01 · Money
What it costs
Park fees. A single day inside the Serengeti or the Ngorongoro Conservation Area carries government fees per person per day before anyone has eaten or slept. It is the largest single line in most quotes and it is not negotiable.
Park and conservation fees, the vehicle and fuel, your guide, accommodation and meals as stated on the itinerary, and drinking water in the vehicle.
Camp rates drop, sometimes sharply. Park fees do not. So a green-season trip is cheaper but not proportionally cheaper.
02 · Timing
When to come
The herds are in Tanzania all year — the question is where. Roughly: southern plains and Ndutu from December to March for calving, west and the Grumeti around June, the northern Serengeti and the Mara River from about July to October.
No, and nobody who does is telling you the truth. Crossings depend on rain that has not fallen yet. What you can do is give yourself three nights in the north in season rather than one.
It is the best time for calving, for photography and for having a place to yourself. It rains, usually in short heavy bursts, and some tracks get hard.
03 · On the ground
Practicalities
Tanzania is a stable country with a long-established tourism industry. The real risks on safari are road accidents, sun and dehydration, not wildlife.
To confirm — our fleet specification is published on the vehicles page once confirmed.
Most nationalities do, and it can usually be bought on arrival or online in advance. Check your own country’s current requirement; it changes.
Yellow fever proof is required if you are arriving from a country where it is endemic. Speak to a travel clinic six to eight weeks before you fly.
