9 Days in Wild Africa

Arrival in Arusha

Arrival

You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred directly to your lodge in Arusha. The drive passes through the foothills of the mountain — on a clear day the summit is visible.

Check in, settle, and take a moment to breathe after your journey. The adventure is only just beginning, and tomorrow the safari truly begins.

Evening — Welcome Briefing

Over dinner, your safari consultant walks you through the days ahead — the destinations you will visit, what to expect, and how to prepare for the experience.

It is an easy conversation rather than a formal briefing. By the end of it, the Serengeti already feels close.

Fly to the Serengeti

Morning

An early airstrip departure and a 45-minute flight over the Tanzania highlands delivers you into the Serengeti. The scale of the landscape hits you immediately as endless plains stretch to the horizon.

Your guide meets the plane and the first game drive begins on the way to the lodge — no wasted time. The Seronera region, where you spend the next two nights, is a year-round concentration point for big cats. Elephants, giraffe, and buffalo often appear within the first hour.

Afternoon

After lunch at the lodge, the afternoon drive explores deeper into the Central Serengeti. The golden late-afternoon light makes every sighting feel cinematic.

Lions are common here. Leopards are often found resting in the riverside fig trees. If you have not seen a cheetah by sundown, chances are you will tomorrow.

Evening

Dinner is served at the lodge under an open African sky. Beyond the camp perimeter the sounds of the wild are real and close — distant calls, rustling grass, and the quiet rhythm of the Serengeti night.

Sleep comes easily after the day’s adventure.

Full Day in Central Serengeti

MORNING

This is a full day out — picnic lunch packed, with no return to the lodge at midday. The Seronera River Valley is the focus: a wildlife corridor where predator sightings are as reliable as anywhere in Africa.

Your guide reads the landscape with genuine expertise, finding what most people miss. Lions are often encountered in groups here — full prides rather than lone individuals.

AFTERNOON

The afternoon shifts to open grassland — cheetah territory — and the scattered granite kopjes where rock hyrax and agama lizards share the sun.

Picnic lunch is taken in the field, the plains stretching out in every direction. It is a simple moment, but one that stays with you long after the safari ends.

EVENING

Optional: Hot Air Balloon Safari — A pre-dawn ascent over the plains, drifting silently above the migration, followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush. USD 490 per person.

Back at the lodge by sunset. Dinner, a glass of wine, and the quiet sounds of the Serengeti settling into night. Tomorrow the journey continues to the Crater.

Ngorongoro Crater

MORNING

An early start and a two-to-three hour drive through the Ngorongoro highlands. The temperature drops as you climb — the air becomes cooler, the vegetation denser, and the landscape entirely different from the Serengeti plains.

At the rim, the crater opens dramatically below you: a 260 square kilometre caldera containing one of the most extraordinary concentrations of wildlife anywhere in Africa.

FULL DAY ON THE CRATER FLOOR

The descent into the crater is an experience in itself. On the crater floor you encounter resident elephant herds, enormous buffalo gatherings, and the flamingo-lined shores of Lake Magadi, the crater’s shallow soda lake.

Ngorongoro is one of the few places in Africa where black rhino sightings are a genuine possibility. Lions here are numerous and have never known life beyond the crater walls.

A picnic lunch is enjoyed on the crater floor, surrounded by one of the most remarkable wildlife landscapes in the world.

EVENING

In the late afternoon you ascend back to the crater rim. Your lodge sits at elevation with sweeping views across the caldera below.

Dinner is served as the cool highland air settles in and the sunset casts a golden glow across the crater — a perfect ending to an extraordinary day.

Arrival in Zanzibar

ARRIVAL

A short morning flight from Arusha brings you to Zanzibar. Warm air, blue water, and the scent of the ocean welcome you as you arrive.

Our team meets you at the airport and transfers you to your property. The Indian Ocean stretches out in front of you, and the rhythm of the island immediately slows everything down.

The rest of the day is yours to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

Days 6, 7 & 8 – Choose Your Experience

These Zanzibar days are yours to shape. The activities below can be arranged locally with the support of our team. Choose the experiences that appeal to you, enjoy them in any order, or simply spend the day relaxing on the beach.

Safari Blue

A full-day traditional dhow journey from Fumba Beach into the protected waters around Kwale Island. The excursion includes snorkelling, swimming in a natural mangrove lagoon, and a stop at a stunning sandbank.

A freshly prepared seafood lunch is served on the water. The trip departs at 08:00 and returns around 16:00, offering one of the most memorable days Zanzibar has to offer.

Prison Island & Nakupenda Sandbank

Travel by boat from Stone Town to Prison Island where a guided tour introduces the island’s history. You will also visit the famous colony of giant Aldabra tortoises.

From there the journey continues to Nakupenda Sandbank for swimming, snorkelling, tropical fruits, and a seafood lunch on a stretch of white sand that appears at low tide and disappears again by evening.

Dolphin Tour at Kizimkazi

A morning boat excursion to Kizimkazi on the southern coast, known for its resident schools of bottlenose and humpback dolphins.

The chances of seeing them are high. You may choose to watch from the boat or enter the water and swim nearby — always respecting the dolphins’ natural movements.

Stone Town Walking Tour

A guided walk through the historic streets of Stone Town, exploring centuries of culture and history. Visit landmarks such as Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, the House of Wonders, the former Slave Market, and the vibrant Darajani Market.

It is the kind of walk where you pause often — not because you are tired, but because there is always something fascinating to see.

Departure

MORNING

Breakfast is served at the hotel before your transfer to the airport, both included in your arrangements.

Your flight home departs with nine days of East Africa already becoming memory — the Serengeti plains, the wildlife-filled Ngorongoro Crater, and the turquoise waters of Zanzibar.

It is a combination of landscapes and experiences that is difficult to match anywhere in the world, and even harder to forget.