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Essential Northern Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar

Tanzania8 nights · 9 days2★ LodgeIdeal for couples, families, friends

Overview

Everything that makes a first Tanzania trip special, in nine days. A private driver-guide takes you to Tarangire for elephants, into the Central Serengeti for two nights, and down into the Ngorongoro Crater. A short flight then brings you to Zanzibar for three nights at Fun Beach Hotel in Jambiani, with two full days on the beach. Comfortable lodges and tented camps, your own vehicle and guide, and any start date. Add a sunrise balloon safari or an extra Serengeti night on request.

9Days
0Guided sightseeing days
2Private transfers
13Meals included

Highlights

  • Tarangire elephants & baobabs
  • Two nights in the Central Serengeti
  • Ngorongoro Crater game drive
  • Three nights in Jambiani, Zanzibar
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Stone Town, Zanzibar

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha.

    Private transferMeals at leisure

Where you’ll stay

Arusha · 1 night

Under the Shade

★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Stay in Arusha, the town where safaris start and end — used for the first and last nights, and after the Materuni waterfall and coffee day.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Karatu · 1 night

Eileen's Trees Inn

★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Comfortable lodge in Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands, used before and after the Serengeti on the Essential safaris.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Central Serengeti, Seronera · 2 nights

Tukaone Serengeti Camp

★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Camp in the Central Serengeti at Seronera, an area famous for leopards in the trees and big lion prides. Two nights with a full day of game drives on the plains.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Karatu · 1 night

Eileen's Trees Inn

★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Comfortable lodge in Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands, used before and after the Serengeti on the Essential safaris.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Jambiani, Zanzibar · 3 nights

Fun Beach Hotel

★★ · Double / twin

Beach hotel on Jambiani's quiet beach on Zanzibar's south-east coast — the island's white sand and turquoise sea at a friendly price.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Included

  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof, used only by your group
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout the safari
  • All national park and conservation fees
  • Accommodation as listed (or similar), full board on safari
  • Game drives and activities as listed in the itinerary
  • All airport and hotel transfers
  • VAT
  • Domestic flight Arusha → Zanzibar
  • 4 game drives
  • Full board on safari

Not included

  • International flights (we can quote them for you)
  • Visa, if needed for your passport
  • Tanzania inbound travel insurance (USD 44 per person, mandatory)
  • Tourist tax (USD 1.50 per person per night, paid locally)
  • Personal travel and medical-evacuation insurance
  • Drinks and personal expenses
  • Tips for guides and lodge staff

Important notes

  • Flights inside Tanzania: Arusha → Zanzibar.
  • Prices are per person, sharing a room, in USD, for travel 1 April 2026 – 31 December 2027. They are high-season prices; green-season dates (April–May) are usually cheaper — ask us for a quote.
  • More travellers means a lower price per person, because the vehicle and guide are shared: the 4–5 and 6-traveller prices are applied automatically.
  • Children (2–12), solo travellers, single rooms, odd group sizes and groups larger than six are quoted on request.
  • Every trip is private and can start on any date. Lodges are confirmed at booking, subject to availability; a lodge of the same standard is offered if one is full.
  • Small planes allow about 15 kg of luggage per person in a soft bag.
  • Medical and air-evacuation insurance is required. Ask a travel clinic about malaria tablets; no yellow-fever certificate is needed from Singapore, the UAE or Bangladesh unless a connection in Addis Ababa or Nairobi lasts more than 12 hours.

Cancellation

Sending a booking request is free and non-binding. We confirm lodges, flights and the final price within 24 hours before you pay. Once confirmed, cancellation charges follow the lodge and domestic-flight terms and depend on how close to departure you cancel; we tell you the exact terms with your confirmation.

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Package FAQs

From $3,559 per person for two travellers sharing a room. A group of four or five pays $3,068 per person and a group of six $2,923 per person, because the private vehicle and guide are shared. Children, solo travellers and single rooms are quoted on request.

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