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TANZANIA
Itinerary Overview
Days 1 - 3
Arusha & Tarangire National Parks
Days 4 - 7
BEST TIME
BEST TIME
TAILORED TRIPS
BEST TIME
Days 8 - 12
A Final Game Drive
Welcome to the Serengeti
Highlights of Your Journey
Begin in Arusha beneath Mount Meru, exploring vibrant markets where Maasai traders meet coffee sellers in Tanzania's safari capital balancing tradition and modern energy.
Experience rare walking safaris in Arusha National Park among giraffes and colobus monkeys, with views of Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising nearly 6,000 meters.
Journey through the legendary Serengeti's endless plains, where game drives reveal the Great Migration's spectacle of over two million wildebeest and zebras thundering across golden savannas.
Descend into Ngorongoro Crater's natural amphitheater, home to 25,000 large animals, before authentic encounters with Maasai communities preserving centuries-old traditions.
Days 1 - 3
Your Tanzanian safari adventure begins in Arusha, the tourism capital nestled beneath Mount Meru, before exploring the remarkable Arusha National Park where diverse ecosystems create unique wildlife viewing opportunities.
Day one introduces you to Arusha's vibrant markets and cultural centers, where Maasai, Meru, and other tribes have traded for centuries at the crossroads between the coast and interior highlands. Your second day explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960 and offering rare walking safaris among giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising 5,895 meters above sea level. The third day drives to Tarangire National Park, famous for its ancient baobab trees and massive elephant herds that gather along the Tarangire River during dry seasons, as they have for thousands of years.
Days 4 - 7
The middle portion of your Tanzanian journey ventures into the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where the Great Migration continues Earth's oldest wildlife spectacle across plains that stretch beyond horizons.
Your fourth day explores Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse birdlife, including thousands of pink flamingos that gather on the alkaline lake's shores. Day five transfers to Serengeti National Park, established in 1951 and covering 14,750 square kilometers of endless grasslands where Maasai people have grazed cattle for over a thousand years. Your sixth day delivers full Serengeti game drives, witnessing wildlife concentrations that supported some of humanity's earliest ancestors in the nearby Olduvai Gorge. The seventh day focuses on the Seronera area, the park's heart where year-round water sources create permanent wildlife populations amid acacia woodlands and granite kopjes.
Days 8 - 12
Your final Tanzanian days combine the northern Serengeti's wildlife abundance with the Ngorongoro Crater's unique ecosystem and authentic Maasai cultural encounters.
Day eight explores northern Serengeti with optional balloon safaris offering aerial views of migration herds that can number over two million animals during peak season. Your ninth day descends into Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site formed 2.5 million years ago, where 25,000 large animals inhabit this natural amphitheater's 260 square kilometers. Day ten visits authentic Maasai villages, learning from communities whose traditional lifestyle and distinctive red clothing have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
Your eleventh day offers relaxation or additional game drives in landscapes where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some of humanity's earliest fossils. Day twelve returns to Arusha for farewell dinner, concluding your journey through Tanzania's remarkable northern circuit where wildlife and human heritage intersect.
Day 1
Your Tanzanian safari adventure begins in Arusha, the tourism capital nestled beneath Mount Meru, before exploring the remarkable Arusha National Park where diverse ecosystems create unique wildlife viewing opportunities.
Day one introduces you to Arusha's vibrant markets and cultural centers, where Maasai, Meru, and other tribes have traded for centuries at the crossroads between the coast and interior highlands. Your second day explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960 and offering rare walking safaris among giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising 5,895 meters above sea level. The third day drives to Tarangire National Park, famous for its ancient baobab trees and massive elephant herds that gather along the Tarangire River during dry seasons, as they have for thousands of years.
Days 2 - 4
The middle portion of your Tanzanian journey ventures into the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where the Great Migration continues Earth's oldest wildlife spectacle across plains that stretch beyond horizons.
Your fourth day explores Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse birdlife, including thousands of pink flamingos that gather on the alkaline lake's shores. Day five transfers to Serengeti National Park, established in 1951 and covering 14,750 square kilometers of endless grasslands where Maasai people have grazed cattle for over a thousand years. Your sixth day delivers full Serengeti game drives, witnessing wildlife concentrations that supported some of humanity's earliest ancestors in the nearby Olduvai Gorge. The seventh day focuses on the Seronera area, the park's heart where year-round water sources create permanent wildlife populations amid acacia woodlands and granite kopjes.
Days 5 - 6
Your final Tanzanian days combine the northern Serengeti's wildlife abundance with the Ngorongoro Crater's unique ecosystem and authentic Maasai cultural encounters.
