Compare Bush to Beach Honey Mooners Package by Love & Dove Africa vs Essence of Tanzania by Rothschild Safaris

Day 1: Transfer to Arusha City

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be picked up by a representative of Love & Dove Africa and transferred to Arusha city. Afternoon you will visit Lake Duluti for couple canoeing, later evening drive to the lodge. [Arusha city] is lovely small town situated at the foot Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the perfect spot to spend a day or so prior to advancing any safari expeditions including mounting the Kilimanjaro. It has a range of quality restaurants, bars and local markets that you may visit to have an authentic view of the city. Day trips can be organized to Arusha National Park, National Museum and coffee plantations in and around Arusha, at the clients' request.

You will spend your first night at Mount Meru Game Lodge a cozy lodge, at Arusha City. 

Day 2: Tarangire National Park 

After breakfast, you will be met by your driver/guide and briefed prior to commencing your Safari. Depart at approximately 8 O’clock and embark on an easy smooth drive to Tarangire National Park. The park is approximately 2850 square km (1096 square miles), and a distance of 118km (75miles) southeast of Arusha Town.

Tarangire National Park offers incredible open savannah grassland, immersed with acacia woodland, baobab trees, sausage trees and dense concentration of wildlife. Sighting large herd of elephants is quite common in this park. Wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, gazelles, elands, impala, antelopes, cheetah, leopards, mongoose, tree climbing pythons, lions, and oryx can also be seen here. For bird lovers, an estimated 550 colorful bird species may be found here including yellow-collared lovebirds, hornbills, weaver, long-tailed paradise whydah and ostrich among others. Because of visitors less frequent this Park, it is not crowded and is thus ideal for those who want to enjoy a serene Safari experience while seizing the authentic sights and sounds in the jungle.

You will arrive at the Tented Lodge for your hot lunch, and drive to the National Park for afternoon game drive in the Park, bush dinner will be served specially for the couples arranged by the camp, you will spend your overnight stay at Nimali Tarangire Luxury Tented camp and Lodge.

Day 3: Karatu

Bush champagne breakfast will be served by the camp, depart Tarangire National Park at approximately 8 O’clock and drive to Mto wa Mbu town for mountain biking at the Lake shore, you will view the Lake of Manyara and the villages around, the driver will wait for your return, (the excursion will be escorted with professional guide), upon your return you will be driven to karatu town at your lodge for your hot lunch, afternoon you shall visit Elephant caves and coffee tour visit along karatu area, later evening drive back to the lodge for your massage which will be done in the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Kitela Lodge.

Day 4: Karatu - Ngorongoro - Serengeti         

After breakfast, depart Ngorongoro conservation Area, with your lunch boxes served from the lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which is located within the Serengeti, is home to approximately 30,000 protected animals. The infinite beauty and grace of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are unique, submerged in deep crater valley and highlands, a soda lake in which thousands wildlife quench their thirst daily. It is at the Ngorongoro that you will relish the wonderful privileged of viewing the Big Five in one location. The Big Five are characteristically imposing, enormous and deadly animals, these include the rare black rhino, big-tusked elephants, black-mane lions, leopards and Lions, which tend to reside at the Ngorongoro. You will also sight buffalos, zebras, hyenas, wildebeest, flamingos, bat eared foxes, jackals, gazelles, cheetah and a high density of birdlife species. The beauty of this place is the lions are not afraid to walk up to your safari vehicles, giving you an authentic Safari experience.

Later afternoon you will drive to Serengeti National Park, The Serengeti National Park in Maasai language means “endless plains” and is clothed with vast breath-taking landscapes, driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. It is the second largest national park in Tanzania and covers about 6,000 square miles of savannah, grasslands, hills, woodland, hills and riverine forests. The Serengeti National Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with a variety of wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will enjoy an exceptional evening game drive sighting several lions, elephant, elands, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, leopards, buffalos, gazelle, giraffes, topi, ostrich and hartebeest among many others. The Park is filled with a vast variety of Tanzania’s best wildlife and habitats that make for an incredible game viewing experience.  

And you drive to Kubu Kubu Tented Camp where you will spend the night.

