Pairing a Serengeti or Ngorongoro safari with several days on Zanzibar’s beaches is one of the most popular ways to structure a Tanzania trip, and logistically straightforward thanks to short flights connecting the safari circuit to the island.
How to sequence it
Most travellers do the safari first, then unwind on Zanzibar afterward, though the order can run either way depending on your international flight routing.
What Zanzibar offers beyond the beach
Stone Town’s old quarter, spice farm tours and diving or snorkelling around the surrounding reefs give Zanzibar its own character well beyond simply resting after a safari.