Tanzania: The Classic Safari

An ideal introduction to the thrills of a safari, this is a perfect itinerary for anyone looking to see the best of the best on a magical trip to Tanzania’s superb National Parks, considered by many wildlife and game aficionados to be among the best in Africa.

Day 1: Arrive at Arusha, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay: Arusha

Day 2: Your safari adventure begins today as you set off early to Tarangire National Park. Famous for its baobab trees, large herds of elephant and excellent birdlife, the park provides a perfect introduction to game viewing in Africa. Overnight stay: Tarangire (Full Board)

Day 3: Spend a memorable morning on a game drive along the Tarangire River, the lifeline of the park. Continue to the Ngorongoro Highlands, arriving in time to catch spectacular sunset views across the famous crater. Overnight stay: Ngorongoro Highlands (Full Board)

Day 4: An early morning descent into the Ngorongoro Crater maximises your chances of spotting a range of species and witnessing a true wildlife spectacle in this unique sanctuary. The endangered black rhino can be seen here along with a host of other big game, including lion who are at their most active before the heat of the day takes hold. In the afternoon head off for the Serengeti National Park, with game viewing en-route. Overnight stay: Serengeti (Full Board)

Day 5: The world-renowned Serengeti supports a wide variety of wildlife, including the "Big Five" - lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Visually striking, the park stretches as far as the eye can see over rocky kopjes and grassy savannah plains. Spend a full day game viewing in this awe inspiring wilderness. Overnight stay: Serengeti (Full Board)

Day 6: Your safari continues as you drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which is known for its adventurous (yet elusive) tree climbing lions. Stop on the Rift Valley escarpment for breathtaking views over Lake Manyara, which teems with pink flamingos in the water below. This afternoon, enjoy a game drive. Overnight stay: Lake Manyara (Full Board)

Day 7: Time for a last minute game drive before heading back to Arusha in time for your flight home. Breakfast.

Tanzania: Serengeti Safari from £1,395 pp *

Day 1 - Fly to Arusha

On arrival you will be transferred to Ngorongoro for your first overnight stay. This afternoon, we take a tour of the Ngorongoro Crater. We descend from the upper rim, driving down a steep track that drops about a staggering 600m to the grassy plain, lake and marshes of the basin floor below. This winding track is restricted to small 4WD vehicles. Among the animals to watch out for are elephant, black-maned lion, cheetah, buffalo and rhino. The perennial marshes teem with birdlife. The crater itself, technically classed as a caldera, owes its existence to the violent fracturing of the Rift Valley over a period of some 25 million years. At one time a volcano occupied this spot that then became extinct and collapsed into the empty magma chamber beneath it; leaving only the gigantic natural basin and is now considered a veritable “Garden of Eden”. (Lunch and dinner.)

Day 2 - Enroute from Ngorongoro to Serengeti

After breakfast, depart for the Serengeti, with game viewing en-route. Overnight at Serengeti (full board).

Day 3 - Game drives

The Serengeti covers almost 15,000 square km in area and is Tanzania’s oldest, and arguably, greatest park. Although the Serengeti is famed for the awe-inspiring spectacle of the annual migration, it still offers some of the best game viewing in Africa. While we are here we shall move through as many different habitats that are part of the Serengeti as possible and seek out the daily drama of the struggle between prey and predator, large and small, from the lions, leopards and cheetahs to the elephants, giraffe and buffalo. Every turn of the game drives reveal something of this stunning world where more than 500 species of birds recorded here! The vastness of the space under the vault of the sky gives one a liberating sense of space difficult to find anywhere else. Overnight at Serengeti (full board).

Day 4 - Head to Lake Manyara

We head to Lake Manyara National Park for our first game drive. Lake Manyara is nestled at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley and is just 330 sq km, of which up to 200 sq km is the lake from which the park receives its name. The park boasts a variety of habitats, ecosystems and animals. The various habitats of the lush forests, the acacia woodlands, the grassy floodplain, the alkaline lake surface and the volcanic peaks are home to prey and predators large and small. As well as over 400 species of bird! After lunch, enjoy a game drive in the park. Overnight lodge (full board).

