Safari in Tanzania and the Island of Zanzibar

We depart for Kilimanjaro, with a change of planes in Amsterdam.

We arrive in Kilimanjaro in the evening and transfer to our hotel.

We travel to Lake Manyara National Park and our lodge overlooking the Great Rift Valley and the stunning Manyara Soda Lake. The wall of the Rift Valley forms a fantastic backdrop to the park and its forest, open grassland, swamp and lake. Wildlife includes baboons, rhino, impala, giraffe, leopard, water buck and blue and vervet monkeys. The lions here have honed their tree-climbing skills. Manyara is also noted for its wonderful bird life.

This morning we enjoy a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, home to a variety of primates and other wildlife. The extraordinary birdlife has made this place world-renowned among ornithologists, who come to observe the masses of pink flamingos and great birds of prey.

We depart for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater. Our lodge is perched atop the uppermost rim of the crater and offers breathtaking views of the crater floor far below. The 100 square miles of this collapsed volcano is 10 miles across and 2,000 feet deep.

We descend in to the crater for a full-day game drive. This is the world's largest intact caldera, the floor of which is primarily grassland with freshwater ponds, a salt lake and small forests. It harbours 20,000 large animals - a virtual Noah's Ark! Buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and gazelle graze the grassland while elephants roam the wooded areas and hippos gather in the marshes and ponds. Lions, spotted hyenas and jackals are easy to spot. Resident ostriches, crowned cranes and kori bustards are joined seasonally by other migrating birds.

This morning we enjoy a special Bush Breakfast in the crater, followed by some more game viewing. In the afternoon we visit a Masaai village.

After breakfast we drive into the seemingly endless plains of Serengeti National Park. The National Park here, considered the finest in Africa, has spectacular concentrations of migrating game.

We enjoy two days of safari in the Serengeti. Travelling through this unique conservation area provides a spectacular game-viewing experience. We take our game drives in the early morning to catch the animals as they start their day and again in the evening to spot the nocturnal beasts that are beginning their prowl.

We depart for Arusha where we will have lunch before boarding our plane to Zanzibar. Upon arrival, we transfer to the Bluebay Beach Resort and Spa located on the beautiful north-east coast.

We have a morning city tour of historic Stone Town and later visit a spice farm for an interesting and educational tour.

A day at leisure. You may consider taking an optional Blue Safari Fumba boat trip with a beach visit. Tonight is our Farewell Dinner.

At leisure at our resort hotel, with late check-out, until we fly back to mainland Tanzania to connect with our international flight home.

We fly home via Amsterdam.