The Best of Tanzania Private Safari
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Embark on a luxury yet affordable 4-day private Tanzania Safari. Explore the world-famous parks of Northern Tanzania and witness incredible wildlife. Customize your tour and enjoy the best accommodations and experiences.

Duration: 4 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Explore Large Herds of Elephants in Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park - Begin your adventure with a pickup from your hotel at your chosen time (we recommend starting early to maximize your game drive experience) and head to Tarangire National Park.

Tarangire boasts the world’s largest concentrations of elephants and the highest number of breeding bird species, especially during the dry season.

You’ll encounter a variety of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, leopards, kudu, oryx, and gerenuk, among others. In the afternoon, your guide will find an ideal spot for you to enjoy a picnic lunch amidst the wildlife.

The Tarangire River, the park’s only permanent water source, attracts large herds of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and the predators that hunt them.

In the evening, you’ll head to Marera View Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Tree-climbing Lions of Lake Manyara & Big Cats of Serengeti Park

Serengeti National Park - After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which stretches from the base of the dramatic Rift Valley escarpment to Soda Lake, known for its large flocks of flamingoes.

This park is one of the continent’s most beautiful, characterized by lush green vegetation and tall trees of the groundwater forest, home to baboons, blue monkeys, and tree-climbing lions.

After exploring Lake Manyara, continue your game drive en route to the renowned Serengeti Park.

You may have seen Central Serengeti in famous documentaries like Surviving in Serengeti, Serengeti Shall Never Die, Tales of the Serengeti, Great Natural Wonders of the World, Lions of Serengeti, and Kings of the Serengeti. Today, you’ll experience the park firsthand! As you drive through the heart of Serengeti National Park, you’ll arrive at your camp in time for a sundowner, offering a truly mesmerizing view that safari enthusiasts cherish.

Serengeti National Park - Voted World’s Best Park

Serengeti National Park - Waking up in the Serengeti is an experience you won’t want to miss.

After breakfast, embark on another unforgettable game drive in Serengeti National Park.

The Serengeti is so vast that you could spend a week—or even two—and still not see it all. This is why many visitors return time and again.

Today, enjoy a game drive in the world’s most famous park, which has received numerous accolades over the years… Serengeti National Park.

You’ll have your picnic lunch in the park, home to the Great Migration, 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and various antelopes.

For Big Cats and large predators, this is the prime location to spot lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, with many iconic scenes like the famous river crossings filmed here.

In the late afternoon, you’ll proceed to Manyara Secret Luxury for dinner and an overnight stay.

The Big 5 of Ngorongoro Crater

Lake Manyara - After breakfast, descend into the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater for an exceptional game viewing experience.

This is the best place to see the endangered black rhino (fewer than 1000 remain in the wild).

The crater is the only place in the country where you can see all the Big 5 animals in a single day. It also hosts a variety of other wildlife, including zebras, wildebeests, hippos, gazelles, hyenas, jackals, and elephants with long tusks.

You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, often referred to as the 8th wonder of the world, before continuing to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport, marking the end of your memorable Tanzania safari.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • AMREF flying doctors rescue cover
  • Lunch
  • Unlimited drinking water, Soft Drinks, Wines & Local Beers
  • Dinner
  • Professional and experienced safari guide & Unlimited Game Drives
  • Breakfast
  • All accommodation and government fees during the tour
What's Not Included
  • Tips and any items of personal nature
  • Other drinks which not mentioned
Additional Information

✓ Discover the magnificent 4 parks of Northern Tanzania, including Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara parks

✓ Based on our years of experience and the feedback from our clients, we can provide valuable recommendations for must-see sights.

✓ We can assist you in altering your accommodation preferences. Please inform us ahead of time.

✓ After reviewing this package, don’t hesitate to request modifications. It’s a customized private tour tailored to your desires.

✓ We understand that everyone’s style and preferences are individual. Therefore, we’re open to adjusting the package’s features to align perfectly with your requirements and budget.

✓ Experience the allure of Serengeti, declared the best national park internationally for the second consecutive year.

✓ Embark on a quest for the Big 5 wildlife in the Ngorongoro Crater.

