10 Days Tanzania safari & Zanzibar Beach
Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar
Safari overview
10 Days Tanzania safari & Zanzibar Beach
This ten-day journey pairs the great parks of northern Tanzania with a beach finish on Zanzibar. You travel through Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, then fly from the Serengeti straight to the coast rather than driving back the way you came — two very different holidays in one trip, without a wasted day in between.
Nights on safari are spent in lodges and tented camps inside or beside the parks, so you are among the wildlife at the hours that matter: out on a morning drive while the plains are still cool, and back for the last light without a long transfer at either end. Dinner is somewhere comfortable with a hot shower and a proper bed at the end of it.
What you hear from a camp in the Serengeti is the part people remember — lions calling across the dark, hyena somewhere behind the tents, birds starting up before the light does. Then the flight to Zanzibar, and the rest of the week is warm water, old town streets and nothing at all to do.
Day by day
10 Days, Planned to the Last Sunset
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On arrival at Kilimanjaro international airport, our representative will meet you and drive you to the Mvuli hotel in Arusha. Later our safari manager will come for a detailed safari briefing & leave you to enjoy the nice weather of Arusha city & lodge facilities.
Overnight at Mvuli Hotel in Arusha or similar. Breakfast included.
- Dinner
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Leave the lodge after breakfast for Tarangire National Park, the driving is via Arusha town & along the beautiful Masai steppe, drop your safari chef at Makuyuni junction and enter the park for your first game drive of the trip. Tarangire runs along the beautiful lines of the Tarangire River and mostly is made up of low-lying hills on the floor of the Great East African Rift Valley. The vegetation in this park mainly consists of huge African baobab trees, scattered Acacia woodland, and a large swamp area in the south.
Tarangire River and the swamp are acting as refugee camps for the wild animals during the dry season. This park is highlighted with some of the largest elephants heard found nowhere in Africa, the rare species of animals like the Fringed-eared Oryx and the Great Kudu are also found here. Tarangire is home to 400 species of bird including the rare Ash Stalling. End up this day of your Tanzania best-camping safaris & Zanzibar beach by driving to your campsite during or before sunset.
Overnight at Lilac Campsite Close to Lake Manyara or similar. All meals included.
- Full board
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After breakfast depart for Serengeti National Park “The wild Africa” driving is across local villages and along the high lying farmland of Karatu until you reach the Ngorongoro gate. After registration & other park formalities, you will drive up to the highlands of Ngorongoro 2,300 meters, stop at the crater viewpoint for some great photos of the crater floor from above. After driving along the Crater rim and down to the endless rolling plains of Serengeti National Park.
On the way stop at one of the Masai villages where you will be invited by Masai warriors for some cultural encounter, you will go in and around their houses & you will have a brief story of their nomadic life around this area, you will meet members of the family and kids, you may ask questions & take pictures with them. Later they will sing a farewell song that involves jumping high, you are allowed to join the dancing. Afterward, drive to Naabi Hills Gate for check-in to Serengeti.
Spend some time for registration and other park formalities, this will be the time to have your packed lunch and thereafter start your afternoon game drives in the Serengeti in search of the Great Wildebeest Migration. Arrive at the Camp during or before sunset.
Overnight at Seronera Public Campsite Central Serengeti. All meals included.
- Full board
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We recommend an early morning game drive starting at 06:30, depart your campsite after a cup of coffee carry your breakfast box and lunch box. Early morning game drives allow you to witness the beautiful sunrise in the Serengeti with the possibility of spotting cat families on the road as they spend most of their morning time on the road avoiding the morning mist.
You can also see other predators coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lioness planning a morning ambush or eating along the road. if the Wildebeest Migration will be packed in Serengeti you will go straight to where they are and spend time with them, you can anticipate seeing some animal action like hunting, fighting, eating even hunting. Serengeti is still worth a visit with or without the Wildebeest Migration. Later on, you go back to your campsite during or before the sunset.
Overnight at Seronera Public Campsite Central Serengeti. All meals included.
- Full board
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On this day the best camping safari & Zanzibar beach holidays take you to the world’s natural wonder The Ngorongoro Crater. Depart Serengeti after breakfast, en-route game drive up to Naabi Hills gate & past Malanja depression, reach Ngorongoro Conservation Area & descent 600 meters into the Crater floor for game viewing.
Ngorongoro Crater the Eden of Africa has formed some million years ago due to internal forces, after the eruption it left a huge caldera which was mistakenly called Crater. Supported by a yearly water supply from the highland of Ngorongoro and enough fodder the Crater supports a larger variety of wildlife including herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, hippos, buffalo, topi, eland & the rare black rhino.
This picturesque crater has a dense population of predators like hyenas, lions, Cheetahs, jackals, and the mysterious leopard which needs a sharp and trained eye to spot. Birds are abundant from aquatic to forest birds, with a bit of luck the so-called Big Five can be seen in the course of one day of game drives.
