Wildest Tanzania Safaris, Adventure quest, Zanzibar, Stone Town » Full Itinerary

Arrival in Zanzibar:

Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide, Amani Afrika donates $50 per person to Support for indigenous Children program, a non-profit organization supporting which provides funds to supply food and mosquito nests to the orphanages in Tanzania (www.sichildren.org).

The name Zanzibar means Land of the Blacks and originates from the Arabic words Zinj meaning black and barr meaning land.

The Island of Zanzibar consists of two main islands, Pemba and Unguja with some 50 smaller islands surrounding the archipelago. Unguja is the main and most developed island. Many people refer to it as Zanzibar, so please do not get confused when we refer to it as Unguja.

The population of Zanzibar is about 800,000 people, of which 150,000 are found on Pemba. The majority of people inhabit Stone Town (which is the capital of Zanzibar). Many of the rural people prefer the fertile Northern section of the island, whilst the East Coast has coral rag, and provides the most spectacular beaches and holiday destinations.

Zanzibar:

Take a colourful guided walking Zanzibar tour of Stone Town, where so much of East Africa's history began and was controlled for nearly a thousand years! See the Arab monuments, the old slave market, as well as today's vibrant city and spice markets. Enjoy a traditional Zanzibari meal.

Zanzibar - Selous Game Reserve:

Quick morning flight over Africa's largest delta into The Selous. Africa's largest game park (22,000 sq. miles) is one of its wildest, composed of ever changing water courses, marshes and enormous tracks of harsh bush and sandy plains. Most visitors to this wild section of central Tanzania fly from place to place, but when you arrive, today, a special safari vehicle and driver/guide will meet you and stay with you for the entire expedition here. You'll travel fantastic paths into this little visited part of Africa that few visitors see.

Selous Game Reserve:

Game viewing in The Selous is by vehicle, foot and by boat. Elephants, giraffe, buffalo, a great variety of antelope and rare game like sable and wild dog is regularly seen.

Selous Game Reserve - Uluguru Mountains - Mikuki National Park:

Leave early for the magnificent drive over the spectacular Uluguru Mountains onto the central Tanzanian plateau. Outstanding scenery to the important town of Morogoro where you enjoy lunch. It's then a quick drive along good roads into Mikumi National Park for an overnight.

Mikumi National Park (Uluguru)

Mikumi is an interesting although rather small national park with exciting game. Today, you can opt to explore the park on game drives, or take a day-trip to the fabulous Udzungwa National Park, a striking highland forest only recently explored. A number of unusual primates, including the red Colobus and Sangey Mangabey are found here. There are no roads, and the relatively steep climb into the park is challenging.

Mikumi National Park - Iringa - Ruaha National Park:

One of Africa's most stunning drives occurs this morning as the new paved road weaves through unpopulated and mountainous areas of central Tanzania. The density of baobab is unbelievable. Lunch is taken at the important central city of Iringa with time to explore the little museum commemorating African's struggles against the German colonists. Continue in the afternoon into one of the most fabulous parks in Tanzania.

Ruaha National Park:

This marvelous, huge park is composed of a series of great sand rivers that plough through dense woodland with wide sand embankments. It's particularly famous for its elephant, but the amount of all types of game is impressive, and rarer game like kudu is as common as gazelle in the north.

Ruaha National Park - Dar es Salaam:

After a final morning of game viewing, fly back to Dar es Salaam, arriving in the afternoon.

Dar es Salaam and beyond:

This morning we have an adventure de-briefing followed by transfer to your Dar es Salaam departure point for your travel beyond.