5-Day Serengeti Safari from Zanzibar

Following a morning in Zanzibar, you’ll transfer to Abeid Amani Karume Airport for a 2–3 hr domestic flight to Seronera Airstrip in the Central Serengeti. Upon arrival, your private guide prompts you into a luxury 4×4 Land Cruiser for your first game drive. Traverse riverine forests and open plains tracking early wildlife sightings—lions, elephants, giraffes, zebra, and perhaps the Big Five. After lunch at camp, head out again for game viewing. Sunset finds you sipping sundowners before settling into your tented lodge.

Rise with the sun for an early 5 AM departure; the Serengeti is at its most active. Delve into the plains and river corridors where the Great Migration often passes, offering spectacular crossings and predator interactions. Enjoy a bush breakfast before continuing game drives searching for cheetahs, leopards, and hippo pools. Picnic lunch complements your wild surroundings. Afternoon sightings may include large herbivore herds and birdlife. Return to camp for dinner and relaxation beneath a starlit sky.

Another dawn brings a 5 AM morning drive to explore diverse habitats—kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Your guide adapts to animal movement and seasonal patterns, seeking pride dynamics, migratory herds, and rare species. A picnic lunch in the bush sustains midday energy, then you continue exploring until sunset. Optionally, add a night drive (seasonal) to spot nocturnal creatures like bushbabies and porcupines. Return to your lodge for dinner and reflections on the day.

Start early with an optional hot-air balloon safari over the Seronera River at sunrise—followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Elevation offers breathtaking panoramic views of hippo pools and acacia-scattered plains. Back on terra firma, embark on a guided walking safari with a ranger or Maasai tracker. Learn wildlife tracking, flora, and ecology up close. Afternoon returns you to camp for sundowners and a gourmet dinner. A night game drive may be included, showcasing nocturnal species.

Enjoy an early morning game drive capturing any final wildlife moments, then return for breakfast. Pack and transfer to Seronera Airstrip for your flight back to Zanzibar, arriving mid-afternoon. You’ll land with a camera full of wonders and a soul enriched by Africa’s great plains.