This 5-day private safari is offered by an experienced tour operator renowned for delivering amazing wildlife safari holidays. This program has a selection of mid-range lodges. This is the trip of a lifetime in which you’ll experience breathtaking wildlife across the most diverse landscapes; lions roaming around the Serengeti plains, elephants amongst acacias, and a huge variety of wildlife in Tanzania’s national parks.
Life on Safari
We will pick you up from your hotel and after being familiar with the guide and chef, we will drive to Tarangire National Park (2-hour drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees and having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country. This provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. You will do a game drive through the park depending on where there are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetahs, and leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, etc. are plenty to see through the park.
Later on, you will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river and animals while having lunch, small monkeys and baboons will try to scare you of your lunch but there is nothing to worry about.
After the tour, you will head to your accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu at your lodge.
Safari Overview – Tarangire National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | Year-round gateway city |
| High Season | June–October & December–February |
| Best Weather | Dry and mild most of the year |
Accommodation:
Suricata Boma Lodge – Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
Meals at own expense
Drinks not included
After breakfast, you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti. It takes 6 hours (including all stops) to transit through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Serengeti is very large. It covers 14,750 square kilometers (5,700 sq mi), famous for wildebeest and zebras migration (over 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000 zebras). These animals are on a strategic partnership for their survival.
Your focus will be the Seronera (center of Serengeti).
You’ll arrive in the late afternoon. After taking your lunch, you will go on a game drive in Seronera (the center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti. You’ll have a close view of wild animals lucky enough to see a predator hunting or on a kill. Later, you’ll head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | July–November |
| High Season | June–October |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Misako Serengeti Camp
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast not included)
Non-alcoholic drinks
On this day, you will go to far parts of the Serengeti north/ south/east/west depending on wildlife movements. After an early breakfast, you will go on an early game drive. Later, you will have lunch and continue the game drive to the evening then return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Note: Animals can be spotted at the lodge.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | January–February and June–October |
| High Season | July–March (Seronera is busy) |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Misako Serengeti Camp
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
Seronera, Serengeti National Park
You’ll wake up early at 6 am. After a hot cup of coffee, you will leave the campsite for morning wildlife viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrises. Though it’s going to be a bit chill in the morning, don’t forget your warm clothes. You’ll get on with the game drive till mid-day. You’ll drive back to the camp for a full breakfast and lunch called brunch. Then, later you will leave the camp for the Ngorongoro Conservation area while you are having a game drive en route towards Farm of Dream for dinner and an overnight stay.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | June–October |
| High Season | July–March |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Farm of Dreams Lodge – Mid-range lodge in Karatu
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
Distance: 210km
Non–wildlife viewing time: 3 – 4 hours
After an early breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, elands, warthogs, hippos, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators. This includes lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here. In the late afternoon, you’ll transfer to Arusha to your hotel or airport drop-off.
Safari Season Overview – Ngorongoro Crater
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | June–October |
| High Season | July–March |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner not included)
Non-alcoholic drinks
Price Per Person (All year round)
- All Park entrances & taxes
- Accommodation during safari
- All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner),
- A professional driver/guide
- All Taxes/VAT
- soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
- Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
- Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water
- Tips for guides
- International and domestic flights
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tanzania Visa fee
- Balloon in Serengeti (Price is $600per person)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Note: We have a discount for kids under 15 years old
"Our guide Emmanuel was incredible — he spotted a leopard and two lion cubs that three other vehicles completely missed. The most magical experience of our lives."
"The private setup meant we could spend 45 minutes with a cheetah and cubs without feeling rushed. The lodges were far beyond what we expected."
"As first-time safari travelers, we were nervous. From the moment we arrived, Serengeti African Tours took care of everything. The Ngorongoro Crater literally took our breath away."
"Booked through SafariBookings and couldn't be happier. Every detail was handled perfectly. Guide Abouh is extraordinary — his knowledge of wildlife is encyclopaedic."
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