From Summit Safari Lodge to Africa Safari Karatu, the route spends 6 private days across Tarangire → Central Serengeti → Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha, with Tarangire Kati Kati among the named stays. Combines inside-the-park camps on your first nights with highly targeted boundary options as you approach the crater block. Travel is by private road safari, and the price table uses the stated season, year and party-size basis. Availability is checked for your exact dates before confirmation.
Rooming for 6-Day Inside-Out Tented Tracker and every stay is checked for your exact dates.
Combines inside-the-park camps on your first nights with highly targeted boundary options as you approach the crater block. From Summit Safari Lodge, the route develops through Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha and uses Tarangire Kati Kati as an important early position before reaching Africa Safari Karatu. In practical terms, 2 route days touch the Serengeti ecosystem; the Ngorongoro Crater has its own dedicated stage. The journey remains private for your party, making it easier to balance field time, meals and rest without changing the named overnight plan. Wildlife remains naturally variable, and every stay is checked for the requested dates.
Day 1 opens at the arrival airport. Your guide meets you and completes the private transfer to the next route stage, where you settle at Summit Safari Lodge before the route continues toward Tarangire National Park. Timing is checked locally. The confirmed arrival details guide collection.
Stay: Summit Safari Lodge
Day 2 begins at Summit Safari Lodge. You explore Tarangire National Park by private game drive. You stay at Tarangire Kati Kati. Your guide adjusts the route to road and wildlife conditions, so no particular sighting is guaranteed. Your guide adjusts the route to current wildlife activity.
Stay: Tarangire Kati Kati
The day 3 stage starts at Tarangire Kati Kati. You cross the highlands into the Central Serengeti plain tracks. You stay at Serengeti Kati Kati. Your guide manages the road stage and entry formalities while protecting time to settle at the named stay. The named overnight remains protected.
Stay: Serengeti Kati Kati
Day 4 begins at Serengeti Kati Kati. You continue regions within the Serengeti to follow resident wildlife networks. You stay at Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma. Your guide adjusts the route to current wildlife activity. The private vehicle allows flexible stops without promising a sighting.
Stay: Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
The day 5 stage starts at Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma. The morning begins with a safari, then smooth afternoon transit up into the Karatu highlands. You stay at Africa Safari Karatu. The private route follows current conditions. Your guide adjusts the route to current wildlife activity.
Stay: Africa Safari Karatu
Day 6 begins at Africa Safari Karatu. You experience volcanic caldera exploration on the crater floor. You also experience complete afternoon transit back to Arusha. Road and wildlife conditions shape the final tracks. The private vehicle allows flexible stops without promising a sighting.
Combines inside-the-park camps on your first nights with highly targeted boundary options as you approach the crater block. Starting at Summit Safari Lodge, 6-Day Inside-Out Tented Tracker uses Tarangire Kati Kati, Serengeti Kati Kati, Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma before the final stay at Africa Safari Karatu. The same private Land Cruiser links the road stages, allowing your guide to manage stops and park formalities throughout. The placement matters around Central Serengeti, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, where an unnecessary transfer can reduce time in the field. Local conditions may alter lunch stops or departure timing, but the route remains private. The result is a measured route with clear nightly positions.
This route is strongest for a party that wants 6 private days at budget level without separating the accommodation from the route logic. From Summit Safari Lodge to Africa Safari Karatu, it combines 2 Serengeti-linked route days, one private vehicle and guide throughout the road circuit. The sequence through Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha rewards travellers who prefer a clearly paced journey over adding extra parks to a short schedule. Compare the number of full wildlife days, the position of each overnight and the final transfer before deciding whether this is the right use of your available time. Rooming and availability are checked for the exact travel dates.
Prices are per person sharing in US dollars for the season and party size shown.
| Season | 2026/2027 · 2 guests | 2028 · 2 guests | 2026/2027 · 4 guests | 2028 · 4 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Season (April - May) | $2,541 | $2,668 | $1,858 | $1,951 |
| Low Season (March, November) | $2,729 | $2,865 | $2,047 | $2,149 |
| Mid Season (Jan - Feb, June) | $2,729 | $2,865 | $2,047 | $2,149 |
| Peak Season (July - October) | $2,773 | $2,911 | $2,090 | $2,195 |
Combines inside-the-park camps on your first nights with highly targeted boundary options as you approach the crater block. The seasonal table for 6-Day Inside-Out Tented Tracker separates Green Season (April - May), Low Season (March, November), Mid Season (Jan - Feb, June), Peak Season (July - October). Around Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha, rainfall changes vegetation, roads and wildlife distribution without making any sighting certain. The stay at Serengeti Kati Kati and the remaining accommodation are checked for the exact dates before a proposal is finalised. The final quotation keeps the same season and party-size basis visible. Availability is checked for the requested dates, party size and room configuration before confirmation.
Affords an additional night inside the Serengeti to properly follow predator territories along the river corridors. Begin at Summit Safari Lodge, continue through Africa Safari Rift Valley and finish at Africa Safari Karatu. The distinction lies in 2 Serengeti-linked days, a dedicated crater stage and one private road vehicle.
Tarangire → Serengeti → Central Serengeti → Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Explore This Safari
A fine blend of inside-the-park canvas camps and comfortable permanent farm lodges along the route. Begin at Summit Safari Lodge, continue through Tarangire Kati Kati and finish at Africa Safari Karatu. The distinction lies in 2 Serengeti-linked days, a dedicated crater stage and one private road vehicle.
Tarangire → Serengeti → Central Serengeti → Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
See Route & PricesThe route uses a private Land Cruiser between Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha. Transfer days remain part of the safari, but the guide balances stopping time against gate conditions and the distance to the named overnight. We do not publish invented drive times because road, weather and wildlife conditions can change the practical pace.
Approximately 2 day entries involve the Serengeti ecosystem, including the specific central, northern or Grumeti sectors shown. That count includes arrival or transfer days where relevant, so the day-by-day plan is the best guide to full game-drive time. Wildlife and migration events remain naturally variable.
A Zanzibar extension can be quoted as a clearly separate addition after the final safari movement. It is not silently included in this safari-only price. We would confirm the domestic flight, coast, resort and meal plan independently so the extension does not alter the named safari accommodation sequence.
Use the row matching your travel period and the column matching the stated party size. Prices are per person sharing in US dollars. We reconfirm room configuration and availability before booking. The final proposal confirms the correct rooming basis and current availability before payment.
Private Tanzania planning
Share your dates, party details and preferred pace. We will check the route, named accommodation and any domestic connection before preparing a direct-client proposal.