6 Star Tanzania Experience

The ultimate luxury safari and beach adventure combining Tanzania's best luxury lodges. Spend 4 nights in a private reserve in the Serengeti before flying southeast to Mnemba Island, a private island off the coast of Zanzibar with some of the best beaches in the world.
12 Days
$17,760

6 Star Tanzania Experience - 12 - $17,760

Trip Summary and Itinerary Map

Choose your level of luxury 

This trip combines some of Tanzania's best luxury lodges and can be booked direct. However, if you would like to make changes to this itinerary - or start with a blank sheet of paper - get in touch and we'll help you create a tailor-made itinerary

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Start from Ngorongoro Conservation Area and end at Zanzibar

Landmarks potentially visited on 6 Star Tanzania Experience

Itinerary

The itinerary below is designed to give you an overview of the route. Get in touch with our team for a full travel itinerary, or to create a tailor-made trip. 

Day 1: The adventure begins!

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you'll be met by a representative who will assist you with your luggage and take you to your driver. From here you will drive to a working coffee plantation set in the foothills of Mount Meru, on the outskirts of the vibrant town of Arusha, to Legendary Lodge.

Retreat to the seclusion of your own cottage, with oversized beds for your first night in Tanzania. 



Day 2: Arusha to Ngorongoro

Head to Arusha Airport to connect with a light aircraft flight to Manyara Airstrip. Upon arrival, you'll be met by a representative and transferred by road to your lodge in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. A stunningly beautiful place, it's often referred to as the ‘Garden of Eden’. Ngorongoro has been the site of numerous archaeological discoveries over the years, and it's now one of the best places for a safari in East Africa. 

You'll arrive just in time for delicious lunch whilst enjoying the magnificent views of &Beyond Crater Lodge, where you'll be spending the next two nights. 



Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

An exciting day! Today you'll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater with an experienced guide on a shared tour. The landscape here shifts greatly depending on the season, and you're guaranteed to observe scenes found nowhere else in Tanzania. 

The park was established as a conservation area for wildlife and the semi-nomadic Maasai population that reside in it. Variations in climate, landforms, and altitude produce a range of habitats that can support a variety of wildlife and has led to a network of overlapping ecosystems. 

The rarest animals found here are the black male lion and the black rhino. Interestingly, there are no giraffes in the crater; it is thought that they cannot get up the steep sides!



Day 4: Ngorongoro to Serengeti 

Transfer from the Ngorongoro Crater lodge to Manyara Airstrip where you'll fly to Sasakwa Airstrip in the Serengeti. You'll be met at the airstrip and transferred to Singita Sabora, where you'll spend the next four nights. Sabora Tented Camp is set in 350,000 acres of protected wilderness in Singita Grumeti, which provides you with a front-row seat to some of the most prized game viewing on the continent – including the Great Migration.

Game drives will be on a shared basis, but you can book a private vehicle at a 50% discount based on the shoulder season pay/stay offer. 



Day 5-7: Serengeti National Park

Select from a variety of activities on-site, including morning and afternoon game drives. 

The Serengeti is one of the best places for a safari in Africa thanks to the huge numbers of big game that reside here. Tanzania’s oldest park, covering a whopping 1.5 million hectares, it's home to an incredible diversity of animals. As well as the famous wildebeest migration, the park is home to the Big Five: rhino, lions, leopards buffalo, and elephants. Alongside these, you'll find giraffes, mongooses, baboons, aardvarks, colobus monkeys, monitor lizards, and giant Nile crocodiles.



Day 8: Serengeti to Zanzibar

Transfer from the lodge to the Sasakwa Airstrip. From here you will board your plane to Zanzibar. The Zanzibar archipelago is the meeting point between Africa, Arabia and India. This semi-autonomous region is a popular post-safari destination, providing a tropical beach paradise to close out your East African safari. 

Transfer from Zanzibar International to Mnemba Island via the Port for the boat trip to the Island. Spend the next four nights on the private Mnemba Island featuring twelve rustically chic beachside bandas, with capacity for just 24 guests, connected to the breathtaking Mnemba atoll. 



Days 9 - 11: Mnemba Island

Spend the next 3 days on the beaches of Mnemba.

Mnemba Island is largely regarded as one of the best dive and snorkel spots in the wider Zanzibar archipelago. 



 Day 12: Return Home

Transfer from Mnemba Island to Zanzibar via boat, then onto Zanzibar International to connect with your international flight home. 

Prices, Departures and Inclusions

  • Prices are per person based on two people travelling together. Travel during some peak season months will incur higher rates. 
  • Small adjustments to accommodation choices, routes, and activities can make a big difference to the cost of a trip in East Africa. The prices shown should be used as an indication only. Our team can create a tailor-made trip to suit your budget. 

Includes

  • Domestic flights.
  • All road transfers and airport pickups/drop-offs.
  • All accommodation as per the itinerary. Accommodation can be amended based on budget and preferences.
  • All camping equipment where necessary.
  • Fees for guides, scouts, drivers, and cooks.
  • All entrance fees as per the program.
  • Meal plan as per accommodation
  • Fees for all activities as per the program.
  • Conservation charge.
  • Emergency flying doctors service

Excludes

  • International flights and visa fees.
  • Activities not mentioned or stated as optional in the itinerary.
  • Other personal expenses, souvenirs, tips and gratuities, etc.

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