Tanzania Explorer Safari Classic
Begin your adventure in Arusha National Park, a picturesque haven filled with giraffes, elephants, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, and playful black-and-white colobus monkeys, all set against the backdrop of Mt. Meru’s towering peak. This park serves as an ideal introduction to Tanzania’s rich wildlife, offering a mix of lush forests, tranquil lakes, and scenic craters.
Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most remarkable natural wonders in Africa. This vast, wildlife-filled caldera is home to pink flamingos, kori bustards, and Augur buzzards that thrive around Lake Magadi. You may also choose to visit the Olduvai Gorge, an optional but fascinating stop that tells the story of early humankind through ancient fossils and stone tools discovered in the area.
Your adventure then leads to the Serengeti National Park, world-famous for the Great Migration a breathtaking spectacle where millions of wildebeests and zebras cross the plains while predators like lions and crocodiles await. Beyond this dramatic event, the Serengeti hosts an incredible range of wildlife, from the Big Five: lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo to rarer species like the African wild dog, grey crowned crane, and pangolin. Each day in the Serengeti reveals the raw beauty and diversity of Tanzania’s wilderness.
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Day 1 → Welcome to Tanzania and Arusha
A warm welcome greets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where our representative awaits to escort you to Kahawa House, a serene and stylish guesthouse set in a tranquil part of Arusha. After settling in, enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure
Dinner and overnight at Kahawa House.
Accommodation: Arusha Kahawa House
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Driving Time: 1 Hour from Kilimanjaro International Airport
Day 2 → Arusha → Ngorongoro
After a hearty breakfast you will depart for Ngorongoro arriving at Kitela Lodge
The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, is home to more than 30 000 protected animals. It is an area of spectacular beauty and excellent game viewing, a truly unique safari destination in Africa. The Ngorongoro Crater, once a gigantic volcano, is the largest intact caldera in the world. Today, long since having collapsed and eroded, it is an extensive highland area with the famous 600 metre deep Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point
Check in and Lunch followed by afternoon at leisure to enjoy the views of the crater
Dinner and overnight at Kitela Lodge
Accommodation: Kitela Lodge
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Driving Time: 2 Hr 30 Mins from Arusha
Day 3 – Ngorongoro
Wake up early to the views of the Crater, and after breakfast head off with picnic lunch for a full day game drive on the Crater floor, abundant with wildlife -view Black rhino that are protected within its rim, giant tusked elephants, big-maned lions stalking the grasslands, and bright pink flamingos crowding the soda lakes
Dinner and overnight at Kitela Lodge
Day 4 → Ngorongoro → Serengeti
Early morning game drive followed by breakfast, thereafter you will depart for Serengeti National Park which is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Seeking new pasture, the herds move north from their breeding grounds in the grassy southern plains. This is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world and is therefore unequalled for its natural beauty.
Upon arrival you will be transferred to Kubu Kubu Tented Camp with an enroute game drive.
Check in and lunch followed by a short siesta.
Afternoon game drive.
Refresh, Dinner and overnight at Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Driving Time: 4 Hrs from Ngorongoro
Day 5 and 6 → Serengeti and It’s Endless Plains
Over the next two days, your driver guide will plan lovely game drives, picnic lunches and activities for you so that you make the most of your time in Serengeti and ensure you get a life enriching experience of the world’s greatest wilderness. Early morning and afternoon game drives with relaxation in between or exhilarating full day game drives with picnic lunches to enjoy the massive wildlife preserve.
Dinner and overnight at Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Day 7 – Homebound
Early morning game drive followed by breakfast, thereafter you will be transferred to
Serengeti Airstrip for your flight back home via Kilimanjaro
Your Safari Experience Includes
1. Arrival meet and assist and all airport transfers
2. Accommodation on Full board throughout your safari and Half Board in Arusha
3. Transportation in a 4×4 Safari Landcruiser with pop-up roof, ideal for game viewing, with a window seat for every person
4. Services of an English-speaking safari driver-guide
5. Domestic Flight Serengeti – Kilimanjaro
6. All activities as listed in the itinerary
7. All park entrance fees
8. All conservation fees
9. Complimentary drinking water and snack hamper in all vehicles
10. Safari cap, water bottle, and tote bag for everyone
11. Comprehensive tour documents and wildlife checklist
Your Safari Experience Excludes
1. Any items of a personal nature such as drinks, tips, mineral water, laundry, telephones, extra meals etc.
2. Personal Travel or Trip cancellation insurance.
3. International Airfare.
4. Visa fees.
Your Safari Vehicle

Our Safari Vehicles are designed to give you comfort and space to enjoy a wonderful experience of natural wildlife sightings.
