10-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday

Enjoy a 10-day Tanzania safari and Zanzibar beach holiday with Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Stone Town, and tropical beaches.

Overview

Discover the perfect combination of African wildlife and tropical relaxation on this 10-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday with Africa Incoming Adventures. Explore Tanzania’s world-famous national parks, experience thrilling game drives across the Serengeti plains, and encounter extraordinary wildlife in the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater before unwinding on Zanzibar’s pristine white-sand beaches.

This unforgettable journey combines the beauty of Tarangire National Park, the wildlife-rich landscapes of Serengeti National Park, and the remarkable Ngorongoro Conservation Area with the cultural charm and turquoise waters of Zanzibar. Look for the Big Five, enjoy breathtaking scenery, and experience the magic of an African safari followed by a relaxing Indian Ocean beach escape.

Whether you are planning a honeymoon, family holiday, or adventure with friends, this itinerary can be customised to suit your preferred accommodation, travel dates, and budget.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be welcomed by a representative of Africa Incoming Adventures and transferred to your hotel in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you can relax at the lodge or explore the town at your own pace.

In the evening, meet your safari guide for a briefing about the upcoming wildlife and cultural adventure.

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, meet your professional safari guide and depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival, begin your first game drive through a beautiful landscape of open grasslands, ancient baobab trees, and seasonal swamps.
Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds and diverse wildlife. During your game drive, look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, and various antelope species. With luck, you may also spot lions or leopards resting beneath the trees.
Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated site before continuing your afternoon wildlife exploration. Later, leave the park and travel to your mid-range lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight accommodation.

Day 3: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, travel towards Serengeti National Park through the scenic Ngorongoro highlands and conservation area. Enjoy spectacular views of Tanzania’s countryside as you approach the famous Serengeti plains.

Depending on your route and arrival time, enjoy wildlife viewing along the way. Upon entering the park, begin exploring its vast grasslands, which support large populations of grazing animals and predators.

Arrive at your camp in the evening and enjoy dinner surrounded by the African wilderness.

Day 4: Full-Day Serengeti Wildlife Safari

Spend the day exploring the spectacular Serengeti ecosystem. Head out on morning and afternoon game drives with your guide, looking for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, hyenas, and large herds of grazing animals.

Depending on the season, you may encounter wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains as part of the Great Wildebeest Migration. Return to camp for dinner and a peaceful evening beneath the African sky.

Day 5: Serengeti Morning Game Drive – Ngorongoro

Enjoy an early game drive or breakfast before travelling from Serengeti towards Ngorongoro. Continue to appreciate Tanzania’s varied scenery and look for wildlife along the route.

Depending on your schedule, visit a viewpoint overlooking the crater before checking into your accommodation in the Ngorongoro highlands or Karatu area. Rest and prepare for the next day’s crater safari.

Day 6: Transfer to Arusha Airport and Flight to Zanzibar

After breakfast, you can relax at the lodge and, if time allows, take a short tour of Karatu town for shopping before transferring to Arusha Airport. Your flight to Zanzibar will depart from Arusha Airport. Our driver in Zanzibar will be waiting for you at Zanzibar Airport for your private transfer to your hotel in Stone town.

Day 7: Stone Town Tour and Transfer To Your Beach Hotel

After breakfast, we take a full-day Stone town tour with our local guide. Once we have completed the day’s activities, we will transfer you to your beach hotel.

Admire the narrow streets lined with residential houses that preserve their original Swahili-Omani themes. Exquisitely carved doorways identify the themes with metal studs, overhanging balconies, and latticed windows. Side by side, you will see churches and mosques. The churches are due to the colonial presence in the country and the mosques commissioned by the sultans of Zanzibar. You will also visit other exciting destinations in the town.

Day 8&9: Relax on Zanzibar Beach and the Resort

These two days are spent in Zanzibar at your leisure. Use your time to relax on the beach and at the resort. Discover Zanzibar’s best beaches, each offering spectacular sunsets, palm-fringed beaches, turquoise waters, white sand, and colorful coral reefs.

Day 10: Transfer to Zanzibar Airport

Enjoy the last few hours before you depart from the resort. We will pick you up at the resort and transfer you to Zanzibar Airport, where our service ends.

On the way back to Zanzibar International Airport, you can stop at Stone town to buy souvenirs.