Safari in Tanzania
Tarangire, Serengeti, the Mara river and Ngorongoro
20-26 September 2027 · northern Tanzania
- Dates
- 20-26 Sept 2027
- Duration
- 7 days, 6 nights
- Vehicle
- Land Cruiser 4x4
- Price
- €2,100 / person
8 more participants until the group discount
Departure is guaranteed from 6 participants. The group discount applies from 10 participants with the deposit paid.
Places updated on 27 October 2026
323 days to go until departure
Deadlines- Deposit1 March 2027in 121 days
- Balance1 July 2027in 243 days
- Group discount check22 July 2027in 264 days
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Seven days through the parks of northern Tanzania
The programme crosses northern Tanzania from Tarangire to the Mara river, close to the Kenyan border, and ends in the Ngorongoro crater. You have two nights and a full day in the Mara river area, where, at this time of year, the wildebeest and zebra herds often pass through the northern Serengeti.
You travel in a private Land Cruiser 4x4 with a pop-up roof, so you can stand up to take photos, with a local driver-guide who speaks English.
- Dates
- 20-26 September 2027 (7 days, 6 nights)
- Parks
- Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater
- Vehicle
- Private Land Cruiser 4x4 with a pop-up roof
- Guide
- Local driver-guide who speaks English
- Accommodation
- Mid-range lodges and camps (6 nights)
- Arrival and departure
- Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
The migration of the wildebeest and zebra herds depends on the rains and changes from year to year, so we cannot guarantee it. Even without river crossings, the northern Serengeti and the Mara river are among the best safari areas in East Africa, with lions, elephants, hippos and Nile crocodiles.
Day by day
Route map
Approximate, with the main places.Day by day
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20SeptMondayDay 1 of 7Monday · Day 1 · ArrivalKaribu, welcome to TanzaniaKilimanjaro Airport (JRO) → Arusha
At Kilimanjaro Airport your driver-guide is waiting to take you to the boutique hotel in Arusha. After check-in there is time to rest. In the evening we hold the safari briefing: we go over the route, check the camera gear and have our first dinner together, before heading into the parks.
- Stay
- boutique hotel in Arusha
- Meals
- dinner
21SeptTuesdayDay 2 of 7Tuesday · Day 2The elephants and baobabs of TarangireArusha → Tarangire National Park → Karatu
We leave early for Tarangire, the park with one of the largest concentrations of elephants in northern Tanzania. Among the old baobabs and dry riverbeds you see elephant families digging for water in the sand. In the afternoon we drive up to Karatu, in the highlands near Ngorongoro.
- Stay
- Eileen’s Trees Inn, Karatu
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
22SeptWednesdayDay 3 of 7Wednesday · Day 3The plains of the SerengetiKaratu → Ngorongoro Conservation Area → Central Serengeti
We cross the Ngorongoro highlands and drop down onto the Serengeti plains. In the centre of the park we look for lions resting on the kopjes, the granite outcrops of the savanna, leopards in the acacias and cheetahs stalking gazelles. The day ends with a sunset game drive before camp.
- Stay
- mid-range camp, Central Serengeti
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
23SeptThursdayDay 4 of 7Thursday · Day 4North, through the Lobo ValleyCentral Serengeti → Lobo Valley → Northern Serengeti
We head north through the Lobo Valley. The plain gives way to hills, and along the way we see the animals that live in the area all year round and, if the migration is passing through, the wildebeest herds moving towards the Kenyan border. We reach the Mara river area in the late afternoon, a river full of hippos and crocodiles.
- Stay
- camp in the Northern Serengeti, Mara river area
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
24SeptFridayDay 5 of 7Friday · Day 5A full day at the Mara riverThe banks of the Mara river, Northern Serengeti
We have the whole day for the Mara river area and the plains of the northern Serengeti. If the wildebeest herds are nearby, we wait on the bank for the moment they start to cross, through the current, steep banks and Nile crocodiles. If not, the guide takes us wherever the animals are that day. This is the day worth the patience and a good telephoto lens.
