Tanzania Tours
- Tanzania | Africa
- 2028 Departures
Few places in Africa feel as raw and untouched as Tanzania's northern Serengeti. Here, the ancient Lobo Valley gives way to the vast, open plains of the eastern Namiri region, a landscape with an abundance of predators where cheetah stalk golden grasslands and game viewing feels personal, private, and profoundly wild.
700+
Species of birds
1,200+
Lions
237+
Diversity of mammals
Tanzania is an East African giant often called the “Real Africa” for its raw, untouched wilderness. It encompasses a stunning mosaic of habitats: the ancient, rocky valleys of the remote Lobo region in the northern Serengeti, the vast sun-bleached plains of the eastern Serengeti’s Namiri area, and the open grasslands dotted with granite kopjes that connect them.
From the short-grass plains of the Northern Serengeti to the acacia-dotted Ndutu region, February offers exceptional photographic conditions during the peak of calving season, where the landscape teems with vulnerable new-born’s and intense predator activity. The safari is carefully timed to coincide with the wildebeest calving season, one of the most dramatic periods in the Serengeti ecosystem, with our focus on the incredible predator activity that naturally accompanies this time.
As a result, Tanzania remains a premier safari destination, hosting an incredible density and diversity of wildlife found almost nowhere else on Earth
Framing the Wild
The northern Serengeti reveals itself in two distinct faces: the ancient, rugged Lobo Valley, where rocky kopjes rise from riverine woodlands, and the vast, open Namiri plains, a remote cheetah stronghold closed to the public for over two decades to protect its predators.
In Lobo Valley, the energy feels intimate and timeless. Leopard track along rocky outcrops at dawn. Elephant bulls move through stands of sausage trees. A place where wildlife watches you as much as you watch them.
In Namiri, the horizon stretches endlessly. Cheetah hunt in full daylight against golden grass. Lions rest on open ground with no vehicles in sight. This is big sky country, raw, quiet, and intensely private.
For photographers, Lobo Valley offers dappled light, dramatic kopjes, and leopard among the rocks. Namiri delivers clean backgrounds, endless sightlines, and cheetah at golden hour. Two different worlds. One extraordinary safari
Tanzania – Wildlife & Game Viewing
Untamed. Unhurried. Unforgettable.
Your Tanzania adventure begins tonight.
Your journey begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where our team meets you on arrival and transfers you to Katambuga House in Arusha. Set in a lush garden on the outskirts of the city, Katambuga House is one of the finest small properties in northern Tanzania — intimate, beautifully furnished and the perfect first night before heading into the Serengeti. Settle in, have dinner, and let the anticipation build.
Tomorrow, the Serengeti begins.
Overnight: Katambuga House, Arusha | Bed & Breakfast
The moment the plane crosses into Serengeti airspace, the world below changes completely.
An early transfer to Arusha Airport, where you board your light aircraft for the flight north to Lobo Airstrip in the remote northern Serengeti. The moment the plane crosses into Serengeti airspace, the world below changes completely. Ancient rocky kopjes rise from endless plains, the Lobo Valley stretches out below, and the scale of it takes your breath away.
Your guide meets you at Lobo Airstrip and transfers you to Africa Eco Expeditions Camp, your base for the next four nights in the northern Serengeti. The camp sits in one of the most wildlife-dense areas of the entire Serengeti ecosystem, where the Lobo Valley meets the open plains and the wildlife moves with a freedom felt nowhere else. This afternoon your first game drive heads out as the northern Serengeti begins to reveal itself.
Overnight: Africa Eco Expeditions Camp | Game Package
Ancient, rugged and intimate. This is the Serengeti that very few people see.
Three full days in the ancient, rugged world of the Lobo Valley. This is the Serengeti that very few people see. The northern Serengeti receives only a fraction of the visitors that crowd the southern plains, and the wildlife here moves with a calm that only comes from rarely being disturbed. Rocky kopjes rise from riverine woodland, Fig trees line seasonal streams, and the light at dawn over the valley floor is some of the finest in all of East Africa.
Leopard track along rocky outcrops in the early morning, following the shade from kopje to kopje as the sun rises. Elephant bulls move through stands of Sausage trees. Lion prides use the kopjes as lookouts across the valley below. And in the dry season, the Lobo region becomes a magnet for predators following the northern migration herds as they move towards the Mara River crossings. The energy here feels intimate and timeless. Wildlife watches you as much as you watch them.
Overnight: Africa Eco Expeditions Camp | Game Package
The horizon stretches endlessly. This is big sky country.
This morning you leave the rocky world of Lobo behind and make your way south to Serengeti Plains Camp in the central Serengeti. The landscape transforms completely as you move from the valley woodland into the vast open grasslands that define the Serengeti in the imagination of the world. The horizon stretches endlessly. This is big sky country.
