Ultimate Luxury
12-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari
The ultimate Tanzania journey combining wilderness and beach.
- Duration
- 12 Days / 11 Nights
- Route
- Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar
- Best time
- June to October and January to February
- Pace
- Relaxed
Overview
About this safari
Our most indulgent journey: private game drives in Tarangire, five nights flying between top Serengeti camps, the Ngorongoro Crater from an ultra-luxury rim lodge, and a private beach villa on Zanzibar.
Trip highlights
- Private vehicle and guide throughout
- Five nights in top Serengeti camps
- Exclusive crater-rim lodge
- Private beach villa on Zanzibar
Your route
Trip at a glance
- Duration
- 12 Days / 11 Nights
- Start / end
- Kilimanjaro Airport → Zanzibar
- Style
- Ultimate Luxury
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Stay
- Five-star lodges, luxury tented camps and a private villa
- Ideal for
- Honeymooners, celebrations and luxury travellers
- Best time
- June to October and January to February.
- Price
- Quoted per trip; depends on season, group size and lodges
Day by day
Your itinerary
Timings and camps can shift with the season and wildlife; your guide adapts each day to give you the best sightings.
Day 1: Luxury arrival
Private transfer from Kilimanjaro airport to a secluded five-star retreat outside Arusha.
Day 2: Tarangire
Private game drive into Tarangire, with a luxury bush lunch beneath the baobabs.
Day 3: Tarangire at leisure
A second day in Tarangire: a walk in the border concession, an afternoon drive and sunset drinks among the baobabs.
Day 4: Fly to the Serengeti
Fly from Kuro airstrip to the Serengeti and meet your guide for the first game drive.
Day 5: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon drives with the season’s best predator action.
Day 6: Balloon over the plains
Dawn hot air balloon flight with champagne breakfast, then a relaxed afternoon drive.
Day 7: Move with the migration
Short flight to a second top camp positioned close to the migration herds.
Day 8: With the herds
A full day with the migration and its predators.
Day 9: To the Ngorongoro highlands
Fly to Lake Manyara and drive up to an ultra-luxury lodge on the crater rim.
Day 10: Exclusive crater safari
An early private descent into the crater for rhino, lions and elephants, with a gourmet picnic on the crater floor.
Day 11: Fly to Zanzibar
Fly to Zanzibar and transfer to your private beach villa for an afternoon in the Indian Ocean.
Day 12: Indian Ocean farewell
A final morning on the beach or a sunrise dhow sail before your transfer to the airport.
What’s included
Included and not included
This is what a standard private safari with us includes. Your written proposal confirms the details for your trip.
Included
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All park and conservation fees for the itinerary
- Accommodation as listed, with the meals shown for each day
- Drinking water in the vehicle throughout the safari
- Airport transfers in Tanzania
Not included
- International flights and Tanzanian visa
- Travel insurance (required)
- Optional activities such as balloon flights
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Drinks and personal expenses unless stated
When to go
Best time for this trip
June to October and January to February.
- JanGood
- FebGood
- MarGood
- AprQuieter / wet
- MayQuieter / wet
- JunGood
- JulPeak
- AugPeak
- SepPeak
- OctPeak
- NovGood
- DecGood
Destinations
Places on this safari
Read our in-depth guide to each park on the route.
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