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Combine the Serengeti and Ngorongoro with Pemba — Zanzibar's lush, secluded sister island, famed for world-class diving and barefoot luxury.
This combination pairs the classic Northern Circuit safari with Pemba, the hilly, intensely green northern island of the Zanzibar archipelago — far less visited than its sister, fringed by some of the Indian Ocean’s most pristine reefs, and home to a handful of exceptional barefoot-luxury lodges.
After the Serengeti and Ngorongoro deliver the big game, a flight brings you to Pemba for seclusion, world-class diving, and clove-scented hills. It’s the choice for travellers who want their beach leg as remote and exclusive as possible — including the famous over-water Manta Resort room.
Serengeti and Ngorongoro big game.
A flight to the green, secluded island.
World-class diving and snorkelling.
Barefoot luxury in the clove hills.
The pick for travellers wanting maximum seclusion and superb diving after their safari — Pemba is quiet, green, and exclusive, with reefs that rival anywhere. The trade-off is remoteness (it needs a flight and lodges are limited) and few amenities beyond your lodge. For divers and escapists, it's ideal.
These are the destinations we most often pair with Northern Circuit & Pemba Island, based on route flow, season, and how the wider itinerary fits together.
Endless plains, two million migrating wildebeest, and Africa's highest concentration of big cats — the park every safari dream is measured against.
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Zanzibar's historic heart — a UNESCO-listed maze of coral-stone houses, carved doors, spice markets, and centuries of Swahili, Arab, Indian, and European...
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