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Zanzibar Safari & Beach

The perfect combination of safari and beach.

A safari is a must do on any trip to Africa and this great value itinerary includes a three night safari in Tarangire National Park followed by a relaxing beach stay on the Spice island of Zanzibar. You'll be staying in an authentic safari lodge where days are spent exploring Tarangire, famed for its herds of elephants that gather amongst the park's dramatic landscape dotted with towering ancient baobab trees. You'll then fly to the tropical island of Zanzibar where you can relax on the powder white sands, snorkel its turquoise waters and explore its fascinating Swahili culture.

Suggested itinerary, Safari
8 nights
Tarangire and Zanzibar
Safari, Beach and Island

Itinerary overview

Day 1

Arrival in Arusha and Tarangire

After touchdown in Arusha you'll soon be out of the city and heading into the bush. Your private ...

Day 2

Tarangire

Days on safari can involve early starts to get the best glimpse of wildlife and bird sightings. A...

Day 3

Tarangire

For the ultimate safari experience, we can arrange an optional sunrise hot-air balloon safari. So...

Day 4

Tarangire and Zanzibar

Today you will be driven back to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar for some well-deserved downti...

Day 5

Zanzibar

Time to relax and enjoy the facilities of the hotel and its beachside location. Overnight at Mate...

Days 6 to 8

Zanzibar

If you can drag yourself away from the pool, beach, or ocean, there's plenty to see in Zanzibar a...

Day 9

Depart Zanzibar

You can extend your beach stay or head to the airport for your return flight home.

Day 1

Arrival in Arusha and Tarangire

After touchdown in Arusha you'll soon be out of the city and heading into the bush. Your private 4x4 vehicle and driver will collect you at the airport and journey for around 3 hours through rural Tanzania to the lodge where you will be staying for three nights. Dependent on your arrival time into Tanzania, you may have time for your first safari game drive. Overnight at Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge.

Day 2

Tarangire

Days on safari can involve early starts to get the best glimpse of wildlife and bird sightings. An expert safari guide will accompany you from start to finish. Whether it’s a full day game drive or morning and evening drives, these highly skilled guides will bring your safari experience to the next level. During the day take advantage of one of the experiences to visit the local community or just chill on your veranda watching the 'Bush TV' as you can often see wildlife freely roaming through the lodge grounds. Overnight at Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge.

Day 3

Tarangire

For the ultimate safari experience, we can arrange an optional sunrise hot-air balloon safari. Soar above the baobab trees and drift across the park where herds of elephants gather. Back at the lodge why not take a walk with a local Maasai guide to learn about flora and fauna used in Maasai medical practices? This Ethno-Botanical tour gives a great insight into the Maasai culture. Another optional experience is to explore the wild after dark on a night game drive in the Randilen Conservation Area. Sitting around the campfire as the sun is setting and enjoying a sundowner as you recount the days adventures and epic wildlife sightings is the perfect way to spend your last night on safari. Overnight at Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge.

Tarangire Hot-Air Balloon Flight

Tarangire

Tarangire National Park stretches across a vast area of 1,100 square miles and one of the best ways to view it is from the air with a hot-air balloon flight over the park.  

Your early start will be rewarded with seeing a magnificent African sunrise as you gently glide over the dramatic landscape with its towering baobab trees. Keep a look out for the vast herds of elephants, big cat predators, zebras and giraffe.

Children aged 7 can experience this balloon safari.

Day 4

Tarangire and Zanzibar

Today you will be driven back to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar for some well-deserved downtime on the beach. Overnight at Matemwe Attitude.

Day 5

Zanzibar

Time to relax and enjoy the facilities of the hotel and its beachside location. Overnight at Matemwe Attitude.

Days 6 to 8

Zanzibar

If you can drag yourself away from the pool, beach, or ocean, there's plenty to see in Zanzibar and we have many pre-bookable experiences to offer. Explore the labyrinthine alleyways of Stone Town, learn why Zanzibar is often referred to as the 'spice island' with a tour of a farm or go in search of the endangered red colobus monkeys with a visit to Jozani Forest. Overnight at Matemwe Attitude.

Stone Town Tour (from Stone Town, Beaches S/SE & N/NE)

Zanzibar

Discover UNESCO-listed Stone Town on this half-day trip, from its decorative Arabic doors to daily market life and Freddie Mercury’s former home.

The guided walking tour starts in Stone Town’s slave market, which lies next to the Anglican church and has a moving memorial sculpture. Here, you’ll learn about the sobering legacy of the slave trade in Zanzibar. You’ll get the chance to explore Darajani Market too, which is a hive of activity for locals. Wander around stalls filled with colourful produce and spices, taste some fresh sugar cane juice and spot the town’s famous carved doors.

Next, you’ll move on to visit the former home of famous Queen singer, Freddie Mercury, the Old Fort and House of Wonder, which was built by some of the island’s first British settlers. After learning about these key landmarks, you'll have time to go shopping for wooden carvings, spices or Tanzanite jewellery. The tour ends with a visit the Forodhani food market. This is the most popular place for locals and tourists to gather in the evening on Zanzibar, as it’s full of Swahili food stalls selling all kinds of seafood, pilau dishes and Indian cuisine. If your tour is in the afternoon, you’ll enjoy a golden sunset from this busy market.

Half Day Spice Tour (from Stone Town, Beaches S/SE & N/NE)

Zanzibar

Learn how Zanzibar’s world-famous spices are produced at a local farm. Learn how these precious spices are produced, from seed to harvest and then exported all over the world. The farm is also home to tropical fruit trees such as coconut, mango and papaya, some of which your guide will pick for you to sample.

On this half-day tour, you’ll be picked up from your hotel and taken to one of the island’s top plantations, which has been growing various spices for generations. 

Throughout the tour, your guide will point out everything from black pepper, vanilla and ginger to turmeric, cardamom and cinnamon. One of the most famous spices you'll see are cloves, which locals often sun-dry and then squeeze to extract their oil for use in medicated soaps.

Jozani Forest Tour (from Stone Town, Beaches S/SE & N/NE)

Zanzibar

Visit the Jozani Forest to spot rare wildlife in a protected natural reserve. Covering over 6,200 acres, it’s a haven of trees and plants known for their medicinal qualities, as well as wildlife including monkeys, bush pigs, tree hyraxes, dik diks and over 40 species of birds.

This three-hour tour starts with a transfer to the forest, which is a protected natural reserve and part of Zanzibar’s only national park, Jozani-Chawaka.

You’ll take a guided walk along the forest trails, stopping to look at the local flora and wildlife. Jozani Forest is filled with various species of trees, including eucalyptus, baobab, mahogany and teak and is a sanctuary for red colobus monkeys. Previously endangered, there are now about 2,500 in the reserve and their numbers are slowly increasing. The monkeys are very relaxed and used to visitors, so you can get incredible photos of them playing in the treetops and feeding on fruit.

Next, you’ll head over the other side of the park to see the mangroves, which are formed by salt water flooding in from the ocean. There’s a wooden boardwalk here which you can wander along for a glimpse into this lush ecosystem. Afterwards, you’ll be transferred back to your hotel in Zanzibar.

Day 9

Depart Zanzibar

You can extend your beach stay or head to the airport for your return flight home.

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