Private tour. Local driver/guide in the chosen language. Guaranteed departures min 2 / max 6 participants until seats are sold out. Accommodation in a 3/4 star hotel/lodge and in a fixed tented camp with private facilities. Off-road transportation with a sunroof. HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The organising company reserves the right to change the planned accommodation with alternatives of the same category during confirmation.
Important notes
TANZANIA VISA: US$50 required, to be applied for before departure only through the following official government websites:1) Procedure in English https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/ (visa to be applied for at least 10 days before the departure date).2) Procedure in Italian, with a simplified questionnaire and assistance from the Consulate in Milan, https://www.consolatotanzania.org/visti-online/ (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends).
COMPULSORY TRAVEL INSURANCE
For Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, local insurance is compulsory, even if you already hold another policy. Policies are non-refundable; it is recommended that you take out cover before departure. Failure to do so may result in being refused entry.
ZANZIBAR – ZIC (from 2024) Cost: USD 44 per person; 50% for those aged 3 to 17, free for under-3s. Valid for up to 92 days, multiple entries. Official website: https://inbound.visitzanzibar.go.tz
MAINLAND TANZANIA – NIC (from 1 October 2026) Compulsory for foreign nationals entering by air, land or sea. Cost: USD 44 per person; 50% for ages 3 to 17, free for under 3s. Valid for up to 92 days, multiple entries. Official website: https://inbound.nicinsurance.co.tz
TANZANIA + ZANZIBAR COMBINED VISAS The visa policy for the first point of entry applies:
Mainland Tanzania → Zanzibar: NIC required; ZIC not required. The NIC is also valid for Pemba, Mafia and Fanjove when entering from mainland Tanzania.
Zanzibar → Mainland Tanzania: ZIC; no NIC required.
Important: anyone who purchased the ZIC before 1 October 2026 and is also staying in Mainland Tanzania must also purchase the NIC.
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IMPORTANT - PLASTIC OBJECTS PROHIBITION anyone arriving in Tanzania will not be allowed to bring plastic bags with them. Passengers and visitors intending to arrive at any airport and border in Tanzania, including Zanzibar, are advised to avoid packing plastic bags in their carry-on or checked luggage as they may face penalties upon arrival. Items purchased at an airport before boarding the plane must be removed from plastic bags. The only exceptions are plastic packaging for medical and sanitary products and plastic bags for toiletries.
VACCINATIONS: There is no obligation for vaccinations if you are coming from Europe without layovers, but antimalarial prophylaxis is strongly recommended. The yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for those coming from Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, even in the case of airport transit exceeding 12 hours. Yellow fever vaccination is mandatory if you continue your journey to Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, and Seychelles.
PARK ENTRANCE: the fee ***includes*** park entrance, which amounts to an average of €90/120 per person per night. Please note that park entrance is a government fee that may increase without notice, therefore subject to confirmation before departure.
HOTEL/LODGE: 3 or 4-star hotels do not meet international standards, but still offer clean rooms, although often with outdated furnishings, private bathroom with shower, swimming pool, and restaurant; occasionally there may be power outages or interruptions in water supply.
ROADS: generally unpaved, not always in good condition - with potholes, dust or mud; travel times can be considerable, even when distances are not particularly long.
Cancellation policies
Up to 46 days before arrival: no cancellation fee
45 to 31 days before arrival: 10% cancellation fee
30 to 18 days before arrival: 20% cancellation fee
17 to 5 days before arrival: 50% cancellation fee
5 to 0 days before arrival: 100% cancellation fee.
Meals
Legend: B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner.
Itinerary
Giorno 1 — Arusha
Welcome upon arrival and transfer to the hotel. Arusha is the safari capital of northern Tanzania, the city from which all the great itineraries set out towards the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Manyara. Lying at the foot of Mount Meru, the country's second-highest volcano, it enjoys a cool, pleasant climate thanks to its altitude and lush vegetation fed by the rains that fall from the surrounding heights. Although it is chiefly a logistical springboard, the city is worth a pause: the central market is a kaleidoscope of colours, spices and local crafts, while the workshops of the tanzanite cutters — the rare blue-violet stone mined only in Tanzania — offer a glimpse of one of the world's most precious gems. Nearby you will find coffee plantations open to visitors, the small but scenic Arusha National Park with its Momella lakes alive with flamingos, and the slopes of Mount Meru, ideal for hikes and trekking. A crossroads of peoples and languages, Arusha combines the lively atmosphere of a growing African city with its role as the gateway to some of the most celebrated wildlife sanctuaries on the planet. Free time in the afternoon. Dinner free. Accommodation Amani Safari Lodge.
