7-Day Tanzania Bush to Beach Safari with Serengeti and Zanzibar

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK), your private safari representative will meet you for a warm welcome and briefing. For guests arriving in the morning, a complimentary cultural stop is included en route - choose between exploring the vibrant Arusha Maasai Market, browsing the Cultural Heritage Centre art gallery, visiting the inspiring Shanga Artisan Workshop, or taking a guided walk through Karatu's local fresh market.

Afterward, continue through the scenic Great Rift Valley highlands to Karatu, where you can unwind, enjoy dinner, and prepare for your safari adventure.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Omega View Hotel & Resort (Karatu)

After an early breakfast, enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend 600 meters onto the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. Spend a comprehensive full day tracking wildlife in this natural sanctuary - home to lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, hippos, and the rare endangered black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch by the hippo pool before ascending the crater rim in the late afternoon to return to your lodge in Karatu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Omega View Hotel (Karatu)

Depart after breakfast for a scenic road journey through the Ngorongoro highlands and onto the vast, open savannah of Serengeti National Park. Enjoy wildlife sightings en route as you enter the predator-rich Seronera Valley in Central Serengeti.

Arrive at your lodge in time for evening relaxation, dinner, and a peaceful night in the heart of the bush.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Wake up early for a breathtaking sunrise game drive across the Serengeti plains to catch lions, cheetahs, and leopards during their most active morning hours. Following breakfast, transfer for your domestic flight connection to Zanzibar Island (via Seronera Airstrip or Arusha Airport). Upon landing in Zanzibar, your local island driver will transfer you directly to your accommodation for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Mizingani Seafront Hotel

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage streets of Stone Town on a guided walking tour, discovering centuries of Swahili, Arab, Persian, and European history through landmarks like the Old Fort and House of Wonders. Then head out to a lush Zanzibar spice farm for a sensory tasting walk where you will smell, touch, and sample fresh cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and tropical fruits.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Mizingani Seafront Hotel

Set sail aboard a traditional wooden dhow for the Safari Blue marine adventure in Menai Bay. Spend the day snorkeling over vibrant coral reefs.

Enjoy swimming in crystal-clear turquoise waters and relaxing on Kwale Island over a fresh seafood barbecue buffet featuring grilled lobster, fish, calamari, and tropical fruit platters before sailing back in the late afternoon.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and a final morning stroll along the Stone Town waterfront or through local artisan shops for last-minute souvenirs. At your scheduled time, check out and take a private transfer to Abeid Karume International Airport (ZNZ) for your outbound flight home.

Meals: Breakfast