✓ Marvel at one of the globe’s highest concentration of elephants in Tarangire.

✓ Track down the elusive tree-climbing lions in the picturesque Lake Manyara national park.

✓ We’re affiliated with AMREF Flying doctors.

✓ Rest easy knowing you’re covered by our million-dollar insurance.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Trek58469720182
Aug 7, 2024
Beautiful scenery, wonderful people and very accesible. - Our ten days with Herman and Earthlife was fantastic. Absolutely amazing experience. Inno planned an incredible trip for us with great food, beautiful nature and gracious, welcoming people and comfortable accommodations. Would recommend to anyone. Herman picked us up at the airport and was our guide and mentor the entire experience. Thank you Herman for making our trip so special, sharing your national pride and love of the nature in your homeland. Your passion truly inspired us. There were a few times I think he was more in awe of the nature than we were! Very accesible for all ages. If you think you want to do it, just do it. It’ll be so worth it and Earthlife is the way to go. It’s very cool having new friends in Tanzania. Thank you Inno and Herman. Mi hermano. 15/10 stars
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Mrslalone
Jun 29, 2024
All we dreamed of and more!!! - We’ve been home for a few days now and I can’t stop feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude for Earthlife!! Angel who listened to our needs/wants and helped us curate the PERFECT itinerary and to Herman who is hands down the greatest guide in the Serengeti!! From the pristine vehicle to the beautiful accommodations our every need was taken care of. Add the fact that we saw absolutely everything we hoped to see, had moments that will be forever etched into our hearts providing us the ultimate safari experience. I can happily and confidently encourage you to book the best trip of your life with Earthlife and I can not thank the team enough for the memories you have given our family. We will be back!
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Agus
Jun 7, 2024
Incredible lifetime experience courtesy of Daniel Balela - We had just finished an amazing 9 day safari starting at Arusha National Park then Trangire National Park, Serengeti (Central & Western) and finally Ngorongoro Crater. Our driver/guide, Daniel Balela has done an incredible job providing us with a lifetime experience to see all the Big 5 and Ugly 5. Not only that he provided us with the experience but also really provided us (particularly our daughters) with all the detail attention to make sure that everyone has the best experience.
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Dream39075180594
Aug 27, 2023
Amazing experience - Experience of a lifetime! We went on a 5-day Safari through Tarangire, Ngonrogoro and Serengetti. Miguel helped us a lot with the organization and planning of the trip, giving us confidence and valuable advice, showing great knowledge of the reality we were going to encounter. In Tanzania, Herman as a guide was excellent, super knowledgeable about the terrain, the animals, the plants, everything, and with good communication in English. It was 5 magnificent days that we will always remember, thank you Miguel, Herman, and thank you to earthlife expeditions!
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Jjparkster
Aug 4, 2023
Best trip ever w/ family of 5 - we just completed a 2 week trip with Earthlife and guides Paul and Reuben. It was our first trip to Tanzania and it was epic! We are so glad we went on this trip (it was planned before Covid and we weren’t sure we were going to make it, here we are 3 years later). We have 3 kids ages 17, 11, and 8. The whole family (and extended family, total group was 9) will remember this trip for a lifetime. Earthlife was very responsive and our guides were fantastic! Paul is a veteran guide and all the other guides seem to know him and follow his lead. He was the first to spot many animals and then other guides would come. He is very good w the kids being a dad himself. Reuben was a lot of fun and was good at spotting the birds as some of our party were birders, he also speaks mandarin! (not relevant for us but was impressive). We did 12 game drives at least! Our guides worked hard! We saw 60+ lions according to my son who kept count, as well as leopards, cheetahs, hippos, and two wildebeest crossings! It was both luck and the experience of our guides. We learned there is a lot of knowledge and skill needed in finding the animals. The hotels were fantastic we especially enjoyed the Mara Mara tent lodge in the northern Serengeti. Melia hotel was very luxurious and more western which was nice but felt less authentic. Food was all very good and high quality in my opinion and I'm a bit of a foodie, we def did not lose any weight that's for sure lol. Caudence and Daniel in the office were also very helpful and welcoming. We felt very taken care of by Earthlife and our guides throughout the trip, we highly recommend. We travel all over the world with our