2025 SAFARI SCHEDULE

- 6 Nights Safari -

Day 1 | Saturday 05/10/2025:
• Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, transfer to Arusha
• Overnight at Gold Crest Hotel.

Day 2 | Sunday 05/11/2025:
• Drive to Lake Manyara for a game drive.
• Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge (Full Board)

Day 3 | Monday 05/12/2025:
• Drive to Serengeti for game drive
*Optional: visit the Olduvai Gorge/Masai Village
• Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge (Full Board)

Day 4 | Tuesday 05/13/2025:
• Sunrise game drive or optional hot air balloon.
• Full-day Serengeti game drive
• Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge (Full Board)

Day 5 | Wednesday 05/14/2025:
• Game drive to Ngorongoro or Karatu
*Optional: visit the Olduvai Gorge/Masai Village
• Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (Full Board)

Day 6 | Thrusday 05/15/2025:
• Descend into Ngorongoro Crater for game drive
• Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (Full Board) 

Day 7 | Friday 05/16/2025:
• Return to Kilimanjaro Airport via Arusha
• Fly to Zanzibar

- 4 Nights in Zanaibar -

Day 7 | Friday 05/16/2025:
• Arrive in Zanzibar
• Head to Maru Maru hotel
• Dinner

Day 8 | Saturday 05/17/2025:
• Spice Farm Tour: Explore why Zanzibar is known as the "Spice Island". Drive through lush countryside, experiencing the aromas and tastes of spices like cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and tropical fruits like jackfruit and pineapple. Learn about unique plants like ylang-ylang, lipstick tree and coffee beans.

Highlights include visits to:
• Kidichi Persian Baths: Built in 1850 for Princess Sheherazade
• Maruhubi Palace Ruins: Home to Sultan Barghash's 99 concubines
• Dr. Livingstone House: A historic site tied to the famous explorer

Tour Details:

• Private 3-hour tour at the farm

• Includes lunch, featuring Swahili Cuisine

• Hotel drop-off provided

Day 9 | Sunday 05/18/2025:
• Morning Historical Stone Town Tour: Explore Zanzibar's rich cultural heritage with a guided walk through Stone Town. Admire 200-year-old houses, carved Arab/Indian doors, and narrow alleys.

Highlights include visits to
• City Market: Opened in 1904 for tropical produce and fresh fruit
• Anglican Church: Built in 1873 on the site of a former slave auction
• Sultan's Palace Museum: A 19th-century royal residence
• House of Wonders: A ceremonial palace from 1883
• The Old Fort: Built by Arabs to defend agaisnt the Portuguese

Tour Details:

• Private 3-hour tour at the farm

• Includes lunch at local resturants like Luqmaan or Forodhani Park

• Optional free-time in the evening or dinner at the hotel

Day 10 | Monday 05/19/2025:
• Prison Island Tour: Take a 30-minute boat ride to Prison Island (Changuu), known for its historic ruins and giant tortoises brought from Sychelles in the 1820's. Enjoy swimming, snorkeling, sun bathing or relaxing on the island's serene beaches.

Tour Details:
• Private Tour (3-4 hours)
• Lunch on the beach

• Return to Stone Town

Day 11 | Tuesday 05/20/2025:
• Jazani Forest Tour: Encounter the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkeys
• Afternoon shopping (chekckout at 12pm)
• Head to the airport for your evening flight

Important Notes:

*Flight proposed airfare from JFK/EWR (New York/Newark) & IAD (Washington-Dulles) $1050.00
ORD (Chicago) $1125.00

*Visa fees: $130.00 per applicant

*Land Deposit: DUE FEBRUARY 10, 2025 $1500.00 partially non-refundable