A red dirt track dropping toward the Ngorongoro crater floor, cloud spilling over the rim

Tanzania · 10 days

SkySafari Tanzania

Elewana's flagship Tanzania flying safari, nine nights across Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, on Elewana Collection properties throughout and SkySafari's own nine-seat aircraft between them.

Duration: 10 days, 9 nights · 4 flights
Where: Tanzania
Experiences: Flying Safaris Road Safaris
Board: Board varies by stay
Price: On request

At a glance

Where the nights go

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9 nights across 4 places · 4 flights · Board varies by stay. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

Northern Tanzania is the standard circuit and most people drive it. SkySafari flies it instead, on its own nine-seat aircraft, which converts the long transfer days into short hops and hands the difference back as time in the parks.

ArushaTarangireSerengetiNgorongoro

Every bed is an Elewana Collection property, so the standard holds from the coffee farm outside Arusha to the crater rim. Three nights at Tarangire Treetops in the baobabs, three in the Serengeti, either Pioneer Camp in the south when the herds are calving or Migration Camp when they are on the move, and two at The Manor above Ngorongoro.

There is an eight-day version of the same route if you have less time. It visits the same four places on a tighter count of nights.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge

Plantation-style houses scattered across a working coffee farm outside Arusha. The first night and the last.

Elewana Tarangire Treetops

Suites raised into the branches of the baobabs, in a private conservancy bordering Tarangire National Park.

Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp

Bygone-era tents in the southern Serengeti, the right camp when the wildebeest are calving and Lake Magadi has its flamingos.

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

Stilted suites positioned for the annual passage of the herds. SkySafari puts you in whichever of the two Serengeti camps suits the season.

Elewana The Manor

Cape Dutch-styled cottages placed for forays into the Ngorongoro Crater, and the most comfortable stop on the circuit.

Day by day

How the days run

A proposal, not a timetable. The routing, timings and inclusions are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.

Day 1
Arusha
Fast-tracked through arrivals at Kilimanjaro International and given a VIP transfer to Arusha Coffee Lodge. If your flight lands early there is time for the Shanga workshop before dinner.
Elewana Arusha Coffee LodgeDinner
Day 2Flight
On to Tarangire
The first SkySafari flight, out to the private conservancy on Tarangire's border. Treetops is exactly what the name says, and the first game activity goes out in the afternoon.
Elewana Tarangire TreetopsAll meals
Day 3
Tarangire
Elephant, baobabs, and the tree-climbing lions the park is known for. A full day, with the conservancy's own activities available as well as the park.
Elewana Tarangire TreetopsAll meals
Day 4
Tarangire, again
Three nights here is deliberate. The park empties of vehicles as the day goes on and the last hour is the best of it.
Elewana Tarangire TreetopsAll meals
Day 5Flight
Into the Serengeti
The flight north-west onto the plains. Which camp you land at depends on the season, and SkySafari makes that call rather than leaving you in the wrong half of the park.
Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp or Elewana Serengeti Migration CampAll meals
Day 6
A full day on the plains
The Serengeti at its own scale. Predators, herbivores in numbers that stop meaning anything, and horizon in every direction.
Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp or Elewana Serengeti Migration CampAll meals
Day 7
The Serengeti, again
Out early, back through the middle of the day, out again at four. Three nights is what makes the second and third days worth having.
Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp or Elewana Serengeti Migration CampAll meals
Day 8Flight
To the crater
The flight to Ngorongoro and up to The Manor. The temperature drops noticeably on the way up; bring something warm for the evening.
Elewana The ManorAll meals
Day 9
Into the Ngorongoro Crater
A full day on the crater floor, which is the reason the last two nights are here. An enclosed ecosystem, and the density of game in it is unlike anywhere else on the circuit.
Elewana The ManorAll meals
Day 10Flight
Back to Arusha
The last SkySafari flight, back to Arusha for your onward connection.
Breakfast

What's covered

Inclusions and exclusions

In line with the itinerary above. Your written quote is the version that counts.

Included

Private aircraft transfers between every destination, on nine-seat planes
VIP airport procedures on arrival and departure
Accommodation at Elewana Collection properties throughout
Carbon offset for the SkySafari flights

Not included

International flights to and from Kilimanjaro

Price & terms

What it costs

Priced on request. This itinerary is quoted for your dates, your party and the grade of camp you choose, which is why there is no single number on this page.

What this price covers

Rates are per person sharing unless the line above says otherwise.
Prices move with the season and with availability, and are held only once your quote is confirmed in writing.
The day-by-day above is a draft. Final routing, timings, inclusions and any park or permit fees are confirmed with your quote.

Before you go

Worth reading before this trip

The best time to visit TanzaniaLate June to October for the dry-season parks, January and February for calving, and the long rains we would plan around.
Safari packing list for KenyaA working checklist for a week on safari in Kenya: the bag, the layers for a cold six o'clock start, optics, health and documents, with quantities for seven nights and what changes by season.
What a Tanzania safari costsWhere the money goes on a Tanzania safari: camps, flights between parks, and a stack of park, concession and crater fees with VAT on top.
Practical facts by countryPlugs, currency, time zone, driving side, SIM, tipping and tap water.