A Serengeti-focused journey that follows the season, from the plains to the remote north.
A Serengeti-focused journey that follows the season, from the plains to the remote north. 9-day route through Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Central Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, with your own guide and vehicle and accommodation chosen for location and atmosphere.
This is an inspirational sample itinerary. Every journey is tailor-made — route, pace and accommodation can all be adjusted to suit you.
Wildlife sightings, migration movements and river crossings depend on nature and are never guaranteed.
You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport by a Bush Guides Safaris representative and transferred to your accommodation on the outskirts of Arusha, set among gardens with views toward Mount Meru on a clear day.
The afternoon is yours to rest. In the evening your guide meets you for a short briefing on the journey ahead.
After breakfast, drive west to Tarangire, a landscape of ancient baobabs and the seasonal Tarangire River. The park is known for large elephant herds, especially in the drier months, along with giraffe, zebra and a rich variety of birdlife.
With your own vehicle and guide, you decide when to set out, where to pause and when to head back. Picnic lunch is taken in the park, and you continue exploring until late afternoon before reaching your accommodation.
Descend early into Ngorongoro Crater, a vast caldera with grassland, swamp and a seasonal soda lake. Its permanent water supports buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, hippo and lion, and black rhino are occasionally seen, though no sighting is ever guaranteed.
With your own vehicle and guide, you decide when to set out, where to pause and when to head back. A picnic lunch is enjoyed in the crater before you ascend in the afternoon.
Cross the Ngorongoro highlands and descend to the plains, with an optional stop at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most significant paleoanthropological sites. The landscape opens out as you enter the Serengeti.
Game drive on the way to your camp, arriving in time for sundowners.
Spend the day exploring the central Serengeti around the Seronera River, an area with resident wildlife year-round. Rocky kopjes, river woodland and open grassland support lion, leopard, cheetah and great herds of plains game.
With your own vehicle and guide, you decide when to set out, where to pause and when to head back. Choose between a full day out with a picnic lunch or returning to camp for a midday rest.
Head out early to explore further afield: granite kopjes such as the Moru or Gol areas, and the river valleys where predators often rest in the heat of the day.
With your own vehicle and guide, you decide when to set out, where to pause and when to head back. An afternoon drive brings you back as the light softens across the plains.
Drive north through changing scenery, or take a light-aircraft flight, to the remote northern Serengeti near the Mara River. This wilder region is quieter for much of the year.
Game drive en route. Arrive at camp in time to settle in before dinner.
A full day in the northern Serengeti. Between roughly July and October herds may gather near the Mara River, and crossings can happen. They are unpredictable and never guaranteed, so your guide reads conditions patiently.
With your own vehicle and guide, you decide when to set out, where to pause and when to head back. Away from the river, the northern plains offer superb scenery and their own resident wildlife.
Enjoy a final early game drive before a scenic light-aircraft flight back to Arusha, watching the plains give way to the highlands below.
You are transferred to a day room or straight to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.
Change the length, swap a park or upgrade a stay. We will shape this journey around you.
5 days / 4 nightsArusha · Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Ngorongoro
Your own vehicle and guide through Tarangire, Manyara and the crater.
Best for: Travelers short on time who want complete flexibility.
7 days / 6 nightsArusha · Ngorongoro · Ndutu · Central Serengeti
Long hours in the field, golden light and a guide who understands photographers.
Best for: Photographers and patient wildlife watchers.
10 days / 9 nightsDar es Salaam · Nyerere · Ruaha
An off-the-beaten-path private journey through Nyerere and Ruaha, by boat, on foot and by vehicle.
Best for: Travelers who want wilderness and few other vehicles.
11 days / 10 nightsArusha National Park · Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Lake Eyasi · Ngorongoro · Serengeti
An in-depth private journey through forest, lake, crater and plains, with a cultural day at Lake Eyasi.
Best for: Curious travelers who want the full picture of northern Tanzania.
Tell us what you have in mind. We’ll take it from there.
Tell us what moves you. We’ll help shape the journey around it.
