7-day private luxury safari in Tanzania

Meet your private driver at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), transfer to your hotel, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon, swimming pool or spa time, and a welcome dinner.

Accomodation: Gran Meliá Arusha

Drive to Tarangire for a private game drive among huge baobabs, elephants, giraffes, zebras and predators. Return for sundowners and dinner overlooking the wilderness.

Accomodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge Lodge

Transfer to an airstrip and take a scheduled safari flight, subject to routing and availability. Your guide meets you for a game drive through the Serengeti plains, with opportunities to spot lions, elephants, leopards and cheetahs.

Accomodation: Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

Spend the day tracking wildlife at your own pace, with a picnic lunch in the bush or a return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. Your guide can adapt the route to recent sightings.

Luxury highlight: A private vehicle gives you flexibility to spend longer at exceptional sightings. Ask about a hot-air balloon safari as an optional extra.

Enjoy an early morning game drive and a leisurely afternoon at the lodge, or head out again for sunset wildlife viewing. Finish with a special dinner and a night under the African sky.

Why three nights: More time in the Serengeti means less packing and a better chance to encounter varied wildlife. Migration sightings depend on the season and location of the herds.

Travel towards Ngorongoro and descend into the crater for a remarkable wildlife drive. Look for buffalo, zebras, hippos, lions and, with luck, the endangered black rhino. Enjoy dinner and crater views from your lodge.

Accomodation: Ngorongoro Lodge, Meliá Collection

Enjoy breakfast, then travel by private road transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport. For an international flight, departure timing should be coordinated carefully with the flight schedule; an extra night in Arusha may be advisable for a late or early flight.