Tanzania Safari with Pemba Island Extension - 12 Days

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This sample trip encompasses a Northern Circuit Safari with a beach extension on Pemba Island, a small island off the coast of Zanzibar. Accommodations throughout are stylish and top class and will suit honeymooners or discerning travelers looking for an exclusive retreat. Below is simply an idea of how you may like to spend your time and can be easily tailored by Mahlatini's experts to suit your specific requirements.

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Day 1:
Arrive Kilimanjaro. Transfer to Arusha for overnight at River Trees x 1 night
Day 2 - 3:
Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater. Gibbs Farm x 2 nights
Day 4 - 6:
Transfer to Serengeti National Park. Migration Camp x 3 nights
Day 7 - 11:
Light aircraft flight to Pemba via Arusha. Transfer to Fundu Lagoon x 5 nights
Day 12:
Road transfer to Pemba Airport for onward flight to Zanzibar and further connections

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Day 1:
Arusha
Met on arrival at the Kilimanjaro Airport and transferred by your private guide to Arusha for the evening.
Overnight at River Trees Lodge (Bed and Breakfast)
Day 2 - 3:
Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater
This morning you will be taken on a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park before proceeding with a picnic lunch to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Spend the afternoon relaxing in the gorgeous surrounds of Gibbs Farm, a working coffee plantation. After early breakfast you descend into the famous Ngorongoro Crater. You will enjoy a half day Ngorongoro Crater tour and game viewing with picnic lunch. All the Big Five are present in the Crater, living a privileged existence on the crater floor, so placid you can move right among them. In the afternoon you will return to the lodge for dinner.
2 x Overnights at Gibbs Farm (Full Board)
Day 4 - 6:
Serengeti National Park
This morning you will have an early start. You will drive with a picnic lunch to Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conversation Area passing through the spectacular Malanja Depression towards Olduvai Gorge. Here you will visit the museum featuring the famous prehistoric remains found here by the famous Dr Leakey. You will then proceed to the Lobo Area of the Serengeti National Park, game viewing enroute, arriving at your camp in the late afternoon. Two full days in Serengeti National Park with morning and afternoon game drives in your private safari vehicle.
3 x Overnights at Migration Camp(All Inclusive)
Day7 - 11:
Zanzibar
Today you will be transferred to the nearby airstrip for your light aircraft transfer to Pemba Island via Arusha (and possibly Zanzibar). On arrival you will be met and transferred by road to the lodge. You can do as little or as much as you like at Fundu Lagoon. You can go on diving or snorkelling trips to Mesali Island, sunset cruises on a dhow, canoe trips to see the mangroves, or even an aroma therapy massage treatment at the resort itself. If fishing is your thing, some of the best game fishing lies in the Pemba Channel.
5 x overnights at Fundu Lagoon Lodge in an ocean view room (All Inclusive)
Day 12:
Departure
Today you will be transferred back to Pemba Airport for flight to Zanzibar for your onward connections.

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Safari cost:
Prices range from £2,350 to £2,875 per person sharing
Beach cost:
Prices range from £1,075 to £1,275 per person sharing
Seasons:
  • Peak Season 05 Jan – 28 Feb and 01 Jun - 31 Oct
  • High Season 01 Mar – 31 Mar and 01 Nov – 21 Dec
  • Low Season 01 Apr – 31 May
Includes:
  • Transfers and light aircraft flights as per the itinerary
  • Meals and Accommodation as per itinerary
  • National Parks entry fees
  • Transportation in a 4WD Toyota Land Cruiser with a private safari driver/guide
  • Game Activities as offered by the lodges
  • Bottled Water
  • At Migration Camp and Fundu Lagoon - Soft Drinks, house wines, local brand spirits, beers, tea and coffee
  • At Fundu Lagoon – Mesali Island snorkeling trips, Mangrove canoe safaris, Dhow sunset cruises, Laundry
Excludes:
  • International flights into Kilimanjaro and out of Zanzibar
  • Tips and Gratuities
  • Travel Insurance
  • Tanzanian Entry visas US$50.00 per person
  • Flying doctors service
  • All items of a personal nature
  • Aviation and Airport taxes and Security fee US$6.00 Person Per trip
  • Champagne, cellar wines, premium brand spirits
  • Any additional sight seeing trips or water sports at Fundu Lagoon
  • Spa treatments at Fundu Lagoon

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Client Comments

After we got over our initial culture shock (neither of us has ever been to Africa or outside Europe for that matter!) we settled in and fell in love with Tanzania. All the accommodations were superb and we had great views from each of them. The safari was amazing. We saw an attempted kill, only for it to fail for the lions in Ngorongoro. I think for that reason and t... more
Ciaran Foy July 2008 Northern Circuit Honeymoon