Fly from Zanzibar to Serengeti on a Premium 4 Days Safari
Overview
Ceraa Eyes Safari, a locally based Tanzanian operator, runs this serengeti safari and zanzibar. An experienced local guide travels with you, and we plan every detail together with you.
Reasons to choose our serengeti safari and zanzibar
Every serengeti safari and zanzibar trip we operate is made to measure, so dates, accommodation and pace can all be adjusted. Our local team also looks after you from arrival until departure. Before you travel, you can read about the area on the official Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) website. For further inspiration, browse our other Serengeti National Park tours.
Embark on a memorable 4 day Serengeti safari and Zanzibar experience, flying from Zanzibar's turquoise shores to the heart of the Northern Serengeti, one of the world’s most iconic wildlife destinations.
Ceraa Eyes Safari curated this luxury adventure so you can see the Wildebeest Migration Tours in Tanzania and Kenya, the Big Five and the dramatic Mara River crossings, all while travelling in total comfort and exclusivity.
This high-end Serengeti safari and Zanzibar trip brings together smooth bush flights, refined lodges and game drives led by experts. You are also treated to first-class hospitality and gourmet meals.
Across the legendary Serengeti plains, from the wildebeest herds of Kogatende down into Seronera's valleys, rich in predators, where you also take in stunning views and wildlife encounters that draw you right in.
Itinerary
You fly by light aircraft over the bush from Zanzibar to Kogatende, and there a guide from Ceraa Eyes Safari is waiting to lead the initial game drive, a luxurious one. This marks the start of the Serengeti leg of your Zanzibar trip. Keep watch for the Great Migration, plus giraffes, elephants and predators roaming openly over the plains.
You spend the evening at Serengeti Ark Lodge, where roomy luxury tents look out over sweeping savannah.
Accommodation: Serengeti Ark Lodge
Meals: Dinner
Rise to golden sunrise views, then set off on a full-day game drive in the Kogatende region. Through the day you visit the Mara River crossings and watch vast wildebeest herds, while also searching for predators such as lions and leopards.
After a full day in the wild, you go back to your luxury lodge to rest and dine in style.
Accommodation: Serengeti Ark Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Open the day with a sunrise hot air balloon safari above Central Serengeti and a champagne breakfast. A private game drive in Seronera comes next, a region famous for its many big cats.
This day is the high point of your Serengeti safari and Zanzibar itinerary, combining views from the air, close wildlife encounters and polished luxury.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Serengeti Ark Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy a leisurely morning at your lodge, or head out on a brief game drive. You then transfer to Kogatende Airstrip for your flight back to Zanzibar or your onward journey.
Included & Excluded
- Light-aircraft flights in both directions linking Zanzibar with Kogatende in the Serengeti
- Every airport and airstrip transfer listed in the itinerary
- Stay at a luxury lodge (Serengeti Ark Lodge or similar)
- All meals mentioned in the schedule are provided (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Game drives without limit in a 4x4 safari vehicle that has a pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking safari guide
- Serengeti National Park entry and conservation fees
- Champagne breakfast to follow a balloon flight above Central Serengeti
- Bottled drinking water on game drives
- Government taxes and levies
- Visit to a Maasai village (cultural experience), meeting the Maasai community, watching traditional dance and learning about their way of life
- International flights
- Lodging in Zanzibar either side of the safari (unless requested)
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
- Visa fees for Tanzania
- Personal costs (laundry, telephone, souvenirs and so on)
- Alcohol and premium drinks (unless the lodge specifies otherwise)
- Gratuities covering lodge staff, drivers and guides
- Optional extras not listed in the itinerary
- Medical costs and emergency evacuation cover
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Frequent Asked Question
June to October is the best period, as the Great Migration and river crossings happen in the Northern Serengeti. That said, the Serengeti gives excellent wildlife viewing all year round.
A scheduled or chartered bush flight carries you directly from Zanzibar to Kogatende or another Serengeti airstrip, so the transfer is both quick and scenic.
Expect to spot the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino). Wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs and many kinds of birds are worth watching for too.
Yes. This itinerary is built as a luxury experience, with upscale lodges, private game drives and personalised service.
Bring light clothes in neutral colours, plus a hat, sunscreen and comfortable shoes, and do not forget binoculars and a camera.
Yes, we strongly advise taking out travel insurance, since it protects you against medical emergencies, cancelled trips and unforeseen changes.
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