6-Day Wakanda Luxury Safari

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport, you will be picked up and taken to your accommodation in Arusha. If time permits, you can opt for an Arusha city tour, visiting attractions like the Cultural Heritage Art Gallery, the local market, and the Maasai market. This allows you to experience the cultural highlights of Arusha before settling in at the lodge. Overnight at Gran Melia Arusha – Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City).

Your safari begins the moment you walk out of Kilimanjaro International Airport. A Serengeti Wakanda guide is waiting with your name on a board and the words every traveller wants to hear: karibu Tanzania, welcome to Tanzania.

We transfer you to your lodge in the Arusha foothills, where you can shower, change into safari clothes and settle in. Your driver-guide joins you for a relaxed welcome dinner, walks through tomorrow's plan in detail and answers every last question. An early night sets you up for the days ahead.

Where you sleep tonight

Gran Meliá Arusha

5-star resort on the foothills of Mount Meru

Flagship 5-star resort on Mount Meru's foothills, with infinity pool, spa and superb dining.

Your exciting safari adventure kicks off today! After breakfast, we’ll pick you up at 8:00 am from your accommodation. A 2-hour drive takes you to Tarangire National Park, famous for its elephants and ancient baobab trees. In an open-roof vehicle, explore the park’s diverse landscapes, spotting various wildlife. You will enjoy a picnic lunch at a picturesque site with a stunning view, followed by more game viewing. Later in the afternoon, you’ll head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay. Overnight at The Retreat at Ngorongoro – Luxury lodge located near Karatu (Town).

Tarangire is the elephant capital of northern Tanzania. In the dry season the Tarangire River is the only permanent water for miles, and herds of up to 250 elephants come down to drink, calves tumbling between their mothers' legs.

You spend the day on a private game drive through baobab-studded floodplains: lions resting in the shade, giraffe browsing acacia tops, fringe-eared oryx and the strange dwarf mongoose colonies. We pack a hot picnic lunch so you can stay in the park while the light is good.

Where you sleep tonight

The Retreat at Ngorongoro

Luxury lodge near Ngorongoro Crater

Award-winning luxury lodge in the Karatu highlands — handcrafted suites, farm-to-table cuisine and forest spa.

After breakfast, you will begin your journey to Serengeti. The route will take you through a long and occasionally bumpy road, providing you with approximately 4 to 5 hours of captivating game viewing as you ascend the crater highlands towards the vast plains of Serengeti. If the weather conditions allow and visibility is clear, a 10-minute stop will be made at the Ngorongoro viewpoint, offering you a glimpse of the breathtaking caldera before continuing the drive to Serengeti. Overnight at Lala Salama Serengeti Luxury Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP.

The Seronera valley is the heart of the Serengeti and a year-round game-viewing area. Permanent water, rocky kopjes and short-grass plains create the highest density of big cats in Africa: roughly 1 lion per 10 km², and the best leopard sightings on the circuit.

Mornings start before sunrise to catch the cats while they are still active; midday is a slow picnic in the shade of an acacia. In the afternoon we work the riverine fig trees for leopards and the kopjes for resting prides. Distances are long but every stop is worth it.

Where you sleep tonight

Lala Salama Serengeti Luxury Camp

Luxury tented camp, Central Serengeti

Luxury tented camp deep inside the Serengeti — spacious canvas suites with private decks, hot showers, candlelit dinners and lions calling in the distance.

Spend a full day in Serengeti National Park, exploring its breathtaking landscapes with game drives from sunrise to sunset. Look out for the legendary Big Five and over 500 unique bird species. In the evening, unwind at your lodge with a delightful dinner and a peaceful overnight stay. Overnight at Lala Salama Serengeti Luxury Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP.

The Seronera valley is the heart of the Serengeti and a year-round game-viewing area. Permanent water, rocky kopjes and short-grass plains create the highest density of big cats in Africa: roughly 1 lion per 10 km², and the best leopard sightings on the circuit.

Mornings start before sunrise to catch the cats while they are still active; midday is a slow picnic in the shade of an acacia. In the afternoon we work the riverine fig trees for leopards and the kopjes for resting prides. Distances are long but every stop is worth it.

Where you sleep tonight

Lala Salama Serengeti Luxury Camp

Luxury tented camp, Central Serengeti

Luxury tented camp deep inside the Serengeti — spacious canvas suites with private decks, hot showers, candlelit dinners and lions calling in the distance.

Today, you will have an early start as you gather in the safari vehicle by 6:00 am. The purpose is to embark on a sunrise game drive, taking advantage of the prime time when the animals are most active. After an exhilarating wildlife encounter, you will make a stop at a scenic picnic site nestled in the heart of the bush. Here, you can savor a delicious breakfast surrounded by the untamed beauty of nature. Overnight at Lala Salama Serengeti Camp – Mid-range tented camp located inside Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP).

The Seronera valley is the heart of the Serengeti and a year-round game-viewing area. Permanent water, rocky kopjes and short-grass plains create the highest density of big cats in Africa: roughly 1 lion per 10 km², and the best leopard sightings on the circuit.

Mornings start before sunrise to catch the cats while they are still active; midday is a slow picnic in the shade of an acacia. In the afternoon we work the riverine fig trees for leopards and the kopjes for resting prides. Distances are long but every stop is worth it.

Where you sleep tonight

Lala Salama Serengeti Camp

Tented camp, Serengeti

Classic tented camp pitched in the heart of the Serengeti — warm hosting, hearty bush meals and easy access to the plains right from your tent flap.

Today, we will start our day early by getting into the safari vehicle at 6:00 am. Our destination is the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, where we will descend with our packed breakfasts. This extraordinary place is home to a wide variety of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the rare black rhino, which we might be fortunate enough to spot.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a 260 km² collapsed caldera with 600 m walls, and the highest density of large mammals on Earth. Inside the crater floor live around 25,000 large animals, including the densest population of black-maned lions and one of the last strongholds of the eastern black rhino.

We descend at first light when the floor is still in shadow and the cats are working. A picnic breakfast on the rim, a full morning circuit past the soda lake's flamingos and Lerai Forest's elephants, then a climb back up the escarpment in time for a late lunch.