Green season safari in Kenya & Zanzibar

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With its white sands and turquoise waters, the Zanzibar Archipelago is an ideal place to unwind following a safari in Tanzania. You can spend your days snorkeling and diving among coral reefs, sailing on a traditional dhow and absorbing the Swahili culture. Our specialists, having visited Zanzibar Island, Pemba Island and the Mafia Islands many times, can hel...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy a quieter safari outside of the peak season when visitor numbers are lower.
    • Search for rhino in Lake Nakuru National Park.
    • Explore the open plains of the Masai Mara in search of Africa's big cats.
    • Relax on the idyllic beaches of Zanzibar.

What's this trip about?

    With its white sands and turquoise waters, the Zanzibar Archipelago is an ideal place to unwind following a safari in Tanzania. You can spend your days snorkeling and diving among coral reefs, sailing on a traditional dhow and absorbing the Swahili culture. Our specialists, having visited Zanzibar Island, Pemba Island and the Mafia Islands many times, can help you plan a vacation to Zanzibar that takes in the archipelago’s highlights. There’s more to this string of islands than basking on palm-fringed beaches. Once a hub for spice traders, history here goes back 2,000 years. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Stone Town, the Zanzibari capital, where you can wander winding alleys leading to spice markets and see piles of cinnamon and nutmeg lying in the sun. Exploring the green interior of Pemba Island, you might come across farmers tending their crops. And, on the Mafia Islands, watch as fishermen make and mend their nets in tiny coastal villages.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityNairobi
End CityZanzibar Island

Travel Themes

  • Birding
  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Scuba Diving

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Kenya

Attractions

  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Masai Mara National Park
  • Nairobi
  • Zanzibar

Activities

  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Snorkeling
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Price includes In-destination transfers
    • Activities and excursions as detailed
    • All accommodations

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Itinerary

Day 1 Lake Naivasha

 Nairobi ,  Lake Naivasha

Arrive in Nairobi this morning. Your driver greets you before you begin the three-hour journey to Lake Naivasha. The road snakes along the escarpment and into the Rift Valley, where you have views over the volcanic cones of Mount Longo...

Day 2 Lake Naivasha

 Lake Naivasha

After an early breakfast, your guide drives you two hours through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park is particularly known for its rhino population and the millions of great and lesser flamingoes that gather on the water, crea...

Day 3 Masai Mara National Reserve

 Lake Naivasha ,  Masai Mara National Reserve

You’re driven to the nearby airstrip for your half-hour flight to the Masai Mara this morning. On arrival, you’re met by a driver-guide from your next camp, who’ll lead you on a short game drive to the property. The...

Day 4 Masai Mara National Reserve

 Masai Mara National Reserve

After a light breakfast, set off on a morning game drive. The rising sun gradually illuminates the open plains, where herds of antelope, zebra and wildebeest graze in the cooler temperatures. You might see tracks left by predators o...

Day 5 Masai Mara National Reserve

 Masai Mara National Reserve

Enjoy another day on safari in the Masai Mara and whichever conservancy you’re staying in, taking both morning and afternoon game drives with your guide. The reserve and its bordering conservancies are particularly known for big cat...

Day 6 Zanzibar Island

 Masai Mara National Reserve ,  Nairobi ,  Zanzibar Airport ,  Zanzibar Island

You have time for a final morning game drive today en route to the airstrip, where you then catch your approximately one-hour light-aircraft flight back to Nairobi. You’ll be met and...

Day 7 Zanzibar Island

 Zanzibar Island

Spend today doing as much or as little as you like. You might like to indulge in a spa treatment and relax by the pool under the shade of palm trees, or on the beach with a book as you recover from your activity-filled safari. If you're feeling...

Day 8 Zanzibar Island

 Zanzibar Island

We recommend visiting one of Zanzibar’s small-scale spice farms today. You can tour the farm with a local guide, enjoying a hands-on experience as you taste and smell your way around the different spices grown on the island. Your guide will tel...

Day 9 Zanzibar Island

 Zanzibar Island

For a break from the beach, we suggest exploring the trails that weave through Jozani Forest with a local guide. This pocket of natural groundwater and coastal forest is best known for its rare Kirk’s red colobus monkeys, which are endemic to t...

Day 10 Zanzibar Island

 Zanzibar Island

On your final full day, you could head into Stone Town, the largest town in the archipelago, set on the west coast. You can hire a guide to help you explore the narrow alleyways and cobbled streets – they’ll fill you in on the town’s past as a ...

Day 11 Return home

 Zanzibar Island

After breakfast, your driver picks you up for the short drive back across the island to the airport, where you catch your onward flights.

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