Tanzania safari itineraries.

Three days covers Tarangire, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater. To include the Serengeti by road, plan on five to seven days; seven avoids rushed driving. Flying into the Serengeti makes four days workable.

June to October is dry and reliable in the north and the south. January and February are also strong in the north and are the calving months in Ndutu. April and May are the long rains, the one period we suggest avoiding for a first safari.

It depends far more on where you sleep and the season than on the number of days. Park and conservation fees are a large share of every trip. Rather than a headline figure, we send a real price for your dates, with park fees included.

Six to twelve months ahead for June to October and the Christmas period, when the best camps fill. Outside those months three months is comfortable, and shorter notice is often possible.

Most nationalities do. Apply online through Tanzania Immigration’s eVisa site before you fly. At the time of writing (September 2026) the ordinary tourist visa costs US$50, and US citizens pay US$100 for a one-year multiple-entry visa. Rules change, so check close to departure.

Only if you arrive from, or transit for more than twelve hours through, a country with yellow fever risk — for example via Nairobi or Addis Ababa. Travellers flying in from Europe or North America generally do not need a certificate.

Malaria is present all year in the areas most visitors go, including the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro area and Zanzibar. Prevention is usually advised; ask a travel clinic which medicine suits you, six to eight weeks before you fly.

Tanzania is a stable country and safari travel is well organised. The real risks are the roads, the sun and, on Kilimanjaro, the altitude — not crime or animals. Follow your guide about staying in the vehicle and moving around camp at night.

Yes. Lion, elephant and buffalo are seen on most trips, and leopard often. Rhino is the hard one: the Ngorongoro Crater is the most reliable place, but no one can promise it.

It is there all year, moving. From December to March the herds calve on the southern plains around Ndutu; from July to October they are in the far north near the Mara river. The months between are spent travelling. See our migration guide.

They are one ecosystem across the border. The Serengeti is far larger and quieter, and holds the herds for most of the year, including the calving season. The Mara is smaller and easier to reach from Nairobi. For a Tanzania trip, the Serengeti is the one.

Yes. The crater floor holds a dense, resident population of animals within a single day’s drive, and it is the best place in the country to look for black rhino. It is busy, so an early start helps.

Layers in neutral colours for cold mornings and warm afternoons, a hat, sunglasses, binoculars, sun cream, insect repellent and a camera. Pack everything in a soft bag if your trip includes a light aircraft flight.

Light aircraft between the parks usually allow about 15 kg per person, including hand luggage, in a soft bag without wheels. Bags are weighed at the airstrip, so ask us for the exact limit on your flights.

Kilimanjaro International (JRO) for the northern parks and Kilimanjaro. Dar es Salaam for the southern parks. Zanzibar has its own international airport, useful when the coast comes first or last.

Yes, and many families do. Shorter drives, a private vehicle and lodges with space to move make it easier. Some activities, such as walking safaris and balloon flights, have minimum ages, so tell us the children’s ages when you enquire.

230 volts at 50 hertz, with Type D (three round pins) and Type G (the British three flat pins) sockets. Bring an adapter, and a converter for devices that only run on 110 volts.

Signal is patchy but present over much of the northern circuit, and most camps have wifi in the main area, often slow. The southern and western parks are genuinely remote.

Yes, tipping is customary and genuinely relied upon by guides, cooks and camp staff. Bring cash, ideally US dollars, and we will give you written guidance before you travel.

Yes. Daily flights link the northern circuit with Zanzibar, so the island works best at the end. If you are climbing Kilimanjaro, climb first and rest on safari afterwards.