Day 5 - Transfer to Arusha

Following a game drive in the morning after breakfast, depart for Arusha. From here join your return flight to the UK. (Breakfast.)

* Sample price indication based on 2 sharing and subject to change.

Just 7 hours away from the UK, Oman is situated on the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Over the past few years the country has gained a reputation for the quality and variety of its diving.

Oman enjoys great natural assets. Breathtaking mountains plunge directly into the Arabian Sea along large sections of the countries 1700 km of coastline. Once inland, the mountains give way to extensive sand dune fields, desert and forts. The country has a rich history, much of which is visible to visitors.

Choose to combine your Oman diving holiday with a land-based self drive add-on itinerary in Oman!

Oman Itineraries:

Self Drive Arabian Adventure (4 days)

Drive through the Sumail Gap to the interior of Oman... In Nizwa, visit Nizwa Fort and Jebel Shams viewpoint. At 3,000m, Jebel Shams (Mountain of the Sun) is the highest peak in Oman Experience some of the historic and cultural highlights of this fascinating and diverse country.

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The Maldives boasts an incredible number of dive and snorkel sites. The diverse nature of dive sites in the Maldives makes it suitable for divers of all experience levels. Within each atoll there are sheltered reefs located away from fast flowing currents that are suitable for less experienced divers. By contrast, experienced divers will enjoy some of the best drift dives in the world. Channels in to the atolls generate fast tidal flows, which in turn attract many of the shark, ray and fish species for which the Maldives are renowned.

Experience the difference in culture and landscape between the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Combine the fantastic diving on offer in the stunning Maldives islands with a tour of Sri Lanka. Learn about this richly historic emerald isle as you visit temples, botanical gardens, tea plantations and witness the lush greenery of Sri Lanka's rainforests.

Choose to combine your Maldives diving holiday with Sri Lanka! 

Sri Lanka Itineraries:

Sri Lanka Sights (5 days)

Visit old cave temples at Dambulla before discovering the dramatic Sky Fortress at Sigiriya. Explore the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and the Temple of the Tooth at Kandy before heading to the busy and vibrant city of Colombo, with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and ruins.

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Buddha’s Island (8 days)

Sri Lanka is separated from India by the narrow Palk Straits. Marco Polo pronounced it his favourite island, but long before that gentleman-adventurer it was a trading centre of importance, and Greeks and Romans sailed here in search of spices and jewels. The island’s recorded history begins in the 6th century BC, and the royal line of Sinhalese kings was maintained for over 2,000 years. Relics of this great dynasty abound and can be found in such historic sites as Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya. Around the 3rd century BC, the Indian king Ashoka was converted to Buddhism and his son, Mahinda, came south to the island to spread the message of the Sage. A sapling of the Sacred Bo-Tree under which Buddha had received enlightenment was planted and still flourishes to this day. Roughly 70% of the islanders are Buddhist, and many Buddhist countries in Asia look to Sri Lanka for spiritual leadership.

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Sipadan Island, located off the coast of Borneo, has developed into one of Southeast Asia's premier diving destinations and is one of the most important marine habitats in the world. The island is recognised for its resident population of green turtles, which nest from July to October. The area is also home to huge schools of jacks and barracuda and a variety of shark species.

Combine your diving with a land based itinerary to discover Borneo. See orang-utan in Sepilok and search for proboscis monkeys in Sukau. Climb Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia’s highest mountain (4095m) and explore Borneo's impenetrable rainforest.

Choose to combine your Sipadan & Mabul diving holiday with a land-based add-on itinerary in Borneo! 

Borneo Itineraries:

Sepilok and Sukau (4 days)

Fly to Sandakan and then drive to Sepilok to visit the orang-utan sanctuary. Sepilok is home to the largest of the three orang-utan rehabilitation centres in the world. From there drive Sukau to visit the ox-bow lake, an ideal environment for wildlife viewing. See crocodiles warming themselves in the morning sun and birdlife such as egret, storm’s stork, oriental darter and oriole. Later in the afternoon as the sun starts to go down, we hope to spot the long nosed proboscis monkeys which converge on tree tops by the river banks to settle for the night.

