Private Tanzania Safari Tours
Every Jumbo Safaris departure is private. Your group, your vehicle, your guide. No shared tours.
WHAT PRIVATE ACTUALLY MEANS
Every safari company says private. Here is what it means in practice.
One vehicle
You are not sharing with strangers. The Land Cruiser holds your group only. You set the pace, you decide how long to stay at a sighting, you turn around if the guide radios in something better.
One guide
Your guide is assigned to your trip from departure to return. He knows what you want to see by the second morning. He knows when to stay quiet and when to explain. He does not repeat the same script for each group he rotates through.
Your schedule
Morning departure is whenever you want to leave. Lunch is wherever you are in the park. The afternoon drive ends when you say so, not at 6:00pm because the group tour van has a dinner seating. On a private safari, the park closes at 6:00pm. That is the only hard constraint.
Direct communication
You are booking with the person who built your itinerary. Not an agent in a different country, not a call centre rep with a booking reference. One line of contact. If something changes in the field, you hear about it directly.
THE VEHICLE
Toyota Land Cruiser. Pop-up roof. High clearance.
The Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 is the standard vehicle for East African safari for one reason: it works in every condition the northern circuit produces. Crater descent roads, Serengeti clay after rain, soft sand near the lake shore. Ground clearance matters. Pop-up roof matters because you stand to photograph, not sit with a window half-open.
Every Jumbo Safaris vehicle has a pop-up roof, individual seating, and charging points for cameras and phones. The vehicle holds a maximum of six passengers, but most private trips run with two to four. At four passengers, the back row is for gear.
The vehicle carries water and soft drinks on game drives. Picnic lunches are packed from the lodge for full-day drives. Nothing about the logistics requires you to plan ahead on the day.
PRICING
Per person, based on two sharing.
All prices listed are per person, based on two adults sharing accommodation and a vehicle. The per-person cost decreases with more people. Solo travellers pay a single supplement (typically 30-40% on top of the per-person rate) because the vehicle, guide, and fixed park fees are the same regardless of group size.
Park fees alone in Tanzania are substantial. For the northern circuit, expect $50-80 per person per day in entry fees plus the $295 Ngorongoro crater vehicle fee per descent. These are included in all Jumbo Safaris package prices and quoted upfront.
The starting prices on each itinerary are based on mid-range lodges in shoulder season. Upgrade to tented camps or luxury properties, or travel in peak season (July-October), and the total increases. Contact us with your specific dates and preferred lodge tier for an accurate quote.
Private Safari Routes
5-Day Northern Circuit
From $1,900 ppTarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
The shortest version that covers all three core parks. Works for tight timelines. Tarangire for the elephants, Serengeti for predators, full day on the crater floor.
8-Day Classic Tanzania Safari
From $3,200 ppTarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
Three nights in the Serengeti, two in Tarangire, two at Ngorongoro. The route that gives each park enough time to matter.
11-Day Tanzania & Zanzibar
From $3,800 ppTarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar
Six nights on the northern circuit, then a flight to Zanzibar for four nights on the Indian Ocean coast.
Great Migration Safari
From $4,200 ppSerengeti · Ngorongoro · Lake Manyara
Ten days following the migration. Northern Serengeti and the Mara River crossings in July through October.
Calving Season Safari
From $2,800 ppNdutu · Ngorongoro
January through March at Ndutu, the calving grounds. Off-road driving permitted. Best predator concentration in East Africa.
Honeymoon Tanzania & Zanzibar
From $5,500 ppTarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar
Eleven days, private throughout. Safari with couples-specific lodge setups, private crater picnic, sunset dhow on Zanzibar.
Family Safari
From $2,800 ppTarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
The standard 8-day northern circuit, paced and structured for children. Minimum age 5.
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