8-Day Highlights of Tanzania

Hidden among acacia trees alongside a dry riverbed in its own private concession, your accommodation in Tarangire National Park is a dreamy escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The park itself is a breathtaking Tanzanian getaway destination boasting immense savannas and proliferating bushveld home to iconic game including lions, leopards, giraffes, rhinos, elephants, and more. After arriving and unpacking, you may join your ranger for an afternoon safari culminating with cocktails at a viewpoint against a backdrop of the sunset over the plains.

There are few more magical ways to enjoy one’s breakfast than with a glass of champagne at a white-linen draped table set within the untamed wilderness of Tanzania. This setting is how you will start your second morning, savoring the sumptuous spread brought to your table while animals circle the concession. Today, you will explore more of Tarangire’s boundless natural beauty and make your way to a traditional Maasai village where the friendly locals will welcome you with warm smiles. Here, you will learn more about the tribal villagers and their unique traditions.

After breakfast, you will continue your journey across Tanzania down into the Ngorongoro Crater, a lush landscape set within a protected conservation area brimming with fascinating flora and fauna you will capture along the way. You may admire far-reaching panoramas of the prolific plains, stretching spectacles of the dramatic mountains, and spreading scenes of the golden savannas. Among many other magnificent African animals and birds, you will swoon over the thousands-strong flamboyance of flamingos that gather around Lake Nakuru and dip their toes into the azure water.

You will tuck into breakfast at your lodge, pack your bags, and transfer to the Lake Manyara National Park as you relish a three-hour safari drive across the region’s rich bushveld. Afterward, you will head to the airstrip and catch a short flight across Tanzania to the renowned Serengeti National Park. Set in the heart of the Central Serengeti plains, your accommodation offers unbridled access to the area’s spectacular wilderness and is set against a backdrop of the proliferating scenery. You will revel in an afternoon safari complete with high tea before returning to your resort for the evening.

In the morning, before dawn, you will set off on a safari drive, and your experienced ranger will direct you through the bush with a spotlight. You will hope to chance upon early hunters, including lions, leopards, and other big cats that have an advantage over their prey when hunting under the moonlight. You may also catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino as you travel through the Serengeti to waterholes where animals gather to bathe in the refreshing water. Cocktails and canapés with sunset vistas will conclude a riveting adventure across the Central Serengeti.

After breakfast, you will transfer across the Serengeti to a gorgeous camp pinned in the wilderness a mere 30 minutes from the Mara River in the Northern Serengeti. The camp’s modern mixture of traditional furnishings creates an extraordinary conceptual home set amongst the untamed surroundings, and you will spend your afternoon soaking up the scenery from your patio. You will also enjoy a thrilling exploration of the Northern Serengeti, traveling across vast open plains to catch a glimpse of the phenomenal creatures wandering the rugged terrain.

The great Serengeti is a diverse wilderness destination, and you will spend your second day here discovering as much of the local wildlife and spectacular environments as possible. Home to massive hippos that wallow in the shallow rivers, herds of buffalo that gather around waterholes, and members of Africa’s famous Big Five, your safari drives across the Serengeti will share incredible game encounters. In the afternoon, you may capture the scenes from the sky during a high-flying hot air balloon tour with a glass of champagne awaiting you on the ground.

As you wake up on the final day of your Tanzanian vacation, you will catch wafts of breakfast cooking on the flames emanating from the campfire and hear the symphony of nature rising with the African sun. As you step onto your patio and take a deep breath of fresh air, you will feel at peace while watching animals wander the bush beyond your suite. After breakfast, you will collect your things, meet your private transfer, partake in one final morning safari, and head for the airport to catch your flight home.