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Zanzibar: Tour of Jozani Forest and the Rock Restaurant

1. Zanzibar: Tour of Jozani Forest and the Rock Restaurant

Join us for an exciting tour and visit the Jozani Forest and the Rock Restaurant in one day! This tour can be either done in the morning or afternoon and takes half a day. Our driver will be ready to pick you up from your hotel. You will first visit the Jozani National Park, home to the Red Colobos Monkey and the only National Park in Zanzibar. Enjoy walking around this beautiful nature park with a guide. After your visit to Jozani National Park you will continue your adventure and will be taken to the Rock restaurant, which is an extraordinary seafood restaurant located on a rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The perfect place to take some nice holiday pictures!

From Zanzibar: 3-Day Safari Selous including Flights

2. From Zanzibar: 3-Day Safari Selous including Flights

Explore Selous Game Reserve/ Nyerere National Park, the largest protected game reserve on the African continent. Flying in early in the morning from Zanzibar to Selous. Enjoy several activities in the area and a full day game drive., while staying overnight at our Africa Safari Selous accommodation. After two nights and three days of exploring you will fly back to Zanzibar. You will be picked up early in the morning at the hotel you are staying for a transfer to the airport. From here you will catch your flight from Zanzibar to Selous Game Reserve/Nyerere National Park. Once you have arrived, our driver will pick you up and bring you to our Africa Safari Selous accommodation. From here you will start exploring the surroundings by joining a walking safari in the bush. Enjoy a nice warm lunch when returning to the accommodation. After lunch our driver will take you to the Rufiji River, where you will join a boat safari. The Rufiji River is the largest and longest river in Tanzania and one of the few places where it is possible to see wildlife from the water. You will for example see hippos, crocodiles and many species of birds. When lucky you might even see an elephant or giraffe drinking from the river! After a day full of new experiences our driver will bring you back to Africa Safari Selous. Here you can enjoy a nice meal, a good shower and a comfortable bed. The following morning, after breakfast, your shared safari game drive will start in the largest Game Reserve of the African Continent, with a mid-morning coffee/tea break. During the game drive you will explore the wildlife and environment of Tanzania. Our driver guides have a lot of experience about the area and the wildlife and love to tell you everything about it. Experience an authentic safari bush lunch in the middle of the National Park! During break-time a warm lunch will be served at set tables in the bush. After lunch you will continue with the game drive. After enjoying a full day game drive you will head back towards our Africa Safari Selous accommodation. Enjoy another evening and night of relaxation while sleeping in the Tanzanian Bush. The following morning, after breakfast, you will be brought to the airstrip of Selous Game Reserve / Nyerere National Park, from where your flight back to Zanzibar will depart. From here our driver will be awaiting you to bring you back to your hotel.

From Arusha: Mount Meru 4-Day Summit Trip

3. From Arusha: Mount Meru 4-Day Summit Trip

Scale the second highest mountain in Tanzania in this thrilling and challenging climb. Mount Meru, a dormant volcano that measures 4566 meters (14,979 feet) tall, is the perfect climb for those wanting a taste of high altitude trekking without going too high. Meru is centred in Arusha National Park, with fertile slopes that rise above the surrounding savannah and are home to a variety of wildlife, including nearly 400 species of birds, buffalos, leopards, giraffes and different species of monkeys. Day 1: Hotel to Momella gate to Miriakamba Hut Drive from Arusha or Moshi town to Momella Gate takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Once at the gate we will finish all the procedures and depart for the trek. The trek takes you through places from where you can catch breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro and the renowned Momella lakes. Trekkers encounter wildlife like on this day, with an armed Park Ranger to protect against wild animal threats we will continue a short distance until we reach the Miriakamba hut. Elevation: 1500m/4921ft to 2500m/8202ft Distance: 6km/3.5ml Hiking Time: 4-5 hours Day 2: Miriakamba Hut to Saddle Hut Today we trek through the steep path along the ridge of the saddle. On the way, you can witness the stunning Meru crater, the ash cone, and little Meru. There are chances of us encountering wildlife like Cape Buffaloes and the black and white Colobus monkey. We will end the trek up at Saddle hut. Once you have settled at the camp we will set off on a short trek to little Meru (3810m) for acclimatization purpose and return to Saddle hut. Elevation: 2500m/8202ft to 3500m/11483ft Distance: 6km/3.5ml Hiking Time: 4-5 hours Day 3: Saddle Hut to Socialist Peak to Miriakamba Hut We wake up just after midnight and have a light meal to keep our energies high. Once done with the meal we start the final ascent to Socialist Peak. This ascent will be steep and we will be making our way through gravel and rocky cliffs. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. Once at the summit, you will enjoy the magnificent views of the Meru Crater and the Ash cone. There are chances that one might catch a glimpse of wildlife like mountain Reedbucks and Klipspringers over the rocky ridge. From the summit, we begin our descent by continuing straight down to the Miriakamba hut. Elevation: 3500m/11483ft to 4562m/14967ft down to 2500m/8202ft Distance: 19km/12ml Hiking Time: 10-12 hours Day 4: Miriakamba Hut to Momella gate After breakfast, we continue the descent down to the Momella Gate, we will change the route and take the southern route down hence the change in distance trekked on this day. We will also pass through the astonishing Fig tree Arch. Our vehicle will be waiting for you at Momella gate to drive you back to your hotel in Arusha (around 1 hour and 30 minutes). Elevation: 2500m/8202ft to 1500m/4921ft Distance: 14km/8.5ml Hiking Time: 4-5 hours Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Arusha: 4-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Camping Safari

