13-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar
13-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar
Overview
This 13-day route pairs the full northern Tanzania safari circuit with a week unwinding on Zanzibar, the classic dust-to-sand combination. You’ll move through Arusha National Park’s forests, Tarangire’s elephant herds, the Serengeti’s open plains, and Ngorongoro’s crater floor, before flying to Zanzibar for four unstructured days by the Indian Ocean. It’s built for travelers who want a complete safari experience without sacrificing real time to actually rest afterward.
Highlights
Four distinct parks across mainland Tanzania in one circuit
A full four days at leisure on Zanzibar’s beaches
Small-group game drives with a private guide throughout
Optional hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti
A descent into Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s densest wildlife concentrations
Flexible optional activities built into the Arusha rest day
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfers you to your hotel in Arusha. Once settled, they’ll walk you through the days ahead and answer any questions before you rest up for the safari to come.
Meals: Dinner   Stay: Arusha Hotel
A full day exploring Arusha National Park’s varied terrain — lakes, swamps, and forest home to flamingos and the region’s black-and-white colobus monkeys. Where conditions allow, a walking safari with an armed ranger offers a rare chance to explore on foot rather than from a vehicle.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner   Stay: Arusha Hotel
A free day to rest or add an optional activity — a coffee plantation tour, a village mountain bike route, a visit to Materuni Waterfalls at the base of Kilimanjaro, or simply time to recover before the road ahead.
Meals: Breakfast   Stay: Arusha Hotel
A full day in Tarangire, one of Tanzania’s most underrated parks. Baobab-studded hills give way to the Tarangire River, where elephant herds numbering in the hundreds come to drink. Strong birdlife and reliable predator sightings round out the day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner   Stay: Tarangire Area Lodge
Three full days across the Serengeti’s endless plains — the park most people picture when they imagine an African safari. Depending on the season, this is prime territory for the wildebeest migration, alongside consistent lion, cheetah, and leopard sightings. An optional sunrise hot air balloon safari is available for a different view of the plains entirely.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner   Stay: Serengeti Area Camp
A descent to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano now home to one of the highest concentrations of wildlife anywhere in Africa — elephant, lion, buffalo, hippo, and the rare black rhino among them. Optional add-ons include a Maasai village visit or a tour of Olduvai Gorge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner   Stay: Ngorongoro Area Lodge
A short flight to Zanzibar shifts the trip entirely — four unplanned days of white sand, warm water, and no fixed itinerary. Spend them diving the coral reefs, snorkeling with reef fish, or simply doing nothing at all after eight days on the move.
Meals: Breakfast   Stay: Zanzibar Beach Resort
A final morning at leisure before your driver transfers you to Zanzibar Airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast   Stay: —
What's Included
Accommodation throughout as specified
Game drives in an open safari vehicle
Private ground transport
All park entrance fees
Bottled water during game drives
Services of an English-speaking guide
International flights to Kilimanjaro / from Zanzibar
Visa fees
Guide and driver gratuities
Optional activities (balloon safari, village visits, etc.)
Personal expenses
Travel Route
Planning Around This Trip
Need a Tanzania visa?
We handle Tanzania visa applications alongside this safari, so both are sorted before you fly.
Flying in from abroad?
We can book your international flights into Kilimanjaro and your Zanzibar departure to match this itinerary.
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Based in Lusaka, Zambia
Not quite the right fit?
This itinerary can be adjusted — shorter, longer, more beach time, or a different mix of parks.