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

11 days · Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar · best 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Three bases for a couple who would rather settle than tour. Three nights in Tarangire open the trip away from the crater traffic, with baobabs, elephant herds and one camp on stilts to come back to each afternoon. A flight north gives three nights in the Serengeti for the open plains and, in season, the wildebeest. The final four nights are on Zanzibar: reef, sand, Stone Town and a spice garden, with nothing booked that needs an early start. No stop here is shorter than three nights, and each leg is flown rather than driven.

The route, stop by stop

1. Tarangire, Tanzania · 3 nights

Arrive by fly — A short charter flight from the northern gateway town after the international arrival.

Three nights here is a quieter opening than the crater: baobabs, elephant herds at the waterhole below the tents, and one camp to unpack in.

2. Serengeti, Tanzania · 3 nights

Arrive by fly — A light aircraft transfer north onto the plains.

Three nights on the open grass gives two full days out in the vehicle and one slower one, from a camp set on the herds' route.

3. Zanzibar, Tanzania · 4 nights

Arrive by fly — A flight from the plains out to the island.

Four coastal nights close the trip with swimming and snorkelling for whoever wants them, and a spice garden or the old port for a day out of the sun.

Experts who can arrange this trip

• The Safari Vibe, who works in Tanzania.

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