Private VIP Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari
Tanzania 12 Days 11 Nights From $23,790

Private VIP Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari

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Experience the very best of Africa on this exclusive Private VIP journey, combining world-class wildlife encounters with the serene beauty of Zanzibar. As part of our premium Tanzania safari experiences, this itinerary takes you through the country’s most iconic destinations, including the Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater.

Experience the very best of Africa on this exclusive Private VIP journey, combining world-class wildlife encounters with the serene beauty of Zanzibar. As part of our premium Tanzania safari experiences, this itinerary takes you through the country’s most iconic destinations, including the Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater.

This exceptional adventure is designed within our elite Tanzania luxury safari collection, offering unparalleled comfort, privacy, and personalized service. Witness the legendary Big Five—lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo—while enjoying expertly guided game drives across some of Africa’s most wildlife-rich landscapes.

Enhance your safari with a once-in-a-lifetime hot air balloon experience over the Serengeti, offering breathtaking aerial views of the endless plains. After your safari, transition seamlessly to Zanzibar via private charter flight, where pristine white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters await.

Relax in handpicked 5-star luxury resorts, where elegant design, world-class amenities, and personalized hospitality create the perfect setting for both adventure and relaxation.

This is more than a safari—it’s a refined African experience crafted for discerning travelers seeking exclusivity, comfort, and unforgettable moments.

Contact us today to begin planning your Private VIP Tanzania and Zanzibar safari.

Trip Summary

Day 1

Arrival to Kilimanjaro International Airport

Gran Melia (Red Level Presidential Suite)
Day 2

Game drive at Tarangire National Park

Spend a night at Treetops Tarangire
Day 3

Game Drive at Manyara National Park

&beyond ngorongoro crater lodge
Day 4

Game Drive at Ngorongoro Crater

&beyond ngorongoro crater lodge
Day 5

Full day game drive at Serengeti National Park

Gran Melia Serengeti
Day 6

Ballon Safari in the morning and later Game drive

Gran Melia Serengeti
Day 7

Full Day Game Drive at Serengeti

Overnight at Gran Melia Serengeti
Day 8

Private flight to Zanzibar

Melia The Level Zanzibar
Day 9

Swimming and Relaxing at Melia

Melia hotel Zanzibar
Day 10

Stone town tour

Dinner & overnight at Melia hotel Zanzibar
Day 11

Half Day trip to Prison Island

Overnight at Melia hotel Zanzibar
Day 12

You will take your International flight from Zanzibar Airport

2026/2027 Rates Per Person

Dates 2–3 Pax 4–5 Pax 6 Pax
1 Jun - 31 Oct $23,790$22,100$20,900
22 Dec - 31 Mar $22,115$20,040$19,640
1 Nov - 21 Dec $20,110$19,890$19,440
1 Apr - 31 May $19,700$18,223$17,640

Tour Features

Tour level

Luxury Tour

5-star lodges & premium safari camps.

Private tour

Private Tour

Private guide & vehicle exclusively for you.

Customizable

Customizable

Tailored to your dates, pace and comfort level.

Guaranteed departure

Guaranteed Departure

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Day 1
Arrival

Arrival to Kilimanjaro International Airport

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our professional representative. After a brief introduction and assistance with your luggage, enjoy a comfortable private transfer to Arusha, the gateway to your unforgettable Tanzania and Zanzibar safari.

Arrive at Gran Meliá Arusha, where you will check in and settle into your luxurious surroundings. Take time to relax after your journey, enjoy the serene atmosphere, and prepare for the adventure ahead.

In the evening, savor a delightful dinner at the hotel, followed by an overnight stay in comfort and style.


🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Gran Melia (Red Level Presidential Suite)
🍽 Lunch & Dinner (subject to arrival time)
Gran Melia (Red Level Presidential Suite) Gran Melia (Red Level Presidential Suite)
Game drive at Tarangire National Park
Day 2
Game Drive