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Giorno 2 — Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Karatu
Breakfast. Departure for Tarangire National Park. Tarangire gathers an exceptional amount of elephants and birds, as well as wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, gazelles, antelopes, elands, the majestic oryx gazelle, and the curious gerenuk with its long neck. During the dry season, it is the best place for elephant sightings. Day of photosafari in the park. Packed lunch. Departure to Karatu. Arrival at the lodge in the late afternoon. Dinner. Accommodation Farm of Dreams Lodge.
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Giorno 3 — Karatu → Serengeti National Park
Breakfast. Departure for Serengeti National Park. Day of photosafari in the park. Lunch break along the way. The Serengeti is the very essence of the African savannah: a seemingly endless sea of grassland stretching from northern Tanzania to the Kenyan border, where it merges with the Masai Mara. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park owes its fame to the Great Migration, the cyclical movement of more than a million wildebeest accompanied by hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle that trace an immense annual loop in search of fresh grazing and water. The name comes from the Maasai word "siringet", the land that stretches forever, and it captures perfectly these plains dotted with solitary acacias and granite outcrops, the kopjes, that rise from the grass like islands. The heart of the park, Seronera, offers outstanding sightings year-round thanks to a permanent river: lions, cheetahs and the leopards that love to drape themselves over acacia branches all gather here. To the north, the Kogatende region and the Mara River stage the dramatic river crossings between July and October, when the herds plunge into crocodile-infested water. In the south, the Ndutu plains come alive from January to March during the calving season, when thousands of wildebeest calves are born and predators are at their busiest. The Serengeti is also home to the famous big-cat quartet and all of the Big Five, along with elephants, giraffes, hippos and extraordinary birdlife. The thrill of a game drive can be crowned with a dawn hot-air balloon flight, suspended above the savannah as the sun turns the horizon to gold, followed by a bush breakfast. Blazing sunsets, star-filled skies and the roar of lions in the night make the Serengeti a place that stays in the memory forever. I arrive at the field and have lunch. Dinner. Accommodation Nakupenda Luxury Camp.
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Giorno 4 — Serengeti National Park → Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Breakfast. At dawn departure for the last photosafari. Departure for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Few places on earth pack so much life into such a defined space as the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera on the planet and the centrepiece of a conservation area inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Collapsed in on itself millions of years ago, the ancient volcano left a basin roughly twenty kilometres across, ringed by walls five hundred metres high, on whose floor a self-sustaining ecosystem supports thousands of animals all year. Descending the road that plunges into the crater feels like entering a kind of Noah's ark: grasslands, the soda lake of Magadi flecked pink with flamingos, fever-tree acacia forests and permanent springs provide water and grazing for lions, big-tusked elephants, hippos and buffalo. Here you have a good chance of seeing all of the Big Five, including the very rare black rhino, of which a small protected population survives. Yet the conservation area is far more than the crater: it includes a vast highland where Maasai herders still graze their cattle alongside the wildlife, and it encompasses the famous Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important sites for the story of human evolution, where hominid fossils and footprints millions of years old have been unearthed. Standing on the caldera rim at dawn, with mist rising from the floor and Maasai wrapped in their red shawls, offers one of the most powerful sights in all of East Africa. I will arrive at the lodge in the afternoon. Dinner. Accommodation Ngorongoro Safari Lodge.
