Classic Serengeti (Central) — 5 Days / 4 Nights
Overview
Route: Zanzibar ✈️ (via Arusha) ✈️ Serengeti ✈️ Zanzibar
Accommodation Style: Mid-range tented lodge in Central Serengeti
Meal Plan: Full-board (B/L/D)
Price Guidance: From $3,200–$4,400 pp sharing
Included/Exclude
- All domestic light-aircraft flights per the route (soft luggage 15–20 kg including hand luggage)
- Airstrip and lodge transfers
- Shared camp 4x4 game drives (typically 2x daily or full-day)
- Activities where listed (boat safari and/or guided walking where allowed)
- Park & conservation fees; government taxes
- Full-board meals at lodges/camps (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Bottled drinking water during game drives; tea/coffee at camp
- Emergency medical evacuation to nearest regional hospital (not full insurance)
- International flights to/from Zanzibar; visas
- Comprehensive travel insurance (medical & cancellation)
- Premium/alcoholic drinks (unless stated by camp)
- Laundry (unless included by the camp)
- Optional activities such as hot-air ballooning, spa treatments
- Personal purchases and tips/gratuities
Tour Plan
Fly via Arusha to Central Serengeti (~3–3.5h total). Transfer with game viewing to a tented lodge. Afternoon game drive among granite kopjes and open plains; lion and leopard are common. Dinner at camp.
Dawn departure to catch predators as they wind down from night hunts. Picnic brunch in the field. Afternoon focuses on cheetah and large herbivores. Return for dinner and stargazing.
Flexible plan: either a long day covering new sectors or split into AM/PM drives with a rest at midday. Optional hot-air balloon (extra; very early start).
Short sunrise drive for golden-hour photography; relax in camp or visit a nearby viewpoint. Optional nature walk around camp (where allowed).
Early game drive en route to airstrip; fly back to Zanzibar for beach time.
