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8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday

Four nights of wildlife, three nights of Indian Ocean.

Duration
8 Days / 7 Nights
Group size
2 – 6 guests per vehicle
Travel style
Safari & Beach, Classic
Best time
June to October and December to February
Starting price
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Safari Overview

For many travellers this is the ideal first trip to Tanzania — enough safari to feel the country's scale, then enough beach to actually rest before flying home.

The flight from the Serengeti or Arusha to Zanzibar takes a single morning.

Why You'll Love This Safari

  • Two very different halves in one compact itinerary
  • No long road transfers between them
  • Works for couples, friends and families alike

Safari Highlights

  • Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in four nights
  • Direct flight from the safari to Zanzibar
  • Reef snorkelling and a sunset dhow sail
  • Optional Stone Town and spice farm tour

Destinations

This safari visits Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

  1. We drive through Maasai grazing land to Tarangire National Park, a landscape of enormous baobabs and a permanent river that draws great herds of elephant. Game drives follow the river valley, with excellent chances of lion, giraffe and a remarkable variety of birds.

  2. We drive through Maasai grazing land to Tarangire National Park, a landscape of enormous baobabs and a permanent river that draws great herds of elephant. Game drives follow the river valley, with excellent chances of lion, giraffe and a remarkable variety of birds.

  3. The Serengeti opens out in front of you: short-grass plains, granite kopjes and horizon in every direction. We spend the day tracking predators and plains game with your guide, pausing for a picnic lunch in the shade before the light softens into a golden afternoon drive.

  4. The Serengeti opens out in front of you: short-grass plains, granite kopjes and horizon in every direction. We spend the day tracking predators and plains game with your guide, pausing for a picnic lunch in the shade before the light softens into a golden afternoon drive.

  5. We descend more than 600 metres onto the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, a contained world of grassland, forest and soda lake. The density of wildlife here is extraordinary — lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo and flamingo, with a genuine chance of black rhino.

  6. You fly to Zanzibar and transfer to your beach hotel. Days here are yours to shape: reef snorkelling, a spice farm visit, a walk through Stone Town's carved doorways, or nothing more demanding than the shade of a palm.

  7. You fly to Zanzibar and transfer to your beach hotel. Days here are yours to shape: reef snorkelling, a spice farm visit, a walk through Stone Town's carved doorways, or nothing more demanding than the shade of a palm.

  8. You fly to Zanzibar and transfer to your beach hotel. Days here are yours to shape: reef snorkelling, a spice farm visit, a walk through Stone Town's carved doorways, or nothing more demanding than the shade of a palm.

Accommodation

  • Comfortable lodges and permanent tented camps
  • En-suite rooms with hot water and mosquito nets
  • Upgrades to luxury camps available on request
  • Beach hotel in Zanzibar on the coast of your choice

Meals

All meals on safari; breakfast in Zanzibar with optional half board.

What's Included

  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and English-speaking guide
  • All national park and conservation area entry fees
  • Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as indicated in the day-by-day programme
  • Drinking water throughout the safari
  • Airport transfers in Arusha or Kilimanjaro
  • Government taxes and levies

What's Not Included

  • International flights and Tanzanian visa
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks unless stated
  • Optional activities such as balloon safaris and night drives
  • Tips for your guide and lodge staff
  • Personal items, laundry and telephone charges

Best Time to Travel

June to October and December to February

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Frequently Asked Questions

Around ninety minutes from Arusha, or a light-aircraft hop from the Serengeti with a short connection.

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