7 Day Mid-Range
Tanzania Safari

Morning pickup from Arusha and drive to Tarangire — Tanzania's most underrated park. Giant baobab trees, the life-giving Tarangire River and the highest density of elephants anywhere on the continent set the scene for an extraordinary start to your safari.

Afternoon game drive watching elephant families crossing the river, lions in the shade of ancient trees, and vast flocks of colourful birds in the fever tree forest. Overnight at Suricata Boma Lodge.

Morning game drive in Tarangire before heading to Lake Manyara National Park. This compact park is packed with biodiversity — dense groundwater forest, open floodplains, and the alkaline lake teeming with flamingos, pelicans and storks.

Search for Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions — one of the world's rarest lion behaviours — along with hippos wallowing in forest pools and massive cape buffalo herds grazing on the lakeshore plains. Night at Suricata Boma Lodge.

After a morning Manyara drive, head north through the Ngorongoro highlands. The dramatic escarpment views and Maasai settlements make the journey as memorable as the destination. Enter Serengeti's southern gate and begin afternoon game drives.

The Serengeti is Tanzania's wildlife crown jewel — 14,763 sq km of pristine savannah supporting the world's largest land migration. Your first Serengeti afternoon sets the tone for 3 extraordinary days ahead. Tanzania Bush Camps offers comfortable accommodation deep in the wildlife areas.

A full day dedicated to the Serengeti's wildlife riches. Dawn drives catch lions and leopards on their dawn patrol; mid-morning brings cheetah hunts across the open plains; afternoon reveals the vast wildebeest columns that define this landscape.

Your guide takes you to the best wildlife hotspots — predator kills, new-born calves during calving season, or the dramatic Mara River crossings when the Migration is present. Optional sunrise balloon safari available at additional cost — a truly bucket-list experience.

A third Serengeti day allows you to explore different zones — the central Seronera Valley, the rocky kopjes of the Moru area, or the seasonal grasslands of the Ndutu plains. Each region offers unique wildlife assemblages and landscapes.

With 3 days in the Serengeti, you achieve the depth of encounter that single-day visitors can only dream of. By now, your guide has tracked individual animals and learned the patterns of the local wildlife — meaning today's drives are more targeted and rewarding than ever.

One final dawn drive in the Serengeti before departing for Ngorongoro. The 135 km journey east climbs from the Serengeti plains through the Ngorongoro highlands — a beautiful transition from open savannah to misty highland forest and Maasai pasturelands.

Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp on the crater rim offers extraordinary views into the caldera as the sun sets. Sip sundowners watching the crater floor turn golden — a fitting way to spend your last evening in the wild.

A sunrise of golden light flooding the crater — the perfect finale. After breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning among 30,000 animals in one of Earth's greatest natural arenas.

All Big Five in a 260 sq km caldera: rare black rhino, giant elephant bulls, lion prides, spotted hyena clans, and the pink shimmer of flamingos on Lake Magadi. A picnic lunch on the crater floor, then the ascent and 185 km back to Arusha — memories of a lifetime in every mile.