Tour Overview
This 4-day route runs in Tanzania's green season — April to May and November 2027 — which is the same itinerary the peak-season departures follow, but a genuinely different trip to be on.
The case for travelling now is straightforward. Lodge rates fall substantially, so the same comfort standard costs materially less than it does in July. The parks empty out: at a good sighting you are far more likely to be the only vehicle there, which changes how the day feels more than any lodge upgrade could. The landscape transforms from dust and pale grass into deep green, the skies build into the sort of light photographers plan trips around, and the migratory birds arrive in breeding plumage. Newborn animals are everywhere, and predators follow them.
The honest trade-offs: rain falls most days, usually as a heavy afternoon storm rather than all-day drizzle, and it rarely costs you a game drive. Grass grows long, which can make smaller cats harder to spot. A few black-cotton tracks turn soft, so your guide will sometimes reroute. None of it stops the safari; it simply asks for a little flexibility in exchange for the parks to yourself.
The route covers Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, staying in comfort-tier properties. Every day runs in a private 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout, departing privately from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Park fees, VAT and the Tourism Development Levy are included, and children aged 5–11 are welcome sharing with adults. Talk to our consultants about green-season dates and room configurations for 2027.
Same itinerary, different accommodation tiers
This exact route is also available at other comfort levels — each with its own hand-picked lodges and pricing:
Route Overview
| Start | Zanzibar (Day 1) |
| Day 1 | Tarangire NP/ Karatu |
| Day 2 | Ngorongoro Crater/ Serengeti NP |
| Day 3 | Serengeti NP |
| Day 4 | Zanzibar |
| End | Zanzibar (Day 4) |
Tour Features
Organised exclusively for your group — not shared with strangers.
Request changes to destinations, accommodation or dates.
Can start on any day, subject to availability.
Solo bookings are accepted for this private safari.
Children of all ages are welcome on this tour.
All safaris led by experienced, certified Kenyan guides.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
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Day 1: Zanzibar/ Arusha Airport to Tarangire NP/ Karatu
Upon arrival at Arusha Airport at 09:15, you will meet your private Safari Driver Guide and drive to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on proceeds to Karatu at your tented lodge arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. With water widely available in the green months the elephant herds disperse across the park rather than crowding the river, and Tarangire's birdlife is at its richest as the migrants arrive.
Tarangire NP/ Karatu
Njia Panda Tented Lodge
Full Board
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2
Day 2: Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater/ Serengeti NP
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) arriving in time for crater tour with picnic lunch down into the crater floor and later on peoceeds to Serengeti National Park arriving in time for game drive en-route while heading to your tented camp arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional Masai Village (Boma) visits for cultural experience. In the green season the short-grass plains run emerald and the southern herds are calving, which draws big cats into the open; expect dramatic skies and very few other vehicles at a sighting.
Ngorongoro Crater/ Serengeti NP
Sidai Serengeti Camp
Full Board
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Day 3: Serengeti NP
After breakfast, full day game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on drive back to your tented camps arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional hot air balloon safari. In the green season the short-grass plains run emerald and the southern herds are calving, which draws big cats into the open; expect dramatic skies and very few other vehicles at a sighting.
Serengeti NP
Sidai Serengeti Camp
Full Board
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4
Day 4: Serengeti NP to Zanzibar
After breakfast, transfer to Seronera Airstrip arriving in time for your domestic flight to Zanzibar departing at 11:30.
Zanzibar
Departure
What's Included
- Private 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof for game viewing
- Experienced and knowleadgeable English-Speaking Safari Guide
- Thermos with hot tea/coffee + picnic gears during picnic lunch
- 18% Vale Added Tax (VAT) & Tourism Development Levy (TDL)
- Unlimited bottled water + soft drinks for during game drives
- Three meals (breakfast, lunch + dinner) for entire trip
- All parks entry, transit, concession and crater fees
- 1 Binocular to each vehicle for the entire trip
- All activities mentioned under the program
- All accommodation under the program
- Pick-up and drop-off at Arusha Airport
- Optional hot air balloon safari
- Optional Masai village visits
- Tips for Driver Guide
- Laundry services and drinks for the entire trip
- Tips for the lodge + tented camp Staffs
- An increase of taxes and/or park fees
- All Flights, Visa and Insurance covers
- All things of personal nature
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