7-Day Luxury Tanzania Safari
A private 7-day luxury safari: elephants in Tarangire, a night on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, then three nights in a luxury tented camp in the Serengeti, with your own vehicle and guide.
Slow Days, Fine Camps
The pace is unhurried. You stay in luxury lodges and tented camps with large rooms, good food and attentive service, chosen for their position as much as their comfort. Three nights in the Serengeti give you time to follow what the animals are doing rather than just passing through.
On the last day you can drive back to Arusha with your guide, or take a short flight from the Serengeti to save a long drive (optional, at extra cost). We name the lodges when we confirm your booking, depending on availability and the season.
Why Travellers Choose It
- Your own vehicle and guide for the whole safari
- Luxury lodges and tented camps, full board
- A night on the Ngorongoro Crater rim and a game drive on the crater floor
- Three nights in the Serengeti
- Optional flight back from the Serengeti and optional balloon flight
Read our park guides
Route Map
- By road
- By air
- Day of the trip
- Arusha
Lines show the order of travel, not the exact roads.
Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you about an hour to a luxury lodge near Arusha, set in gardens or on a coffee estate. The rest of the day is yours to rest after the flight.
Overnight: Luxury lodge near Arusha
Meals: Dinner
About two hours' drive takes you to Tarangire, known for its elephant families and its old baobab trees. You spend the day on game drives and arrive at your luxury tented camp in the afternoon.
Overnight: Luxury tented camp in or near Tarangire
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A shorter travel day up the Rift Valley escarpment and through the green Ngorongoro highlands to your lodge on the crater rim. Arrive in time to watch the light change over the crater from your room or the terrace.
Overnight: Luxury lodge on or near the Ngorongoro Crater rim
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You go down into the crater early, before most vehicles, for a morning game drive. After a picnic lunch you cross the plains into the Serengeti, with a game drive on the way to your camp.
Overnight: Luxury tented camp in the Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Two full days in the Serengeti. Your guide plans each day with you: early starts and long lunches at camp, or a picnic and a full day out. Where you stay depends on the season, so that you are close to where the animals are.
If you would like a sunrise hot-air balloon flight with a bush breakfast, we can add one at extra cost.
Overnight: Luxury tented camp in the Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After a last morning game drive you either take a short scheduled flight from a Serengeti airstrip to Arusha (optional, at extra cost), or drive back to Arusha with your guide, which takes most of the day.
Meals: Breakfast
Price Per Person Sharing — Private, Luxury
| Group Size | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| 1 Person | $9,260 |
| 2 People | $6,330 |
| 3 People | $5,920 |
| 4 People | $5,720 |
| 5 People | $5,600 |
| 6 People | $5,510 |
Price per person sharing in US dollars, by the number of people travelling together; one traveller has a room to themselves. Groups of 7 or more: price on request.
Prices are based on our current estimates of 2026 lodge rates; we confirm the final price in writing before you book. Peak season (July to September and the Christmas holidays) can cost more.
Optional extra: a sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the central Serengeti, about an hour in the air, followed by a bush breakfast. About 599 US dollars per person for flights in 2026 and about 660 US dollars from 1 January 2027. Children from 7 years. Ask us to add it when you book.
Trip Notes
- Start: Kilimanjaro International Airport · End: Serengeti airstrip or Arusha
- Lodges are named after booking; each is luxury, or similar
- Optional flight from the Serengeti: about 15 kg of luggage per person in a soft bag
Includes
- All park entry and conservation fees, and the Ngorongoro Crater vehicle fee
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof and a professional driver-guide
- 6 nights in luxury lodges and tented camps, full board
- Drinking water on game drives
- Arrival transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport
Excludes
- International flights
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Tanzania's compulsory inbound travel insurance for foreign visitors (44 US dollars per person, from 1 October 2026)
- Flight from the Serengeti to Arusha (optional)
- Hot-air balloon flight (optional)
- Tips for guides and lodge staff
- Drinks not included in the lodges' meal plans
- Any government increase in park fees or taxes after booking
Questions Travellers Ask
Which lodges do you use?
Luxury lodges and tented camps that we choose for their position, service and food. We confirm the exact lodges when you book, because availability changes with the season.
Can we fly instead of driving back?
Yes. A short scheduled flight from a Serengeti airstrip to Arusha saves a long drive on the last day. It costs extra; we confirm the fare when you book.
Is the balloon flight included?
No, it is optional. A sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti with a bush breakfast costs about 599 US dollars per person for flights in 2026 and about 660 US dollars from 1 January 2027.
Can we add Zanzibar?
Yes. You can fly from the Serengeti to Zanzibar for a few days on the beach. Tell us how many nights you would like and we will send you a price.
Is the price per person or per group?
Per person sharing, for the number of people travelling together. For example, a couple pays $6,330 each, $12,660 in total.
