$4,774 to $4,796 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrive in Arusha and Settle Into Tanzania
Arrive in Arusha and Settle Into Tanzania
A Karibu Tena representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport and transfer you privately to your Arusha accommodation. Settle into your room, recover from the journey and meet your trip host for a relaxed welcome briefing covering the route, safari etiquette, timing and practical questions. Dinner and drinking water are included. If your flight arrives late, the evening program will be adjusted so you can rest before the hosted Arusha experience.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Kahawa House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Meet the People Shaping Tanzania's Future
Meet the People Shaping Tanzania's Future
Today introduces the Tanzania behind the wildlife photographs. After breakfast, join a privately hosted session with Selfless Solutions and Tanzanian educators, program leaders or entrepreneurs working to expand education and economic opportunity. Share a locally hosted lunch and learn through conversation rather than a staged performance. Any project observation is arranged around current activities, safeguarding and consent, so normal classes and community routines are not disrupted. A community contribution is already included, and there is no donation appeal.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Kahawa House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Enter Tarangire and Settle Beside the Wild
Enter Tarangire and Settle Beside the Wild
After breakfast, leave Arusha in your private pop-up-roof 4x4 and travel toward Tarangire, with a picnic lunch provided. Enter the park through its main entrance and begin an afternoon game drive among baobab woodland, river valleys and open savannah. Your guide will shape the route around current wildlife conditions rather than rush between predetermined stops. Later, continue to Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp, located just outside the park, for dinner and the first of two nights.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Slow Down Where the Elephants Gather
Slow Down Where the Elephants Gather
Spend a complete day in Tarangire without packing your bags or racing toward another lodge. Your private guide can begin early, follow fresh wildlife information, pause patiently at sightings and choose between a full-day drive with a picnic lunch or morning and afternoon drives with time to rest at the lodge. Tarangire is especially known for elephants, baobab landscapes and wildlife drawn toward its river system, although every sighting remains natural and cannot be guaranteed. Return to the same tented lodge for dinner and a second night.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
One Last Tarangire Drive, Then the Highlands
One Last Tarangire Drive, Then the Highlands
Begin with a final Tarangire game drive, giving your guide another opportunity to explore areas missed the previous day. After lunch, leave the park and continue toward the fertile Ngorongoro Highlands and Karatu District. The transfer is deliberately kept unhurried, with comfort stops and timing adjusted for road and gate conditions. Arrive at Marera Valley Lodge in the afternoon, settle into your cottage and enjoy the gardens, swimming pool or veranda before dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Karatu District
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Descend Early Into Ngorongoro Crater
Descend Early Into Ngorongoro Crater
Leave after an early breakfast for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the crater for a private game drive. Explore the caldera floor with your guide, looking for lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, hyenas and, with luck, the endangered black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated site before ascending from the crater. Continue across the highlands to Ngorongoro Wild Camp for dinner and overnight, positioning you farther along the route toward Serengeti and reducing unnecessary backtracking.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Cross the Highlands Into the Serengeti
Cross the Highlands Into the Serengeti
After breakfast, travel from the Ngorongoro Highlands through the conservation area toward Serengeti National Park. This is a long but rewarding transfer day, combining changing highland scenery, open plains, a picnic lunch and game viewing as you enter through the Naabi Hill area. Continue across Central Serengeti with your private guide, stopping when wildlife and road conditions allow. Reach ThornTree Camp in the Seronera area for dinner and the first of two nights, replacing another rushed checkout with time to experience the wilderness after dark.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
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ThornTree Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
A Full Serengeti Day With Time to Observe
A Full Serengeti Day With Time to Observe
Enjoy a full private safari day in Central Serengeti with no onward transfer controlling the schedule. Begin early or choose a more relaxed start, then explore river valleys, open plains and rocky kopjes while your guide responds to recent sightings, weather and animal movement. You may take a picnic lunch into the park or return to camp for a midday break before an afternoon drive. The slower pace creates room for photography, animal behaviour and quiet observation. Return to the same camp for dinner and your final night in the bush.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- ThornTree Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Fly Back to Arusha With the Plains Below
Fly Back to Arusha With the Plains Below
After breakfast, enjoy a short final game drive if the flight schedule allows, then transfer to Seronera Airstrip for the scheduled flight to Arusha. The current published service normally reaches Arusha around midday, but operating times can change and will be reconfirmed for your travel date. On arrival, a Karibu Tena representative will transfer you to an Arusha hotel, Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport according to your onward plans. Lunch and drinking water are included, and no accommodation is provided tonight.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
