12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari & Wildlife Adventure
Destinations: Arusha – Tarangire – Lake Manyara – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti – Nyerere National Park (Selous)
This exceptional 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari takes you through some of the country’s most famous wildlife destinations. The journey combines classic northern circuit parks with the remote wilderness of southern Tanzania. You will enjoy remarkable wildlife encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and luxury accommodation throughout your adventure.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha – Tanzania for the 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will meet your professional safari guide who will warmly welcome you to Tanzania. After a short briefing about your safari adventure, you will transfer to the peaceful Mount Meru Game Lodge located just outside Arusha.
This charming lodge sits between Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro and offers a relaxing environment with lush gardens and resident wildlife. Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy a leisurely walk around the lodge grounds or simply relax and recover from your international flight.
Accommodation: Mount Meru Game Lodge
Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Arusha – Transfer to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds and giant baobab trees. The drive takes you through scenic rural landscapes and traditional Maasai villages.
Upon arrival in the park, begin your first exciting game drive. Tarangire offers excellent wildlife viewing including elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, and numerous antelope species. The Tarangire River attracts animals throughout the year, making it a reliable wildlife viewing destination.
Later in the afternoon, transfer to your accommodation at Lake Burunge Tented Camp, which overlooks the beautiful Lake Burunge.
Accommodation: Lake Burunge Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Full Day Safari in Tarangire National Park
Today on the 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari you will enjoy a full day exploring Tarangire National Park. The park’s varied landscape features open savannah, river valleys, swamps, and woodlands that support an impressive diversity of wildlife.
Tarangire is particularly famous for its large elephant population, and it is common to see herds moving gracefully across the plains or gathering near water sources. The park also hosts lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and more than 500 bird species.
You will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with a relaxing break at the lodge during the hottest hours of the day.
Accommodation: Lake Burunge Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Tarangire – Lake Manyara Safari – Ngorongoro Highlands
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, a small but incredibly scenic park located at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.
Enjoy a game drive through groundwater forests, open plains, and lakeshore habitats. Lake Manyara is famous for its tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, elephants, hippos, flamingos, and abundant birdlife.
After the safari, continue your journey into the lush Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will check in at the beautiful Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge overlooking the highland plains.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Safari for the 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari
Today on the 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari you descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most famous wildlife destinations and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The crater floor supports a dense concentration of wildlife including elephants, lions, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, and the endangered black rhino. Because of its natural enclosure, the crater offers some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in Africa.
Enjoy a picnic lunch near the hippo pool before continuing your afternoon game drive. Later, ascend the crater walls and return to your lodge.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Ngorongoro – Transfer to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, depart for the legendary Serengeti National Park, driving through the scenic Ngorongoro highlands.
Upon entering the Serengeti, the landscape opens into endless plains filled with wildlife. Begin your game drive toward the Seronera Valley, famous for its high concentration of predators including lions, cheetahs, and leopards.
Arrive at Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge in time for dinner.
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Full Day Safari in Central Serengeti: 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari
Spend the day exploring the wildlife-rich plains of the Central Serengeti. The Seronera Valley hosts abundant wildlife year-round due to permanent water sources.
During game drives you may encounter large prides of lions, solitary leopards resting in acacia trees, cheetahs hunting on open plains, and large herds of herbivores.
Optional activities such as a hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti can be arranged for a truly unforgettable experience.
Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Serengeti – Follow the Great Migration
Today on the 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari your safari continues to another region of the Serengeti following the seasonal path of the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Depending on the time of travel, you will stay at one of the following camps:
Jul – Nov: Ole Serai Luxury Camp – Kogatende near the Mara River
Dec – Mar: Lake Masek Tented Lodge in the calving plains
Apr – Jun: Lahia Tented Lodge near the Grumeti River
Enjoy game drives along the migration routes where thousands of wildebeests and zebras move across the plains.
Accommodation: Migration Area Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Full Day Migration Safari : 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari
Spend the day exploring the migration region. The spectacle of thousands of animals moving together across the Serengeti ecosystem creates one of the most dramatic wildlife events on Earth.
Predators closely follow the herds, providing thrilling sightings of lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and crocodiles along river crossings.
Accommodation: Migration Area Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Fly to Nyerere National Park (Selous)
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for a scenic flight to Nyerere National Park, formerly known as Selous Game Reserve.
This vast wilderness offers a completely different safari experience with fewer crowds and diverse safari activities.
Upon arrival, transfer to Lake Manze Tented Camp located near Lake Manze. Enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Accommodation: Lake Manze Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Safari Activities in Nyerere National Park
Enjoy a full day exploring Nyerere National Park with a variety of safari activities.
Activities may include:
Game drives
Boat safari along the Rufiji River
Guided walking safari with an armed ranger
Wildlife sightings may include elephants, wild dogs, lions, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and large buffalo herds.
Accommodation: Lake Manze Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12: Departure
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Dar es Salaam where you will connect with your international departure flight.
Your unforgettable 12 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari comes to an end
Meals: Breakfast