7 daysStarts ArushaEnds ArushaPrivate Super Luxury Safaris package
Seven days lets us add a third Serengeti night without turning the week into a highway tour. You still start with Tarangire, you still finish with the crater and a Lake Manyara morning, and the extra plains day is where most first-time guests say the trip settles.This is a private Super Luxury safari: one vehicle, one guide, and a lodge class you pick — camping, mid-range, luxury or high-end. We only move Seronera versus Ndutu versus the north when migration dates require it.
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Route map
Your safari map
Starts in Arusha and ends in Kilimanjaro Airport.
Start: ArushaEnd: Kilimanjaro Airport
Tracing safari roads…
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Start Arusha (Day 1)
Tarangire National Park (Day 1)Land Cruiser
Karatu (Day 1)Land Cruiser
Tarangire National Park (Day 2)Land Cruiser
Central Serengeti (Day 2)Land Cruiser
Serengeti (Day 2-5)Land Cruiser
Ngorongoro Crater (Day 5-6)Land Cruiser
Karatu (Day 6)Land Cruiser
Lake Manyara (Day 7)Land Cruiser
Arusha (Day 7)Land Cruiser
End Kilimanjaro Airport (Day 7)Land Cruiser
Day by day
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Farms fall away about two hours after you leave Arusha after breakfast. Baobabs appear, then the park gate, then the river. Skip the idea of a transfer with a short game drive tacked on — Tarangire is where this safari starts. Private Land Cruiser, pop-up roof, window seat yours for the whole trip.
This is elephant country. Whole families walk the Tarangire River and the Silale swamp in the dry months. Giraffe work the acacias, and lion use the shade of the same giants you came to photograph. A picnic holds you in the park until the light tilts and the herds move toward water.
A distant call centre does not set the day. Your Super Luxury Safaris' Guide knows the quiet track that week, and the Super Luxury Safaris Team still answers WhatsApp after dinner.
Overnight: in the Karatu highlands, in the camping, mid-range, luxury or high-end lodge named on your
Day 2
Tarangire to Central Serengeti
You climb through Iraqw farmland today, pause at the Ngorongoro viewpoint, and drop through Naabi. The horizon opens. The Serengeti meets you as a grassland so wide it rearranges how you think about space. The Seronera River takes the afternoon: lion on the kopjes, leopard in the sausage trees if the day is kind, zebra and gazelle on the open grass.
We do not rush the moment most guests have been holding in their heads since they booked. Picnic or a late lodge lunch, then drive more slowly so the sun is still on the plains when you arrive in camp.
Dinner and overnight in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote.
Overnight: in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote
Day 3
Full day in Serengeti National Park
The point of sleeping in the Serengeti is today: no long transfer, no driving through. We leave in the cool with a picnic and stay with whatever the morning offers. A hunt. A crossing of resident herds. A kopje with a leopard on it if you sit still.
Riverine strips in the dry months. A lean south toward Ndutu from December to March when the calves are on the short grass. A balloon at first light if you want it, not hidden inside the base package. Your own vehicle for the rest of the day, and a Super Luxury Safaris' Guide who would rather you see one pride well than ten animals from a traffic jam.
Dinner and overnight in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote.
Overnight: in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote
Day 4
Second full day in Serengeti National Park
A second full day on the plains is when the safari settles. You go back to a corner you liked, or you push a little north or south if the herds have moved. There is time to sit with a cat instead of covering kilometres for the sake of a checklist.
This is also the day many guests choose a balloon, a walking safari where it is legal, or simply a long picnic under a sausage tree. The vehicle is still private. The radio is still your guide’s, not a loudspeaker in a packed truck.
Dinner and overnight in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote.
Overnight: in the Serengeti, in the camp or lodge class named on your quote
Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
East toward the crater highlands, on a game drive, after a last dawn on the plains. Not empty tarmac: giraffe, eland and Maasai herds still hold the open slopes of the conservation area.
Sleep early because tomorrow is the descent. Evening is on the rim or in Karatu. The caldera is below you if the lodge class you chose sits on the edge.
Overnight: on the Ngorongoro rim or in Karatu, depending on the lodge class you chose
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater
Northern-circuit mornings do not come better than this. Roughly 600 metres down onto the crater floor while the grass is still cold. Zebra, wildebeest and buffalo on the short grass. Hippo holding the pools. Lion often in the open. Black rhino are never guaranteed — we never pretend they are — but a closed caldera is the fairest chance you will have.
A rushed snack at the gate is not the plan. Picnic lunch is on the floor. Time to wash off the dust as we climb out. Still looking, not watching the clock. You will talk about this day for years.
