The north and the south in one trip: Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, then Nyerere and Ruaha.
Tanzania is really two safari countries. The north has the famous parks: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. The south has the wild ones: Nyerere, with its river and lakes, and Ruaha, with its elephants and lions.
This twelve-day trip gives you both, with a flight from the Serengeti to the south, and it ends in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Balanced, fitness: moderate.
Meet your driver-guide at Kilimanjaro airport and transfer to Arusha Coffee Lodge, set on a working coffee estate, for a quiet evening and a briefing for the days ahead.
Overnight
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Drive to Tarangire National Park and settle in at Tarangire Treetops, built among the baobabs. After lunch take a game drive along the Tarangire River.
Overnight
Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Take an early game drive in Tarangire, then drive to Lake Manyara and &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, with an afternoon in the forest and along the lake.
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&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten treehouses in a mahogany forest, the only lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park.
Climb the escarpment to The Highlands, above Ngorongoro Crater, with time in the afternoon to walk, rest or visit a Maasai village with a local guide.
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The Highlands (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Geodesic domes on the slopes of Olmoti Crater, with log burners and wide windows.
Descend 600 metres to the crater floor for a morning game drive, then drive on to the Serengeti, with a stop at Olduvai Gorge, to Four Seasons Safari Lodge.
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Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
Spend the day on game drives with your guide, with an early start for the cats and a picnic lunch in the bush.
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Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
Fly from the Serengeti to Dar es Salaam and on to Nyerere, then settle in at Roho ya Selous, a tented camp on a lake, in time for a boat trip.
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Roho ya Selous (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight tents on the shore of Lake Nzerakera, in the northern sector of Nyerere.
Spend the morning on a walking safari with an armed ranger, then take a game drive or a boat trip in the afternoon.
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Roho ya Selous (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight tents on the shore of Lake Nzerakera, in the northern sector of Nyerere.
Fly from Nyerere to Ruaha and settle in at Jongomero, on the bank of the Jongomero River, with an afternoon game drive.
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Jongomero (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A remote tented camp on the Jongomero River, in southwestern Ruaha.
Spend the day on game drives with your guide, looking for lion, leopard, wild dog and the great elephant herds.
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Jongomero (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A remote tented camp on the Jongomero River, in southwestern Ruaha.
Take an early game drive and a guided walk along the river, with a quiet afternoon at the camp and a sundowner by the water.
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Jongomero (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A remote tented camp on the Jongomero River, in southwestern Ruaha.
Take a last early game drive, then breakfast and the flight to Dar es Salaam, arriving in time for onward flights.
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Dinner
Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten treehouses in a mahogany forest, the only lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
The Highlands (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Geodesic domes on the slopes of Olmoti Crater, with log burners and wide windows.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Roho ya Selous (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight tents on the shore of Lake Nzerakera, in the northern sector of Nyerere.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Jongomero (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A remote tented camp on the Jongomero River, in southwestern Ruaha.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Jan to Feb) | US$19,510 | US$16,530 | US$15,538 | US$15,538 | US$15,538 | US$15,538 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov to Dec) | US$17,110 | US$14,500 | US$13,630 | US$13,630 | US$13,630 | US$13,630 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year. The flights depend on aircraft availability and will be confirmed when you enquire.
Best time for this trip Jan to Feb, Jun to Oct
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat, good sunscreen and insect repellent. Binoculars are provided in the vehicle, but bring your own if you are a keen birder or photographer. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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