Trip Info
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Luxury Landcruiser 4x4
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8-night
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Arusha
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June - March
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Wildlife Adventures
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All meals during the Safari
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English, French
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Easy to Moderate
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1-100
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5
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100
Tour Overview: Your Exclusive 9-Day Tanzania Luxury Safari
This 9-day Tanzania luxury safari is our most complete tour of the Northern Circuit. It is carefully planned for travelers who want to deeply experience Tanzania’s three most important wildlife areas without feeling rushed. You will visit Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, and spend three full nights in the world-famous Serengeti National Park. This itinerary also includes educational stops at a Maasai village and the Olduvai Gorge.
This is a private trip. You will have your own 4×4 Land Cruiser and your own expert safari guide for the entire journey. We use a “drive-in, fly-out” plan. This means you will drive into the safari circuit to see the changing landscapes, and then take a quick flight back from the Serengeti to Arusha. This saves you a full day of driving and makes your trip more comfortable. The hotels and lodges chosen for this safari are among the best in Africa.
This 9-day luxury safari in Tanzania is designed to give you specific and memorable experiences.
- Length of Trip: 9 Days / 8 Nights
- Main Goal: Seeing the “Big 5” (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, buffalo), exploring three major parks, and learning about early human history.
- Places You Will Visit: Tarangire National Park (2,850 square kilometers), the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (including the 260 square kilometer Crater and Olduvai Gorge), and Serengeti National Park (14,763 square kilometers).
- Type of Safari: A private luxury safari with a flight at the end.
- Safari Car: You will have your own 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser. It has a roof that pops up for better viewing, a window seat for every person, plugs to charge your devices, and a small fridge for cold drinks.
- Your Guide: You will have a professional, licensed, English-speaking safari guide. Each guide has at least 7 years of experience in these parks. Guides who speak other languages can be requested.
- Hotels and Lodges: We offer different levels of luxury hotels to fit what you like.
- Starting Point: Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK).
- Ending Point: Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK).
How You Can Change or Personalize This Safari
This 9-day plan is a great foundation, but we can change it to perfectly match your interests. Here are some options for this Serengeti and Ngorongoro safari tour.
- Choice of Lodges: You can choose different hotels or lodges. While we have selected top-tier properties, we can book any lodge you prefer, such as Singita, &Beyond, or other exclusive camps, if they have rooms available.
- Change the Pace: If you want more time in one place, we can add extra days. For example, adding another day in the Serengeti is a great idea for serious photographers or people who want the best chance to see a predator hunt.
Focus on the Great Migration: This trip focuses on the Central Serengeti, which has amazing wildlife all year. If you want to see the massive herds of the Great Migration, we can change the plan:
- From December to March: We would book lodges in the Southern Serengeti to see the wildebeest give birth to their calves.
- From July to October: We would book lodges in the Northern Serengeti to see the herds cross the Mara River. This usually requires adding 1 or 2 days to the trip.
Add Special Activities:
- Hot Air Balloon Ride in the Serengeti: Start your day before sunrise with a one-hour balloon flight over the plains. You will see the park from the sky. After you land, a full breakfast with champagne is served in the bush. This needs to be booked far in advance.
- Night Game Drives: Some lodges in Tarangire are in special areas that allow driving at night with a spotlight. This is a chance to see nocturnal animals like porcupines, civets, and leopards hunting.
Add a Beach Holiday: After your safari, we can plan a relaxing 4 or 5-day trip to the island of Zanzibar. We will arrange the flights from Arusha and your stay at a top beach resort.
Highlights of Your 9-Day Tanzania Luxury Safari Package
- Three Famous Parks: You will see the different landscapes and animals of three of Africa's best parks. You will see the giant baobab trees and elephants of Tarangire, the amazing crater of Ngorongoro, and the endless plains of the Serengeti.
- Deep Serengeti Experience: With three full nights in the Serengeti, you have more time to explore. This extra time greatly increases your chances of seeing exciting animal behavior, like lion prides interacting or a cheetah hunting on the plains.
- The Ngorongoro Crater: You will go down 610 meters into the largest unbroken volcanic crater on Earth. Inside this 260 square kilometer natural bowl live about 25,000 large animals. It is the best place in Tanzania to see the rare black rhino.
- Olduvai Gorge - "The Cradle of Mankind": You will visit the famous place where scientists Louis and Mary Leakey found fossils of early humans that are 1.8 million years old. This stop adds a fascinating history lesson to your safari.
- Tarangire's Elephant Herds: Tarangire National Park is famous for its huge number of elephants. In the dry season (June to October), you can see herds of over 300 elephants drinking from the Tarangire River.
- Smart and Comfortable Travel: The flight from the Serengeti back to Arusha on Day 8 is a key part of this luxury trip. It saves you a long 7-hour drive and gives you more time for a game drive on your last morning.
