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Classic Safari

7 Days / 6 Nights

7 Days Classic Tanzania Safari

A full safari week across Tarangire, the Serengeti and the crater.

Duration
7 Days / 6 Nights
Group size
2 – 6 guests per vehicle
Travel style
Classic, Luxury
Best time
Year-round
Starting price
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Safari Overview

Seven days is the point at which a Tanzanian safari stops feeling like a tour and starts feeling like an immersion. You have time to return to a good sighting the next morning, to sit quietly with a pride, and to let your guide read the day.

It is also the most flexible base for extensions — Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro or a cultural leg at Lake Eyasi all attach naturally.

Why You'll Love This Safari

  • Enough time in the Serengeti to follow wildlife rather than tick it off
  • A complete northern circuit with no rushed transfers
  • Works equally well in mid-range lodges or luxury camps

Safari Highlights

  • Three nights in the Serengeti across two areas
  • Full-day crater descent
  • Optional hot air balloon flight over the plains
  • Relaxed arrival day and full safari briefing

Destinations

This safari visits Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

  1. You are met on arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your lodge in Arusha. Your guide joins you for a full safari briefing, and the rest of the day is yours to rest and adjust after your flight.

  2. We drive through Maasai grazing land to Tarangire National Park, a landscape of enormous baobabs and a permanent river that draws great herds of elephant. Game drives follow the river valley, with excellent chances of lion, giraffe and a remarkable variety of birds.

  3. We drive through Maasai grazing land to Tarangire National Park, a landscape of enormous baobabs and a permanent river that draws great herds of elephant. Game drives follow the river valley, with excellent chances of lion, giraffe and a remarkable variety of birds.

  4. The Serengeti opens out in front of you: short-grass plains, granite kopjes and horizon in every direction. We spend the day tracking predators and plains game with your guide, pausing for a picnic lunch in the shade before the light softens into a golden afternoon drive.

  5. The Serengeti opens out in front of you: short-grass plains, granite kopjes and horizon in every direction. We spend the day tracking predators and plains game with your guide, pausing for a picnic lunch in the shade before the light softens into a golden afternoon drive.

  6. The Serengeti opens out in front of you: short-grass plains, granite kopjes and horizon in every direction. We spend the day tracking predators and plains game with your guide, pausing for a picnic lunch in the shade before the light softens into a golden afternoon drive.

  7. We descend more than 600 metres onto the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, a contained world of grassland, forest and soda lake. The density of wildlife here is extraordinary — lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo and flamingo, with a genuine chance of black rhino.

Accommodation

  • Comfortable lodges and permanent tented camps
  • En-suite rooms with hot water and mosquito nets
  • Upgrades to luxury camps available on request

Meals

All meals on safari; dinner on the arrival night at your Arusha lodge.

What's Included

  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and English-speaking guide
  • All national park and conservation area entry fees
  • Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as indicated in the day-by-day programme
  • Drinking water throughout the safari
  • Airport transfers in Arusha or Kilimanjaro
  • Government taxes and levies

What's Not Included

  • International flights and Tanzanian visa
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks unless stated
  • Optional activities such as balloon safaris and night drives
  • Tips for your guide and lodge staff
  • Personal items, laundry and telephone charges

Best Time to Travel

Year-round

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — a four-night Zanzibar extension is the most popular add-on. We can fly you directly from the Serengeti.

Typically three to four hours in the morning and again in the late afternoon, or a full day with a picnic lunch when the wildlife justifies it.

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