Stay : Northern parks and Zanzibar
If you only have a week, what should you visit in Tanzania, a country twice the size of France? For visitors with limited time, a trip to the most spectacular national parks in the north of the country and a few days on Zanzibar, an island of paradisiacal beaches, would seem to be the best option.
Summary of the stay
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7 days
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Where to stay - Ngorongoro Crater ?
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Detail of the stay : Northern parks and Zanzibar - 7 days
Day 1: Ngorongoro Crater and walks with a Maasai
Steps: Ngorongoro Crater
After a restorative night, departure for the Ngorongoro crater, the road is long and tiring in Masai land to the edge of the crater, an impressive 4x4 ascent, hang on! You leave for a 6-hour safari in the crater to discover its extraordinary wildlife. Picnic break. In the middle of the afternoon, on the way to Olduvai camp. Walk with a Masai to watch the sunset
Day 2: Serengeri National Park: Seronera - Day 1
Steps: Serengeti National Park
In the morning you take the road to Serengeti National Park, through dented 4x4 tracks. The formalities may take a little time. Then you enter a vast plain that stretches to infinity (which means Serengeti in Swahili) that you must penetrate to the heart of the Seronera area to take a safari, before reaching your lodge in this area
Day 3: Serengeri National Park: Seronera - Day 2
Seronera is one of the richest regions in the world for wildlife. It is necessary to take advantage of being in this very remote area to make the most spectacular safaris. In this great plain, groups of lions or solitary cheetahs quickly spot each other, while leopards drown in the trees of the only wooded area of Seronera, after a hearty meal devoured during the night
Day 4: Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks
Steps: Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Manyara National Park
In the morning, you leave early to pass through the Ngorongoro Crater, the only road to reach Tarangire Park known for its incredible elephant population, which you visit in the early afternoon. You will then discover the wonderful landscapes of Lake Manyara and its thousands of pink flamingos. Return to Arusha, restaurant and well-deserved rest
Day 5: Zanzibar, lazing on the beach
After several days of exhausting safaris in the heat and dust of the bush, there's nothing like a few days on the beach at Nungwi or Kendwa in the very north of the island, among the most beautiful beaches because there are no coral reefs. Here, you can swim at any time in the turquoise waters. It's a picture-postcard landscape that invites you to take a siesta under the palm tree.
Day 6: Diving or snorkeling on the island of Mnemba
Steps: Mnemba Island, Matemwe, Nungwi
The jewel of the northern coast is called Mnemba, an island surrounded by a huge coral reef that dives into a wall, and can be discovered both diving and snorkeling. Located opposite Matemwe, boat trips are also organized from Nungwi. In the afternoon, go to the Matemwe fish market (around 4pm), walk around this authentic village. Overnight on site or return to Nungwi
Day 7: Cultural visit of the capital Stone Town
Steps: Stone Town, Bububu
Discover the labyrinthine streets and fantastic architecture of the old city, with its Indian, Arab and African influences. Unmissable: the Old Dispensary, the old fort, the Anglican church, the slave prison, Mtoni's palace... Buy your last souvenirs. Soak up the authentic atmosphere that prevails there. Passage to the Forodhani market, dinner in a good restaurant and Taarab music concert
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