- Stay
- the same camp in the Northern Serengeti
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
25SeptSaturdayDay 6 of 7Saturday · Day 6Back towards NgorongoroNorthern Serengeti → Ngorongoro Conservation Area
We take a last morning game drive in the northern Serengeti, then set off south towards the higher, cooler Ngorongoro highlands. It is the day with the most hours on the road in the programme. We reach the lodge on the crater rim in the late afternoon, where at sunset you watch the clouds roll down the walls of the caldera.
- Stay
- lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
26SeptSundayDay 7 of 7Sunday · Day 7 · DepartureThe Ngorongoro craterNgorongoro crater → Arusha, Moshi or JRO airport
We descend about 610 m to the floor of the crater, the largest intact, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world. Its roughly 260 km² are home to more than 25,000 large animals, among them the black rhino, a rare and protected species. In the afternoon we transfer back to Arusha, Moshi or Kilimanjaro Airport.
- Stay
- none
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch
If you fly home on 26 September, choose an evening flight. The guide may adjust the order of the game drives depending on where the animals are and on the state of the roads.
What you see on safari
Where you sleep
The accommodation is mid-range: comfortable lodges and camps in the wild, built with local materials and with an open-air fire pit for the evenings after the game drives. Apart from Eileen’s Trees Inn, the exact names of the lodges and camps are confirmed at booking, depending on availability.
Boutique hotel in Arusha
The first night, to rest after the flight and for the safari briefing.
Eileen’s Trees Inn
A family-run lodge on the edge of Karatu, with a large garden full of trees, a pool, en-suite rooms and a campfire in the evening.
Mid-range camp
A comfortable camp in the wild, in the centre of the park, after the sunset game drive.
Camp in the Mara river area
Two nights in the same place, so you have a full day in the Mara river area without moving your luggage.
Lodge on the crater rim
The last night, in the high, cool Ngorongoro highlands, with a view over the caldera.
Private Land Cruiser 4x4
A roomy safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, so you can stand up to take photos, with a clear view all around.
What it costs, what is included and how you pay
The full safari programme, 20-26 September 2027: 7 days and 6 nights.
Included in the price
- Airport transfers on arrival and at the end of the programme
- Private Land Cruiser 4x4 with a pop-up roof
- Professional local driver-guide who speaks English
- 6 nights in mid-range lodges and camps
- All park fees and the Ngorongoro crater fees
- Full board and purified drinking water
Not included
- International and domestic flights
- Spirits, cocktails and laundry
- Any other product or service not listed under “Included in the price”
USD 120 per person, for the whole safari. Not included in the price; given at the end, on the last day.
How payment and the group discount work
The balance can be paid in full or in instalments agreed together, by the date in the card.
The discount applies if, 60 days before departure, the group has reached the threshold in the card, with every participant's deposit paid. It comes off the last payment or instalment, and if you have already paid in full, we refund it by bank transfer within 14 days.
What is holding you back?
The price. You do not pay it all at once: first the deposit, then the balance, in full or in instalments we agree on (the amounts and dates are in the card). If the group reaches 10 participants, you also get the group discount.
See what the price includesThe effort. A safari asks for no real physical effort: you spend the days in the vehicle, with frequent stops. The days are long and the roads dusty, but the lodges and camps are comfortable.
How fit you need to beThe dates. If the 2027 dates do not suit you, write to me: you will be the first to hear when I set the next departures.
Write to meSomething else. Ask me directly: I reply personally, on WhatsApp or in a short call.
20-26 Sept 2027
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Places updated on 27 October 2026
€100 off per person when we are 10 with the deposit paid. Now: 2 of 10.
€2,100
for one person
- €500 depositby 1 March 2027
- €1,600 balanceby 1 July 2027
- Departure20 September 2027, from Bucharest
A request commits you to nothing. I reply personally; then we sign the contract and you pay the deposit.
Want to come along?
I am Sorin Chineață and I lead the Nomad Exped groups. Write to me with any question about the programme, gear or preparation. For other activities or dates I will put together a separate proposal, based on what you want to do and how many of you there are.