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Giorno 5 — Ngorongoro Conservation Area → Karatu
Breakfast. Descent into the crater for a day of photosafari, with packed lunch. Departure for Karatu. Karatu is a highland town set between the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara, in a region of green hills and richly fertile red earth. Its strategic location, a short distance from the entrance to the conservation area, has made it a popular base for travellers tackling the northern safari circuit, with numerous lodges nestled among the plantations. The cool climate and generous rains have fostered a thriving agriculture: all around stretch fields of maize, wheat and, above all, coffee, and many farms welcome visitors to explain the stages of processing the bean. Nicknamed "Safari Junction", Karatu lets you alternate days in the parks with more rural, authentic experiences, such as visits to the villages of the Iraqw community, walks among the plantations and excursions into the nearby Ngorongoro forest. It is the ideal place to rest between adventures, breathing the fresh highland air and admiring the sunsets over the cultivated hills. Arrival at the lodge in the late afternoon. Dinner. Accommodation Farm of Dreams Lodge.
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Giorno 6 — Karatu → Lake Manyara National Park → Arusha
Breakfast. Departure for Lake Manyara National Park. Squeezed between the towering walls of the Rift Valley and the shores of its eponymous soda lake, Lake Manyara National Park packs into a surprisingly small space a variety of habitats few places can match. In just a few hours you cross a groundwater forest fed by underground springs, home to baboons and blue monkeys, open grasslands, marshes and finally the glittering expanse of the lake, on whose shores great colonies of flamingos gather and turn the water pink. The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, which have the unusual habit of resting on the branches of trees, and for the many herds of elephants that move through the lush vegetation. You can also spot giraffes, hippos, buffalo and an extraordinary wealth of birds — over four hundred species — that make Manyara a prime birdwatching destination. Its proximity to Arusha and the other stops on the northern circuit makes it a perfect stopover, often the first of the trip, able to astonish with the density and diversity of its wildlife. Packed lunch. Return to Arusha. Dinner free. Accommodation Amani Safari Lodge.
Giorno 7 — Arusha
Breakfast. Morning at leisure followed by transfer to the airport. End of the tour.
Price includes
Accommodation in hotels, lodges, and camps indicated or similar in standard rooms
Includes full board in South Africa and breakfast in Dubai.
Entrance to the parks and reserves visited, visits, excursions and photo safaris as per the program
Off-road transportation with a sunroof.
Local driver/guide in the chosen language
Price does not include
Opening fee and Zero Risk coverage
Medical-luggage-cancellation insurance
Unmentioned meals, beverages and extras in general
Tip
Entry visa for Tanzania US$ 50
Flights and airport taxes
Everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes"
Notes
LUGGAGE: Flights are operated using small aircraft, which have space and weight restrictions. One piece of hold luggage per person is permitted, weighing up to 20 kg and measuring no more than 70 × 35 × 20 cm. A soft-sided bag is recommended, preferably without wheels. Hand luggage must not exceed 5 kg. The carriage of excess luggage is subject to the pilot’s authorisation and, if permitted, is subject to a surcharge. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Participants must ensure before departure that they have the necessary and valid documentation for entry into the countries visited during the tour. MINIMUM AGE: not specified, but not recommended for children under 10 years old. SMOKING: smoking is not allowed on means of transportation, in tents, in rooms, and according to the guide's instructions. HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The organizing company reserves the right to modify the itinerary and/or the planned accommodations if required by unforeseen circumstances and if necessary for the safety and smooth continuation of the trip. INTOLERANCES AND SPECIAL DIETARY REGIMES: food intolerances (allergies, celiac disease, etc.) and special dietary regimes (vegan, etc.) must be communicated at the time of booking. Special menus or treatments are not provided or guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate the needs of participants. Notifications made after arrival will not be taken into consideration. TIPS: not included, but practically mandatory, unless there are serious shortcomings. We recommend a tip of $5/7 per person per day for the driver/guide. MEALS: not included unless specified. REFUNDS: There are no refunds for parts of the tour or excursions not carried out due to force majeure; in any case, no refund is due to the customer who decides to interrupt the trip or stay. HEALTH / VACCINATIONS: Participants must be aware of the itinerary and their own physical ability to handle it; it is recommended to always check the Viaggiare Sicuri website for the latest updates on necessary and recommended vaccinations and prophylaxis. TRANSFER / VEHICLES: Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 specially modified to accommodate 8-12 passengers. Vehicles with open roof and open sides, with the possibility of closing them in case of rain.
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