Luxury Tanzania Safaris

It's a combination of where you stay, how you travel and how private it feels. Luxury means the finest small camps and lodges in the best locations, flying between parks by light aircraft, often a private guide and vehicle, and access to private concessions where you can drive off-road, walk and do night drives. Add touches like balloon safaris, spa treatments, exclusive-use villas and a finish on Zanzibar, and you have a genuinely high-end safari.

Our favourites span a range of styles: Singita Faru Faru and Singita Mara River on the private Grumeti reserve and northern Serengeti, the Four Seasons Safari Lodge with its iconic waterhole and infinity pool, Sayari Camp near the Mara River, and design-led camps like Lemala Kuria Hills and Nimali in the heart of the action. The right choice depends on your dates, the migration and how you like to travel, which is exactly what our specialists help you get right.

On a shared safari you may join other guests in a vehicle and on a set schedule. On a private safari you have your own guide and 4x4 throughout, so you set the pace, linger at a sighting and head out when the light is best. For a luxury trip we almost always recommend a private guide and vehicle, and in the private concessions that also unlocks off-road and night drives.

Yes. Many of the top camps offer private villas or whole-camp exclusive use with a dedicated chef, guide and vehicle, which is ideal for families and groups. It's one of the most rewarding ways to travel at the top end, and we arrange it as part of a fully tailor-made itinerary.

Tanzania rewards travel all year. The long dry season (roughly June to October) is prime for game viewing and the Mara River crossings, January to February is the calving season on the southern plains, and the green months are lush, quiet and beautifully exclusive. At the top end the camps are wonderful year-round, so we time your trip around the wildlife you most want to see and the level of exclusivity you're after.

As a guide, a classic luxury northern circuit runs roughly $10,000 to $14,000 per person, exclusive-use and private-concession trips with the very best camps typically start around $15,000 and rise to $25,000 or more, and an ultra-luxury East Africa journey can reach $40,000 and beyond. Every trip is tailor-made, so we shape the camps, length and pace around your budget and hold exclusive rates at many of the best lodges.

Absolutely, and it's one of our most popular luxury trips. A short flight links the Serengeti with Zanzibar, where you can unwind at a boutique beach retreat with white sand, diving and the history of Stone Town. We handle all the routing and timing so the transition from safari to beach is seamless.