The most popular bush-and-beach combo: the core Northern Circuit parks, then a flight to Zanzibar for six days of beach.
Route Arusha → Tarangire → Serengeti (2 nts) → Ngorongoro → fly → Zanzibar (6 nts)
Duration
11 Days
Style
Comfort lodges + beach hotel
Best season
Jul–Aug (migration + beach weather)
Highlights
Big Five safari + island beaches in one trip
Two Serengeti nights
Ngorongoro Crater
Scenic flight from the bush to the coast
Six full days to unwind on Zanzibar
Day by day
1
Day 1
Arrival, Arusha
Airport pickup and overnight.
2
Day 2
Tarangire
Elephants and baobabs on a full-day game drive.
3–4
Day 3–4
Central Serengeti
Two days of big-cat country.
5
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater
Crater-floor game drive.
6
Day 6
Fly to Zanzibar
Transfer to your beach hotel.
7–10
Day 7–10
Zanzibar
Beach days, with optional Stone Town or Safari Blue.
11
Day 11
Departure
Transfer to the airport.
What makes this trip special
The textbook Tanzania trip — you earn the beach after the bush, and the internal flight spares you the long road back, so days that would be transit become sunset swims instead.
What’s included
Park fees, lodges
Driver-guide
Transport, internal flight
Beach accommodation, transfers
Safari meals
Not included
International flights
Most Zanzibar meals
Island activities
Tips, visa & insurance
Good to know
July–Aug aligns the migration and dry beach season. A yellow-fever certificate is required for the mainland-to-Zanzibar leg.
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