Lion Crest
EXPEDITIONS
Lion Crest
EXPEDITIONS
Full-day safari among ancient baobabs and Tarangire's famous elephant herds — private or shared, direct from Arusha.
Descend into the world's largest intact volcanic caldera for a full day among the Big Five — Lion Crest's perfect one-day safari.
Two game drives beneath the Rift Valley escarpment: groundwater forest full of baboons, elephants under tall trees, the hippo pool and, in season, flamingos on the lake.
A game drive past the Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater, plus a 2–3 hour guided walk with an armed ranger among giraffe and buffalo beneath Mount Meru.
A waterfall hike and hands-on coffee tour in a Chagga village on Kilimanjaro's slopes, then an afternoon swim in the clear spring-fed pool at Kikuletwa. From Arusha or Moshi.
A blue crater lake on the Kenyan border below Kilimanjaro: a rim walk, a steep path to the water, canoeing when available and a picnic.
About an hour above the central Serengeti at sunrise, then a bush breakfast. Added to any of our safaris with a night in the central Serengeti.
A private half day in Arusha with a local guide: the clock tower, the Arusha Declaration Museum, the markets and the Cultural Heritage Centre.
Shop at an Arusha food market with a local cook, then cook and eat a Tanzanian lunch together. Vegetarian on request.
A day with a Maasai family on the plains near Arusha: their home, cattle and beadwork, a walk with the herders and lunch.
Cycle through banana groves and rice fields with a local guide, visit craft workshops and eat a home-cooked lunch. An add-on to a safari or a day trip.
A camping safari in a shared vehicle: two nights camping, game drives in the central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Departs every Monday and Thursday.
A camping safari in a shared vehicle: Tarangire, a night in the central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Departs every Tuesday and Saturday.
A full day with Tarangire's elephants, a night in Karatu, then a game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor before driving back to Arusha.
Three parks in three days from Arusha — Manyara's lake and forest, a full day on the crater floor, and Tarangire's elephants.
Two nights in the central Serengeti and a game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, in your own private vehicle with mid-range camps.
Four days from elephant country to the Ngorongoro Crater floor, finishing with waterfalls and hot springs near Kilimanjaro.
The classic northern circuit by road: Tarangire's elephants, two days of big cats in the Serengeti and a morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Budget or Mid-Range.
Two nights camping inside the Serengeti, a night on the Ngorongoro crater rim and a morning on the crater floor, with your own vehicle, guide and cook.
The full week: Arusha, Manyara, Tarangire, the Serengeti plains, and Ngorongoro Crater — Lion Crest's signature mid-range circuit.
Northern Tanzania's three most beautiful parks, at your own pace, in a private jeep with your own guide throughout.
Tarangire, a night on the Ngorongoro Crater rim and three nights in the Serengeti, in luxury lodges and tented camps, with your own vehicle and guide.
A private safari planned around children: shorter driving days, a free afternoon, a Maasai village visit and child prices.
Four parks without rushing: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, two nights in the central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater floor, in mid-range lodges.
Four parks in five days: Tarangire, two nights in the central Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara, in mid-range lodges with your own vehicle.
Four nights in the Serengeti, two in Tarangire, a night on the Ngorongoro Crater rim and Lake Manyara: a thorough safari in mid-range lodges.
An afternoon in Lake Manyara's forest, a lodge night in Karatu and a morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, in your own vehicle.
Tarangire on foot with an armed park ranger: a long walk and a short walk, game drives among elephants and baobabs, two nights near the park.
Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, then fly to Kigali for a mountain gorilla trek in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.
Two parks close to Arusha: elephants and baobabs in Tarangire, then Lake Manyara's forest and shore. One night at a mid-range lodge.
The whole north at an easy pace: two nights in Tarangire, Lake Manyara, four Serengeti nights including the migration area, and the crater.
Tarangire, two nights in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater in four days, staying in luxury lodges and tented camps.
Six days built around the Great Migration's river crossings, with two nights by the Mara River and the best of the Northern Circuit on the way.
Five days with the Great Migration during calving season, when thousands of calves are born each day and the predators follow, with a drive or flight back to Arusha.
Two countries, one ecosystem: the Masai Mara with our Kenyan partner, then the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire with Lion Crest.
The calving season at Ndutu by road: Tarangire, two nights in a tented camp near the herds and the Ngorongoro Crater on the way back.
Seven nights under canvas with your own guide and cook: Tarangire, five Serengeti nights following the herds, and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Fly from Arusha to the northern Serengeti for three nights by the Mara River in the crossing season.
Two days in the Rift Valley: a waterfall hike and flamingos at Lake Natron, then a night climb of Ol Doinyo Lengai for sunrise at the rim.
Three unhurried days at Lake Natron: flamingos, a waterfall gorge, ancient footprints and a Maasai village, plus a rested night climb of Ol Doinyo Lengai.
A morning with the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and Datoga blacksmiths at Lake Eyasi, then a full game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor.
Two nights at Lake Natron, then into the Serengeti through the remote north-east, a night in the central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater floor.
A game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, two nights on the rim and a ranger-guided hike down to Empakaai's crater lake.
A day with a Hadzabe hunter-gatherer community and a Datoga blacksmith family by Lake Eyasi, with a local guide who translates.
