7-Days Luxury Safari All-Inclusive

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) for domestic flights, you will be warmly welcomed by a representative from African Big Cats Safaris. From here, you’ll be transferred to your luxury accommodation in Arusha.

Enjoy your overnight stay at the Gran Meliá Arusha, a world-class hotel nestled at the foothills of Mount Meru, offering the perfect blend of comfort and stunning views to begin your safari adventure.

After an early breakfast, you’ll set off for Tarangire National Park, named after the Tarangire River that flows through it. This vital river is the only permanent water source during the dry season, attracting a wide variety of wildlife. The park’s landscapes vary from dense elephant grass to acacia woodlands, creating a perfect setting for game viewing.

Tarangire is especially famous for its large elephant herds, where you can observe everything from playful calves to mighty bulls. You may also encounter giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, and predators such as lions and leopards. The park is also a birdwatcher’s paradise, boasting the highest number of breeding bird species in the world.

After enjoying a picnic lunch and a full day of game drives, you’ll head to Maramboi Tented Lodge, where dinner and overnight relaxation await.

After breakfast, you’ll take a short drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a day of game viewing. Your adventure begins with sightings of large troupes of baboons, which are commonly seen near the park entrance. Nestled between the Great Rift Valley escarpment and Lake Manyara, the park offers an incredible mix of landscapes, from lush groundwater forests to open savannahs and the shimmering alkaline lake.

Lake Manyara was originally established to protect its famous elephant herds, but it is also renowned for its occasional tree-climbing lions. The alkaline lake attracts thousands of flamingos and supports more than 400 species of birds, making it a paradise for bird lovers. You may also encounter hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, and zebras.

A picnic lunch will be enjoyed at one of the park’s scenic spots before you continue in the late afternoon to the Ngorongoro Highlands, where dinner and your overnight stay await at Kitela Lodge.

After an early breakfast, you will depart for the Serengeti National Park, enjoying game viewing en route. The Serengeti is one of the most celebrated wildlife sanctuaries in the world, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, immense ecological value, and the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa.

The park is most famous for the Great Wildebeest Migration—one of nature’s most remarkable spectacles. Each year, over a million wildebeest accompanied by 200,000 zebras journey across the plains in search of fresh grazing. Their ancient instinct drives them south from the northern hills to the southern plains with the short rains in October and November, then west and north again after the long rains in April to June. Neither drought, gorges, nor crocodile-filled rivers can stop this epic migration.

Beyond the migration, Serengeti offers iconic sunrises and sunsets over endless plains, abundant predators such as lions, cheetahs, and leopards, and an unmatched sense of wilderness.

A packed lunch will be enjoyed at a scenic picnic site before continuing with game drives. In the late afternoon, you’ll head to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Dove Serengeti Camp.

After an early breakfast, depart the Serengeti and drive to the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive. Often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” the Crater is the largest intact volcanic caldera on earth and boasts one of the highest densities of wildlife in Africa.

Although the Crater attracts many visitors, its extraordinary setting and guaranteed wildlife encounters make it an unforgettable safari experience. This is one of the best places in Tanzania to see the endangered black rhinoceros, as well as large prides of lions, herds of wildebeest, zebras, hippos, and elephants. The Ngorongoro is also home to the complete Big Five, with excellent year-round sightings of lions and Cape buffalo.

A packed lunch will be enjoyed at a scenic picnic site within the Crater. In the late afternoon, ascend the Crater walls and drive to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Kitela Lodge.

After breakfast, your private safari guide will pick you up from the lodge and drive you back to Arusha. Here, you can enjoy some last-minute shopping, re-packing, and lunch before being transferred to the airport for your onward flight, either back home or to Zanzibar for a beach extension.