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Tanzania - Highlights

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Tanzania - Highlights 2026

02 Nov 2026 - 12 Nov 2026 (11 days)

USD7,195 4 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Yoav Perlman

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Tour Price (Per person): USD7,195 (GBP5,567 * EUR6,377 * AUD10,668)

Single Supplement: USD610 (GBP472 * EUR541 * AUD904)

Tanzania - Highlights 2027

01 Nov 2027 - 11 Nov 2027 (11 days)

USD7,400 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Nigel Redman

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Tour Price (Per person): USD7,400 (GBP5,726 * EUR6,559 * AUD10,972)

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Tanzania - Highlights 2028

17 Sep 2028 - 27 Sep 2028 (11 days)

USD7,800 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: James Wade Lee

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Tour Price (Per person): USD7,800 (GBP6,035 * EUR6,913 * AUD11,565)

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Our tour explores the famous and quintessential birding and wildlife reserves of northern Tanzania, Tarangire, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The tour will focus on Tanzanian endemics and regional specials whilst having ample time to marvel at some of the highest concentrations of wildlife to be found anywhere on our planet, and all this amidst spectacular scenery in one of Africa's wildest, most stable and least spoilt destinations. Some of the many regional specials and endemic birds that we will target on this tour are the beautiful Fischer’s and Yellow-collared Lovebirds, Ashy Starling, Grey-breasted Spurfowl and Rufous-tailed Weaver. With Mt. Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, we will search for the highly localized Beesley’s Lark, one the world’s rarest lark species with perhaps no more than 250 birds left. Our tour uses a good standard of accommodation and comfortable safari vehicles with pop-up roof hatches to optimize viewing. This incredible and immensely rewarding birding safari is augmented by some of the most outstanding mammal viewing the world has to offer.

Top Birds

Fischer’s & Yellow-collared Lovebirds; Ashy Starling; Grey-breasted Spurfowl; Rufous-tailed Weaver; Beesley’s Lark; Rosy-patched Bushshrike; Blue-naped Mousebird; Von der Decken’s & Silvery-cheeked Hornbills; White-bellied Go-away-bird; White-headed Buffalo Weaver; Grey-crested Helmetshrike; Karamoja Apalis; Secretarybird; Bateleur; Silverbird; Blue-capped Cordonbleu; Lappet-faced Vulture; Schalow’s & Purple-crested Turacos; Tacazze, Golden-winged & Eastern Double-collared Sunbirds; Crowned & Martial Eagles; Abyssinian Scimitarbill; vast numbers of Greater and Lesser Flamingos; Red-throated Tit; Steel-blue Whydah; Kori & White-bellied Bustards; Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill; Saddle-billed & Marabou Storks; Grey Crowned Crane.

Top Mammals

African Elephant; Black Rhinoceros; Lion; Leopard; African Buffalo (the 'Big Five'); Cheetah; Serval; East African (Maasai) Giraffe; Spotted Hyena; Bat-eared Fox; Thomson’s & Grant’s Gazelles; Tsessebe; Hartebeest; Bohor Reedbuck; Common Eland; Common Hippopotamus; Kirk’s Dik-dik; Oribi; (Defassa & Common) Waterbuck; Blue Wildebeest; Plains Zebra.

Habitats Covered

lowland & afromontane forests, Acacia savanna, rivers and wetlands, rocky gorges, grassland, Baobab-studded grasslands.

Expected Climate

warm to hot, dry conditions, but cool at higher elevations and rain can be expected

Max Group Size

6 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

UNDEMANDING: This tour is ideal for birders and wildlife enthusiasts of all experience levels. It’s suitable for most mobility levels and offers a relaxed pace, ensuring an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Undemanding. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels and mobility capabilities. Limited walking, mostly around lodge gardens. Comfortable safari vehicle with pop open roof. Mostly flat sealed roads between major towns. Dirt roads within most wildlife areas.

Accommodation

Comfortable lodges & tented safari camp

Ease of Birding

Undemanding. Most species provide good visuals in open conditions. Forest edge birding is limited.

Other Attractions

Oldupai Prehistoric site, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Maasai, African curios

Photographic Opportunities

Excellent. From vehicle and in lodge gardens. No dedicated hides.

What our clients say about us

Stuart Elsom
JH - Tanzania 2022

Both the tour leader, Stuart Elsom, and the local driver were great. he knew exactly where to go for a certain set of species - all knowledge from his many trips to these areas of the tour.

Julian Parsons
AA, Tanzania - Birds & Big Game (Relaxed) 2026

Julian Parsons is an outstanding tour leader; friendly, knowlegeable, engaging, fair and patient. As a birding, wildlife, and nature guide his knowlege is excellent. He is especially good at locating and then getting all of the guests onto the birds and mammals. Julian is equally skilled when it comes to individual and group dynamics. He quickly learned each guest's particular interests and wish list and did everything he could to realize them while remaining fair and equal to all of the guests. His upbeat and friendly personality is matched in equal measure by his concern and patience; both for each guest individually and for the group as a whole. Our driver, Rogers, was an excellent addition to the tour, both as a skilled driver and for his local knowledge of birds, mammals and nature. The pace of the tour was very good. The lodges were well chosen and comfortable; and offered a welcome variety in settings and accommodations. The food was consistently excellent. We had enough laundry options to keep up with our needs without much hand washing--which is much appreciated.

Nigel Redman
ND, Tanzania 2019

Our Tanzania: Highlights of the North tour was a wonderful experience. Nigel Redman was a superb leader with an in-depth knowledge of the birds of East Africa which he generously shared throughout the trip. His many years of experience in leading birding tours showed: he was an expert in spotting and identifying birds and, most importantly, getting participants on the bird quickly. Nigel's own enthusiasm and delight in birds was contagious and his good humour set the tone for a very enjoyable tour. He and local guide Roger were true professionals and we would love to travel with either again.

André Bernon
EG, Tanzania - Mega Birding Tour 2025

This was a very enjoyable, well organized and well led trip. The toughest part, hiking and camping in the Udzungwa Mountains, was the funnest part.

Gregory de Klerk
PC, Tanzania 2018

Greg de Klerk was very friendly and competent. He worked diligently to ensure we all saw the birds. We were always given sufficient time to look closely and for some to take photos. A most enjoyable tour.

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