Day 5: Serengeti

On your second day, you will embark on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park and then drive back to the Lodge for breakfast. With your lunch boxes, you will depart the Lodge and continue your game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Driving through the Serengeti is an authentic blend of the magical experience of the Tanzanian wilderness and wildlife. The Park is also famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest migrate to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Viewing the migration is an epic safari experience. It provides visitors a phenomenal pictorial and magnificently moving scene to the naked eyes. For those who enjoy photography, Serengeti’s vast open savannah provides an incredible backdrop to even the amateur photographers. The beauty of the Serengeti lies in its unimaginably vast plains filled with all wildlife, and allows the visitors to roam the plains and embrace the magic of the wilderness. You will view antelopes, lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebras and much wildlife here. You will continue your afternoon drive in the Serengeti. As the sun sets, the horizon of the Serengeti is movingly serene, ironically giving you an unexpected calmness in the African jungle. After your spectacular day of game viewing, you will retire for the night at Kubu Kubu Tented Camp. 

Day 6: Zanzibar

After breakfast, depart from the tented camp with your lunch boxes and transfer to local airstrip for your scheduled flight from Serengeti seronera area to Zanzibar, you will arrive at Zanzibar and meet with our representative at the airport and transfer to beach hotel for your dinner and overnight at Kisiwa on the Beach Lodge stay in Bahari villa beach front.

Day 7: Zanzibar 

After breakfast, our driver representative will pick you up at the lodge around 10 O’clock, and drive to stone town, for stone town tour, Lunch under own arrangement at the Local restaurant in Stone town, later afternoon drive back at the lodge for leisure, dinner and overnight at Kisiwa on the Beach Lodge stay in Bahari villa beach front-Visit the Anglican Church

-Visit the Anglican Church of Christ built by Bishop Steers in 1874 and get a chance to walk through the streets of Stone Town and get to buy tropical fruits and spices, while hearing different dialects being spoken by the people of the town at the market.

-Visit the Sultan Palace Museum & the Central Market

Part of a palace complex was the main official residence within the Zanzibar Stone Town. Sultan Said and some of his descendants lie buried in this palace graveyard.

-Visit the Peace Memorial Museum

Designed by the same architect who designed the High Court (also located in town), J. H. Sinclair, the National Museum is home to many of memorabilia including, most notably, Livingstone's medical chest.

Day 8: Zanzibar

After breakfast, our driver representative will pick you up at the lodge around 10 O’clock, and drive for spice tour excursion, Lunch under own arrangement at the Local restaurant in Stone town, later afternoon drive back at the lodge for leisure, dinner and overnight at Kisiwa on the Beach Lodge stay in Bahari villa beach front

-Zanzibar Spices like cardamoms, cinnamons, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, pepper, ginger are available where you will get detailed on their growth systems, benefits and advantages to the people.
At the end of this it is when you will sample the fruits and edible spices e.g. Zanzibar Coconut juice, Jack fruits, Bribe fruits, mangoes, bananas, pineapple, mandarin, tangerine, Zanzibar spiced tea, Ginger tea, pepper tea, lemon grass tea all this meant for you to real understand the importance and origins of the Species you always see them packed.

This is also your rare chance to buy the very fresh spices from the farm ready packed to take as your Zanzibar memories back home.

Day 9: Zanzibar

Breakfast at the lodge, full day you will spend at leisure in the lodge, lunch under own arrangement, dinner and overnight at Kisiwa on the Beach Lodge stay in Bahari villa beach front

Day 10: Zanzibar

After Breakfast at the lodge, our representative driver will transfer you to Zanzibar International Airport for your flight back home.

Day 1 - 2: Tanzania: Arusha - Rivertrees Country Inn, Garden Room

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Rivertrees Country Inn

Today you will fly into Kilimanjaro. A special meet & greet has been arranged for your arrival to assist you through customs, immigration and to collect your bags. Please look out for an airport representative with your name on a signboard. You will be assisted to meet with your driver for your private road transfer to your accommodation.

Accommodation:

Rivertrees Country Inn is a charming country estate that was once an old coffee farm, and still retains the nostalgic air of a well-loved homestead. Sprawling 10 acres of fertile greenery, the grounds are a natural extension of Mt Meru’s sloping foothills, and offer a sanctuary for the birds and wildlife indigenous to the area. Elegantly rustic cottages are dotted along the river and in thickets of tall trees, while lush lawns and birdsong make for a peaceful and picturesque setting.

Dinner will be served upon arrival.

Inclusions:

Your 2 night stay includes:

• WiFi - Signal strength can be intermittent

Activities:

Optional activities for an additional cost: Canoeing, mountain biking, local village tour. Note: activities are shared unless otherwise stated. Water activities are water dependent.

