near Matemwe Beach

Day 9 of 11 Days Tanzania Safari: Matemwe Beach Relaxing

Relax at the white sandy beach of Matemwe. This is a great day to enjoy the beach, sun and dining. Matemwe is a village located in Kaskazini A district on the north East Coast of Unguja. Its economy is mostly based on seaweed farming and fishing. The main purpose of coming to Matemwe is the beach, which is the longest beach in Zanzibar. The beach is affected by the tide, so check tide schedules before walking down to the beach. If you are staying there, however, that is not a problem as the tide is high two times every 24 hours, it is a matter of time just wait.

  • Main Destination: Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)
  • Accommodation: Kena Beach Hotel – Luxury resort located in or near Matemwe Beach

Day 10: Matemwe Beach Relaxing


Enjoy your last day at the beach of Zanzibar. Matemwe is especially known for its relatively unspoiled white sand beaches with few and expensive touristic structures which makes for an exclusive vacation destination. The village is fronted by a lagoon and coral beach reef and fish species can be easily spotted in the area. You can enjoy your last day’s sunset at the beach well before you begin packing your bags for your next day’s departure. Our 11 Days Tanzania Safari transfer guide will meet you in time for your transfer from the East Coast beach back to Stone Town. The flight to Zanzibar is arranged by us, however, your departure flight out of Zanzibar is not arranged.

  • Main Destination: Matemwe Beach (Zanzibar)
  • Accommodation: Kena Beach Hotel – Luxury resort located in or near Matemwe Beach

Day 11: Departure from Zanzibar Home

We say goodbye to you. You’ll be dropped off at Zanzibar Airport for your flight connection home. The collection of memories from your adventure safari and a few days at the beach will reward your visit with a lifetime of memories to take with you back home. We thank you for selecting Tanzania and Zanzibar as part of your holiday vacation. Welcome back!

  • Main Destination: Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of 11 Days Tanzania Safari)

End of 11 Days Tanzania Safari

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

11 Days Tanzania Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional 11 Days Tanzania Safari 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)
  • Drinks (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$25.00 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)

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