Baggage Space is strictly restricted so please do not over pack as you will need to leave back extra baggage at a cost of Storage and Transportation. The Safari vehicles are open from the top and non air conditioned.
What to Pack and Bring with You
Clothing and Footwear
1. Cool Cotton Clothes for the day
2. A Hooded Fleece
3. Cap or Hat
4. Long trousers for the evening
5. Comfortable shoes or boots for walking and a pair of flip flops
6. Swimming suits
7. Jacket or wind cheater for early morning and evenings
8. Please pack soft bags.
9. Please note that internal flights only allow 15 kgs of maximum baggage.
Other items
1. Your medical needs and prescription
2. Valid Passports and visas
3. Moisturiser and Sun glasses
4. Cameras and Batteries
5. Binoculars are a must for good viewing
6. Your personal smartphones or ipads as wifi is available at most lodges and hotels almost free
7. Credit cards for check in
8. Books to read on Safari
9. Your insurance cards and numbers
10. Insect repellent if you wish
Extra weight will have to be paid for directly by yourself
Visa, Travel and Baggage Information
1. Kenya is Visa free but you need to do a mandatory electronic travel authorisation which you can do at www.etakenya.go.ke
2. Baggage must be packed in soft suitcases or Duffel bags only and a maximum of 15 Kgs per person and 7 Kgs of Hand Baggage on Safari.
3. For Arrivals after 2 pm, guests must spend the first night in Nairobi as they cannot proceed to the National Parks.
Footnotes Read Carefully
Please note that complimentary drinking water is not served during meals in Kenya. This has to be purchased from the bar at most lodges and camps.
The hotels offer two bottles of drinking water in the rooms on complimentary basis.
This Safari is conducted in a Landcruiser with 7 window seats maximum.
Our vehicles are not air conditioned as they have open tops so air conditioning will not work.
Game driving is restricted to a maximum time of 8 hrs a day as your guide’s daily duty time.
Travel and Info Pack
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment Policy
Our Payment policy is as follows:
For International and Domestic Air tickets a 100 % prepayment must be received at the time of confirmation of the booking. These are subject to penalties of various kinds and therefore please confer with us to ascertain what is applicable.
Payments are required as follows unless otherwise agreed:
50 % deposit upon confirmation of the Safari if booked more than 90 days in advance. Balance payable 60 days prior to arrival. In case the Safari is booked within 59 days, full prepayment is required at the time of booking. All Bank Charges are to be borne by the clients or agents.
Cancellation Policy
The following Cancellation policy is application:
Over 90 days- Nil Penalty
89- 60 days- 20% Penalty
59- 45 days- 33% Penalty
44- 30 days- 50% Penalty
29- 15 days- 75% Penalty
Less than 14 days- No refund at all
TANZANIA EXPLORER SAFARI CLASSIC 2026
PRIVATE DEPARTURE SAFARI COSTS
| Rates per person based on number of people in a vehicle | 01 Jan to 31 Mar 26, 01 Jun to 31 Oct 25 & 16 Dec to 31 Dec 26 | 01 Apr to 31 May 26 | 01 Nov to 15 Dec 26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 pax | USD 3820 | USD 3225 | USD 3520 |
| 6 pax | USD 3880 | USD 3285 | USD 3580 |
| 5 pax | USD 3960 | USD 3365 | USD 3665 |
| 4 pax | USD 4080 | USD 3490 | USD 3790 |
| 3 pax | USD 4285 | USD 3695 | USD 4000 |
| 2 pax | USD 4700 | USD 4105 | USD 4405 |
| Single Room Supplement | USD 1000 | USD 700 | USD 855 |
| Child Sharing with two Adults | USD 2635 | USD 2340 | USD 2485 |
Rates are Per Person sharing based on the number of pax in the vehicle.
Single Room Supplement to be added to PPS Rate
Child Rates are applicable to Children U 12 sharing with 2 adults
