Custom Safaris in Tanzania 

Custom safaris in Tanzania are privately planned safari itineraries built around your travel dates, interests, pace, accommodation preferences, and wildlife priorities. They can combine destinations such as the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara, with options to add more remote parks or Zanzibar depending on the trip.

Tanzania is known for the beautiful extremes within its borders: Africa’s highest mountain, the iconic Kilimanjaro, as well as its largest game reserve and three of its largest lakes.

For a first safari, many Tanzania safaris and tours focus on the Northern Circuit, which offers an easy way to see several of the country’s best-known wildlife areas in one trip. The Southern Circuit has a different rhythm, with rugged, remote parks and fewer of the classic northern stops, while Mahale adds chimp tracking on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

The incomparable Serengeti Plains teem with migrating herds of wildebeest and zebra and attendant predators; its tropical forests provide sanctuary to chimps, and the extraordinary grasslands and topography offer some of Africa’s most glorious and plentiful displays of wildlife in scenic parks and reserves.

Tree-climbing lions, Rift Valley lakes, Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater, Masai culture, and white sands – Tanzania has it all!

The vast and beautiful country of Tanzania, between the shores of Lake Victoria and the shimmering Indian Ocean, is world-renowned for its quite extraordinary abundance of wildlife and fabulously unspoiled vistas. It is also home to both the exotic spice island of Zanzibar and the magnificent snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which, at 5,896 meters, is the highest freestanding mountain in the world.

More than 100,000 sq km of Tanzania’s area is devoted to its national reserves, and the country is also home to a fascinating rainbow of cultures, including over a hundred traditional tribes such as the Masai, Sukuma and Chagga. The land has been touched by countless peoples, from the first Bantu settlers migrating from south and west Africa, to Arab traders whose trace still dominates the magical island of Zanzibar, and through Portuguese, German, and British colonists. Tanzania finally gained independence in 1961.

Tanzania Safari Overview

For first-time safari-goers, Tanzania is a strong choice because several of its best-known wildlife areas can be combined within one itinerary. Most Tanzania safaris are shaped around the Northern or Southern Circuit, depending on the season, wildlife priorities, and the kind of safari experience you want.

Tanzania’s Northern Circuit is by far the most popular route, making it easy to combine the Ngorongoro Crater with seasonal camps in the Serengeti, where you may see migrating herds and resident predators. A Northern Circuit safari can also include one of our favorite parks, Tarangire National Park, as well as Lake Manyara, seasonal home to millions of flamingos.

For travelers looking for more remote safaris in Tanzania, the lesser-visited Southern Circuit includes Katavi, Selous and Ruaha, parks known for being both rugged and remote, as well as the Mahale Mountains, a breathtaking chimp-tracking destination set on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.