Tanzania small group trips

We run late January to March for the calving season, with green plains and fewer vehicles, and late June to October for the dry season, when animals gather near water. We skip April and May, the long rains. Some early-year departures overlap Ramadan on Zanzibar, which we flag when you book.

Answer for Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar

Not very. Walking is light: a village walk of about two hours and short paths at camp. The effort is early starts, long hours in a 4x4 on rough tracks, climbing in and out of small planes, and cold dawns at about 2,300 m on the Ngorongoro rim. You can sit out any game drive at camp.

Answer for Kenya and Tanzania: the Masai Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro

A room or tent of your own is from CAD 1,650 more than the twin-share price, shown up front. Solo travellers get the same rotating window seat, a place at every group meal and the same guide as everyone else; tell us when you book if you would rather share and we will see whether a roommate is available.

Answer for Kenya and Tanzania: the Masai Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, in two 4x4s with at most six guests each, so every guest has a window seat and a view through the pop-up roof.

Answer for Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar

Choose a start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The cancellation and refund terms are shown to you before any payment. The small group starts from CAD 9,165 per person sharing, taxes included, and the private trip from CAD 16,495.

Answer for Kenya and Tanzania: the Masai Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro

Most visitors, including Canadians, need a Tanzanian visa. Apply for the e-visa online before you fly. Zanzibar also requires a local visitor insurance policy, which we arrange for you as part of the trip.

Answer for Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar

January to March and June to October, the drier months. January to March is warmer with a chance of summit snow; June to October is colder at night and busiest from July to September. We do not climb in April, May or November, when the rains make the forest muddy and the summit cloudy.

Answer for Tanzania: Kilimanjaro by the Machame Route

Slowly. The route climbs high and sleeps lower, and the extra Karanga night shortens the day before summit night. Guides check your oxygen level and pulse each morning and evening and carry emergency oxygen. The cure for serious altitude sickness is going down, so a guide takes you down at once. Ask your doctor about altitude medicine before you travel.

Answer for Tanzania: Kilimanjaro by the Machame Route

A room of your own costs from CAD 1,185 more, shown before you book, not added at checkout. You pay nothing extra for a window seat or your place in the vehicle. If you would rather share a room, ask when you book and we tell you whether a share is possible on your date.

Answer for Tanzania: Tarangire, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in two 4x4s, at most six guests in each, so every guest has a window and room to stand under the pop-up roof. Seats rotate daily, so everyone gets turns at the front.

Answer for Kenya and Tanzania: the Masai Mara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro