Zanzibar Tours in September 2026

This was my first proper holiday since the pandemic started and was well worth the wait. Overall the intinery was very well considered - we had just about the right amount of time at the two major highlights - the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. The time at Ngorongoro is short but also happens to be as much as the tour operators are allowed so don't be worried about missing out. I had a few misgivings about Zanzibar as I'm not really a beach person but it was a nice way to wind down - and also a very welcome return to having a bed instead of relying on a sleeping bag. Obviously the animals are the highlights of the trip. We saw all of the animals that you'd expect - highlights being a couple of cheetah finishing off a meal, a lion trying and failing to take down an impala at speed, giraffe necking. The one I'd really not expected to see was a serval at Ngorongoro. The success of any trip is made by the rest of the group and, crucially, the ground team. Jacob was an excellent and resourceful tour leader, Ray was a great chef - good variety of food both hot and cold throughout the camping part of the trip, Sam kept us safe with his driving on some very rough roads and Cash did some of everything. In fact - all four of the crew cover all of the roles - lead, cook, driver, mechanic - and there was real teamwork here.

Every day was just exciting and amazing! The crew gave us lots of direction about what time we needed to be up/out for activities and always let us know what we needed to know for that certain area.

The guide Ian at Bulawayo and Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe was excellent - keep him around. The cook on this tour - Kingstone, was exceptional. He catered very very well for vegetarians. He is such an asset to Dragoman.

This tour was everything we hoped for. It had a great blend of wildlife experiences, visiting local villages, exercise, quality food & relaxing by the beach near the end. We felt like one big family & all enjoyed our time spent with the other families on tour.

A truly memorable experience with some long journeys along some very bumpy and dusty roads but the rewards of close encounters with so much of East Africa's wildlife made it all worth while. Our group was 17 strong with 4 crew who worked tirelessly to ensure that we were able to enjoy our trip to the full and the truck had plenty of room for all of us to be able to enjoy the wildlife and catch some magic moments on camera. Camping is a great way to enjoy and experience the wildlife and although some of the camp sites are very basic the location more than makes up for it together with the fact that often we were the only campers.

Very well organised and enjoyable trip. The cook was amazing, everything was kept so clean and hygienic. The driver always made you feel safe and the leader was one of the best I have travelled with.