Apart from animals the Crater to a larger number of bird species both aquatic and terrestrial birds. You will visit the hippo pool & a large but shallow alkaline lake on the Southwest corner of the crater frequently visited by some flocks of flamingos & hippos. Break for lunch & later drive to Simba public campsite at the Crater rim for dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Simba Public Campsite in the Crater rim. All meals included.
- Full board
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Best camping safaris & Zanzibar beach day 6, after leisurely breakfast pack your stuff & take nice pictures of the famous Simba Campsite before starting your way back to Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar at around noon. If you like you can visit some of the Masai market or curio shops on the way to Arusha. Breakfast & lunch included.
Arriving at Zanzibar airport, you will meet our representative who will transfer you to Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar in the North East of Zanzibar Island.
Overnight at Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar on the North East of the Island. Dinner and breakfast included.
- Full board
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Relax and enjoy the beaches of Zanzibar, if you wish you can organize some water sports with the lodge. (Option) you can arrange a visit to the spice plantation and the stone town on one of these days or you can do the spice tour on your way to stone town on day 9, and maybe the stone town tour on day 10 if you have a late flight.
Overnight at Sunshine Hotel Zanzibar on the North East of the Island. Dinner and breakfast included.
- Full board
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On this day after breakfast, you will depart for stone town en-route (Option) you can do the famous spice tour which includes lunch (Zanzibar dishes cooked with spices) after the tour you will drive to Tembo House Hotel in stone town. In the afternoon you can walk around stone town on your own or you can arrange a boat ride to Prison Island and come back during the sunset. See Zanzibar island tours
Overnight at Tembo House Hotel in Stone Town. Breakfast included.
- Full board
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Depending on your flight time, after breakfast (Option) you can do a guided stone town tour or relax and walk around until your departure time to Zanzibar airport for your flight back home. Breakfast included.
End of the Service best camping safaris & Zanzibar beach package.
With all the flexibility Tanzania’s best camping safaris and Zanzibar beach will leave you with great memories. This package can be twisted to meet your budget & ideas.
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Transparent pricing
What This Safari Costs
Prices are per person sharing for a private 10-day / 9-night safari, and depend on the lodges you choose. Park fees, guide, 4×4 and meals are included in every tier.
| Season | Solo | 2 guests | 4 guests | 6+ guests |
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| Low season 1 March – 31 May The long rains. Lowest prices and the greenest landscape. | $5,520 | $3,680 | $3,240 | $3,050 |
| High season 1 November – 20 December, 6 January – 29 February Dry and green in turn, with good game viewing and easier lodge availability. | $5,810 | $3,870 | $3,420 | $3,210 |
| Peak season 1 June – 31 October, 21 December – 5 January Migration river crossings and the driest months. Book well ahead. | $6,460 | $4,300 | $3,790 | $3,570 |
All prices are per person sharing, in USD.
Final quotes depend on season, group size and lodge availability — tell us your dates and we'll confirm exact pricing free of charge.
The fine print, upfront
What's Included
Included
- All Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Not included
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature
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Very Wonderful Safari Trip
Lappet Faced Safari left a very good impression on me about Safari. When discussing the itinerary, Francisco responded very promptly and provided a lot of useful suggestions; during the entire trip, there were no extra costs or extra services. During this trip, we are very grateful to our guide Mike, who worked tirelessly to help us find animals and introduced various animal knowledge, making us have a very enjoyable trip; we also booked a ride from Arusha to Kilimanjaro For the airport shuttle bus, thank you to Noel for his superb driving skills; and thank you to Francisco for helping us book a fruit lunchbox in advance so that we did not go hungry. We were very satisfied with this trip.
George / Apr 2026
Abundant wildlife, excellent guides, a perfect trip
Overall, it was a perfect trip. First, the vehicle was in excellent condition, better than any other vehicles we saw along the way. Second, our…
Sherwin Z
excellent experience
The magical African Great Migration trip was very well arranged by Lappet Faced. The accommodations were very comfortable, and some places even exceeded our expectations. The experienced guide took us to appreciate the various animals on the African grasslands and discovered various surprises, including lions, cheetahs, hunting dogs, elephants, giraffes, and even the spectacular wildebeest crossing the Mara River. They also took us to appreciate the local African culture. The whole trip left a deep impression on us. Thank you Lappet Faced for your service.
Huang / Mar 2026
I think they are very considerate. The service is very thorough.
Lappet Faced Safaris can customize the route reasonably according to our ideas, and the price is also reasonable and clear. Moreover, they can…
kiki C
The best safari experience
This is a perfect trip! My husband and I, along with two friends, Travel togetherMy guide Joseph was very professional, saw a lot of animals, and was enthusiastic and responsible every day, so I gave him five stars!Secondly, my hotels were all very beautiful, and we were very satisfied with our food and accommodation, and had a pleasant seven days.In addition, I think the boss is also very charming, serious and reliable, and I believe he is right.
Yue / Mar 2026
They are so warm and friendly, the safari tour is perfect and amazing
Lappet Faced Safaris was very reliable, and we had an incredible time in Tanzania during the Spring Festival holiday. Our guide, Noel, showed us…
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