Best of Tanzania
The journey, one day at a time
Into Tarangire
Drive from Arusha to Tarangire, a park of giant baobabs and dense elephant herds, and take a first drive along the river.
Into the central Serengeti
Continue by road into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah. Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest.
The Seronera valleys
Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest. A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving.
Out across the plains
A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving. Drive from Arusha into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
Up to the Ngorongoro highlands
Continue by road to the Ngorongoro highlands and settle on the crater rim, ready for the descent.
Journey's end
Drive back to Arusha for your onward journey — or add Zanzibar if you're not ready to leave.
The season changes what you see.
Calving in the south
The herds gather on the short-grass plains of Ndutu and the southern Serengeti to calve — daily births and intense predator action.
Northern river crossings
The migration pushes north and the Mara River crossings begin — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Legendary Lodge
A gracious coffee-estate lodge with private cottages and gardens — the refined way to start or end a safari.
One Nature Nyaruswiga
Contemporary tented suites on the central plains, with telescopes, plunge pools and broad migration views.
Namiri Plains
A remote Asilia camp in former cheetah-research country, prized for its big cats and uncrowded plains.
Gibb’s Farm
A historic coffee farm on the crater highlands — gardens, farm-to-table food and timeless calm.
Entamanu Ngorongoro
A small Nomad camp on the quiet western rim, with views over both the crater and the Serengeti beyond.
The Highlands
Geodesic suites in highland forest — a striking, contemporary base for the crater.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.