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Ten real Tanzania safari itineraries from 3 to 14 days. Northern Circuit classics through the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire; a Southern Circuit run through Ruaha and Nyerere; a fly-in to Mahale chimpanzees; Mafia whale sharks; the Mount Meru trek; and the Lake Natron + Lengai adventure. Each is a sketch you can take as-is or use as a starting point. Pair any of them with a Kilimanjaro climb or a Zanzibar week — we'll build the combo around your dates.
Most bookedPHOTO ⟶ LION PRIDE AT KOPJES · CENTRAL SERENGETITarangire elephants, the Ngorongoro Crater floor, and central Serengeti — in five well-paced days, with a working guide and a vehicle we own. The trip we'd build for our own family if they only had a week.
Short stayPHOTO ⟶ TARANGIRE BAOBABS · DRY SEASONThe shortest honest northern safari we run. Tarangire elephants, the Manyara forest, and the Crater floor — for travelers passing through or extending a Kilimanjaro climb.
Right pacePHOTO ⟶ NGORONGORO CRATER FLOOR · DAWNA second Serengeti night, a Manyara afternoon, and time to breathe between parks. First-time travellers and honeymooners — this is the one we recommend before any other.
North + SouthPHOTO ⟶ NYERERE BOAT SAFARI · RUFIJI RIVERSix days of classic Northern Circuit, then a bush flight south to Nyerere (formerly Selous) for boat safaris, walking safaris and a quieter Africa most visitors never see.
PremiumPHOTO ⟶ BALLOON SAFARI DAWN · SERENGETITwo weeks at the right pace, premium camps throughout, capped at 4 guests, with two Serengeti regions and a Nyerere finale. For photographers, anniversaries, repeat clients.
Flamingo + volcanoPHOTO ⟶ LAKE NATRON FLAMINGOS · LENGAIFour days at the soda lake where 2.5 million flamingos breed and the active volcano they breed beneath. Optional Lengai summit climb, gorge hike, and a cultural visit to the surrounding Maasai community.
Kili warm-upPHOTO ⟶ MERU CRATER RIM · DAWNFour days on Tanzania's second-highest peak — wildlife on the lower slopes, alpine moorland on the middle, and a sunrise summit with Kilimanjaro in the distance. The best Kilimanjaro acclimatization climb.
Oct – Mar seasonPHOTO ⟶ WHALE SHARK · MAFIA CHANNELFive days on Mafia Island during whale shark season — snorkel alongside the giants, dive the protected reef, decompress at a quiet Indian Ocean lodge most travellers have never heard of.
Once in a lifetimePHOTO ⟶ MAHALE FOREST · LAKE TANGANYIKAFive days at the most remote and most beautiful chimpanzee park in the world. Fly into Mahale, trek the M-group with the Japanese research project trackers, swim in Lake Tanganyika between treks.
Southern CircuitPHOTO ⟶ RUFIJI BOAT · NYERERESeven days through Tanzania's southern parks — boat safaris on the Rufiji, wild dog tracking in Ruaha, and the vast, quiet wilderness that most northern-circuit travellers never see.
The ten safaris above cover ~85% of what guests ask for. The other 15% — family-specific, photography-specific, mobility considerations, religious dietary needs, a partner who only has 4 days while the others have 12 — we build from scratch. Tell us how you'd like your trip to feel.
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