Overnight: in the Karatu highlands, in the camping, mid-range, luxury or high-end lodge named on your
Day 7
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
Groundwater forest under the Rift escarpment, a soda lake that draws flamingos when the water is right, woodland elephants that feed in the open: Lake Manyara is a park with a personality of its own. Tree-climbing lion use the acacias some seasons. We look; we do not promise.
As your ticket requires, after the game drive we continue to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport. This is a committed morning, not an optional extra on the way to the airport. If your flight is too early we skip the park, we do not charge the fees, and we tell you that before you pay.
When to travel
Season and routing
Year-round wildlife. December to March we can sleep toward Ndutu if calving is on. July to October we can place Serengeti nights toward the Mara River if you want crossings. The day order below is the standard loop; we only change camp locations, not the number of nights, when you send dates.
Where you sleep
Choose your stay style
Four ways to travel the same parks. Pick one style for the whole safari, or mix nights — we quote what you actually want. Names below are properties we often confirm. The lodge or camp on your quote is the booking; nothing here is reserved until you approve it.
Camping Safari tents, a cook, the night sounds of the park. The honest, close-to-the-ground way to safari.
Mid-range En-suite lodges and tented camps we use most — a proper bed, a shower, and the game still at the door.
Luxury Pools, full-service dining, the better rooms in the same parks.
High-end Suite camps and private houses when the trip is built around silence and space.
Tarangire National Park
Camping
Tarangire public campsite or a private farm site on the park edge — Super Luxury tents, a cook, baobabs at first light.
Mid-range
Tarangire Safari Lodge, Tarangire Sopa Lodge — classic rooms above the river, elephants on the floodplain below.
Luxury
Tarangire Treetops, Sanctuary Swala — raised decks and a quieter night inside the park.
High-end
Oliver’s Camp, Chem Chem Lodge — suite tents and private guiding when the quote is built around Tarangire.
Karatu highlands (Manyara and crater gateway)
Camping
Pamoja Farm Camp, Kizumba Campsite, or a similar private farm campsite with a cook, tents and a hot bucket shower.
Mid-range
Farm of Dreams Lodge, Eileen’s Trees Inn, Marera Valley Lodge — en-suite rooms, gardens and a quiet night after the parks.
Luxury
Ngorongoro Farm House, Tloma Lodge, Kitela Lodge — larger rooms, a pool, and coffee-estate grounds above Karatu.
High-end
The Manor at Ngorongoro, Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge — butler service, wide views and a slower evening before the crater.
Central Serengeti
Camping
Seronera public campsite or a designated special campsite. We pitch Super Luxury tents, cook on site, and you fall asleep to hyena.
Mid-range
Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp, ThornTree Camp, Kati Kati Tented Camp — comfortable canvas, proper beds, close to the Seronera game.
Luxury
Serena Serengeti Safari Lodge, Melia Serengeti Lodge, Mbalageti Serengeti — pools, full-service dining and a view over the plains.
High-end
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Singita Faru Faru, &Beyond Klein’s Camp — private suites, guiding extras, and the kind of silence you pay for. In calving months we quote Ndutu; in river-crossing months we quote the north.
Ngorongoro rim
Camping
Simba public campsite on the crater rim — simple wash blocks, an unmatched dawn over the caldera.
Mid-range
Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge — rim rooms with a crater view and an early descent the next morning.
Luxury
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge — stone rooms on the rim, a short drive to the gate.
High-end
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Melia Ngorongoro Lodge — suite-level rim stays with the caldera at your feet at dawn.
Before you book
Practical notes
Lake Manyara is a committed morning on this itinerary. Do not book an international departure from Kilimanjaro or Arusha before 18:00. If your flight is earlier, we drive you to the airport instead, skip Manyara, and we do not charge Manyara park fees.
The package
What is included — and what is not
Two separate lists, so you can see what the itinerary price covers before you request a quote.
Covered
Included in this itinerary
In the package price, for the dates and lodge or camp class on your quote.
Current TANAPA and Ngorongoro conservation fees for every park named in the day plan.
Private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof, fridge and a window seat for every guest.
Arusha-based Super Luxury Safaris' Guide and all game drives written in the day plan.
Lodge or camp nights as confirmed on your quote.
Bottled water in the vehicle.
Hotel or airport collection in Arusha or at Kilimanjaro International Airport, and the return drop-off.
All meals (full board) at the lodges, camps or hotels named on your itinerary.
An evening of live music and traditional dance performances at select camps, arranged for your dates.
You arrange these
Not included
Budget separately, or ask us to add them to your proposal.
International flights
Airport taxes and visa or eTA fees
Alcoholic drinks and any specialty dining not named on your quote
Tips and gratuities
Items of a personal nature, laundry and souvenirs
Travel insurance
Optional extras such as a hot-air balloon, Maasai village visit or spa, unless added to the quote
Destinations:
Arusha, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park
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