2025 African Safari Group Trip

Absolutely! If you’re going solo, we will simply assign you to a safari lodge room with another person of the same gender. Or you can request a solo room for an additional charge.

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Nope! We welcome anyone of any age!

There are a number of recommended vaccines for Tanzania. However, the only required vaccine is Yellow Fever and that is ONLY IF you are coming from a Yellow Fever endemic country, or traveling through one for more than 24 hours. So for example, I’ve flown to Tanzania 2x from the UX and laid over in Ethiopia (a YF endemic country) for 2 hours and was fine without it. However, rules. are subject to change so please check your home country’s Tanzanian embassy’s website or your disease center. If you’re from the US, here’s a link to the Tanzanian embassy page on vaccines.

Of course! The full itinerary is on the booking page, but here’s the quick and dirty as well:

• SAFARI PORTION
  • Day 1 – Arrive to Arusha
  • Day 2 – Direct AM flight from Arusha to Serengeti, full day in Serengeti
  • Day 3 – Serengeti
  • Day 4 – Ngoronogo Crater
  • Day 5 – Lake Manyara National Park
  • Day 6 – Tarangire National Park
  • Day 7 – Travel day with flight from Arusha > Zanzibar
  • Additional activities (but exact dates TBD):
    • One of our Serengeti dates we’ll have the optional sunrise hot air balloon ride and it’s absolutely so cool, I’ve done it twice and I HIGHLY recommend it
    • We’ll do a Maasai tribe visit one day and this is such a cool/unique experience and I’ve cried both times at how magical this culture is
    • We’ll also do at least one shopping stop at a market where you can purchase/learn about locally sourced tanzanite and general wares/souvenirs/etc.
• ZANZIBAR PORTION
  • Days 8 – 10 – Exact dates TBD for activities but activities include:
    • Prison Island (Changuu) tour
    • Stone Town tour
    • Sunset dhow boat ride
    • (optional add-on ) snorkeling/diving 
  • Day 11 – leave Zanzibar

Yes and I highly recommend it! I promise this trip can be done carryon only. You MIGHT have to check a bag on our Arusha > Serengeti and Kilimanjaro > Zanzibar flights due to those being smaller African airlines, but I have done this safari 2x with nothing more than a small backpack and roller carryon. We’re moving around a lot between hotels and safari lodges, and you don’t want to have to pack and repack a huge suitcase that many times. If needed, our lodges will have laundry. But I’d recommend packing clothes you can rewear comfortably.

Yes, if you don’t want to share a room you don’t have to! It’s an extra $824 for a solo supplement.

The cost does NOT include flights to/from Tanzania, BUT it includes the Arusha > Serengeti flight as well as the flight to Zanzibar.

All accommodations, all activities, all meals (unless you leave the hotel in Zanzibar separate from determined excursions and outings), all transportation, professional guides, and taxes/VAT are included.

NOT included: international flights to/from Tanzania, personal spending money, tips, government increase tax, visas, additional excursions such as the hot air balloon ride

$10 – $15 per day, per person is the standard tipping rate for a safari, and would also be a good rate for guides in Zanzibar. I’d recommend having small bills on you too for tips for bathroom attendants and things like that.

We are staying at what Shiri Adventures categorizes as luxury lodging. This allows for more potential guests, and a nicer hotel experience. Each of the hotels on this itinerary I have personally stayed in and they’re all SO nice. The hotels are subject to change (for example we had to change a safari lodge in 2024 because it flooded and another changed ownership and tried to change prices on us) but this is what we’ve got planned for the 2025 trip now:

• Arusha hotel: Gran Melia Arusha
• Serengeti safari lodge: Lahia Tented Lodge
• Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara lodge: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
• Zanzibar hotel 1: Zanzibar Serena Hotel
• Zanzibar hotel 2: Melia Zanzibar

Fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for the safari out of Zanzibar (ZNZ). You could also consider flying into Nairobi (NBO) for and finding a cheaper flight to Kilimanjaro from there!

Shiri Adventures can handle up to 200 people in the group however we DEFINITELY won’t have that many people that is for sure. Regardless, each jeep has a max capacity of 7 people, so it will never *feel* that big.

I have a guide to what to wear on safari here!

20% deposit is required at booking, and the remaining balance is due 2 weeks prior to the trip. Shiri Adventures also accepts payments in installments, and you can pay online via credit card or wire transfer.

May 31, 2025 is the final day to book to ensure there is lodging for everyone.

This is entirely up to you and your comfort level. I’ve been on safari in Tanzania 2x now and haven’t taken them. Please opt to do whatever makes you feel comfortable and safe, your health is the priority.