This 7-day Tanzania private luxury safari combines the best of northern Tanzania’s national parks and wildlife destinations. You will visit Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara, enjoying diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and premium accommodation.
The safari is designed for travelers who want an in-depth exploration with comfort. Tarangire offers iconic baobabs and large elephant herds, the Serengeti provides the classic African plains experience with lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater features one of the densest wildlife populations in Africa, and Lake Manyara is renowned for tree-climbing lions and flamingos.
Travel in a private 4×4 luxury safari vehicle with an experienced driver-guide. Stay in high-end lodges or tented camps with exceptional service.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport, meet and greet then drive to Arusha for dinner and overnight. On your way to Arusha, you enjoy the view of Mount Kilimanjaro, but depends on the weather if there is no clouds.
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, approximately 2–3 hours from Arusha. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds, giant baobab trees, and seasonal wildlife concentrations along the Tarangire River.
Enjoy a full day of game drives, spotting lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, and hippos. A luxury picnic lunch will be served in the park. In the late afternoon, check in to your luxury lodge or tented camp near the park. Dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tarangire Elephant Spring
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Tarangire National Park -Lake Manyara national park
After breakfast, depart Tarangire and drive across the Ngorongoro Highlands to Serengeti National Park. Upon arrival, begin your first game drive en route to your luxury lodge or camp.
Serengeti is home to the Great Migration (seasonal) and resident predators, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Sundowners and dinner at your camp, followed by an overnight under the Serengeti night sky.
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park -Serengeti national park
Drive to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro region, followed by an afternoon game drive.
The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word *Siringeti* which means endless plains due to the southern grass plains which seem no end with the scene of the concentration of wildebeest and zebras during great migration, this park is famous and one of the larges`t national parks in Tanzania with an area of 14,763 square km, Serengeti is a home for an abundance of wildlife and is one of the few parks where you can spot the big 5 and many carnivores together with birds of prey. Enjoy the day at the plains of the Serengeti National Park.
Full-day safari game drive at Serengeti National Park.
You won’t find better national parks in Africa than the Serengeti, which has few rivals when it comes to the number and variety of animals. Follow the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. Take advantage of the vast horizons to observe predators (including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and spotted hyenas) and their prey (buffalo, impala and kongoni), as well as elephants and giraffes. If you’re lucky, you’ll witness a hunt, one of nature’s most exhilarating spectacles. And at every turn, you’ll revel in its beauty, with flat-topped acacia trees silhouetted against the setting sun, and so many other classic images of African safaris.
Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive.
The crater hosts one of the highest densities of wildlife in Africa, including the Big Five and rare black rhinos. See hippos, zebras, wildebeest, lions, and flamingos at Lake Magadi. Picnic lunch in the crater, followed by an ascent to the crater rim. Overnight at a luxury lodge overlooking the crater.
This is an ideal way to cut down the costs as travelers in the group share the expenses on fuel, guides, etc. and at the same time share the experience with new friends.