NAIROBI TO STONE TOWN LUXURY BEACH ADVENTURE

Depart early morning for Mto wa Mbu in Tanzania, app 7-8 hrs. Today you have a border crossing at Namanga so be sure to have your passport ready and your yellow fever card. You will have several stops at ATMs, shops, and markets. The trip today is very scenic with beautiful mountains in the rift valley, Maasai grazing their cows and goats, and finally to Mto wa Mbu. Tonight you’ll stay at a LODGE with flush toilets and showers

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Today depart early morning to Serengeti via Ngorongoro Crater with a six-person jeep and head out with your Lodges or Campsites and personal gear. Spend at least (4hrs) exploring this incredible, perfectly intact volcanic crater watching for black rhinos, lions elephants, hippos, and many more. About 30.000 animals live here in this 302km crater. After lunch at the crater, it’s time now to head to the endless plains of Serengeti. Home to a thousand hoofed animals and predators, your campsite is within the Serengeti itself. Your camp tonight has no fence and hence the animals move freely at the camp

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Early morning today after a light breakfast head out while the animals are at their most active and explore the plains in your jeeps, then head back to your camp for lunch at 12noon, spend the middle of the day relaxing just like the animals do, read your book or write your journal, head out again as the day begins to cool. Return back to your lodge as the day starts to cool in good time for dinner.

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Rise early with the sun today and after breakfast, enjoy another game drive as you exit the plains of the Serengeti and head back to Mto wa Mbu. Later join a local guide for a walk in this small farming village and have a guided tour of the farmlands, milling machines, and market and later head to a local homestead for a local meal.

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Prepare for a long drive today heading to Usambara Mountains (app 8-10hrs), stop at Arusha and continue south watching the ever-changing scenery, read a book or listen to music or get to know your fellow traveller. Today lunch is on own, we stop in Moshi. Your destination is Lushoto, an old German colony and home to the Wasambaa people. Lodges or Campsites in one of the oldest hotels in Africa. Upgrades are available subject to availability.

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Explore the lovely unspoiled area of Tanzania, less touristic with beautiful scenery (very few tourists visits this part of the country) with a freshness that can be hard to find elsewhere. Beautiful rainforest, mountains, and the villages and the local people who are the jewels here who offer gentle hospitality in this small local community. Take a walk out of the gorgeous Irente viewpoint and visit a local homestead for lunch. NB: Pack a bottle of water and snacks for this walk.

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Leave the mountains behind and travel further south to the coastal town in der es salaam at kipepeo camp by the beach of the Indian ocean ( Appx 7-9 hrs.) perhaps make take a stroll along the shores after you arrive and settle or swim in the ocean.

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Today after an early breakfast we catch a ferry to the spice island of Zanzibar filled with idyllic beaches, winding cobblestones, alleyways, and bazaars. Zanzibar has a history comprising of the slave trade, Arabian sultans, and fruits and spice exporters. The traditional dhow sailing along the coast evokes what the island must have been in the Livingstone days. The old port of the main city is called Stone Town and the best way to see this city is on foot, exploring the markets, shops, mosques, and churches. Enjoy a sundowner on a rooftop restaurant or a bar overlooking the seafront. Spend the night in stone town at a basic inn with double/ twin-share rooms with access to Wi-Fi.

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Today after a leisurely breakfast, check out of your hotel and head to the northern beaches via a spice plantation. On this spice plantation guided tour you can learn all about the history of this island's renowned spice trade, and you will have an opportunity to touch, smell and taste various spices such as cinnamon, vanilla, and ginger among many others. Sample some tea made with these spices too. After lunch, you will head to the northern beaches where white sand and sparkling blue sea and skies await you. This is the Indian Ocean at its best.

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Enjoy free time at the beach in this beautiful archipelago today there are so many water activities that you can take including snorkeling in search of exotic fish, scuba diving or simply relaxing in a hammock underneath a coconut tree with a good book or listening to some music.

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Check out of your hotel this morning and make your way back to stone town arriving around 12pm. Your trip ends here. NB: The easiest option to fly out is Zanzibar airport. However, if you have arranged to fly out of Dar es Salaam airport, ferries depart Zanzibar at 7:30am, 9:30am, 12:30pm, and 3:30pm. It is important to allow enough time to get back to the mainland if you need to catch your departing flight from Dar es Salaam Airport.

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Shangani and Dhow Palace hotels are simple hotels centrally located in Kenyatta Avenue, Stone town - A short walk from Zanzibar harbour. They both have a rooftop restaurant with a view of the ocean and have rooms equipped with private bathrooms and air conditioning.