Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Trip ideas that stop in Zanzibar

Zanzibar island break in 5 days (4 nights)

Zanzibar island break in 5 days (4 nights)

5 days · Tanzania

A short break that stays on Zanzibar the whole time. After flying in, the first nights are spent in or near Stone Town, with time to walk…

Arusha, Stone Town and the Zanzibar coast in 7 days (6 nights)

Arusha, Stone Town and the Zanzibar coast in 7 days (6 nights)

7 days · Tanzania

Six nights, one flight and two bases on the island. A night outside Arusha absorbs the international arrival, then a scheduled flight…

Tanzania family safari and Zanzibar in 8 days (7 nights)

Tanzania family safari and Zanzibar in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · Tanzania

A short northern-circuit safari followed by island time. After a rest night in Arusha, the family drives to Tarangire for its elephants…

Ngorongoro, the Serengeti and Zanzibar in 9 days (8 nights)

Ngorongoro, the Serengeti and Zanzibar in 9 days (8 nights)

9 days · Tanzania

Northern Tanzania's two best-known parks and then the island, shaped to keep road time low. The first leg runs from the arrival airport up…

Ruaha and the Zanzibar coast in 9 days (8 nights)

Ruaha and the Zanzibar coast in 9 days (8 nights)

9 days · Tanzania

A southern-circuit pairing for anyone who wants the bush without the busier northern parks. Ruaha is reached by charter from the coast…

Tanzania honeymoon, crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

Tanzania honeymoon, crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

An arrival night outside Arusha, under Mount Meru, takes the sting out of the flight. Two nights by the crater follow, close enough for an…

Tanzania honeymoon, Tarangire, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

Tanzania honeymoon, Tarangire, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

Three bases for a couple who would rather settle than tour. Three nights in Tarangire open the trip away from the crater traffic, with…

Tanzania northern circuit, Hadzabe and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

Tanzania northern circuit, Hadzabe and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)

11 days · Tanzania

The trip starts with a night in Arusha. Then the road runs west to Tarangire's baobabs and on through the Ngorongoro highlands to two…

Serengeti to Zanzibar

Serengeti to Zanzibar

12 days · Tanzania

Two private camps, a balloon at sunrise, then a barefoot island retreat to finish.

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