Tanzania Bonding Safaris | 2025 & 2026
- Best Time To Go : January – March and July - December
- Holiday Length : 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Holiday type : Leisure, Wildlife
Safari Overview
Your safari begins in Arusha and journeys through the legendary northern circuit—Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. It is crafted especially for UK adventure couples seeking thrilling wildlife encounters, rich cultural insight and time to reconnect in beautiful, unhurried natural settings. Each day is designed to balance discovery, pace and comfort, allowing you to trade the rush of modern life for the wide-open silence of Africa.
Across the journey you will travel approximately 1,020 kilometer’s on major road transfers, spending around 26 to 27 hours on the road. These hours are broken into comfortably planned segments that allow the landscape to unfold gradually rather than feeling rushed. You move from the fertile foothills of Kilimanjaro into the baobab valley of Tarangire, onward to a pink-hued soda lake, and finally across the endless Serengeti plains. Carefully selected lodges and camps, a dedicated safari vehicle and a professional guide ensure that you experience Tanzania with ease, depth and intimacy rather than just passing through it.
DAY 1: Arrival – Arusha (JRO → Arusha | ~55 km, ~1 hr)
You land at Kilimanjaro International Airport and are welcomed by your private guide, who transfers you to Arusha. Even in the short drive you begin to sense the change in rhythm—the open country around the foothills, the warmth of the air and the quiet anticipation of adventure ahead. You settle in at Aya Sophia Wildlife Lodge, a peaceful spot surrounded by nature where the first evening lets you rest, breathe out and gently adjust to Africa.
Accommodation: Aya Sophia Wildlife Lodge
DAY 2 & 3: West Kilimanjaro (Arusha → Kilimanjaro West | ~90 km, ~2 hrs)
After breakfast you leave Arusha and drive into the western slopes of Kilimanjaro, arriving at Ndarakwai Luxury Tented Lodge. The surroundings are wild, scenic and unmanicured in the best way, giving you space to slow down and feel the scale of Tanzania. These two nights allow walks among the acacia, quiet campfire evenings, views of the highland ridges and the chance to learn about Chagga culture in a more authentic, grounded way. For couples, the experience offers privacy, wide landscapes and a sense of being far from the modern routine—a perfect setting to talk, reconnect and feel the journey come alive.
Accommodation: Ndarakwai Luxury Tented Lodge
DAY 4: Kilimanjaro West → Arusha National Park → Arusha (West Kilimanjaro → Arusha NP → Arusha | ~120 km, ~3–4 hrs)
You leave the lodge in the early morning and drive to Arusha National Park, where the scenery shifts to crater lakes, lush hillsides and forest alive with birdlife. Giraffes pick delicately through the foliage, buffalo graze in open grassland, and flamingos colour the shallows. After a relaxed picnic and final sightings, you return to Aya Sophia Wildlife Lodge for the evening. The second night here brings you back to familiar comfort before the next chapter of the journey begins.
Accommodation: Aya Sophia Wildlife Lodge
DAY 5: Arusha → Tarangire (Arusha → Tarangire | ~120 km, ~2.5–3 hrs)
This day takes you into Tarangire National Park, famous for its towering baobabs and some of the greatest concentrations of elephants in the region. The game drive introduces you to the rhythm of classic African safari: elephants moving in family groups, antelope grazing near the river and birdlife filling the trees. As the afternoon light softens, the landscape becomes rich in colour and atmosphere, perfect for photography and shared moments. Your night is spent inside the park at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge, where you fall asleep with the sounds of the bush all around.
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge
DAY 6: Tarangire → Lake Manyara → Karatu (Tarangire → Manyara → Karatu | ~100 km, ~3 hrs)
After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a scenic lake that made Ernest Hemingway exclaim. This offers a compact-game viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park and at the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley. LakeManyara national park is more famous for tree climbing lion. Elephant drinking andwallowing in the refreshing water, giraffe, troops of baboon, zebras and buffalo’s. Over 400 species of birds can be found in Lake Manyara National include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks. After yourpicnic lunch with game en route drive to Karatu town for your dinner and overnight. Accommodation as arranged
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
DAY 7: Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti (Karatu → Crater → Serengeti | ~200 km, ~5–6 hrs)
Today brings one of the highlights of any African safari as you descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a volcanic caldera filled with over 30,000 animals. Lions patrol the grass, wildebeest and zebra scatter in dramatic patterns and rare black rhinos find safety in the open plains. After a picnic lunch on the crater floor, you ascend the far wall and continue toward the Serengeti. By late afternoon you arrive at Arukore Simba Camp, where the evening air, long horizons and distant wildlife sounds create a sense of being very far from ordinary life.
Accommodation: Arukore Simba Camp
DAY 8 & 9: Full Days in Serengeti (Internal game driving)
Your days in the Serengeti give you the opportunity to experience Africa in its purest form. Morning drives may reveal lions resting on granite kopjes, cheetahs surveying termite mounds or herds moving across grasslands as far as the eye can see. Afternoon drives bring warm light, lingering plains colours and a chance to sit quietly and simply watch the cycle of nature unfold. The evenings at Arukore Simba Camp are slow, starlit and gentle—perfect for couples who want not only adventure but also reflection, connection and memorable shared time
Accommodation: Arukore Simba Lodge
DAY 10: Serengeti → Arusha (Serengeti → Arusha | ~330 km, ~7–8 hrs)
After breakfast you begin the journey back to Arusha, passing from the great open plains into the green highlands and finally toward the foothills below. It is a peaceful transition that gives you time to appreciate the days behind you: the sightings, the silence, the excitement and the moments shared together. You arrive at Tumbili Lodge for your final night, ending the safari in comfort and warmth before your onward travel the next day.
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Includes and excludes
What is included in this tour?
Items that are included in the cost of the tour price.
- Respective accommodation or similar throughout as indicated
- All meals during the Safari
- Passengers arriving in Tanzania may be asked to present a valid Covid 19 test Certificate
- Flying doctor
- Transport with photographic roof hatch land cruiser driven by professional guide
- Unlimited drinking water during the Safari
- All national park entry fees
- Visit Maasai village
- Government Taxes
- All airport transfers
- Programs as stipulated
What is Excluded in this tour?
Items that are not included in the cost of the tour price.
- Tourist visas
- Travel Insurance
- International flights to Kilimanjaro and any other flights(local flights can arranged)
- Personal shopping and memorabilia
- Drinks and refreshments
- Tip to your driver guide
- Tip to porters
- Cost to anything not mentioned at the list of included
