Experience the best of Tanzania on this 9-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday, combining exciting wildlife adventures with a relaxing tropical beach escape. Explore Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park before flying to Zanzibar for beautiful beaches, cultural experiences, and warm Indian Ocean waters.
After breakfast, meet your safari guide and depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park. The journey takes you through the scenic landscapes of northern Tanzania before reaching the park.
Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, seasonal wetlands, and diverse wildlife. Enjoy a game drive through the park while looking for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, impalas, and various bird species.
After the game drive, continue to your accommodation for dinner and relaxation.
Overnight: Tarangire
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, leave Tarangire and continue to Lake Manyara National Park. The park features groundwater forests, open grasslands, wetlands, and the scenic Lake Manyara.
Enjoy a game drive while searching for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, baboons, and other wildlife. The park also has a reputation for tree-climbing lions, although sightings are not guaranteed.
Later, leave the park and continue to Karatu for your overnight stay.
Overnight: Karatu
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day wildlife experience.
Explore the crater floor, where grasslands, wetlands, woodland, and water sources support a remarkable variety of wildlife. Look for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, gazelles, and other animals. With luck, you may also see the endangered black rhino.
Enjoy a picnic lunch during the crater visit before continuing your game drive. Later, ascend from the crater and return to your accommodation in Karatu.
Overnight: Karatu
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, continue toward Serengeti National Park. The journey takes you through the Ngorongoro highlands before opening into the vast plains of the Serengeti.
Enter the park and enjoy an afternoon game drive as you make your way toward your accommodation. Along the way, you may encounter wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, lions, and other wildlife.
Overnight: Serengeti National Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Spend the entire day exploring Serengeti National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti is one of Tanzania’s most famous wildlife destinations and supports a remarkable variety of animals.
Search for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and numerous bird species. Depending on the season, you may also encounter migrating herds moving across the plains.
Your experienced guide will select suitable areas based on wildlife activity and current conditions.
Overnight: Serengeti National Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Upon arrival, meet your Zanzibar representative and transfer to your beach accommodation. The remainder of the day is free for relaxation.
Enjoy the beach, swim in the Indian Ocean, or simply rest at your accommodation after your safari adventure.
Overnight: Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, begin your exploration of Stone Town, Zanzibar’s historic and cultural center. Walk through its narrow streets and discover traditional Swahili architecture, historic buildings, local markets, and important cultural landmarks.
Later, visit a local spice farm and learn about Zanzibar’s famous cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, and other tropical spices. You can also taste fresh tropical fruits and learn about traditional spice cultivation.
Return to your beach accommodation after the tour and enjoy the evening at leisure.
Overnight: Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a marine adventure around the Mnemba Island area. Take a boat trip across the clear waters and enjoy opportunities for snorkeling and swimming.
Explore the colorful underwater environment and look for tropical fish, coral formations, and other marine life. After the excursion, return to the mainland and spend the remainder of the day relaxing on the beach.
Overnight: Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy your final morning in Zanzibar. Depending on your flight schedule, you can relax at the beach, explore the surrounding area, or enjoy the facilities at your accommodation.
Later, transfer to Zanzibar International Airport for your onward flight.
Your 9-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday ends with memorable experiences of Tanzania’s wildlife, culture, and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline.
Gleam Horizon Safari helps you combine an exciting Tanzania wildlife safari with a relaxing Zanzibar beach holiday. We arrange accommodation, safari transport, experienced guides, flights, and selected island experiences according to your travel plans.
