9 Days · Extended Safari
9 Days — Grand Tanzania Explorer
North and west, from the crater to the far Serengeti
Duration
9 days
Parks
Arusha NP, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater
Best time
June to October, and January to March
Ideal for
Return safari travellers seeking solitude
Overview
Go beyond the familiar circuit and find quieter corners of the Serengeti. Here, the spaciousness is part of the experience, and your guide helps you feel safe enough to surrender to it.
A Fondness Premium journey
One standard: Premium, from $600 per person per day
Characterful lodges and classic tented camps inside the parks, chosen for location and view. More space, pools, and a slower, more private rhythm.
- In-park lodges & classic tented camps
- Prime locations with pools and viewing decks
- Unhurried private game drives, flexible timing
Day by day
Where you will stay each night, at our Premium standard.
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport by your Fondness guide and transferred to your lodge in Arusha. In the evening we sit down together for your safari briefing — route, pace, wildlife expectations, and anything you would like to adjust.
Premium stayCoffee-plantation lodge outside ArushaDay 2
Arusha National Park
Walking safari or canoeing on the Momella Lakes beneath Mount Meru.
Premium stayCoffee-plantation lodge outside ArushaDay 3
Tarangire National Park
Full day game drive in elephant country.
Premium stayTented camp overlooking the Tarangire RiverDay 4
Lake Manyara to the highlands
Forest game viewing, then up to the Ngorongoro rim.
Premium stayCrater-rim lodge with views into the calderaDay 5
Into the Serengeti
Long descent onto the plains with game viewing en route.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 6
Central Serengeti
A full day among kopjes, rivers and resident predators.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 7
Remote Serengeti
Transfer to a quieter sector of the park for two nights.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 8
Full day remote Serengeti
Game viewing far from the crowds, with a bush lunch.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 9
Ngorongoro Crater and departure
Fly or drive to the crater for a final game drive before returning to Arusha.
Premium stayCrater-rim lodge with views into the caldera
The Serengeti migration
Timing the herds: where to be, how long to stay, and when to fly
The migration moves across the Serengeti all year. Our full guide shows where the herds are each month, why we hold to a two-night minimum in every migration area (three in the north), and why we fly you into the northern Serengeti instead of driving a full day each way.
- Two-night minimumWe never sell single-night migration stops — one afternoon and one morning is not enough to find the herds.
- Fly into the northA two-hour flight to Kogatende beats 9–11 hours on rough road and gives you back nearly two full game days.
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