Countries visited: Tanzania and Kenya
A 10 day/9 night accommodated tour, starting in Nairobi and ending in Dar es Salaam. Highlights include snorkelling off the coast of Zanzibar, and an optional exciting camping excursion into the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
2015 RATES
Cost per person sharing: R12,750
Single Supplement: R2,010
Optional Green Seat: R70
Meals Included: 9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 6 Dinners
FULL ITINERARY
Day 1 Arusha
Today you depart Nairobi, the bustling capital of Kenya, and cross the border into Tanzania. You will stop in Arusha to visit the local Masai Mara Museum and the snake park. This afternoon you make your preparations for the optional excursion to the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2/3/4 Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
These 4 days are set aside for the optional 3 night camping excursion into the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. This area has one of the most densely inhabited large animal populations in Africa. On the first day from Karatu to Ngorongoro, there will be time for visiting the Oldupai gorge and museum.
The Serengeti excursion is in open topped 4x4 safari vehicles in order to tackle the challenging side roads in the parks. For those not going to the Parks, take this chance to absorb some of the fascinating local culture.
Optional Activities for those not doing the Serengeti Excursion: Various Serengeti and Ngorongoro excursion packages, Lake Manyara game drives, day hiking and village tours and many more various day trips.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 Kenya – Tanzania, Karatu
Today those that went into the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro will meet up with the truck in Karatu, where there will be time to share stories of the wonderful African animals seen.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 Lushoto
En-route to Lushoto, you will stop in Arusha to visit the local Masai Mara Museum and the snake park. Lushoto is the major town and district centre, albeit small, in the Usambara Mountains, halfway between the coast and the parks. The popular pot plant Saintpaulia has its only wild occurrences in Tanzania, and particularly in the Usambara mountains. Here you will have the chance to hike in the surrounding area, or just relax.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7/8/9 Zanzibar
After an early wake up, you leave Lushoto and head for Dar es Salaam, where a local ferry will take you from Dar es Salaam (where you leave the truck) to Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar. You spend the first night exploring the historical and unique architecture. There are also spice and seafood markets to be explored. The following day you take a transfer to the northern part of the island where you will spend 2 days relaxing on the beach.
Optional Activities: Lunch and dinner, motorbike hire, spice tour, walking city tour, swimming with dolphins, scuba diving, snorkelling etc.
Meals: Breakfast x 3
Day 10 Dar es Salaam
Today you leave Zanzibar and catch a late ferry back to Dar es Salaam. Your tour will end upon arrival back in Dar es Salaam.
Meals: Breakfast
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY PACKAGE
This is an optional additional payment that covers what is considered to be ‘essential activities’ on this tour and therefore this itinerary has been written with these items included in the day-by-day itinerary. Ideally we would include all of these, but not everyone can afford this.
Includes Masai museum in Arusha; and Serengeti excursion.
Cost per person: R9,100
tour code
Tour Code: NAND
duration
Tour Length: 10 days/9 nights
start/end point
Starting Point: Nairobi
Ending Point: Dar es Salaam
frequency and pax
Frequency: Twice a month
Min/max people: 4/18