zanzibar · Mid-range
Bush & Beach: Northern Circuit and Zanzibar
4.7· 440 reviewsTen days — the northern parks first, then the coast, because game drives start before dawn and you should fly home rested.
Per person, excluding international flights and visas.
The story of this journey
The pairing most travellers actually want, in the order that works. Six days on the northern circuit while your legs are fresh, then a short flight to the coast for four nights of doing very little. Safari first is not a preference; it is what stops a hard-won week in the bush ending in an airport.
At a glance
- Duration
- 10 days
- From
- $4,950 pp
- Style
- Mid-range
- Difficulty
- easy
- Booking
- Tailor-made
- Best months
- JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP · OCT
The trip in pictures
Best time for this journey
What's included
- All park and reserve entrance fees
- A private, safari-equipped 4x4 with a pop-up roof
- Internal flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Beachfront lodge on the coast
- All airport and lodge transfers
Not included
- · International flights and visa fees
- · Travel insurance (required)
- · Tips and personal items
Medical and emergency cover
AMREF Flying Doctors — Maisha TouristAir evacuation
Not included — your own insurance must cover this
Traveller stories
What our guests say
“Excellent guiding and genuinely comfortable vehicles. Long transfer days in the rains are simply the reality of the north — Maguca were upfront about that from the first email, which I appreciated.”
“Unhurried, warm, and completely tailored to two adults and two very excitable kids.”
The Okafor family · United States Verified on Google · Travelled Dec 2025“Summited Kilimanjaro thanks to a crew who carried more than our bags. Pole pole works. The pre-climb briefing could have been more thorough on kit — but on the mountain they were faultless.”
“Maguca didn't just show us Tanzania — they let us feel it. Our guide read the bush like a language.”
“I expected to see animals. I did not expect to cry at sunset over the crater, or to feel like I was leaving family behind. Maguca did not show me Africa. They let me inside it.”
Sarah M. · United States Verified on SafariBookings · Travelled Aug 20265 traveller reviews — scroll or use the arrows
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Where you'll go
The places on this journey
- Nungwi & KendwaSwimmable at any tide — The one stretch of Zanzibar where the sea does not retreat a kilometre.
- Stone TownCarved doors — Hundreds of them, and the brass studs were once a defence against elephants that were never here.
- Zanzibar & the CoastWarm water year-round — The Indian Ocean does not have a cold season.
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