Serengeti Plains Camp sits in one of the finest photographic positions in the entire Serengeti ecosystem, with access to the Namiri Plains, a remote Cheetah stronghold that was closed to the public for over two decades to protect its predators. Today it remains one of the least-visited and most extraordinary areas in the park. Check in, settle in, and look out across the plains. The Serengeti is already delivering.
Overnight: Serengeti Plains Camp | Full Board
Five days in one of the great predator strongholds of Africa.
Five days in one of the great predator strongholds of Africa. The Namiri Plains were closed to tourism for over twenty years specifically to protect their extraordinary Cheetah population, and that legacy shows in every drive. Cheetah hunt in full daylight against golden grass, with clean backgrounds and endless sightlines that make every encounter a photographic masterclass. Lions rest on open ground with no other vehicles in sight. Leopard appears along drainage lines with a frequency that surprises even experienced East Africa travelers.
February is perfectly timed for the wildebeest calving season, one of the most dramatic periods in the entire Serengeti ecosystem. The short-grass plains of the central Serengeti teem with vulnerable newborns, and the predator activity that accompanies this event is extraordinary. Lions, Cheetah, Spotted Hyena, Jackal and Serval all concentrate around the calving herds, and the opportunities for extended, multi-species predator encounters are unmatched anywhere else in Africa at this time of year.
Your guide knows this landscape intimately. Each morning and evening drive is shaped by what is happening in the ecosystem around you — fresh tracks, vultures dropping from the sky, the distant sound of a Hyena that signals a kill somewhere on the plains. There is no checklist here. There is only the Serengeti, the wildlife, and the extraordinary privilege of being in one of Africa's last truly wild places.
Overnight: Serengeti Plains Camp | Full Board
Tanzania has a way of staying with people long after the flight home.
The final morning. One last drive before breakfast across the Namiri Plains, because in the Serengeti even the last hour delivers something worth remembering. Then a transfer to Seronera Airstrip for the light aircraft flight north to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Tanzania has a way of staying with people long after the flight home. The Leopard on the kopjes of the Lobo Valley at sunrise. The Cheetah hunting across the Namiri Plains in golden afternoon light. The sound of Lions calling across the central Serengeti in the hour before dawn. You will find yourself back here, one way or another.
Inclusions
- Katambuga House | Standard Rooms, Bed & Breakfast
- Africa Eco Expeditions | Tented Rooms, Game Package
- Serengeti Plains | Standard en-suite tents, Full Board
- All park entrance, lodge and tented camp/lodge fees
- All meals and bottled drinking water, soft drinks, juice and snacks (in the vehicle) while on safari
- Private, guided 4WD Land Cruiser transportation while on safari
- Enjoy the same private guides throughout your entire safari.
- Game drives between 6:30am and 6:30pm
- All scheduled and charter flights listed on itinerary
- 35kg baggage allowance for both safari flights.
- All road & Safari Transfers
- Liability insurance
- Wire Transfer fee
- Flying doctors/medical evacuation insurance
Exclusions
- Travel Insurance ( we highly recommend getting international travel insurance)
- International flights for arriving in and departing from African continent
- Premium Brand Spirits, wines, champagne and tobacco
- Extra meals
- Spa treatments where available
- Gratuities
Payment Terms
- 25% Non Refundable deposit to secure the trip.
- 75% Balance to be paid 120 days prior to date of arrival.
- 100% payment due if the start date of the tour is within or less than 120 days of booking
A photo odyssey with Sara Jenner
For as long as Sara could remember she has had a passion for travel and searching for the wildest and most remote places on earth. Back in the UK when she was only 10, she remembers trading in her favourite pink bicycle for the money to start her travel fund. Every birthday and Christmas she added a little more in the kitty and finally, at 18 she realised her dream of diving at the Great Barrier Reef!
Ever since Sara has been travelling the globe in search of wild and remote places and has spent many months volunteering on wildlife conservation projects in a bid to help endangered species. Sara’s love of wildlife and the great outdoors has taken her to all seven continents. Over the past decade she has travelled extensively in the polar regions working as an Expedition Leader on small vessels in the High Arctic, Antarctica, and Sub Antarctic Islands.
Sara’s love for the wild extends beyond icy landscapes. As a photographic guide in the heart of Botswana, the enchanting realms of East Africa, and the mystical landscapes of India, she truly leads a life of two wondrous halves. With each click of her camera, Sara weaves captivating tales of nature and its untamed inhabitants, crafting exquisite snapshots of life’s most precious moments.
Step into Sara’s world and let her lens transport you to the untamed, where the beauty of wildlife dances in every frame.
SARA JENNER,
Trip Leader
Tour
$14,000 USD
Per Person
12 Feb 2028 - 23 Feb 2028
( 5 SPACES AVAILABLE)
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