
$1,401 pp (USD)
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Serengeti Smile
- Office In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2020)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board & AMREF FLYING DOCTORS INSURANCE
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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SERENGETI SMILE is the Best Tour Operator organizing Wildlife Safaris, Beach Holidays, Mountains Trekking, and Cultural Tours in Tanzania. We organize highly professional Safaris and Holidays to the most magnificent destinations offering an amazing experience for a lifetime.
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They were reliable, professional and everyone we dealt with very friendly!
We did a 4 day safari in October 2025 with Serengeti Smile and had Libe as our guide. We had a once in a lifetime experience and Libe was an amazing guide. He was knowledgeable, reliable and friendly. He drove the bumpy African roads very well too! We saw the Big 5 up close within 3 days and also lots of other rare wildlife including a close encounter with a cheetah and her cubs. We also managed to see a rare black rhino up close too. Would definitely recommend Serengeti Smile to anyone wanting to do a Tanzanian safari. They were very organised and professional from initial enquiry through the booking process and when we arrived. Thanks Libe for a fantastic few days we will never forget!

Very responsive and helpful; good guide.
The company was easy to deal with (unlike many), they provided a good guide (Champion), the lunches were good, the jeep was well equipped including with a charger and chilled drinks. Guide was very consentious and responsive to our requests.
As for the hotels we wanted a tented camp and we were given two. Both of the two we chose had some good features but both were off a noisy highway. If you don't like road noise don't choose those.

Short and sweet safari
We took a short 3-day safari with Serengeti Smiles and it was an excellent choice. We had a day in Tarangire and saw so many different types of animals including the most elephants I’ve ever seen. We had a very nice hotel stay for the 2 nights in Karatu with beautiful rooms and the friendliest people. Our second day involved meeting some local tribes by Lake Eyasi, the Hadzabe and the Datoga. Spending a few hours with the Hadzabe as they shared how they maintained one of the last hunter/gatherer lifestyles in the world was one of the most unique experiences I’ve ever had. Another stay at our Karatu hotel with some time by the pool and our last day was at Ngorongoro Crater where we saw plenty of lions, hyenas, warthogs, elephants, baboons and the elusive black rhino. I can’t thank our guide Barnabas enough, he was really friendly and knowledgeable, he looked after us really well and made our safari a wonderful experience. His animal spotting is excellent and his laugh very infectious, we couldn’t recommend more!
Barnabas is the best!
Barnabas was a fantastic safari guide and I would recommend him to anyone. From the minute he picked us up at the hotel, he was informative and stopped throughout the journey to show us interesting places and tell us information about the local area including the history, farming, local culture and wildlife. We really appreciated his great sense of humour and positive energy which he brought whether it was 6am at the start of a safari or 7pm after a long day.
In both parks, Barnabas seemed to always be in the right place at the right time. We saw lions mating, elephants crossing the road with their calves, a rare rhino in the bush and many more animals including giraffes, hyenas, baboons, hippos, ostriches, gazelles, warthogs. He knew so much about all of the different species and would share facts with us during the duration of the safari.
Barnabas is an excellent driver and he was highly competent at navigating the roads. He was also super punctual and always met us on time and was where he said he would be. We appreciated his flexibility, for example, stopping off at a shop so that we could buy some artwork or starting the day early so that we could maximise our time at the national parks.
Overall, I would definitely recommend Barnabas to anyone wanting to see Tanzania’s amazing wildlife up-close. He is a truly great guide with a great sense of humour.

Smile with Serengeti…Smile
When you travel in Africa forget Europe …this is Africa. Nonetheless all was perfect as per Serengeti Smile plan…we had minor problem during a night stay ( Serengeti classic view camp …in my personal top 3 of African travels ) and it was fixed despite we were in the middle of nowhere …for the rest, you need a good , calm , smart driver who cares about safe driving ( we had it ) …and then , with a bit of luck , you see all you can see…we can’t book appointments with wild animals…
Other Safaris & Tours41 – Offered by Serengeti Smile
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3-Day Best Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Manyara Trip
$1,052 to $1,071 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP, Arusha (End)
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5-Day Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Manyara Perfect Trip
$1,321 to $1,372 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Moshi (Start), Arusha (City), Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP, Moshi (End)
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3-Day Luxury Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Manyara Tour
$1,195 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP, Arusha (End)
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3-Day Wildlife and Cultural Experience in Tanzania
$1,052 to $1,071 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Tarangire NP, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
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5-Day Tarangire, Ngoroongoro & Manyara Adventure
$1,371 to $1,412 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Moshi (Start), Arusha (City), Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP, Moshi (End)
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4-Day Arusha NP, Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Manyara Safari
$1,422 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Arusha NP, Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara NP, Arusha (End)