Tanzania · Safari

10-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Tour with Serengeti

10 Days Round trip from Moshi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Witness the majestic elephants of Tarangire among ancient baobab trees
  • 02 Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 03 Roam the vast and legendary Serengeti plains in search of iconic wildlife
  • 04 Explore Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions and flocks of flamingos

Explore Tanzania's celebrated wildlife parks on a 10-day safari and beach journey through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, and Lake Manyara. Enjoy thrilling game drives with opportunities to spot elephants, big cats, flamingos, and the Big Five, alongside breathtaking landscapes and rich birdlife. The experience continues in Zanzibar with time in historic Stone Town and relaxing beach days with optional water activities. This tour combines classic safari highlights with a coastal escape in one itinerary.

Explore Tanzania's celebrated wildlife parks on a 10-day safari and beach journey through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, and Lake Manyara.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Cities Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Moshi, Zanzibar, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Moshi - Tarangire National Park

  • After breakfast, a company representative accompanied by your driver will meet you at the hotel for a short briefing about the tour. Armed with a picnic lunch, the journey begins to Tarangire, which is only 210 km from Moshi town. 

  • Arrive for an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch break in the schedule with your Tanzania tour guide. You will have the whole afternoon for a game drive in search of wild animals like buffalo, Giraffes, Thomson gazelles, mongooses and even rare gerenuks just a few to mention. The Tarangire is famous for its large population of Elephants. You always see them either taking advantage of big baobab shades or taking a sip on a water hole close to the Tarangire River. The park got its name from the Tarangire River, which crosses the park, attracting a lot of wildlife during the dry season as the river flows throughout the year. 

Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Lodge

2
Day 02

Tarangire - Ngorongoro Crater

  • After an early breakfast with packed picnic lunch, the journey proceeds to Ngorongoro conservation area, ready for descending to the most famous world heritage site. The Ngorongoro crater, the natural caldera is one of the most fascinating to see in Tanzania. 

  • Descend to the crater floor home to hundreds of big animals and various species of birds. You will see Zebras, wildebeest, Hippos, hyenas, a lot of birds species and flocks of flamingos by the lake. You are also most likely to see all the big five (Leopard, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino, and Elephant). The crater sure has something for everyone to see. The picnic lunch break will be beside the hippo pool. 

  • After the game drives in the early evening, ascend the crater. 

Dinner and overnight at Rhino lodge.

3
Day 03

Ngorongoro - Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, packed with picnic lunch, depart the Ngorongoro area, driving to Serengeti with en-route game viewing all the way to Serengeti, arriving in the afternoon with the lunch stop inside the park. Serengeti means endless plains. It was once a hunting ground but is now a wildlife safe haven and world heritage site. 

  • After the picnic lunch, you will have the whole afternoon game drive, seeing a lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog and many more to mention. Also, a lot of migrating birds visit the park every year. 

  • In the evening, enjoy the sunset from the endless plains.

Dinner and overnight at Serena Lodge.

4
Day 04

Serengeti Park

  • After an early breakfast, continue with the morning and afternoon game drive. Today, you will have all the time to spot the greatest show on earth as millions of wildebeest and 20,000 zebras march on a journey to Masai Mara in search for green pastures and water with an escort of predators such as Hyenas, lions, vultures. The mammals match through the circle of grazing, mating, reproducing and death. The Serengeti plains are is the ideal place to spot the wildebeest migration. 

Meals and overnight at Serena lodge.

5
Day 05

Serengeti - Lake Manyara National Park

  • Early in the morning before breakfast, you will go for a game drive we might get lucky with the early hunters, back at the Lodge for breakfast and packing ready for the journey to Lake Manyara national park. The park is home to tree-climbing lions, Hippo, Elephant, Zebra, Buffalo, Giraffe, Blue, and Vervet monkey, Warthog the list goes on. The park hosts over 350 species of birds with flocks of flamingos on the soda ash lake, their number amazes even frequent travellers.

  • In the evening, you will opt for a walking safari or relax at the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Lodge.

6
Day 06

Lake Manyara - Arusha (day room) - Zanzibar

  • After breakfast at the Lodge, drive back to Arusha to a hotel (day room booked).

  • Then, drive to the airport ready to fly to Zanzibar/dar es salaam. You can take a boat from dar es salaam or fly to Zanzibar. 

  • Arrive at a hotel in stone town for overnight. (Room booked bed & breakfast).

7
Day 07

Stone Town - Evening transfer to Coast

  • After breakfast, you have a morning to relax in Stone town. 

  • In the late afternoon, depart for stone town walking tour, which will take you to visit the Old Fort(built between 1698 and 1701).

  • Also, visit the House of Wonders, which is said to be the most elegant building in Stone Town, the Old Customs House, Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ, built between 1873 and 1883 by the Universities Mission in Central Africa (UMCA) under the supervision of Edward Steere, third bishop of Zanzibar (1874-82).

  • Proceed to Beit el Amani Memorial Museum.

  • Continue to the slave market with your local tour guide.

  • Move to Forodhani Gardens on the seafront, laid out in 1936 to mark the silver jubilee of Sultan Khalifa. 

  • In the early evening after the town tour, head back to the hotel, where you will pack and the driver will drive you to the northern Zanzibar, where you will spend the next two days. 

Accommodation booked on bed and breakfast.

8
Day 08

Relax at the Beach

  • Relax at the beach with a lot of activities like snorkeling and scuba diving and Fishing and Boat riding or just enjoying the sunset for the shores.

Accommodation (booked on Half board) Note a lot of extra activities are available at an extra cost.

9
Day 09

Relaxation at the Beach

  • Relax for the second day at the beach with a lot of activities like Snorkeling and Scuba diving, fishing and boat riding, or just enjoying the sunset on the shores.

Accommodation (booked on Half board) Note a lot of extra activities are available at an extra cost.

10
Day 10

Airport Transfer

  • Today, after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport or ferry, ready for the flight back to Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro International Airport or extending your safari. This marks the end of our safari with you for now.

Tarangire National Park baobab shades, Ngorongoro Crater floor, Serengeti National Park endless plains, Stone Town seafront

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park baobab shades, Ngorongoro Crater floor, Serengeti National Park endless plains, Stone Town seafront

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Moshi 8 cities · 10 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transfer from arrival to departure.

  • Land Cruiser with an open roof and other facilities for tourism.

  • Three meals per day during the game drive, plus two liters of mineral water.

  • All entrance fees during the safari.

  • All accommodation.

  • Local guide.

What's Not Included

  • International flight from your country.

  • International insurance.

  • Airport taxes.

  • Shopping, alcohol, souvenirs, and other personal expenses.

  • Tips for the driver guide and assistant guide.

  • Tanzania visa.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tour start
Moshi, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 10 days finish where they began, in Moshi.

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