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Wild Host Safaris
  • Luxury
  • Great Migration

Photography Safari

8 days of golden-hour game drives with extended park time

Duration
8 days, 7 nights
Destinations
Tarangire · Eastern & Central Serengeti · Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation
Luxuryother levels on request
Tour type
Private
Indicative from
US$8,175 pp

Per person, 2 adults sharing, luxury accommodation, peak-season park fees.

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Safari overview

Built around light: camps inside the parks so you are on location at sunrise and sunset, with a vehicle reserved for your group only.

Every overnight is inside or on the edge of a park so you can be in position for golden hour. Two nights in Tarangire for elephants among baobabs, three nights in the eastern and central Serengeti for cheetahs and lions on the kopjes, and a first-light crater descent. Bean bags, charging and a roof hatch for every guest.

Best travel period
June–October for dry light; January–February for calvingJan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
Suitable for
Photographers

Highlights

  • Park-based camps for golden hour
  • Private vehicle with bean bags
  • Gol kopjes cheetahs

Wildlife experiences

Elephants · Lions · Cheetahs · Leopards · Hippos

Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.

Day-by-day itinerary

Shown at the Luxury level. Select a day to highlight it on the map.

  1. Grassland and trees below Mount Meru
    Photo: Pexels

    Your Wild Host guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you to Arusha. Time to rest after the flight, followed by a short briefing on the days ahead.

    Gran Meliá Arusha

    Luxury · Hotel · Arusha town, coffee plantation setting

    Dinner on request (Bed & breakfast)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 1 h, incl. game viewing

  2. Lioness walking along a riverbed

    Drive to Tarangire for afternoon light among the baobabs.

    Tarangire Treetops

    Luxury · Lodge · Randilen Wildlife Management Area, bordering Tarangire

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 2 h, incl. game viewing

  3. Elephant emerging from riverside bush

    Sunrise and sunset drives, midday at camp.

    Tarangire Treetops

    Luxury · Lodge · Randilen Wildlife Management Area, bordering Tarangire

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 6 h, incl. game viewing

  4. Three giraffes among acacias

    Drive to the Serengeti, arriving for evening light.

    Dunia Camp

    Luxury · Tented camp · Central Serengeti, Moru area

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 7 h, incl. game viewing

  5. Hippo pool in the river

    Cheetahs and lions on the eastern short-grass plains and Gol kopjes.

    Dunia Camp

    Luxury · Tented camp · Central Serengeti, Moru area

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 8 h, incl. game viewing

  6. Leopard stretched along a branch

    Leopards in the trees and hippos in the river pools.

    Dunia Camp

    Luxury · Tented camp · Central Serengeti, Moru area

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 8 h, incl. game viewing

  7. Hippo mother and calf at the water's edge

    Afternoon on the crater rim with views at sunset.

    Entamanu Ngorongoro

    Luxury · Tented camp · Northwestern crater rim, Ngorongoro

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)

    Photo and details under Where you stay

    guide estimate 4 h, incl. game viewing

  8. Group of zebras on the crater floor

    A final game drive or a scenic morning drive back to Arusha, with lunch in town. Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your evening flight, or extend your stay.

    Breakfast, Lunch · End of services

Route map

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Leaflet map with OpenStreetMap data. Road lines follow OpenStreetMap routing where available; anything else is drawn dashed and labelled as a straight line. Lodges are plotted only when their coordinates are verified.

Where you stay

Luxury: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.

  • Gran Meliá Arusha
    Photo: melia.com

    Gran Meliá Arusha

    Arusha town, coffee plantation setting

    Luxury · Hotel · 1 night (day 1)

    Property website
  • Tarangire Treetops
    Photo: elewanacollection.com

    Tarangire Treetops

    Randilen Wildlife Management Area, bordering Tarangire

    Luxury · Lodge · 2 nights (days 2, 3)

    Property website
  • Elephants along a wooded river — area around Dunia Camp
    Area photo

    Dunia Camp

    Central Serengeti, Moru area

    Luxury · Tented camp · 3 nights (days 4, 5, 6)

    Property website
  • Moody view over the crater floor — area around Entamanu Ngorongoro
    Area photo

    Entamanu Ngorongoro

    Northwestern crater rim, Ngorongoro

    Luxury · Tented camp · 1 night (day 7)

    Property website

Included

  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and window seat for every guest
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • Park, conservation and crater fees as per itinerary
  • Accommodation and meals as listed for each day
  • Drinking water in the vehicle
  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure days as listed

Not included

  • International flights
  • Tanzania visa (apply via the official eVisa portal)
  • Travel and medical insurance (mandatory)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Drinks unless stated in the meal plan
  • Optional activities not listed as included
  • Personal expenses

Price and group options

Prices depend on the travel dates, the number of travellers sharing the vehicle, children’s ages and the accommodation level. Adjust the estimator to see an indicative price; your consultant confirms the final price with lodge availability.

  • • Private departure on any date — the vehicle and guide are yours alone
  • • Larger groups travel in additional vehicles, each with its own guide
  • • Accommodation levels: Mid-range, Luxury, Premium Luxury

Make it yours

Add nights, change the order, swap a lodge or add Zanzibar — every Wild Host safari is tailored before you book.

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