Private camp beneath the stars

Private Tanzania Safari
Route: Speke Bay Lake Victoria - Serengeti – Ngorongoro – Arusha/Moshi

During our Ngorongoro safari adventure you can enjoy the incredible view along the shores of Lake Victoria, sleep under Serengeti stars and spot lions, elephants and thousands of grazing wildebeest and zebras. After an unforgettable trip to the Serengeti, you'll descend for a safari in the Ngorongoro crater, the eighth Wonder of the World.

This safari is totally private, so you'll travel with your companions and your english-speaking driver/guide, sleeping in charming lodges and tented camps just outside the wildlife parks. Everything you could possibly need will travel along with you, from pot to pan and toilet to private chef!

If you would prefer the option of a group safari, take a look at our Kenya safari tours or take the option of our ready made itinerary for a Tanzania and Zanzibar holiday.

Duration	5 days / 4 nights	Accommodation	Partially in charming safari lodges just outside of the parks and partially in our private camp. Comfort level 2 and 3 (see accommodation).
Price	From £1545 per person - based on 2 people sharing From £1053 based on 4 people sharing	Includes	All accommodation - all meals - Transport - Park entrance fees (approximately £55 per person per day) - game drives and English speaking driver/guide.
Transport	4WD land cruiser with convertible roof	Excludes	International flight, tips (generally drivers/guides receive US$25 per day, per group)

Day 1: Tanzania border - Speke Bay (Lake Victoria)

Travel time approx. 2 hours

Once you cross the border, you'll be collected by a land cruiser and our professional Tanzanian guide. It's about a 2.5 hour drive to Speke Bay on the banks of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. Here, you'll stay in a cosy lodge or spacious safari tent by the Lake. In the late afternoon, you can relax on the lakeshore with a good book until the sun sinks under the horizon. The view out over Lake Victoria is magical. In the evening you'll have dinner by candle light in the lodge and with a little luck fresh fish caught in Victoria Lake will be on the menu.

You'll spend the night in a cosy lodge or spacious safari tent by Lake Victoria.

Ngorongoro safari - Land cruiser with driver

Ngorongoro safari - Spot wild animals on route to your private camp

Day 2: Speke Bay (Lake Victoria) - Serengeti

Travel time approx 30 minutes

This morning you'll take your time and wake up at your own pace. Early birds go bird spotting at the nearby natural reserve with local guide Gert. After breakfast, you'll be picked up by a local fishing boat run by young men from a nearby village. They'll proudly show you their village where fishermen repair nets and women lay out large and small fish to dry in the sun. After lunch in the lodge you'll drive to the gate of the world famous Serengeti National Park. Looking out for wild animals, you'll drive to your private camp site in the heart of the Serengeti, arriving just before sunset.

You'll spend the night in a lightweight tent beneath the stars in our private camp. This isn't your everyday standard camp site. We bring along own ecologically friendly mobile private camp' including tents, camping beds, comfortable safari chairs, a complete kitchen, a (warm) shower and a (chemical) toilet. We consider this the best way to truly experience a safari.

You'll spend the night at our private camp in the Serengeti.

Day 3: Serengeti game drives

Before sunrise, you'll be awakened by your driver. After a cup of coffee and some biscuits in the land cruiser, you'll set out for an early morning game drive. You'll travel straight through the vast plains towards the Masai hunter territory.

After a few hours, of spotting animals on the African plains you'll drive back to your private camp for breakfast and a nap. During the afternoon, temperatures can soar and most animals will search for shelter in the shadows. Once the temperatures drop you'll head out for a late afternoon game drive. You're sure to see lions and, with a little luck, even cheetahs. During the Great Migration you'll see millions of wildebeest and zebras rushing through the plains in search of fresh grass and water.

You'll spend another night at our private camp in the Serengeti.

Ngorongoro safari - Game drive Serengeti

Ngorongoro safari - The Eighth Wonder of the World

Day 4: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater

Travel time approx 4 hours

Today you'll wake up early and take down your camp before driving south. You'll travel through the endless grasslands which the Serengeti is named after (endless plains). Gradually the road will begin to climb, leaving you with a view of the immense Serengeti plains behind you. Along the way you may see a giraffe or two on the road before reaching the Ngorongoro crater at the end of the afternoon.

The Ngorongoro crater is known as the Eighth Wonder of the World and referred to as the Ark of Noah. With a diameter of 18km it is the largest, completely intact crater in the world and it is teeming with wild animals. Slowly, our driver will take your 4x4 land cruiser into the crater and you'll be amazed to see elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, wildebeest, buffalos, antelopes, hippos and an alkaline lake filled with flamingos.

You'll spend the night in our charming lodge or the tented camp in the town of Karatu.

Day 5: Karatu - Moshi/Arusha - End of trip

Travel time approx 3 hours

Today your Serengeti and Ngorongoro safari will come to an end. After a 3 hour drive you'll be back Moshi. It's customary to tip the driver. Generally a tip of US$ 25 per day is reasonable. This tip can be divided by the number of people travelling with you.

If you would like to continue travelling you can choose from one of our shorter modules from Moshi tours or, if you are interested in a more active Tanzania adventure, you can also choose from a canoe safari or even a Mount Kilimanjaro climb.

Or are you in the mood for tropical beaches and cocktails on Zanzibar?