Mike One Travel presents the ultimate vacation of a lifetime.  Join us as we visit two of Africa’s most beautiful countries, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. This vacation is coupled with rich cultural experiences, serene moments in nature, and some of the world's most beautiful beaches. This vacation package was created with you in mind. See Africa’s wildlife up close as you travel through their natural habitat riding alongside some of the world’s most beautiful animals. After visiting Tanzania and experiencing the Safari, enjoy the beauty of Zanzibar, relax on some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, enjoy the culture, visit a Spice Farm, go snorkeling, or hang out with the locals. You can’t afford to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Itinerary Summary

Please Note: Zanzibar excursions are optional and not included in the cost.

Welcome To Tanzania

August 1 - Tanzania Arrival

Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa is unlike any other hotel in Tanzania with authentic, bespoke experiences that stir the traveler’s soul while showcasing the breathtaking tranquility of our surroundings. Set among the woodland slopes of Mount Meru at the edge of Lake Duluti, there’s no better destination for soaking in the beauty and magnificence of the Tanzanian “Northern Safari Circuit.”

August 2 - Tarangire National Pack and Maasai Village

The Park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. Visitors to the park in June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of zebra, wildebeest, and cape buffalo. Other common resident animals include waterbuck, giraffe, dik-dik, impala, eland, Grant's gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon. Predators in Tarangire include lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog.

The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central, and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak the Maa language a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin, and Nuer languages. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili and English. Many Maasai tribes throughout Tanzania and Kenya welcome visits to their villages to experience their culture, traditions, and lifestyle.

August 3 - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is in northern Tanzania. It’s home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and “big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse its plains during their annual migration. Livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals. Hominin fossils found in the Olduvai Gorge date back millions of years.

The 2009 Ngorongoro Wildlife Conservation Act placed new restrictions on human settlement and subsistence farming in the Crater, displacing Maasai pastoralists, most of whom had been relocated to Ngorongoro from their ancestral lands to the north when the British colonial government established Serengeti National Park in 1959. Approximately 25,000 large animals, mostly ungulates, live in the crater. Large mammals in the crater include the black rhinoceros, the local population of which declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11–14 in 1995, the African buffalo or Cape buffalo, and the hippopotamus. There also are many other ungulates: the blue wildebeest, Grant's zebra, the eland, and Grant's, and Thomson's gazelles. Waterbucks occur mainly near Lerai Forest.

We will be using these vehicles during our Safari tours in Tanzania

Welcome to Zanzibar

August 4- 10 Relax, Explore and Enjoy Zanzibar.

Hotel Accommodation: Enjoy 7 nights at the beautiful Sea Cliff Resort and Spa. Luxurious Sea Cliff Resort and Spa, Zanzibar is located on a cliff with mesmerizing views of the Indian Ocean which forms an exotic backdrop for travelers looking forward to escaping to the tropical beauty of East Africa. Nestling on the Northern-West coast of Zanzibar, twenty minutes from the historical magic of Stone Town (A Unesco world heritage site), visitors to Sea Cliff are known to start relaxing as soon as they land in this lap of luxury. The natural color scheme of cream and gold is complimented by Arabian-inspired antique furniture that reflects the ancient history of the island. Sea Cliff offers travelers a variety of luxury accommodations with a myriad of amenities to ensure visitors an experience of a lifetime. Visitors who really want to spoil themselves can choose one of our sixteen deluxe rooms, each with a free-standing bath and separate shower with ocean views. The hotel offers eighty superior rooms with breathtaking scenes overlooking the ocean. Ideal for families, the resort has 24 inter-leading rooms which open out to the hotel’s tropical gardens. All rooms have air-conditioning, ceiling fans, as well as LCD flat-screen TVs with international satellite channels and complimentary internet/WiFi. The rooms also have hair driers, telephones, tea and coffee stations, bar fridges, electronic fire alarms, and private balconies with furniture.

Please note that the difference between the Deluxe and Superior rooms. Both rooms are ocean-facing. The Deluxe room is slightly bigger than the Superior room and has a standing shower and bathtub near the window facing the Ocean.

Restaurants: Our choice of 3 outlets offer a variety of meals in luxury surroundings. Choose from the Mangapwani for a local or international buffet, the Kobe Bar offers casual dining and the Zanzi-Bar for slightly formal evenings. To end the day in a relaxing atmosphere, guests are invited to the Jetty Bar for sundowners and exotic cocktails.

Activities Sea Cliff has two infinity swimming pools, one children’s pool, as well as a Jetty. The recreational area offers darts, pool, table tennis, 2 flood lit tennis courts, a squash court and a fully equipped gym. The Watersports Centre offers sailing, water skiing, tubing, ayaking and windsurfing. Children can visit the Kids Club, a secure, contained playground supervised by child minders, with a mini climbing wall, arts, crafts and fun activities.

Mali Spa: Mali Spa offers you an experience wrapped in the silence of escape and an awakening of the senses. The Mali Spa has four treatment rooms, a couples massage suite with individual jet baths and a plunge pool, as well as private dry and wet heat chambers in each male and female changing room. The spa works in partnership with Inaya Zanzibar that uses the finest blend of locally sourced ingredients for its products. Inaya products are also available for sale at the spa.