Per person sharing
This 8-Day Small Group Journey is a curated exploration of Tanzania’s most iconic landscapes, designed to deliver an exceptional safari experience beyond the ordinary. We elevate every detail, most uniquely by transforming your midday meal into a cherished memory. Instead of standard boxed lunches, you’ll enjoy freshly prepared hot meals served in a secluded, scenic spot within the parks, surrounded only by the sounds of the wilderness.
Your adventure spans the legendary Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and the vast Serengeti. You’ll search for the Big Five, witness the awe-inspiring Great Migration at the Mara River, and enjoy intimate wildlife encounters. The journey culminates with a visit to the exclusive Serval Wildlife Conservancy, offering close interactions with giraffes and other species. From luxurious comforts to expert guidance, this tour is crafted for those seeking a profound and seamless connection with Africa’s untamed beauty.
8 Days
3 years
Tanzania
Any group size
Moderate
Arrival day in Tanzania. Your designed guide or office representative will pick you up from the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)) and transfer to Gran Melia Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, you will start a 2hrs journey towards Tarangire National Park, a park celebrated for its high concentration of elephants. Your guide will lead you to search for perfect game viewing spots within this 3,000 square park appreciated for its medieval baobab trees believed to be over 1000 years old.
Your game drive will concentrate around Tarangire River, a main source of water in the park that lures many animals around such as giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, lions etc. After lunch, continue scanning for various animals + birds in Tarangire (more than 500 species have been spotted). Continue to your lodge in the evening, relax as you wait for the night game drive.
Today after breakfast we will go for the breathtaking Ngorongoro crater game drives. Reaching at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will follow the most striking trails down to Ngorongoro Crater, one of the 7 natural wonders of Africa and often dubbed as the 8th wonder of the World. “Breathtaking”, perhaps, is the only expression that perfectly describes the self-contained ecosystem of Ngorongoro Crater.
The crater is understood to be a result of a collapsed Mountain more than a million years ago. Enjoy the picnic lunch down in the crater and continue searching for different wildlife such as; wildebeests, buffalos, zebras, elands, grant’s & thomson’s gazelles, old bulls’ elephants, lions as well as scavengers like spotted hyenas, jackals.
There are not many destinations in Africa where the big 5 can be spotted in a single day. Although this does not occur on most occasions, Ngorongoro crater is fortunately among the few destinations to host the big 5.
Game Drive in the Big Cats HQ
Serengeti National Park is such a huge park that you can spend days, well even a week and not come close to seeing it all. In the next 2 days, we will enjoy exploration of Serengeti National Park believed to have the highest density of wildlife in Africa.
The awe-inspiring central Serengeti, famously known as the Big Cats headquarters, is an outstanding wildlife zone that you can spend weeks without getting tired of it. Stop around the Seronera Valley for a delicious lunch in the African wilderness as you scan the surroundings for game viewing opportunities.
After breakfast embark on the game en route to North Serengeti crossing the middle of the Serengeti National Park. This area boasts a sizable number of big cats and as you drive to the Northern Serengeti, it won’t be uncommon to spot them along the way.
You will arrive at your camp in the afternoon on time for lunch and continue to the afternoon game drive along the Mara River. A search for wildebeests crossing, the crocodiles infested Mara River will start today and go full swing tomorrow. If you’re not lucky to spot this natural wonder of the world today, all good, there is more than meets the eye in Northern Serengeti since it has a good number of cheetahs, hyenas, lions, leopards, giraffes, topi elands, hippo and a lot more.
Today, we will explore the great migration around Mara River. We will start a day with a short drive to the Mara River. A journey offers a truly unique landscape of acacia woodlands, open savanna, and a lot of wildlife on the way. With stops for game viewing and some great shots along the way, there are chances to witness the herds of wildebeests and their close cousins’ zebras even before arriving at the Mara River banks for a much sought after event of the river crossing.
As you reach the Mara River, the herds are likely to be congregating on the river banks finding the courage to reach the opposite bank of the river. To reach there, they need to battle the mammoth Nile crocodiles that have been waiting for this much-anticipated event the whole year. This is crocodiles’ festival season, so to speak.
Everyone to their own capacity makes sure that they get lion’s share as thousands of wildebeests end in crocodiles’ mouths. If the nature of the game permits, you will be able to witness this mouthwatering event as the herds cross the river to the far Northern Serengeti and reach neighboring Maasai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya for much-needed greener pasture.
Today marks your magical days in the wilderness. Enjoy your breakfast and collect your luggage ready for a transfer to Seronera Airstrip. On the way to airstrip, you will have another chance to enjoy wildlife viewing.
You will land at JRO at around 1PM to be followed by 30 minutes drive to Serval Wildlife as you look to arrive there on time for lunch. After lunch, explore this carefully curated ecosystem with over 3000 hand planted endemic flora that directly benefit the exquisite animals that reside within Serval Wildlife, whilst you enjoy the mesmerizing views of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Among many, Giraffes will be around for you to interact with, feed them and taking photos. Here in Serval Wildlife you will explore Serval ecosystem, home to a wide range of creatures, including the majestic African lions, peaceful colobuses, graceful Masai giraffes, nocturnal bat-eared foxes, exquisite elands, oafish ostriches, and mischievous blue and vervet monkeys allowing for extraordinary up-close encounters with a range of wild animals.
Cultural Tours & Farewell
Today marks your magical days in Tanzania. After breakfast and some relaxation at Serval, you will depart Serval at around 10-11am [check out time] and continue to Moshi town for lunch then you will explore life on this side of the planet through town tour. Optional cooking class, local farms visit and local markets visit are available on request and based on your departure flight time. Continue to Kilimanjaro International Airport later as you look to arrive on time for your depature flight.
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Price per person sharing
1 Peson (Solo)
2 People
3 People
US $6,730
4 People
5 People
6 People
Deposits & Payments
To secure your journey with Ultimate Serengeti, a 15% deposit is required at the time of booking. This allows us to confirm your reservations and begin preparing every detail of your safari experience. Payment instructions will be shared via email.
The remaining balance is due no later than six (6) weeks before your tour begins. For bookings made within six weeks of departure, full payment is required at the time of booking. All payments to Ultimate Serengeti must be made free of bank fees or credit card processing charges.
Booking Agreement
Your booking is confirmed once Ultimate Serengeti has received the required deposit and issued written confirmation of your reservation.
The guest making the booking must be 18 years of age or older and agrees to provide accurate and complete information as requested to finalize arrangements. When booking on behalf of additional guests, the person confirming the reservation confirms that:
If you need to cancel your tour, please notify Ultimate Serengeti in writing as soon as possible. As significant preparations and commitments are made in advance, cancellation fees will apply per guest to cover unrecoverable costs, as outlined below:
| Days Prior to Departure | Cancellation Fee |
|---|---|
| 61 days or more | Loss of deposit |
| 60–45 days | 25% of total safari cost |
| 44–29 days | 60% of total safari cost |
| 28–7 days | 90% of total safari cost |
| Less than 7 days | 100% of total safari cost |
Cancellation fees are calculated based on the date written notice is received by Ultimate Serengeti.
Ultimate Serengeti does not provide travel insurance. Clients are therefore required to obtain comprehensive travel insurance in their country of residence. At a minimum, coverage must include medical expenses, emergency medical evacuation, and repatriation.
It is strongly recommended that clients also secure insurance covering trip cancellation and any additional costs that may arise from loss, damage, injury, delay, or other unforeseen inconveniences. When purchasing travel insurance, clients must inform their insurer of the nature of the travel and activities involved to ensure appropriate coverage for participation in the tour.
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