Couple
01Two people, one uninterrupted week.
GOOD TO KNOW
Couple safaris →Fewer camps, longer stays — usually 3 nights per stop. Your own guide decides with you, not for you.
THE LUXURY OF TIME
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EAST AFRICA SAFARI GUIDES
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2021
ARUSHA · TANZANIA
NOT A CHECKLIST
Most safaris are built around what you'll see. This one is built around what you'll notice.
The typical Tanzania safari covers four parks in seven days: a new bed every night, half of each day spent driving between them. We build the same week differently. Two or three camps instead of five. Three nights in each. Mornings that start when the light is right, not when the next transfer is due.
That is what Depth over Distance means in practice. The tents are no better. You simply spend more time in each place.
A TYPICAL 7 NIGHTS
Camps4–5
Nights per camp1–2
Days spent on transfersMost
THE SAME 7 NIGHTS, OUR WAY
Camps2–3
Nights per camp3
Days spent on transfersFew
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL?
Five ways to travel. Each one planned around who is in the vehicle.
Pick the one closest to you. Each comes with the answer to the question we hear first.
Family Legacy
02The trip your grandchildren will still be talking about.
GOOD TO KNOW
Family safaris →All ages welcome — we've hosted guests under one. We choose camps that welcome young children and time drives around rest.
Honeymoon
03Your first big adventure together, done right.
GOOD TO KNOW
Honeymoon safaris →Private vehicle throughout. Tents set apart from other guests. Zanzibar beach days can follow the safari.
Solo
04Nobody to keep pace with but yourself.
GOOD TO KNOW
Solo safaris →Your own guide and vehicle on a private safari. Prefer company? Our small group departures are open to solo travellers. We tell you upfront which camps charge a single supplement.
Friends
05Your closest people. One camp, no strangers.
GOOD TO KNOW
Friends safaris →Any group size. For peak months, start 9–12 months ahead.
NOT ON THIS LIST?
Tell us who's coming →Three generations. A 60th birthday. Eight of you from three countries.
Tell us who's coming, and we'll plan around them.
WHEN TO GO
Every month has a right place to be. Pick yours.
The herds move all year. Choose the month you can travel, and we will tell you where they are likely to be.
October
Northern Serengeti
The herds begin turning south. Crossings still happen, with less certainty.
WHY GO THEN
Quieter river banks and shoulder rates late in the month.
THE HONEST TRADE-OFF
Crossing timing is harder to predict.
ALSO GOOD THIS MONTH
See October itineraries →Tarangire at the very end of the dry season.
Herd positions shift with the rain each year. We update this every month from our guides in the field.
SAMPLE ROUTES
Here is what fewer stops and longer stays look like.
Every route can be reshaped around your dates, pace and budget.
Northern Circuit
Arusha Town → Arusha → Tarangire → Ngorongoro → Serengeti
Twelve Days. A Luxury Tanzania Honeymoon, Uninterrupted.
From
$22,375
Nights
11
11
East Africa
Safari Guides
Arusha · Tanzania · Est. 2021
Northern Circuit
Arusha Town → Arusha → Tarangire → Ngorongoro
Two Chairs at the Crater Rim. A Tanzania Honeymoon.
Nights
7
7
East Africa
Safari Guides
Arusha · Tanzania · Est. 2021
Northern Circuit
6
East Africa
Safari Guides
Arusha · Tanzania · Est. 2021
Northern Circuit
6
East Africa
Safari Guides
Arusha · Tanzania · Est. 2021
FEWER VEHICLES, MORE TIME
Twenty vehicles around one lion is not a sighting. Here is how we avoid it.
Crowding is the most common worry we hear. It is also the most avoidable.
01
Your vehicle, your guide
Private safaris run in a private vehicle, with a guide who works only for you. You decide when to stay and when to move on.
02
Timed around the crowds
We plan each day around the quieter hours, with early starts and unhurried drives.
03
Guides who know when to wait
A Wilderness Storyteller who grew up in these parks can tell “nothing here” from “wait.” When other vehicles drive on, yours switches off the engine and waits with you.
“I truly enjoyed this safari because we saw so many different animals due to our guide Medady knowing where to search.” — Michelle W, United States
Plan a quieter safari →WHERE YOU'LL SLEEP
The camp decides half the safari. We choose it by the month, not the brochure.
More than forty camps and lodges across Tanzania, each matched to the months it is at its best. Start with our six, or filter by area.
REFINEDNORTHERN SERENGETI · LAMAI
Lamai Serengeti
Set into a granite kopje above the Mara River. In February the plains are close to empty, with off-season rates and walking.
EXCEPTIONALSOUTHERN SERENGETI · MWIBA
Mwiba Lodge
A private reserve on the edge of the calving plains. Walking and night drives are allowed here, which the national park does not permit.
REFINEDEASTERN SERENGETI
Namiri Plains
Open grassland known for cheetah and lion, far from the central Seronera roads.
REFINEDNGORONGORO · OLMOTI SLOPES
The Highlands Ngorongoro Asilia
On the slopes of Olmoti, away from the crater rim's main lodge cluster. We go down at gate opening, before the crater fills.
CLASSICTARANGIRE
Kuro Tented Lodge
Close to the river where elephant herds gather in the dry months. Walking from camp with an armed ranger.
REFINEDARUSHA · FIRST NIGHT
Arusha Coffee Lodge
One quiet night after the long flight, with no early alarm. The first game drive starts the next morning, rested.
Our team has inspected most of the camps we recommend. If a camp does not fit your month or your budget, we will say so before you ask.
See every camp we use →CLIENT VOICES
What it’s actually like,
from people who went.
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Goodluck SikawaSafari Planner · Arusha · Plans every trip from first message to last day
BORN HERE. BUILT HERE.
One person in Arusha plans your trip, and answers when you write.
The difference between a guide who learned Africa from a manual and one who learned it from his father's father is not measurable in star ratings. It is felt in the moment he knows exactly where the leopard went — without looking at a map. That kind of knowledge is not taught in classrooms.
Not a call centre abroad. The person who plans your trip lives here and knows the guides, the camps and the roads by name.
- 1Tell us the basicsDates, who is travelling, and what matters most. A rough budget helps but is not required.
- 2A draft routeA few questions first, then a draft route with the reasons behind each camp.
- 3Refine it togetherChange anything. A deposit holds the camps once you are happy.
- 4Our team stays with youFrom airport pickup to your last night, the same Arusha team is a call away.
Write to Goodluck →“Goodluck was incredibly helpful right from the start.” — Jess B, United Kingdom
BEFORE YOU WRITE
The questions people ask us first.
Short answers here. The full detail sits one click away.
Ask us something else →Seven nights is the minimum we recommend. Nine to twelve lets you stay three nights in each camp instead of packing every morning.
See sample routes →East Africa Safari Guides · Est. 2021
The Luxury of Time
When you are ready
to stop rushingbegin.
Every journey begins with a single conversation. Tell us what you are looking for — or tell us nothing at all, and let us ask the right questions.
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