Is this a private safari?

Yes. You have your own vehicle, your own guide and your own schedule. We do not put unrelated guests together unless you specifically ask us to, in order to share costs.

Can you change the itinerary?

That is rather the point. Every itinerary on this site is a starting draft. Add nights, drop a park, change the comfort level, start from Zanzibar instead — tell us what you want and we will rebuild it and re-cost it.

What is the vehicle like?

A Toyota Land Cruiser adapted for safari: pop-up roof, charging points, a cool box, and enough space that nobody sits in a middle seat. Windows open fully on both sides.

How far ahead should we book?

For July to September, nine to twelve months if you want the better camps. For the green season, three to four months is usually enough. We can occasionally do much shorter notice — ask.

It is customary but not compulsory. As a guide, most guests give their driver-guide around US$20–30 per vehicle per day, and leave something in the camp staff box.

Can we add the Ngorongoro Crater?

Not in two days, properly. The crater needs its own morning and its own drive up to the rim the night before. Add one day and take the three-day version — it is the best value upgrade on the whole site.

2 Days Tarangire & Lake Manyara

Tarangire National Park · Lake Manyara National Park

Duration

2 days / 1 night

Starts

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Ends

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Safari style

Value

Group

Private — your own vehicle and guide

Best time

June to October, and late January to March

Safari overview

The shortest itinerary on this site, and about as short as a safari can be while remaining worth doing.

Two parks in two days, both within easy reach of Arusha, with one night in between. Tarangire on the first day for elephants and baobabs, Lake Manyara on the second for forest, escarpment and flamingo. No crater, because the crater deserves a whole morning and its own drive.

It suits a spare weekend, a stopover, or the day either side of a conference. If you have three days, take the three-day version instead and add the crater — it is the single biggest upgrade available to a short trip.

Mto wa Mbu — 170 km, 2 hours in, 1 hour out
Arusha or the airport — 130 km, 2 hours 30 back to Arusha

Safari highlights

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            Two national parks in two days
          

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            Tarangire’s elephants and thousand-year-old baobabs
          

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            Lake Manyara’s groundwater forest and flamingo
          

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            No internal flights, no long transfers
          

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            Easily added to a stay in Arusha or a Zanzibar holiday
          

Day by day

Every day below can be moved, lengthened or dropped. This is how we would run it.

Away from Arusha early and into Tarangire by mid-morning for a full day along the river. In the dry season this is the best elephant viewing on the northern circuit and the baobabs make it the most distinctive landscape too.

Out in the late afternoon to a tented lodge on the plains between the two parks.

Full-day game drive in Tarangire
Picnic lunch under a baobab
Sundowner on the plains

Drive: 170 km

Travel time: 2 hours in, 1 hour out

Overnight: Mto wa Mbu

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Maramboi Tented Lodge

Tonight · Tented camp · Classic

Or a similar camp of the same standard, such as Marera Valley Lodge, depending on availability.

Where you stay

These are the camps we would book. If any are full on your dates we substitute something of the same standard — and we tell you what changed and why.

Maramboi Tented Lodge

Tented campClassic

Tents on the open plain between Tarangire and Lake Manyara, with zebra and wildebeest often grazing between them.

RatesOn request View lodge

Prices

Prices per person by season and group size
Season	Solo	2–3 guests	4–5 guests	6+ guests
Low season 01 April – 31 May The long rains. Lowest prices, greenest landscape, some camps closed.	US$715	US$575	US$495	US$453
Shoulder season 01 March – 31 March Also 01 November – 19 December.	US$780	US$625	US$540	US$495
High season 01 June – 30 June Also 01 January – 28 February and the month of October.	US$850	US$685	US$590	US$540
Peak season 01 July – 30 September Also 20 December – 02 January. Book nine to twelve months ahead.	US$915	US$735	US$630	US$580

All prices are per person sharing, in USD.

Supplements & child rates

Single supplement For guests travelling alone or wanting a room to themselves.	US$155 per stay
Child sharing with two adults Children under 3 travel free of our costs; park fees may still apply. Ages 3–11	US$325 per person
Room upgrade — luxury tier Upgrade the safari camps to the next comfort level throughout.	US$190 per person

How our pricing works. Prices are indicative and move with your travel dates, group size, the camps that still have space and any upgrades you choose. The per-person cost drops as the group grows, because the vehicle and guide are shared. Ask us for a personalised quotation and you will get an exact figure, not a range.