Day eight explores northern Serengeti with optional balloon safaris offering aerial views of migration herds that can number over two million animals during peak season. Your ninth day descends into Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site formed 2.5 million years ago, where 25,000 large animals inhabit this natural amphitheater's 260 square kilometers. Day ten visits authentic Maasai villages, learning from communities whose traditional lifestyle and distinctive red clothing have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
Your eleventh day offers relaxation or additional game drives in landscapes where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some of humanity's earliest fossils. Day twelve returns to Arusha for farewell dinner, concluding your journey through Tanzania's remarkable northern circuit where wildlife and human heritage intersect.
Days 4 - 7
The middle portion of your Tanzanian journey ventures into the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where the Great Migration continues Earth's oldest wildlife spectacle across plains that stretch beyond horizons.
Your fourth day explores Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse birdlife, including thousands of pink flamingos that gather on the alkaline lake's shores. Day five transfers to Serengeti National Park, established in 1951 and covering 14,750 square kilometers of endless grasslands where Maasai people have grazed cattle for over a thousand years. Your sixth day delivers full Serengeti game drives, witnessing wildlife concentrations that supported some of humanity's earliest ancestors in the nearby Olduvai Gorge. The seventh day focuses on the Seronera area, the park's heart where year-round water sources create permanent wildlife populations amid acacia woodlands and granite kopjes.
Days 8 - 12
Your final Tanzanian days combine the northern Serengeti's wildlife abundance with the Ngorongoro Crater's unique ecosystem and authentic Maasai cultural encounters.
Day eight explores northern Serengeti with optional balloon safaris offering aerial views of migration herds that can number over two million animals during peak season. Your ninth day descends into Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site formed 2.5 million years ago, where 25,000 large animals inhabit this natural amphitheater's 260 square kilometers. Day ten visits authentic Maasai villages, learning from communities whose traditional lifestyle and distinctive red clothing have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
Your eleventh day offers relaxation or additional game drives in landscapes where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some of humanity's earliest fossils. Day twelve returns to Arusha for farewell dinner, concluding your journey through Tanzania's remarkable northern circuit where wildlife and human heritage intersect.
BEST TIME
TAILORED TRIPS
from £2500 pp, per night
Arusha - Tarangire - Serengeti
Days 1 - 3
Arusha & Tarangire National Parks
Days 4 - 7
Welcome to the Serengeti
Days 8 - 12
A Final Game Drive
Trip Highlights
Begin in Arusha beneath Mount Meru, exploring vibrant markets where Maasai traders meet coffee sellers in Tanzania's safari capital balancing tradition and modern energy.
Experience rare walking safaris in Arusha National Park among giraffes and colobus monkeys, with views of Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising nearly 6,000 meters.
Journey through the legendary Serengeti's endless plains, where game drives reveal the Great Migration's spectacle of over two million wildebeest and zebras thundering across golden savannas.
Descend into Ngorongoro Crater's natural amphitheater, home to 25,000 large animals, before authentic encounters with Maasai communities preserving centuries-old traditions.
Days 1 - 3
Your Tanzanian safari adventure begins in Arusha, the tourism capital nestled beneath Mount Meru, before exploring the remarkable Arusha National Park where diverse ecosystems create unique wildlife viewing opportunities.
Day one introduces you to Arusha's vibrant markets and cultural centers, where Maasai, Meru, and other tribes have traded for centuries at the crossroads between the coast and interior highlands. Your second day explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960 and offering rare walking safaris among giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising 5,895 meters above sea level. The third day drives to Tarangire National Park, famous for its ancient baobab trees and massive elephant herds that gather along the Tarangire River during dry seasons, as they have for thousands of years.
Days 5 - 6
Your final days deepen your Serengeti experience through community visits and dawn wildlife encounters before returning to safari logistics bases.
Day five combines morning game drives with visits to Seronera village, where local communities balance traditional lifestyles with conservation tourism that provides alternative livelihoods to pastoralism. Your sixth day's early morning game drive captures the golden hour when predators are most active, before returning to Arusha or continuing to other destinations, carrying memories of Africa's most celebrated wildlife ecosystem.
Days 2 - 4
Days two through four transition from accessible wildlife viewing to the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where annual wildebeest migrations create Africa's greatest wildlife spectacle.
Day two explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960, where walking safaris provide intimate encounters with giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys against backdrops of Mount Meru's 4,566-meter peak. Your third day transfers to Serengeti National Park, Tanzania's oldest and most famous reserve established in 1951, where afternoon game drives begin exploring 14,750 square kilometers of pristine savanna. Day four's full-day safari reveals why the Serengeti, meaning "endless plains" in Maasai language, supports over two million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles in annual migrations that follow rainfall patterns unchanged for millennia.