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Sabah Naturewatch (8 days)

Borneo’s rugged and inaccessible central mountains, from which flow a thousand rivers on their way to the South China Sea, are as much a mystery as a challenge. The impenetrable rainforest with its giant trees and buttressing roots, harbours a bewildering diversity of strange flora and fauna. During this visit to Sabah, we see orang-utan in Sepilok and search for proboscis monkeys in Sukau. We then explore the Mount Kinabalu area and for those who wish, there is the opportunity to climb the volcano, South East Asia’s highest mountain (4095m). 

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The coast of East Africa is host to some of the Indian Ocean's finest dive sites. Marine diversity, healthy reefs and a sea that is often crystal clear have established the island of Pemba as a world class dive destination.

Inland, some of the best game viewing opportunities in Africa are on offer. The regions landscape is both varied and spectacular, providing a stunning backdrop to the natural wealth of flora and fauna.

Choose to combine your Pemba diving holiday with an add-on itinerary in Tanzania! 

Tanzania Itineraries:

The Classic Safari (7 days)

An ideal introduction to the thrills of a safari, this is a perfect itinerary for anyone looking to see the best of the best on a magical trip to Tanzania’s superb National Parks, considered by many wildlife and game aficionados to be among the best in Africa. 

Find out more about The Classic Safari

Kilimanjaro Trek (10 days)

This lesser known and more remote Lemosho route up Kilimanjaro takes you away from the crowds and through the beautiful Lemosho forests. Reputedly one of the most stunning hikes in Africa, your trek starts in the rainforests on Kilimanjaro’s western slopes and takes you over the Shira Plateau and the Karanga Valley to the Uruhu Peak itself. 

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Regaldive are thrilled to team up with our sister company, Explore, to offer fantastic add-ons to your diving holiday!

You’re about to discover the wonders of the underwater world - so why not truly immerse yourself in the culture and heritage of your chosen destination above the water line too?

Explore Tailormade

For nearly three decades, Explore has taken pioneering groups of adventurers to some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Their ethos always has been to ensure that clients experience the very best a country offers and so visit not only the main sites but also go beyond the tourist trail and uncover the very character of that destination.

Explore Tailormade pulls together all of the experience and knowledge gained from organising set group tours to create holidays for the individual traveller, whilst maintaining the core ethos of Explore. They have an experienced, well-travelled team who pride themselves on delivering the best possible service.

By combining the expertise of both Regaldive and Explore, both leaders in their field, clients will truly benefit from the best of both worlds, above and below the water.

Where? 

Choose to add an Explore itinerary to any of the following destinations:

Pemba diving - combine with Tanzania 

Maldives diving - combine with Sri Lanka

Cocos diving - combine with Costa Rica

We believe that we have succeeded in creating the best possible itineraries in the countries we feature, ensuring that our guests experience the highlights of their chosen destination. With a great choice of countries and itinerary lengths, guests can opt for the tour best suited to their individual preference - with anything from discovering Costa Rica’s volcanoes and wildlife, to an epic 10 day adventure completing a Kilimanjaro Trek in Tanzania!

How to Book

Please contact the Regaldive team on 01353 659999 as usual to discuss your diving holiday requirements.

If you would like to combine an Explore Tailormade itinerary with your diving trip, the Regaldive team will be able to add your tour choice to your diving holiday. There is no need to speak to both companies or make separate bookings, making your trip easy to organise as Regaldive seamlessly add the two holiday options together.

Your entire booking (diving and land-based) will be with Regaldive, and all paperwork and aftersales service will be looked after by the Regaldive team, as usual.

Other Extensions

With every holiday completely tailormade to your personal requirements, Regaldive are able to add on extra nights or a longer extension in many other destinations including the Galapagos Islands, Zanzibar and Oman. Please contact one of the specialist Regaldive Team to make your holiday unique.