11 DAYS HONEYMOON EXPERIENCE & ZANZIBAR

You will be met upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport by Zagas Explorer driver guide and be driven to the River trees Country Inn for a safari briefing. This charming lodge is situated at the banks of picturesque Usa River on an old German coffee estate and offers stunning views towards Mt. Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro. Alternative accommodation at Mount Meru Game Lodge at the slopes of Mt Meru with an attached game sanctuary. Dinner

Your program starts at a slow pace. First you enjoy your breakfast served on your private verandah overlooking the lush green gardens of your lodge. Afterwards you drive to Arusha National Park, once the site of the action packed Hollywood movie Hatari, starring John Wayne and Hardy Kruger. You pass by herds of zebra, buffalo, and giraffe on the savannah. Enjoy a picnic lunch at Momella Lake, famous for huge flocks of colorful flamingos and its views at majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro. You continue in the afternoon with a game drive around the different habitats in this truly beautiful national park. 2 Nights at Mount Meru Game Lodge. Half board.

After breakfast you’ll drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for your first game drive. This beautiful park combines an alkali lake covered with flocks of pelicans and flamingos with African savannah and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortilis” tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingoes, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species. Driving time without game viewing approx. 2:30 – 3 hours. Overnight at Kirurumu Manyara Lodge (LX) or Marera Valley Lodge (AD) Full board

After breakfast you start on your way to Serengeti National Park likely the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world. The vast Serengeti plains cover an area of about 15,000 square kilometers and during the months of the Great Migration, is the habitat of huge numbers of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle. The Serengeti Kopjes, massive boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass, provide shelter to a great variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik. After stopping for your picnic lunch at such a kopje you will continue further into the park and go on a game drive.

Enjoy your game drives around Serengeti named after an old Masai word Siringet, meaning ‘Endless Plains’. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. Return to your luxury camp for late lunch under Acacia Trees or stay in the bush until late afternoon.

Driving time without game viewing -4, 5 hours. Overnight at Kati Kati Tented Camp (LX or Osupuko Camp (AD) at Serengeti. Full board

After breakfast you travel through Serengeti again and drive towards Ngorongoro. You reach Ngorongoro Conservation Area home of the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations and one of the few places where the rare black rhino can be observed in its natural habitat. Driving time without game viewing approx.-3 hours. Overnight at The Retreat Ngorongoro (PR) or Tloma Lodge (AD), Full board

After a leisurely breakfast we will take you back to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar. Transfer to your beach hotel. Overnight at Emerald Dream of Zanzibar (LX) or Z Hotel (LX). Half Board

Relax and enjoy Zanzibar’s Beaches around your resort. Half board

Tour Stone town & Spice Tour
On one day you go on a guided tour to visit the Spice Plantations at Kidichi for the famous Spice Tour. After the tour we invite for an opulent lunch at the ‘Spice Restaurant’, where you can taste the spices and fruits. In the afternoon we will show you Stone Town on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace) and the Old Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals and countless mosques! Transfer back to your beach hotel.

Check out and be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for departure. Breakfast included.