Tour Overview
This 7-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, Mto wa Mbu, Ngorongoro and Serengeti, 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 | Kilimanjaro International Airport (Day 1) |
| Day 1 | Arusha |
| Day 2 | Tarangire National Park |
| Day 3 | Mto wa Mbu/ Karatu |
| Day 4 | Ngorongoro Crater/ Karatu |
| Day 5 | Serengeti NP |
| Day 6 | Serengeti NP |
| Day 7 | Arusha/ Kilimanjaro International Airport |
| End | Kilimanjaro International Airport (Day 7) |
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: Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), you will meet your private Driver and transfer to Arusha at your boutique hotel arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Arusha is green and cool at this time of year, with Mount Meru often clear in the early morning before the afternoon cloud builds.
Arusha
Wademac Arusha Inn
Half Board
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2
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for game drive with picnic lunch in the park and later on proceeds to your lodge arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional night game drive. 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 National Park
Tarangire Safari Lodge
Full Board
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3
Day 3: Tarangire National Park to Mto wa Mbu/ Karatu
After breakfast, you will proceeds with morning game drive in the park and later on drive to Mto wa Mbu arriving in time for village walks, cultural tour with local delicious lunch and later on proceeds to Karatu arriving in time at your tented lodge for leisure, dinner and overnight. The irrigated farmland around Mto wa Mbu is in full production during the green months, which makes the village walk noticeably more interesting.
Mto wa Mbu/ Karatu
Njia Panda Tented Lodge
Full Board
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4
Day 4: Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater/ Karatu
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) arriving in time for the crater tour with picnic lunch down into the crater and later on drive back to Karatu at your tented lodge arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have optional Masai village visits for cultural experience. Green-season mornings on the crater rim are often wrapped in mist that burns off by mid-morning, and the caldera floor below is at its greenest, with the resident wildlife spread across open grass.
Ngorongoro Crater/ Karatu
Njia Panda Tented Lodge
Full Board
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5
Day 5: Karatu to Serengeti NP
After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) with game drive en-route arriving in time for game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on proceeds to your tented camp arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional Olduvai Gorge visits. 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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Day 6: Serengeti NP
After breakfast, full day game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on drive back to your tented camp 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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Day 7: Serengeti NP to Arusha/ Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast, transfer to Seronera Airstrip for your domestic flight to Arusha departing at 11:30: upon arrival at Arusha Airport at 12:05, you will meet your private Driver and transfer to Arusha for your farewell lunch and later on transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport arriving in time for your flight back home or to your next destination. Arusha is green and cool at this time of year, with Mount Meru often clear in the early morning before the afternoon cloud builds.
Arusha/ Kilimanjaro International Airport
Departure
What's Included
- Pick-up Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and drop-off Arusha
- 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 the entire trip
- 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
- Domestic flight from Serengeti-Arusha
- Mto wa Mbu tour + local lunch
- Laundry services while at the hotel, lodges + tented camp
- All drinks while at the hotel, lodges + tented camp
- Optional hot air balloon safari
- Optional Olduvai Gorge visits
- International Flights, Visa and Insurance covers
- Optional Masai village visits
- Optional night game drive
- Tips for Driver Guide
- Tips for the hotel, lodges + tented camp Staffs
- An increase of taxes and/or park fees
- All things of personal nature
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