Days 5 - 6
Your final days deepen your Serengeti experience through community visits and dawn wildlife encounters before returning to safari logistics bases.
Day five combines morning game drives with visits to Seronera village, where local communities balance traditional lifestyles with conservation tourism that provides alternative livelihoods to pastoralism. Your sixth day's early morning game drive captures the golden hour when predators are most active, before returning to Arusha or continuing to other destinations, carrying memories of Africa's most celebrated wildlife ecosystem.
Days 4 - 7
The middle portion of your Tanzanian journey ventures into the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where the Great Migration continues Earth's oldest wildlife spectacle across plains that stretch beyond horizons.
Your fourth day explores Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse birdlife, including thousands of pink flamingos that gather on the alkaline lake's shores. Day five transfers to Serengeti National Park, established in 1951 and covering 14,750 square kilometers of endless grasslands where Maasai people have grazed cattle for over a thousand years. Your sixth day delivers full Serengeti game drives, witnessing wildlife concentrations that supported some of humanity's earliest ancestors in the nearby Olduvai Gorge. The seventh day focuses on the Seronera area, the park's heart where year-round water sources create permanent wildlife populations amid acacia woodlands and granite kopjes.
Days 8 - 12
Your final Tanzanian days combine the northern Serengeti's wildlife abundance with the Ngorongoro Crater's unique ecosystem and authentic Maasai cultural encounters.
Day eight explores northern Serengeti with optional balloon safaris offering aerial views of migration herds that can number over two million animals during peak season. Your ninth day descends into Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site formed 2.5 million years ago, where 25,000 large animals inhabit this natural amphitheater's 260 square kilometers. Day ten visits authentic Maasai villages, learning from communities whose traditional lifestyle and distinctive red clothing have remained largely unchanged for centuries.
Your eleventh day offers relaxation or additional game drives in landscapes where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some of humanity's earliest fossils. Day twelve returns to Arusha for farewell dinner, concluding your journey through Tanzania's remarkable northern circuit where wildlife and human heritage intersect.
BEST TIME
TAILORED TRIPS
from £2500 pp, per night
Arusha - Tarangire - Serengeti
Days 1 - 3
Arusha & Tarangire National Parks
Days 4 - 7
Welcome to the Serengeti
Days 8 - 12
A Final Game Drive
Trip Highlights
Begin in Arusha beneath Mount Meru, exploring vibrant markets where Maasai traders meet coffee sellers in Tanzania's safari capital balancing tradition and modern energy.
Experience rare walking safaris in Arusha National Park among giraffes and colobus monkeys, with views of Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising nearly 6,000 meters.
Journey through the legendary Serengeti's endless plains, where game drives reveal the Great Migration's spectacle of over two million wildebeest and zebras thundering across golden savannas.
Descend into Ngorongoro Crater's natural amphitheater, home to 25,000 large animals, before authentic encounters with Maasai communities preserving centuries-old traditions.
Days 1 - 3
Your Tanzanian safari adventure begins in Arusha, the tourism capital nestled beneath Mount Meru, before exploring the remarkable Arusha National Park where diverse ecosystems create unique wildlife viewing opportunities.
Day one introduces you to Arusha's vibrant markets and cultural centers, where Maasai, Meru, and other tribes have traded for centuries at the crossroads between the coast and interior highlands. Your second day explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960 and offering rare walking safaris among giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak rising 5,895 meters above sea level. The third day drives to Tarangire National Park, famous for its ancient baobab trees and massive elephant herds that gather along the Tarangire River during dry seasons, as they have for thousands of years.
Days 2 - 4
Days two through four transition from accessible wildlife viewing to the legendary Serengeti ecosystem, where annual wildebeest migrations create Africa's greatest wildlife spectacle.
Day two explores Arusha National Park, established in 1960, where walking safaris provide intimate encounters with giraffes, zebras, and colobus monkeys against backdrops of Mount Meru's 4,566-meter peak. Your third day transfers to Serengeti National Park, Tanzania's oldest and most famous reserve established in 1951, where afternoon game drives begin exploring 14,750 square kilometers of pristine savanna. Day four's full-day safari reveals why the Serengeti, meaning "endless plains" in Maasai language, supports over two million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles in annual migrations that follow rainfall patterns unchanged for millennia.
