Tanzania safari landscape
Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Tarangire

The Best of Tanzania

An unhurried journey through Tanzania’s great wildlife landscapes, from elephant country to the endless plains of the Serengeti.

Duration7 nights
RouteArusha · Tarangire · Ngorongoro · Serengeti · Arusha
FromUSD 3,950per person sharing
A journey to remember

Discover Your Tanzania

Follow Tanzania’s northern safari circuit at your own pace. Begin among the ancient baobabs of Tarangire, continue into the Ngorongoro highlands, and end on the wide-open plains of the Serengeti. Your route and camps are selected around the season, your interests, and the time you have.

Journey Highlights

  • Explore Tarangire’s baobab-dotted elephant country
  • Descend into the extraordinary Ngorongoro Crater
  • Spend time on the Serengeti plains with your private guide
Day by day

Your Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Karibu Tanzania

    Arusha

    Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro Airport for a quiet evening at a garden lodge on the edge of Arusha.

    Overnight: Arusha garden lodge

  2. Days 2–3

    Elephant country

    Tarangire National Park

    Follow elephant herds between ancient baobabs and along the Tarangire River, with a hot bush lunch in the shade.

    Overnight: Tarangire tented camp

  3. Day 4

    Into the crater

    Ngorongoro Crater

    Descend at first light onto the crater floor for lions, buffalo, flamingos and, with luck, the black rhino.

    Overnight: Ngorongoro highland lodge

  4. Days 5–7

    The endless plains

    Central Serengeti

    Unhurried game drives across the Seronera valley, where big cats rest on the kopjes and the plains roll to the horizon.

    Overnight: Serengeti tented camp

  5. Day 8

    Kwaheri

    Arusha

    A short flight back to Arusha to connect with your onward journey — or continue to Zanzibar.

Where you’ll stay

Your Camps & Lodges

The landscape around TarangireClassic tented camp

Tarangire tented camp

Canvas suites overlooking the river, where elephants come down to drink in the afternoon.

The landscape around NgorongoroHighland lodge

Ngorongoro highland lodge

Cosy fireplaces and cool highland air, close to the crater rim for an early descent.

The landscape around SerengetiSeasonal tented camp

Serengeti tented camp

Placed to follow the season, so you wake up close to the wildlife and far from the crowds.

Camps are chosen for your dates and the season. See all our stays.

In our guests’ words

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Honest stories from travellers who have explored Tanzania with Winners Travel.

Make it yours

Plan This Journey

Every itinerary can be changed to suit your dates, budget and interests. Talk to our Arusha team for a personal quote.

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