Arusha – Tarangire – Lake Manyara – Ngorongoro – Serengeti
10 Day Luxury Air Safari
Get ready to feel small indeed. Northern Tanzania is wilderness on a mind-blowing scale: big skies, big herds, big mountains, Big Five, big drama. This is where you’ll find the country’s finest safari spots and most striking terrain.
Northern Tanzania’s wilderness goes on forever, an untamed eternity on an enormous scale. It’s home to the continent’s highest mountain, the planet’s largest intact caldera, unfathomable numbers of animals, vast golden plains, truly enormous skies. This is bowl-you-over country: big, bewitching, breathtaking at every turn.
Tanzania’s finest safari spots are clustered here, and we’ll fly you effortlessly between them, to reveal the regions full diversity, depth and drama. We’ll take you to the treetops of Tarangire, where bedrooms balance amid the baobabs and the country’s biggest concentration of elephants roams. We’ll drop you down into Ngorongoro Crater, the UNESCO-listed basin brim-full of wildlife. And we’ll sweep you straight onto the boundless Serengeti, so you’ve got front-row seats for the wildest show on earth.
We’ve planned our SkySafari Tanzania trip meticulously to maximise your immersion in the African bush (with plenty of lovely surprises along the way). You’ll be treated like a VIP from start to finish: we’ll fast-track you through airports, drive you directly onto runways, whisk you away in our private plane, serve you champagne and nibbles – Then we’ll deliver you into the heart of the wilderness to be pampered at the finest camps and have your eyes opened by the very best guides.
Know that you’ll be treading lightly, too: each of our trips contributes to Land & Life, a foundation committed to a sustainable future that sees local communities benefit from tourism, safeguarding nature for the next generation.
So fly with us for less time travelling, more time doing. No minute is wasted. Which leaves more opportunity for game drives and bike rides, for sundowners and stargazing, for campfires, bush walks, birdsong and the Big Five. For feeling Africa seep into your soul.
YOUR ADVENTURE AT A GLANCE
Day 1: Arusha
- Arrival at Kilimanjaro, where we’ll fast-track you through Kilimanjaro International Airport
- VIP transfer to Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge
Accommodation – Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 2 : Arusha & Tarangire
- Breakfast at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge
- Bean-To-Cup coffee estate private tour
- Shanga cultural experience
- Briefing and lunch at the lodge
- SkySafari flight to Kuro Airstrip in Tarangire National Park
- Game drive through Tarangire National Park to Elewana Tarangire Treetops
- A traditional Masai boma dinner at the camp
Accommodation – Elewana Tarangire Treetops
Day 3 : Tarangire
- Breakfast at camp
- Game drive
- Lunch at camp
- Bush walk
- Masai village visit
- Sundowners in the bush
- Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Tarangire Treetops
Day 4: Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater
- Breakfast at camp
- Morning game drive en-route to airstrip
- Picnic lunch in Tarangire National Park
- SkySafari flight to Manyara airstrip
- Transfer to Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro for high tea
- Dinner at The Manor
Accommodation – Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro
Day 5: Lake Manyara
- Breakfast at The Manor
- Game Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
- Picnic lunch in Lake Manyara National Park or return for lunch at The Manor
- Free afternoon for relaxing, swimming in the pool, horseback riding, cinema and more
- Indulge in a spa treatment
- Dinner at The Manor
Accommodation – Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
- Early breakfast at The Manor
- Full day Ngorongoro crater tour
- Picnic lunch in the crater
- Dinner at The Manor
Accommodation – Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti National Park
- Breakfast at The Manor
- SkySafari flight to Serengeti National Park
- Lunch at camp
- Afternoon game drive
- Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Serengeti Pioneer/Migration Camp
Day 8: Serengeti National Park
- Breakfast at camp
- Game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Lunch in the bush
- Dining under the stars
Accommodation – Elewana Serengeti Pioneer/Migration Camp
Day 9: Serengeti National Park
- Early breakfast at camp
- Full day game drive
- Picnic hamper lunch served in the bush
- Sundowners in the bush
- Dinner at camp
Accommodation – Elewana Serengeti Pioneer/Migration Camp
Day 10: Serengeti National Park & Arusha
- Breakfast at camp
- Game drive en-route to Airstrip
- SkySafari flight to Arusha Airport
- SkySafari private ground transfer to Arusha Coffee Lodge
- A day room will be available depending on your outbound flight
- Road transfer to Kilimanjaro airport and departure
No second wasted
We’ve designed our Tanzania fly-in trip to give you more of that most precious thing: time. Using our own fleet of small, smart planes, rather than regular scheduled flights, our SkySafari Tanzania means you’ll spend around 16 hours less travelling. That’s more time for relaxing on your veranda overlooking the plains, picnicking out in the bush or watching the raw-in-tooth-and-claw spectacle of the bush.
You’ll be treated like a VIP from start to finish: we’ll fast-track you through airports, drive you directly onto runways, whisk you away in our private planes (which seat only nine passengers); you’ll enjoy champagne and nibbles, a greater luggage allowance, more space to relax… Then, with no needless stops or changes, we’ll land you in the heart of the wilderness. And you’ll be able to rest easy, knowing all our trips operate on a carbon-negative basis.
The best beds
The best safaris are those that put you right where the action is. Which is why we fly you between the Elewana Collection, a handful of unique camps and lodges that combine exquisite style with unrivalled locations and direct access to the wilderness.
In a private conservancy bordering the national park, Elewana Tarangire Treetops is like something from a fairytale, a scatter of suites teetering amongst the branches of the baobab trees. Elewana The Manor is possibly the most sumptuous stop on the safari circuit: its elegant Cape Dutch-styled cottages are perfectly placed for forays into the Ngorongoro Crater. In the Serengeti, we’ll take you to the best spot for the season: the handsome bygone-era tents of Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp, in the southern Serengeti, are wonderful when the wildebeest are calving and nearby Lake Magadi is flushed with a flamboyance of flamingoes; the sophisticated stilted suites of Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp are the place to watch the annual passing of two million ungulates.
And Arusha Coffee Lodge is a sweet-scented sanctuary. Its plantation-style houses are scattered across a working coffee farm and lush, tranquil gardens, and provide the perfect bookend to your safari.
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