A specially designed 5-day private itinerary for student and school groups, educational trips, excursions, and holidays visiting Tanzania from around the world. This comfortable safari covers the highlights of the northern circuit, giving young travelers a hands-on introduction to Tanzania’s wildlife, ecosystems, and landscapes. Along the way you’ll see blue and black-and-white monkeys in the forest, lions resting in the branches of trees, elephants moving among the acacia woodlands, and a remarkable variety of animals living inside the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano. In the Serengeti National Park, home to the Big 5, you’ll experience the vast plains and the rich diversity of life that make it one of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations. With private transport and an experienced guide, the pace is relaxed and flexible, making it a safe, enriching, and memorable adventure that combines learning, discovery, and fun.
The specific monkey species and the park sequence are my additions, so adjust them to match your actual route.
Life on Safari
You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Arusha after breakfast and driven to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants. The park is perfect for bird watching as the park has over 300 species of birds. You’ll go to the lodge, which is outside the park.
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’ll depart for Serengeti National Park you will have a game drive searching for large predators and gentle herbivores on which they feed. We’ll drive and stop for lunch at the Naabi Hill gate of Serengeti National Park. After lunch, we’ll open the roof of the vehicle for a game drive as you head to our campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
Optional:
On the way to Serengeti, there are about 4 Maasai villages where tourists have opportunities to visit. If you are interested at an extra cost, you can visit and experience the life of the Maasai people.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | July–November |
| High Season | June–October |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Land of Nature Camp
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Non-alcoholic drinks
We will enjoy an early breakfast and set off on our game-viewing drive at about 6am. We will have 6 to 7 hours to explore this incredible park. The Serengeti is the habitat for an abundance of wildlife, such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras (250,000), wildebeest (1.5 million), and antelope (500,000). The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. Apart from the migrating herds, we may see predators, such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, plying their rough trade.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | January–February and June–October |
| High Season | July–March (Seronera is busy) |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Land of Nature Camp
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
Early in the morning, after breakfast at Land of Nature Camp & Lodge, you will depart from Serengeti and begin your transfer to the Ngorongoro Crater. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a spectacular game drive inside the crater, exploring its rich wildlife and breathtaking landscapes. After the tour, you will head to Mto wa Mbu, where you will check in at your accommodation for a relaxing evening and an overnight stay.
Safari Season Overview – Ngorongoro Crater
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | June–October |
| High Season | July–March |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Suricata Boma Lodge – Mid-range lodge in Karatu
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
An early breakfast will be served at the lodge. We make a short drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Manyara, a relatively small but diverse park 120 km west of Arusha, is named for the shallow salt lake that occupies a good 70 percent of the park’s land. Flooding and drying seasonally, this soda lake is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park, we will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, elephants, and, with some luck, lions lounging in trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs.
We return to Arusha after a packed lunch, our adventure having here come to its inevitable close. We will arrive in time for your flight back home or a flight to Zanzibar.
Safari Season Overview – Lake Manyara National Park
| 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
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- 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
- 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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