A day on Kilimanjaro: through the rainforest from Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut and back with a licensed mountain guide. Pickup in Moshi or Arusha.
The popular southern route to Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m: rainforest, the Shira Plateau, the Lava Tower and the Barranco Wall, with our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
The scenic western route to Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m: rainforest, the Shira Plateau and the Barranco Wall, with our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
The hut route to Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m, with an acclimatisation day at Horombo, our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
Tanzania's second-highest mountain, 4,566 m, right above Arusha: huts, an armed park ranger, Little Meru and the summit ridge at sunrise.
The Machame route a day faster: Lava Tower, the Barranco Wall and Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m, for fit hikers. Our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
The quiet western route in 7 days: forest, the whole Shira Plateau, Lava Tower and the Barranco Wall to Uhuru Peak. Our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
The shortest standard climb to Uhuru Peak, sleeping in huts, for fit walkers with recent altitude experience. Our own crew and two hotel nights in Moshi.
The quiet northern route, usually drier: steady slopes, a night at Mawenzi Tarn and the summit, down the Marangu path. Two hotel nights in Moshi.
The longest and quietest route: the western forest, the Shira Plateau and a traverse of the northern slopes to the summit, with the most time to acclimatise.
Mount Meru, 4,566 m, in 3 days from Arusha: an armed ranger, two hut nights, Little Meru and a sunrise summit, then down to the gate.
Seven days on the Machame route to Uhuru Peak, then four days on safari in Tarangire, the central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.
The quiet northern route in 6 days: a night at Mawenzi Tarn, the summit and down the Marangu path. For fit climbers. Two hotel nights in Moshi.
Climb Mount Meru first to get used to the altitude, then Kilimanjaro on the 6-day Machame route. Our own crews and hotel nights in Arusha and Moshi.
Climb Kilimanjaro on the 7-day Machame route, then fly to Zanzibar for four nights on the beach. Our own crew, flight and hotels included.
A day on Kilimanjaro's high western plateau, about 3,500 m: open moorland, easy walking and close views of Kibo, with a mountain guide.
Five nights on safari, then a flight from the Serengeti to four nights on a Zanzibar beach. Bush dinner and sunset dhow cruise included; Mid-range or Luxury.
Five nights on safari for families and friends, then a flight from the Serengeti to four nights on a Zanzibar beach. Private, mid-range.
Fly from Arusha straight into the Serengeti, two nights in a tented camp, then back by road with a morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor.
Skip the long drive — fly direct into the Serengeti, cross to the Ngorongoro Crater, and return via Zanzibar. A luxury short safari.
Three days on Zanzibar's white sand, then three days looking for lions, elephants and, with luck, black rhino across the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
Seven nights on safari, four of them in the Serengeti, then a flight to Zanzibar for four nights on the beach. Private vehicle, mid-range lodges.
Fly from Zanzibar to the central Serengeti for two nights in a tented camp, with private game drives and a sunrise balloon flight.
Stone Town and Prison Island, a spice farm and Jozani forest, then three nights on the beach, with our licensed Zanzibar partner.
Fly from Arusha to the central Serengeti for game drives on two days and a night in a tented camp.
Fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park for a private game drive and lunch, and be back at your hotel the same evening.
Take the early SGR train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro for a private game drive in Mikumi National Park, with lunch, and the train back.
Fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi for two nights in a mid-range lodge or tented camp, game drives and a Maasai village visit.
Fly from Dar es Salaam to Ruaha for three nights in a tented camp, full board, with the camp's game drives.
Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park for a private game drive and a boat safari on the Rufiji River, and be back at your hotel the same evening.
Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere for a night in a camp, game drives, a boat safari on the Rufiji River and an optional walking safari.
A budget safari from Zanzibar without a flight: the ferry to Dar es Salaam, the SGR train to Morogoro and two days of game drives in Mikumi.
Fly from Zanzibar to Tanzania's largest park for two nights: game drives, a Rufiji River boat safari and a walking safari with a ranger.
A private road safari from Dar es Salaam to Tanzania's largest park: game drives, a Rufiji River boat safari and two nights in a camp.
Two southern parks by road: game drives on Mikumi's open floodplain, then Nyerere's lakes and a boat safari on the Rufiji.
Game drives on Mikumi's open floodplain, then a guided rainforest hike to the Sanje waterfalls in the Udzungwa Mountains.
Tanzania's only coastal national park in one day: a game drive, a boat safari on the Wami River and lunch, back in Dar es Salaam by evening.
A night in Tanzania's only coastal national park: game drives on two days, a boat safari on the Wami River and a lodge or camp in the park.
Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater by road, then fly to Ruaha and Nyerere for the wild south, with a Rufiji River boat safari.
By SGR train to Morogoro for an afternoon and a morning in Mikumi, with a night at a lodge or tented camp near the park.
By road from Dar es Salaam: Mikumi's floodplain, then two nights in wild Ruaha among lions, elephants and baobabs.
The three great southern parks by road: a Rufiji boat safari in Nyerere, Mikumi's floodplain and three nights in wild Ruaha.
Three nights in Nyerere with a Rufiji River boat safari, then the ferry to Zanzibar for four nights on the beach.
Fly to Nyerere for a Rufiji River boat safari, then on to wild Ruaha: three nights in each park.
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