Your Tanzania wildlife adventure begins early as you’re collected from your Zanzibar hotel and transferred to the airport for a morning flight to the Serengeti. After soaring above the mainland and touching down at Seronera Airstrip around 11:00 AM, you’ll step straight into one of Africa’s most legendary safari destinations.

Your driver-guide will meet you at the airstrip with a 4x4 safari vehicle ready for action. After a short briefing, you’ll set out across the Central Serengeti’s prime game-viewing tracks — an area renowned for dense predator populations, herds of elephants, and abundant plains game. After lunch in the bush or at a picnic site, the game drive continues until dusk, before heading to your camp or lodge for dinner and an overnight stay in the wild.

Enjoy a hearty breakfast in camp, then depart for a journey south through the Serengeti toward the Ngorongoro highlands. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to encounter more wildlife — from giraffes and buffalo to cheetahs and hyenas. The route traverses shifting ecosystems, from the acacia woodlands of the Seronera to the cooler, misty highlands near Ngorongoro.

By early afternoon, you’ll exit Serengeti National Park and drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, passing Maasai villages and lush forests. Your final destination for the day is Karatu — a peaceful town located just outside the Ngorongoro gate, offering comfort and stunning highland views. Settle into your lodge for a relaxing evening and prepare for tomorrow’s crater descent.

Rise early for a final safari highlight — a descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best places in East Africa to spot the Big Five in a single game drive. With luck, you may encounter endangered black rhinos, massive tuskers, lounging lions, and lively hippo pods — all within the crater’s 260 square kilometers of untouched ecosystem.

After a memorable morning of wildlife viewing, ascend the crater rim and continue to Arusha Airport, where your scheduled afternoon flight to Zanzibar awaits. Upon arrival on the island, a driver will transfer you back to your hotel, concluding your whirlwind Serengeti and Ngorongoro safari from Zanzibar.