Game drive at Tarangire National Park

In the morning after breakfast (around 7:30 AM) your safari guide will arrive at the hotel and inform the receptionist that he is waiting for you. After meeting up with your driver you will travel to Tarangire National Park, and by 10:00 AM you will already be on your first safari!
In this park, you have the chance to see lots of wild Tanzanian animals (lions, buffalos, giraffes, zebras, etc.), but above all else, it is famous for its astonishing number of elephants, who typically tend to stay close to their drinking source, the Tarangire River.
You should be aware that this is wild nature, so the guide cannot make any guarantees about the presence of specific wild animals, but you can be sure he will do his best to find everything you're looking for! The Oreteti Safari team has its own radio channel that the drivers use to communicate with other guides and collaborate on searches for rare species.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Spend a night at Treetops Tarangire
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Spend a night at Treetops Tarangire Spend a night at Treetops Tarangire
Game Drive at Manyara National Park
Day 3
Game Drive

Game Drive at Manyara National Park

Early wake-up time, breakfast and travel to Lake Manyara. The entire territory of this park is cut through with ground water streams that provide a favourable environment for plants and, in addition, for a multitude of birds (including pink flamingos) and African forest animals.
Around lunchtime you will visit the Maji Moto hot springs and the driver will provide you with personal lunchboxes. After this stop, the safari will continue, and by evening you will be transferred &beyond Camp in Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
&beyond ngorongoro crater lodge
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
&beyond ngorongoro crater lodge &beyond ngorongoro crater lodge
Game Drive at Ngorongoro Crater
Day 4
Game Drive

Game Drive at Ngorongoro Crater

On this day it is best to leave the hotel as early as possible so you can see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours; breakfast will be packed in lunchboxes specifically for this purpose. At 6:30 AM you will set off for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and after about half an hour you will already be inside the crater.
Ngorongoro is one of the most famous and interesting of Tanzania's national parks because here you can find the greatest number of different animal species per square kilometre. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippopotamus and feline species such as caracals and servals. The luckiest travellers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining. By lunchtime, you will arrive at the lakeside, where you will be offered lunchboxes, after which the safari will continue. In the evening you will be transferred back to your hotel.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
&beyond ngorongoro crater lodge
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Full day game drive at Serengeti National Park
Day 5
Game Drive

Full day game drive at Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, we will start the game drive where the vast savanna of the Southern/Western/Northern/Eastern Serengeti opens before you. The park was founded in 1951 and is thus the oldest one in Tanzania. The park is the heart of a vast ecosystem, whose species-rich animal world is unique in the world. Together with the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the Serengeti National Park is one of the largest natural migration systems for wild animals. Annually between the three mentioned conservation areas migrate over 1.4 million gnus, almost 300,000 Thomson's gazelles, about 200,000 zebras and several thousand Topis with the rainy seasons to the areas with the greener and lush meadows. With about 3 million larger mammals, the Serengeti is the national park with the richest wildlife worldwide. Around two-thirds make up the above-mentioned animal species; furthermore, the park is the home to many other animal species, such as giraffes, buffalo, hyenas, elephants and crocodiles. Particularly large is the population of feline predators, about 3000 lions, a good 300 cheetahs and an estimated 400-700 leopards have their hunting ground here. After the game drive, you will be taken to Gran Melia Serengeti for dinner and overnight.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Gran Melia Serengeti
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Gran Melia Serengeti Gran Melia Serengeti
Ballon Safari in the morning and later Game drive
Day 6
Game Drive

Ballon Safari in the morning and later Game drive

After a very nice breakfast at your Hotel, our best guide will pick you up from your hotel to the picking point where you will be taken by Miracle Experience for a wonderful experience of Balloon Safari. This will give you a wonderful and unforgettable experience of viewing animals and the park from an epic angle and if you are lucky enough you will witness the great migration of the Serengeti. Noon You will be taken back to your hotel for Dinner and relaxed and ready for the next day of game drives of the Famous migration of the Serengeti
(Note balloon Safari may be in Central Serengeti or North Depending on Migration)

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Gran Melia Serengeti
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Full Day Game Drive at Serengeti
Day 7
Game Drive

Full Day Game Drive at Serengeti

Today marks the beginning of your Serengeti safari experience as you set out on your first exciting game drive across the legendary plains. As part of our unforgettable Serengeti safaris, this day introduces you to one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations.

Explore the vast savannah with your expert guide, where the landscape stretches endlessly and wildlife roams freely. Keep an eye out for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of antelope species, as well as predators that make the Serengeti one of the best places in the world for game viewing.

This first game drive sets the tone for the days ahead, offering a glimpse into the incredible biodiversity and raw beauty of the Serengeti. Every moment brings new discoveries, making it a truly unforgettable introduction to your safari adventure.

