Safari + Beach
8-Day Safari & Zanzibar Escape
A perfect combination of safari adventure and Indian Ocean relaxation.
- Duration
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Route
- Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar
- Best time
- June to October and December to February
- Pace
- Relaxed
Overview
About this safari
Safari first, beach second. After a night in Arusha, spend two nights in the Serengeti and a morning in the Ngorongoro Crater, then fly to Zanzibar for Stone Town and three nights by the Indian Ocean.
Trip highlights
- Serengeti big cats
- Ngorongoro Crater
- A night in historic Stone Town
- Beach days on Zanzibar
Your route
Trip at a glance
- Duration
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Start / end
- Arusha → Zanzibar
- Style
- Safari + Beach
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Stay
- Safari lodges and camps, a Stone Town boutique hotel and a beach resort
- Ideal for
- Honeymooners, couples and families
- Best time
- June to October and December to February.
- Price
- Quoted per trip; depends on season, group size and lodges
Day by day
Your itinerary
Timings and camps can shift with the season and wildlife; your guide adapts each day to give you the best sightings.
Day 1: Arusha kick-off
Arrival, safari briefing and a relaxed evening at a garden lodge outside Arusha.
Day 2: Serengeti bound
Drive through the Ngorongoro highlands into the Serengeti, with an afternoon game drive on the central plains.
Day 3: The great safari
A full day in the Serengeti tracking the big cats and, in season, the migration herds.
Day 4: To the crater rim
Morning game drive, then on to the Ngorongoro highlands via the Olduvai Gorge.
Day 5: Crater magic and flight to Zanzibar
Sunrise game drive on the crater floor, then transfer to the Lake Manyara or Arusha airstrip for the flight to Zanzibar. Evening walk through Stone Town and dinner at the Forodhani food market.
Day 6: Stone Town to the beach
Morning guided walk through Stone Town’s lanes and markets, then a transfer to your beach hotel on the north or east coast.
Day 7: Turquoise serenity
A free day to relax, or choose a spice farm tour, snorkelling at Mnemba Atoll or a sunset dhow cruise.
Day 8: Departure
Final swim and transfer to Zanzibar airport for your flight home.
What’s included
Included and not included
This is what a standard private safari with us includes. Your written proposal confirms the details for your trip.
Included
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All park and conservation fees for the itinerary
- Accommodation as listed, with the meals shown for each day
- Drinking water in the vehicle throughout the safari
- Airport transfers in Tanzania
Not included
- International flights and Tanzanian visa
- Travel insurance (required)
- Optional activities such as balloon flights
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Drinks and personal expenses unless stated
When to go
Best time for this trip
June to October and December to February.
- JanPeak
- FebPeak
- MarGood
- AprQuieter / wet
- MayQuieter / wet
- JunGood
- JulPeak
- AugPeak
- SepPeak
- OctPeak
- NovGood
- DecGood
Destinations
Places on this safari
Read our in-depth guide to each park on the route.
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