4. Arusha: 4-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Camping Safari

Day 1:Pick up from the hotel at 8:00 AM and drive Tarangire Np where will begin your game viewing in the park including a picnic lunch. After lunch proceeds with an afternoon game drive to enjoy the landscape, huge herds of Elephant and many species of animals and birds as well. Baobab trees it is so famous one, end of the day transfer for dinner and overnight at Kizumba Campsite Meal Plan: Approx transit time: 1½ hrs Day 2: After a leisurely breakfast drive to Serengeti NP with a picnic lunch en route and option stop at Olduvai Gorge or Masai village Following the late afternoon game viewing, will eat dinner and overnight Seronera Campsite Approx Transit time: 4 hrs Day 3: After breakfast, you have a morning and afternoon game-drive in the park departing Serengeti for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch en route. You will eat dinner and overnight on the rim of the crater at Simba Campsite Meal Plan Approx Transit time: 3 hrs Day 4: After an early breakfast, descend into the Crater for a crater tour and game viewing with a picnic lunch at hippo pool site to enjoy the game and vegetation in the unbroken caldera home for almost 30,000 animals including the last remaining Black Rhinos. Laite afternoon drive to Arusha for dinner and overnight, or drop off to The airport, arriving about 5pm. Meal Plan: Approx Transit time: 3 hrs End of service

Zanzibar: Mnemba Island Tour & Nungwi Turtle Aquarium Ticket

5. Zanzibar: Mnemba Island Tour & Nungwi Turtle Aquarium Ticket

Enjoy a beautiful day snorkelling around Mnemba island seeing fish like zebrafish, spotted boxfish, spotted pufferfish, clownfish, Dorry, powder blue surgeonfish, Emperor angelfish, Picasso triggerfish, Moorish idol, stingray, lionfish, porcupines fish and turtles swimming around shallow. After you have had your exploring time the captain will be ready to bring you back to shore and your transfers will arrive. The next stop is the Nungwi Aquarium where you will be able to see turtles swimming in their rock pools. Mnarani aquarium, Mnarani meaning, place of the lighthouse’ in Swahili, is located at the northern tip of Zanzibar Island in the small village of Nungwi near the lighthouse that marks this landmark. The pond is a large, natural tidal pool in the coral rock behind the beach. It was originally set up to rehabilitate and study marine turtles that had been caught in fishing nets, and the project was developed to ensure that local baby turtles were also protected.

Zanzibar: Stone Town and Jozani Forest Tour

6. Zanzibar: Stone Town and Jozani Forest Tour

This combined Stone Town and Jozani Forest tour is an excursion package that visits two of the most popular tourist attractions Zanzibar has to offer; historic buildings and beautiful nature. Culture and history in the heart of old Stone Town and the protected, ancient hardwood forest and mangroves with the Red Colobus monkeys in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park.