Return to your lodge or camp in the evening to relax and prepare for more thrilling wildlife encounters in the days to come.


🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Overnight at Gran Melia Serengeti
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Private flight to Zanzibar
Day 8
Departure

Private flight to Zanzibar

Today, continue your adventure with an exciting game drive across the vast landscapes of Serengeti National Park, a highlight of our unforgettable Serengeti safaris.

Accompanied by your expert guide, explore the park’s diverse ecosystems in search of incredible wildlife, including lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of antelope species. The Serengeti’s open plains offer exceptional opportunities for wildlife viewing and photography, with every drive revealing new and thrilling encounters.

Whether witnessing predators in action or observing peaceful herds grazing across the savannah, this day promises unforgettable safari moments in one of Africa’s most iconic destinations.

Return to your lodge or camp in the evening to relax and reflect on another remarkable day in the wild.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Melia The Level Zanzibar
🍽 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (subject to departure time)
Melia The Level Zanzibar Melia The Level Zanzibar
Swimming and Relaxing at Melia
Day 9
Beach

Swimming and Relaxing at Melia

Spend the day unwinding at the luxurious Melia Zanzibar, where pristine white-sand beaches and the gentle sea breeze create the perfect setting for relaxation. Take a refreshing swim in the turquoise waters, lounge by the pool, or simply enjoy the peaceful rhythm of island life.

For those seeking a bit more exploration, a variety of optional activities from our curated Zanzibar tours can be arranged, including snorkeling, cultural excursions, or marine adventures.

Whether you choose pure relaxation or light exploration, this day offers the ideal balance of comfort and tropical beauty—completing your Zanzibar experience in style.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Melia hotel Zanzibar
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Stone town tour
Day 10
Beach

Stone town tour

After breakfast your guide will pick you to Stone town tour in Zanzibar is an outstanding private guided walking tour, we can arrange the pickup from your hotel and return, it takes 3 hours walking tour whereby tourists will get the opportunity to discover the historical sites and who are Zanzibar island people together with their daily activities. The tour can either commences at the house of wonders or near Darajani City Market. and covers all the historical areas and monuments. Visit the Historical site, shopping for souvenirs, and artworks.
Spice tour in Zanzibar is a 3 hours guided tour, Tourists will get the opportunity to discover a lot of things including Tropical fruits, Spices and herbs, and some of the rare species of other plants from different vegetation. It is just more than a tour, tourists may get unique experiences to prove why Zanzibar is called Spice Island. Visitors should expect to see the spices including Zanzibar's cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cardamom, curry, pepper, tamarind, ginger, menthol and many other spices and herbs brought by the sultans of Oman across the Indian Ocean. Our guides will give you detailed descriptions of what the various plants are used for, though not all of them are for food, others are used for medicine.
Lunch at Spice farm Restaurants

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Dinner & overnight at Melia hotel Zanzibar
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Half Day trip to Prison Island
Day 11
Beach

Half Day trip to Prison Island

The Prison island tour in Zanzibar is an half-day tour, Prison Island is also known as Changuu Island, the name "prison island" came after this unique island being used by some sultans of Zanzibar to detain the recalcitrant slaves, it is found about 25 to 30 minutes boat ride (motorized) from the Stone town
Activities at the Prison Island include Swimming, Snorkeling, and Pictures with Giant Tortoises.

🏨 Accommodation & Meals
Overnight at Melia hotel Zanzibar
🍽 Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)
Day 12
Departure

You will take your International flight from Zanzibar Airport

Depending on your international flight schedule, you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your onward journey home.

As your unforgettable adventure comes to an end, take a moment to reflect on the incredible experiences—from thrilling wildlife encounters to peaceful moments on Zanzibar’s pristine beaches.

We wish you a safe journey and hope to welcome you back again for another African adventure.


Package Includes

  • All Excursions shown in the package
  • Pick up and drop off from your Hotel
  • Services of Experienced Professional Tour guide
  • All taxes and service fees included
  • Hotel Accommodations
  • Transfer & Transport waiting charge
  • A private flight from Serengeti to Zanzibar
  • Alcohol and Softdrinks

Package Doesn't Include

  • Visa
  • Travel insurance
  • International Flight
  • Airport Charges
  • Expenses of Personal Nature

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