Arusha → Tarangire → Ngorongoro → Serengeti
This 7-days Luxury safari is designed to offer you the very best of Tanzania in comfort and style. It takes you through iconic wildlife destinations, combining rich safari experiences, cultural encounters, and unforgettable luxury moments. During the journey, you will enjoy exciting game drives in famous national parks, with opportunities to see the Big Five, along with stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife. Your experience will include luxury lodges, bush breakfasts, bush lunches, sundowner experiences, walking safaris, Great Migration viewing (seasonal), and authentic Maasai cultural visits.
Arusha → Tarangire → Ngorongoro → Serengeti
Parks and places: Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, a professional safari guide from Tanzania Destination will warmly welcome your family and assist with luggage. Transfer to Arusha passing through beautiful surroundings, green landscapes, and peaceful atmosphere. Upon arrival at Arusha Coffee Lodge, relax, enjoy luxury amenities, and prepare for exciting safari adventure.
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, famous for giant baobab trees and large elephant herds. During game drive, experience close wildlife encounters - elephants near safari vehicle, lions relaxing under trees, giraffes feeding peacefully. Enjoy luxury picnic lunch inside park surrounded by nature. After afternoon game drive, continue to Kitela Lodge for relaxation and fine dining.
Travel toward beautiful Ngorongoro Highlands for unique walking safari experience. Explore nature on foot with armed ranger and local Maasai guide. Experience close views of nature, birds, plants, volcanic landscapes, and wildlife tracks while learning about Maasai traditions and survival skills. Bush breakfast or picnic experience in highlands adds special touch. Interact with Maasai communities and learn about their culture, lifestyle, and traditional dances.
Descend into world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa's most breathtaking wildlife destinations and home to Big Five. Excellent chances to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards all in one day. Also see hippos, hyenas, flamingos, cheetahs, large herds of zebras and wildebeests. Luxury bush lunch served near hippo pool inside crater surrounded by incredible scenery. Full day of wildlife photography, beautiful landscapes, and unforgettable safari moments. Evening return to lodge for relaxation, fine dining, and stunning crater sunset views.
Drive to Serengeti National Park. Full-day luxury game drives across endless plains in search of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest. Central Serengeti is one of best areas to experience Big Five and witness exciting predator action throughout year. Special safari moments include luxury bush breakfasts in wilderness, bush lunches surrounded by nature, and sundowner experiences while watching African sunset over plains.
Continue exploring Central Serengeti experiencing incredible wildlife. Full-day luxury game drives with excellent opportunities to see Big Five. Region famous for beautiful landscapes, rich wildlife concentration, and excellent safari experiences. Each day includes special safari moments such as luxury bush breakfasts in wilderness, bush lunches surrounded by nature, and sundowner experiences while watching African sunset over plains. Experience true feeling of luxury safari while staying in heart of African wilderness.
After breakfast, transferred from Seronera Airstrip in Serengeti National Park for scheduled flight to Arusha or directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport depending on international flight schedule. Upon arrival, and depending on departure time, may have chance to relax in Arusha City before final transfer to airport for journey back home. Marks end of unforgettable Tanzania safari experience filled with incredible wildlife encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and lifelong memories from Africa.
Lodges are subject to availability; we confirm them, or equivalents of the same standard, in your quote.
Meals are listed for each day in the itinerary above. Activities on this trip include game drives in Tarangire, game drives in Ngorongoro, game drives in Serengeti.
A short flight takes you from Arusha or the Serengeti to Zanzibar for three to five nights on the beach. We coordinate it as one journey.
See Safari + Zanzibar ideasYes. You can follow this itinerary as written or change the length, the lodges, the parks or the pace. Tell us what you would like and we will send an adjusted itinerary and price.
Tell us which you prefer. A private safari gives you your own vehicle and driver-guide; a shared safari lowers the cost. We will quote the option you choose for your dates.
Serengeti: late June to October for dry-season game viewing and river crossings in the north; December to March for calving on the southern plains. Tarangire: best in the dry season (June to October), when elephants gather along the river. Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara: good all year.
Not included: International flights; Tanzania visa; Travel insurance; Personal expenses (tips, souvenirs, drinks, laundry); Optional activities not included in itinerary.
A 30% deposit confirms your booking and the balance is due 60 days before arrival (full payment if you book within 60 days). Accepted payment methods are listed on your written quote. See our Booking Terms for full details. Cancellations must be made in writing. More than 60 days before departure: full refund minus a 10% administrative fee. 31–60 days: 50% refund. 15–30 days: 25% refund. Less than 15 days: no refund. We strongly recommend travel insurance. Full details are in our Booking Terms.
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