kids and they said this is the best trip they have ever been on and I think the adults would all agree! I don't really have many travel tips other than I probably overprepared. Filtered water or water bottles are offered everywhere at hotel and in the car and we did not see a single mosquito! (Tho we did get a few bites from flies). Toiletries and laundry service were provided at all the lodges we stayed at. Weather was fantastic and mostly mild. The level of service exceeded our expectations, the people I will remember the most, so kind and warm. The tent lodge packed up a box of my daughters favorite cookies when we were leaving. Melia hotel made and delivered chicken soup for my daughter who wasn't feeling well for a couple days. I cried on the way to the airport as I didn't want the trip to end, was magical and we are very grateful for this opportunity. Bring a lot of small bills for tips (us $s work or local currently). And generous tips/gifts for your guides. We really felt they deserved so much we were so thankful for all they did for us to make things special.
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Happiness27440606312
Jul 3, 2023
The Best Trip Ever - The Best Trip of our lives with the guides Herman and Samuel. Together, these two highly professional guides led us through four national parks where we lived the most memorable moments, so far. We were lucky to see the Big Five, but the most fantastic experiences were two cheetas hunting a gazzele and a lioness hunting a wild beast. We were impressed by the cleanliness of the parks and the kindness of the Tanzanian people. Many thanks to Miguel Bruno for organizing this fabulous trip and to Herman and Sam Sam (Samuel) for enabling us to experience unique moments during the whole safari. We will certainly come back with the support of Earthlife Expeditions.
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Aleisaza
Jun 27, 2023
out of this world - This was an amazing experience that really surpassed our expectations. Our guide, Herman, made sure to keep us safe at all times, but also give us the best views of the animals. He was so knowledge and sweet, he really made our experience something above what we ever imagined.
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M9710ynantoinem
Jun 17, 2023
Straightforward, Flexible, Responsive, great safari experience - Went on a 5 day safari with my wife as part of our honeymoon. Inno has been very responsive and helpful from the moment we contacted Earthlife Expeditions. He was always available and considered all our requests to tailor an experience that fits what we are looking for. Hotel pickup and dropoff was smooth, timely and comfortable. We went to Tarangire National Park, Manyara Lake, Central Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and an amazing experience seeing many different animals and also many of their babies which was very lovely. Inno was also available throughout the trip and helped us whenever things happened out of our control and he helped rectify them: - The local airline dropped us to a different airport because of whether conditions, we contacted Inno and he arranged with our guide to pick up from where we landed without charging us anything extra. - One of the two accommodations made many mistakes which meant the stay there wasn't to an acceptable standard, we complained to Inno and he followed up with them to give us a refund for that night. The other place we stayed at exceeded our expectations (Kon Tiki, will write a separate review for them) Our guide Sam was great, he was polite and knowledgeable, and easy to talk to. We hope to have another safari with Earthlife Expeditions in the future.
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Beatrizelvas
Feb 22, 2023
Amazing Experience. They really take cara of us - I just arrived from a 7 days safari. Great Great Experience. Since the begining I had the feeling that I was "taken care". I talked with Miguel Almeida Bruno, (Manager) and he advised when to go and what to visit. That is very important. Things change along the year and the kind of people that we are. That makes the difference of Earthlife Expeditions. Almost un "A la carte" expedition. It was amazing since the begining. Our guide was Herman. Amazing person, not only as a guide , but as person too. Extremely polite. He knew a lot about the animals , where to find them and always paying attention to our needs or desires. We learn a lot about Tanzania whit him . The Itenerary was perfect,We saw a lot of animals and the landscape is beutifull . Some of the lodges, in special Sounds of Silence in Serengetti is a place that will stay in my heart forever. That place is the perfect end of a perfect day. I absolutely recomend to choose and to trust them. I am already dreaming of my nest Safari.
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623evansm
Nov 18, 2023
Adventure - The place was cute ,very cool and not noisy.We really explored and enjoyed our adventure to that amazing place.
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