Best Luxury Hotels in Tanzania: Conte's Seasonal Picks for 2025
Thanda Island
Shungimbili Island Marine Reserve, Tanzania
Thanda Island (off the coast of Tanzania, in the Shungimbili Island Marine Reserve) is a truly exclusive‑use private island retreat. The accommodation comprises one luxury villa with five air-conditioned suites, plus two double‑storey traditional Tanzanian bandas (each with two suites), making the island a nine‑bedroom destination.
The villa features a glass rim‑flow swimming pool, indoor aquarium, library, air‑conditioned gym, and a wraparound dining area with panoramic ocean views. Wellness is a big part of the experience: there’s a dedicated spa team offering massages, facials and body treatments using natural Africology products - and you can choose to be treated on the beach, in your suite or elsewhere on the island. For things to do, water-based activities are central: guests can snorkel, dive, sail on an Arab dhow, kayak or SUP, and go big‑game fishing.
Aurari Camp
Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
Aurari Camp is a stylish, eco‑friendly tented camp tucked away in the Northern Serengeti, close to the Mara River in Tanzania. The camp has six spacious tents (on raised platforms), each boasting about 50 m² of indoor space comprising a bedroom, lounge area, and en‑suite bathroom, plus a private veranda. The camp is very intimate and offers a serene base for watching the Great Wildebeest Migration, especially from July to October.
Designed with sustainability in mind, the camp runs primarily on solar power, with a silent back-up generator for cloudy days, and uses water-efficient rain showers instead of baths. In the central area there’s a mess tent for dining and relaxing; meals are made to order, and there’s the option for private dining or al‑fresco “bush” meals under the stars. For activities, guests can take daily game drives, guided walks, bird-watching, hot-air balloon safaris, and even sundowners at nearby granite kopjes (like Simba Rock).
One Nature Nyaruswiga
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
One Nature Nyaruswiga, located within the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, offers a truly immersive safari experience. Surrounded by the untamed beauty of the Serengeti, this luxury tented lodge combines comfort with nature, featuring spacious, elegantly furnished tents with stunning views of the savannah.
Guests can enjoy exceptional wildlife viewing, guided safaris, and the tranquility of the African wilderness. The lodge’s design and ethos emphasise sustainability and conservation, ensuring minimal impact on the environment while providing maximum comfort and adventure.
Legendary Lodge
Arusha, Tanzania
Legendary Lodge, set on the lush grounds of a historic coffee estate at the foot of Mount Meru in Arusha, Tanzania, offers a luxurious and tranquil start or finish to your safari journey. The lodge features charming garden cottages with rich African decor, cozy fireplaces, and private verandas overlooking beautifully landscaped gardens.
With personalized service, gourmet cuisine, and views of the majestic mountain, it creates an atmosphere of refined comfort and serenity. Legendary Lodge is renowned for its privacy, elegance, and warm hospitality, providing a restful retreat just minutes from Arusha Airport yet worlds away in experience.
Chem Chem Lodge
Lake Manyara National Parks, Tanzania
Set within a private 4,000-hectare conservation area between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, Chem Chem Lodge offers an intimate escape where luxury meets nature. With just eight spacious tented suites alongside a luxurious two-bedroom family suite designed for ultimate comfort and tranquility, the lodge allows guests to immerse themselves in the beauty of Tanzania’s wilderness.
Embracing the philosophy of “Slow Safari,” activities include bush walks and guided sunrise runs with Maasai guides and wellness-focused morning hill climbs - although some guests may prefer to spend their time taking in the constant ebb and flow of wildlife from the pool or sun deck. With impeccable service, gourmet dining, and a rejuvenating spa, Chem Chem Lodge creates a deeply personal and transformative safari experience.
andBeyond Mnemba Island
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Discover sheer, unpretentious paradise on this private island, where the simple pleasures become your most treasured of memories for many years to come. Inspired by its beach location and offering uninterrupted ocean access, the island’s 11 Bandas and one Family Banda are designed to resemble a nautilus seashell.
Relax and unwind on your own stretch of beachfront, where simple yet luxurious (and completely private) Beach Lounges peep out onto unblemished sands from the dappled shade of the casuarina pine forest. Thatched dining and sitting or bar areas boast beautiful open views of the beach and spectacular vistas of Zanzibar beyond.
Bawe Island
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Bawe Island is an exclusive private island resort located just 15 minutes by speedboat from Zanzibar's Stone Town. Spanning over 30 hectares, the island features 70 luxurious villas, each equipped with a private pool and dedicated butler service.
The resort offers a range of amenities, including multiple dining options, a spa, yoga pavilions, and various recreational activities such as water sports, cycling, and tennis. With its pristine beaches and lush natural surroundings, Bawe Island provides an intimate and serene retreat for guests seeking privacy and luxury in a tropical paradise
