This 5-Day Tanzania Safari from Zanzibar is designed for travelers who want to combine a beach holiday with an unforgettable wildlife adventure.
Your journey begins with a domestic flight from Zanzibar to Arusha before exploring four of Tanzania’s most spectacular national parks. Discover Tarangire’s giant elephant herds and iconic baobab trees, spend two exciting days exploring the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, descend into the wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater, and finish among the forests and birdlife of Lake Manyara National Park.
Throughout the safari, you’ll travel with an experienced professional guide in a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle while staying at carefully selected mid-range lodges and tented camps.
Whether you’re hoping to spot lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, or witness part of the Great Wildebeest Migration, this safari offers one of the best short wildlife experiences in Tanzania.
Tour Highlights
- Fly directly from Zanzibar to Arusha
- Visit four iconic Tanzania national parks
- Incredible Big Five safari opportunities
- Explore the famous Serengeti National Park
- Descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater
- See Tarangire’s famous elephant herds
- Discover the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park
- Professional English-speaking safari guide
- Comfortable mid-range lodges and safari camps
- Ideal safari extension from Zanzibar beach holidays
Itinerary
Day 1 – Zanzibar to Tarangire National Park
Fly from Zanzibar to Arusha where your professional safari guide will meet you. Drive to Tarangire National Park, famous for its massive baobab trees and one of Africa’s largest elephant populations.
Enjoy your first afternoon game drive searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, antelope, and many bird species before heading to your lodge near Karatu.
Accommodation
- Eileen Tree Inn
- Farm of Dream Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 – Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, travel through the Ngorongoro Highlands before entering the world-famous Serengeti National Park.
Enjoy a picnic lunch before beginning an afternoon game drive across the endless plains, home to lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, hyenas, and countless other wildlife species.
Accommodation
- Golden Safari Camp
- Tukaone Serengeti Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3 – Full-Day Serengeti Safari
Spend the entire day exploring Serengeti National Park.
Start with an early morning game drive when predators are most active. Visit different areas of the park, including rocky kopjes where lions often rest and open plains filled with grazing wildlife.
Depending on the season, you may witness part of the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your afternoon safari.
Accommodation
- Golden Safari Camp
- Tukaone Serengeti Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 – Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, depart Serengeti and travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Descend into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife destinations and among the best places to spot the endangered black rhino.
Game viewing includes lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, hippos, hyenas, wildebeest, gazelles, and numerous bird species.
After lunch near the hippo pool, continue to your lodge in Karatu.
Accommodation
- Eileen Tree Inn
- Farm of Dream Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5 – Lake Manyara National Park – Return to Zanzibar
After breakfast, visit the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park.
Explore its groundwater forests, open grasslands, and lakeshore habitats while searching for baboons, blue monkeys, elephants, giraffes, hippos, flamingos, and the famous tree-climbing lions.
Following your game drive and lunch, return to Arusha Airport for your scheduled flight back to Zanzibar.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation
Karatu
- Eileen Tree Inn
- Farm of Dream Lodge
Serengeti National Park
- Golden Safari Camp
- Tukaone Serengeti Camp
