Arusha, Tanzania

Arusha, Tanzania
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Arusha and the Serengeti with a night on the crater rim in 6 days (5 nights)

Arusha and the Serengeti with a night on the crater rim in 6 days (5 nights)

6 days · Tanzania

The trip starts with an arrival night in Arusha, where most northern Tanzania safaris begin. The next day the traveller heads west to the…

Arusha, Stone Town and the Zanzibar coast in 7 days (6 nights)

Arusha, Stone Town and the Zanzibar coast in 7 days (6 nights)

7 days · Tanzania

Six nights, one flight and two bases on the island. A night outside Arusha absorbs the international arrival, then a scheduled flight…

Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)

Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · Tanzania

A version of the northern Tanzania circuit. It starts with a night in Arusha, then drives to Lake Manyara, a compact park with forest and…

Arusha, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)

Arusha, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · Tanzania

A classic northern Tanzania circuit. It starts with a night in Arusha after landing at Kilimanjaro airport, then drives to Tarangire for a…

Arusha to the Serengeti in 8 days (7 nights)

Arusha to the Serengeti in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · Tanzania

A road circuit that builds up instead of front-loading. The first night is spent in Arusha after the airport transfer, the second beside…

Tanzania family safari and Zanzibar in 8 days (7 nights)

Tanzania family safari and Zanzibar in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · Tanzania

A short northern-circuit safari followed by island time. After a rest night in Arusha, the family drives to Tarangire for its elephants…

Northern Tanzania family safari at a slow pace in 11 days (10 nights)

Northern Tanzania family safari at a slow pace in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

This version has fewer, longer stays, so children are not packing every morning. After a first night in Arusha, the family drives to…

Tanzania honeymoon, crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

Tanzania honeymoon, crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

An arrival night outside Arusha, under Mount Meru, takes the sting out of the flight. Two nights by the crater follow, close enough for an…

Tanzania northern circuit, Hadzabe and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

Tanzania northern circuit, Hadzabe and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

The trip starts with a night in Arusha. Then the road runs west to Tarangire's baobabs and on through the Ngorongoro highlands to two…

Gorillas & the great plains

Gorillas & the great plains

11 days · Rwanda, Tanzania

An hour with a gorilla family in the Virunga mountains, then the open horizons of the Serengeti.

Serengeti to Zanzibar

Serengeti to Zanzibar

12 days · Tanzania

Two private camps, a balloon at sunrise, then a barefoot island retreat to finish.

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