Day 3 - 4: Tanzania: Tarangire National Park - Kuro Camp, Safari Tent

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Kuro Camp

This morning you will transfer with your guide by road to Tarangire National Park and your next accommodation.

Accommodation:

Kuro Camp is set in central Tarangire away from the busy north, amid a grove of Acacia and Kigelia trees on the banks of the Tarangire River- often a dry, sandy course snaking through this quiet area of the park. The camp has a total of 6 light and stylish safari tented rooms. All the rooms rest among the trees with views of the African bush and have en-suite bucket showers and flush eco-toilets.

Inclusions:

Your 2 night stay includes:

• Local beverages (house wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks)
• Laundry - Please allow 24 hours for your laundry to be returned to you

Activities:

Morning and afternoon game drives, walking safari, bush picnics. Optional activities for an additional cost: Spot light night drive. Note: activities are shared unless otherwise stated.

Day 4: Night Game Drive

The adventure doesn’t end at sunset; continue your drive through the vast wilderness in search of game as it gets dark. Sway to the movement of an open vehicle while wrapped warmly against the night cold. You might hear the call of a Nightjar darting overhead, or see the flash of eyes reflected from the bushes. Drop your head back and look up at the crisp night skies that seem to go on forever. You guide will pull out the spotlight, giving you the opportunity to spot a host of nocturnally active animals such as hyena, lion or leopard. Keep an eye out for other creatures of the night such as porcupines, civets and genets.

Day 5 - 6: Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater - Plantation Lodge, Double Room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Plantation Lodge

Today you will be met at your accommodation and driven to your next accommodation.

Accommodation:

The Plantation Lodge is located just outside the small village of Karatu about half way between the Crater and Lake Manyara. This makes it the perfect spot for those looking for a safari day in each and a lovely, peaceful place to go back to afterwards. The 15 rooms, 7 suites and 2 family units are all individually furnished, melting harmoniously into the flowering garden offering comfort and relaxation. All rooms have private en-suite bathrooms with a verandah or terrace with a view of the gardens. Facilities include a swimming pool, souvenir shop and beauty treatments.

Inclusions:

Your 2 night stay includes:

• Laundry - Please allow 24 hours for your laundry to be returned to you
• WiFi - Signal strength can be intermittent

Activities:

Morning or afternoon game drive. Note: activities are shared unless otherwise stated.

Day 5: Private Vehicle and Guide

Today you will met by your guide with private vehicle which you will have available to you for the remainder of your trip.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Drive

Today you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact, unflooded caldera in the world. The crater is a World Heritage Site, commonly considered the 8th Wonder 0f The World. The enduring charm of Ngorongoro Crater stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife that permanently reside on the crater floor.

Depending on the season, populations of approximately 25,000 to 30,000 large animals live in the crater. This includes, reputedly, the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa. An astonishing 55 different species of mammal have been counted in the crater together with over 400 species of birds, so your wildlife viewing is going to be spectacular. Aside from herds of zebra, gazelle, and wildebeest, the crater is home to the "Big Five" of rhinoceros, lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo. Hyenas are the most numerous predators and are constantly at war with the lion. There are also ongoing skirmishes between buffalo and lion.

Day 7 - 9: Tanzania: Serengeti National Park - Legendary Serengeti Mobile Camp, Tent

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Legendary Serengeti Mobile Camp

After breakfast this morning, you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your flight to Serengeti National Park, then by road your next accommodation.

Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park, Shared Charter flight

Accommodation:

Legendary Serengeti Mobile Camp is set up near the Great Migration in the famous Serengeti, where great migration herds of more than 2 million wildebeest & zebra and their attendant predators are constantly on the move, driven by an endless search for food and water. The camp consists of 10 en-suite tents. The bathrooms have flush toilets and bucket-style showers. Breakfast or lunch is often set up under shade of an old tree on the untamed Serengeti plains. Evenings are spent enjoying fine wine or well-aged toast around a roaring campfire under a star-filled sky.

Inclusions:

Your 3 night stay includes:

• Local beverages (house wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks)
• Laundry - Please allow 24 hours for your laundry to be returned to you

Activities:

Morning and afternoon game drives, walking safaris, bird watching. Note: activities are shared unless otherwise stated.

Day 10:

This morning you will transfer to the local airstrip for your flight to Arusha. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Rivertrees Country Inn, where you will have a day use room to refresh and relax. Later this evening you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro in time to connect with your international departure flight.

Serengeti National Park - Arusha, Shared Charter flight