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Barafu Flying Safaris · 10 days · 9 nights

Serengeti & Zanzibar

Four nights in the Serengeti, then a flight on to the Indian Ocean for five nights on a Zanzibar beach. No road transfers in between.

A dhow on the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar

Your flights

ARK→Seronera→Zanzibar

Best months: June–October and December–February. Zanzibar is warm all year; the rains fall in April–May.

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Into the Serengeti

    Fly from Arusha to the Serengeti. Guide, vehicle and afternoon game drive.

  2. Days 2–4

    Serengeti

    Three full days, split across two camps when the season makes it worthwhile.

  3. Day 5

    To the ocean

    Fly from the Serengeti to Zanzibar, usually with one stop. Barafu meets you on arrival and drives you to the beach.

  4. Days 6–9

    Zanzibar

    Four days on the east or north coast. Snorkelling at Mnemba, a dhow sunset, Stone Town, or nothing at all.

  5. Day 10

    Home

    Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your international flight.

Included

  • All bush flights, including Serengeti to Zanzibar
  • Private 4×4 and guide in the Serengeti
  • 4 nights tented camp, full board
  • 5 nights beach resort, half board
  • Zanzibar Airport transfers
  • $25 from Barafu to The Little Oasis Foundation

Not included

  • International flights and visas
  • Travel insurance
  • Zanzibar excursions (arranged on request)
  • Gratuities

Bush flights usually allow 15 kg per person in a soft bag. Read the Fly-In Handbook

Where you could stay

Stays you can feel

The kind of places this journey stays. Choose a feeling; every photo has a reference you can send us, and we fit the stay to your dates and preferences.

Lanterns, a lit fire pit, dinner outdoors. The day slows down and the stars come out.

Sunset round the fire pit, Central Serengeti
Sunset round the fire pitCentral Serengeti · SER-03 Stay here
Dinner by candlelight, walls of glass, Central Serengeti
Dinner by candlelight, walls of glassCentral Serengeti · SER-12 Stay here
Fire, water and the Serengeti at dusk, Central Serengeti
Fire, water and the Serengeti at duskCentral Serengeti · SER-05 Stay here

Infinity pools, private plunge pools and the Indian Ocean at sunset.

Sunset from the edge of the pool, Zanzibar, north-west coast
Sunset from the edge of the poolZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-01 Stay here
An infinity pool as the plains turn blue, Central Serengeti
An infinity pool as the plains turn blueCentral Serengeti · SER-01 Stay here
A plunge pool of your own, Zanzibar, north-west coast
A plunge pool of your ownZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-03 Stay here
Turquoise water, palms, nobody else, Zanzibar, north-west coast
Turquoise water, palms, nobody elseZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-02 Stay here
The last light over the pool deck, Central Serengeti
The last light over the pool deckCentral Serengeti · SER-02 Stay here

Elephants at the waterhole, hills above the plains, a view from every chair.

Nothing between you and the Serengeti, Central Serengeti
Nothing between you and the SerengetiCentral Serengeti · SER-07 Stay here
A deep chair and the whole horizon, Central Serengeti
A deep chair and the whole horizonCentral Serengeti · SER-08 Stay here
A hillside above the plains, Central Serengeti
A hillside above the plainsCentral Serengeti · SER-06 Stay here

Rooms you do not want to leave: deep baths, soft light, coffee under the arches.

Waking to the plains, Central Serengeti
Waking to the plainsCentral Serengeti · SER-10 Stay here
Morning coffee under the arches, Zanzibar, north-west coast
Morning coffee under the archesZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-05 Stay here
A white pavilion in the gardens, Zanzibar, north-west coast
A white pavilion in the gardensZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-06 Stay here
A quiet room in warm stone, Central Serengeti
A quiet room in warm stoneCentral Serengeti · SER-11 Stay here
An evening under the dome, Zanzibar, north-west coast
An evening under the domeZanzibar, north-west coast · ZNZ-07 Stay here

Photos courtesy of our partner lodges and camps. We book the stays; the lodges run them. Select any photo for a closer look.

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“Hard to beat the Barafu Tours Team. Summit trip and safari were superb.”

JBL · Summit and safari

“Our guides were incredible, always putting us and our safety first.”

Katherine L. · Lemosho, 8 days

“I cannot recommend this company enough. An absolutely fantastic experience.”

Carol B. · Lemosho Route

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