Arusha: Tarangire National Park Full-Day Wildlife Safari

7. Arusha: Tarangire National Park Full-Day Wildlife Safari

We will collect you from your hotel in Arusha and following a 2-3 hour drive, you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. In this region, Hemmingway often went on big game hunting safaris. After the formation of the national parks in 1970, they turned the seasonal marshes and the endless savannah that one sees today into, once again, profitable hunting grounds. Today however, cameras thankfully have replaced the elephant guns. The Tarangire National Park has the highest density of elephants in North Tanzania and you can view these animals all year round in which the herds often can reach an impressive number of 300 animals. The Tarangire River has water all year round and during the dry season, between July and October, many animals from the surrounding areas come to the river for drinking. If you visit the park during the dry season, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you can observe wonderful creatures such as lions, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests and zebras as well as various types of antelopes and gazelles and with a little luck, you can also spot a python! This area is during the dry season also a haven for bird watchers with over 550 different species including the Masai Ostrich -the world largest bird. Around lunchtime, you will stop at a suitable picnic place before the afternoon is dedicated to more wildlife watching. Before sunset, you will be taken back to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi.

Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Day Trip

8. Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Day Trip

Take a day trip to mighty Mount Kilimanjaro on a guided journey to one of Tanzania’s most majestic sights. Follow your experienced guide up to Mandara Hut and enjoy the views from 2,700 meters above sea level. You’ll be picked up from your hotel and driven to the national park to meet your guide. At Marangu Gate your guide will give you a brief introduction before you enter the park. You’ll spend the rest of the morning trekking through the rainforest, giving ample opportunity to see monkeys and exotic birds. After 3 or 4 hours of trekking you’ll reach Mandara Hut for a well-earned rest and lunch. Take the time to learn more about the park and the wildlife from your guide as you enjoy sandwiches, fruit, groundnuts and juice. Following lunch, your guide will take you to the Maundi Crater, from where you can enjoy views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Northern Tanzania and Kenya. From there you’ll take a leisurely 2-hour walk back down to Marangu Gate, where your transport will be waiting to return you to your hotel.

From Zanzibar: Mikumi Day Safari

9. From Zanzibar: Mikumi Day Safari

Explore the unique Tanzanian nature and wildlife while joining us for a day safari to Mikumi National Park. Fly early morning from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park, the fourth-largest National Park in Tanzania. Enjoy a full-day game drive and an authentic restaurant lunch during the break time. Fly back to Zanzibar late afternoon. You will be picked up early in the morning at the hotel you are staying for a transfer to the airport. Following this, your flight will depart from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park to begin your shared safari game drive. During the game drive you will explore the wildlife and environment of Tanzania. Your driver guides have a lot of experience with the area and the wildlife and love to tell you everything about it. Experience an authentic restaurant lunch in the afternoon. After lunch, continue with the game drive, then get driven back to the airstrip for your flight back to Zanzibar. Once you arrive back in Zanzibar, enjoy a transfer back to your hotel.

Zanzibar: Prison Island Tour with Lunch on the Sandbank

10. Zanzibar: Prison Island Tour with Lunch on the Sandbank

Your Zanzibar adventure begins with a visit to Prison Island, purchased in 1893 by Lloyd Mathews, the British First Minister of Zanzibar at the time. Mathews constructed a prison complex on the island which is still visible today, however no prisoners were ever housed on the island and instead it became a quarantine station for yellow fever sufferers. On the island, spend some time exploring the area and discover the collection of over 50 tortoises that live here, some of which are more than 100 years old. Learn about why the tortoises call the island their home, as well as taking photos and feeding them too. The island is also home to peacocks and small antelope too. Once you’ve explored the island, enjoy the opportunity to cool off from the hot weather with a refreshing dip in the surrounding crystal clear waters. Spend some time snorkeling in the water just off the island and search for colorful tropical fish and vibrant coral reef. After you’ve worked up an appetite from swimming, relax on the sandbank with a delicious lunch including a seafood BBQ, Swahili cuisine, cheese, tropical fruit, and more.

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Unmissable!!! Palace of Versailles is of infinite cultural wealth, stroll through history, its narratives and beauties. Walking through the most well-kept gardens in the world also becomes an unspeakable experience, you have to come to delight in so many wonders!!

Such a beautiful experience. The atmosphere was relaxing, and the food was absolutely delicious. One of my favourite experiences in Zanzibar. Ahkmed was the best guide too!

Guide was friendly and knowledgeable. He went the extra mile to make sure we saw as much as we could during our tour.

Very nice visit Nice trip through time Lots of people at that time (end of July)

We really enjoyed the tour with Anna’s valuable guidance