For solo travellers 45 and over · boutique small-group safari
The safari you never
needed a plus-one for.
Ten days on safari through Tanzania with eight like-minded travellers, 45 and over, and the option to stretch out on a Zanzibar beach after. Built around solo travellers: no single supplement, no stranger for a roommate. Your own room every night, a window seat in a Land Cruiser of four, and company at dinner when you want it. Coming as a couple? Share one room and it's A$1,000 off each.
Own room
Every guest, every night
4 per vehicle
A window seat, always
10 days
On safari (+ optional beach)
8 guests
Max, per departure
Solo-first, by design
Boutique group travel, built solo-first.
Most group tours treat a solo traveller as a problem to solve: a single supplement here, a stranger for a roommate there. This trip is priced solo from the first dollar. Eight guests at most, four to a Land Cruiser so nobody's stuck in a middle seat, and a proper lodge room to yourself every night. Come alone, with your partner or with a friend, your own space is the default, not an upgrade.
The route runs Tanzania's Northern Circuit the right way round: Tarangire's elephants, the Ngorongoro Crater at dawn, then deep into the Serengeti. From August to October it pushes north to the Mara River for the Great Migration crossings. Want the beach too? Add four nights on Zanzibar and we fly you there straight from the Serengeti, so the whole group carries on together to the sand.
No single supplement games
The price on the page is the solo price. Nobody pays extra for coming alone, and nobody shares with a stranger.
Your own key, every night
Your own room every night on safari, and your own room again if you add Zanzibar. Close the door when you've had enough of everyone.
Company at dinner, space all day
Eight guests your own age, four to a vehicle, one long table in the evening. Travel together without living in each other's pockets.
The route
Your safari, on the map
Ten days west from Arusha: the Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Crater, and deep into the Serengeti. Zanzibar, if you add the beach, is a short flight east from the final stop.
Day by day
Your ten days, one at a time.
Below is the June and July journey, west across the Northern Circuit: three unhurried nights in the Manyara country, two on the Ngorongoro highlands for the crater, then deep into the central Serengeti. August to October push north to the Mara River for the migration crossings instead, and there's a note in the flow where the two part ways. Your own room every night, whichever month you pick.
Day 1Land in Kilimanjaro, settle into Arusha
Overnight · Gran Meliá Arusha
Met at Kilimanjaro and driven the short way to a five-star bed with Mount Meru out the window. Meet the group over a quiet first dinner before the early start.
★ Stay: Gran Meliá Arusha →
Day 2Tarangire's elephant country
Overnight · Africa Safari, Manyara
A full game drive through Tarangire, the biggest dry-season elephant herds in the north among ancient baobabs, then down into the Rift Valley to your camp for the next three nights.
★ Stay: Africa Safari, Manyara (or similar) →
Day 3Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions
Overnight · Africa Safari, Manyara
A day in Lake Manyara, famous for its tree-climbing lions and flamingo shallows, then an unhurried afternoon and sundowners over the valley from the terrace.
Day 4A slow day in the Rift & the Mto wa Mbu market
Overnight · Africa Safari, Manyara
The gift of a third night: no early start. Wander the Mto wa Mbu market with a local guide, or simply do nothing at all by the pool with the escarpment in front of you.
Day 5Up to the Ngorongoro highlands
Overnight · Africa Safari, Karatu
Climb the escarpment into the green coffee country of Karatu, on the crater's doorstep. An easy afternoon and an early night before the dawn descent.
★ Stay: Africa Safari, Karatu (or similar) →Day 6Dawn on the Ngorongoro crater floor
Overnight · Africa Safari, Karatu
Down 600m into the crater at sunrise, among the densest wildlife on earth by breakfast, black rhino included. The whole day on the floor, no midday cut-off, then back up to the highlands.
August to October: north to the Mara River
Same first six days. But from here the migration departures head north into the Serengeti instead of central: three nights at Lobo, in the thick of the herds, with a day trip out to the Mara River where the wildebeest cross. It is a longer drive up there, which is exactly why most operators stop short. The crossings happen up north, so that is where we put you. June and July stay central, in the Seronera valley's year-round big-cat country.
Day 7Into the Serengeti
Overnight · Seronera Wildlife Lodge (Lobo, Aug–Oct)
The big drive of the trip, and a good one. Out through Loduare, across the highlands and down onto the plains, with the game viewing starting the moment you clear Naabi gate. June and July run west to Seronera in the heart of the Serengeti, in by mid afternoon. From August you carry on north to Lobo and the crossing country, a longer day again with lunch on the plains, in by late afternoon.
★ Stay: Seronera or Lobo Wildlife Lodge →
Day 8A slower day close to camp
Overnight · Seronera Wildlife Lodge (Lobo, Aug–Oct)
After yesterday's drive up, a gentler day on the country right around the lodge. This is the best big-cat ground on the continent and you barely have to leave it: lions draped over the kopjes, cheetah out on the move, elephant coming down to drink. Out at your own pace, back when you've had enough.
Day 9The Mara River, or one last slow drive
Overnight · Seronera Wildlife Lodge (Lobo, Aug–Oct)
From August this is your run north to the Mara River, where the herds pile up on the bank and cross. It is around three hours each way, so it is a long day and a big one, and your guide picks the morning, today or yesterday, on where the herds actually are. June and July stay put for one more unhurried drive while the Serengeti is at its softest, then an easy afternoon back at the lodge.
Day 10Fly out: home, or on to Zanzibar
Departure day
A light aircraft lifts you off the plains. Connect home from Kilimanjaro, or if you've added the beach, fly straight on to Zanzibar with the group for four nights on the sand.
River crossings are wild events, not scheduled ones. August brings the herds in strength, September is statistically the most reliable month, and October adds the chance of southbound returns. We put you in the right place at the right time; the wildebeest do the rest.
Where you stay
Boutique lodges & camps.
Your nine nights on safari, your own room in every one. On a fixed departure we hold whichever of our boutique camps has space on your dates, so you'll stay in one of these in each region, always the same class, always your own room. Want to go grander in the Serengeti? There's a Serena upgrade you can add when you reserve.
Pick your month
2027 Departures
Per person, your own room throughout. That IS the solo price, no supplement. Coming as a couple and happy to share one room? Flip to Couple · sharing and it's A$1,000 off each on the safari, with a bigger saving again if you add Zanzibar. Eight guests max per departure.
Per person, land only from Kilimanjaro Airport. Solo means your own room throughout, no supplement. Couple prices are per person for two sharing one room: A$1,000 off each on the safari, and more again on the Zanzibar add-on. Reserve with the same A$1,000 each either way; the sharing price is settled on your trip balance. Departures are guaranteed at 4 guests.
How reserving works
- A$1,000 reserves your seat on the departure you pick, credited to your trip.
- 50% within 14 days confirms your room at every lodge.
- Balance 60 days before departure. Bank transfer or card, your choice.
If your departure doesn't reach 4 guests, you move to another month free or get every dollar back. No quibbles.
What's included
- 9 nights on safari, your own room: boutique lodges and camps
- All meals throughout the safari
- Private Land Cruiser, four guests max, window seat guaranteed
- Senior Kingse guide throughout the safari
- All park, crater and concession fees
- Your flight out of the Serengeti (onward to Zanzibar if you add it)
- All safari transfers
- International flights · visas · travel insurance
- Zanzibar add-on (4 nights, own room, flight in) if you choose it · plus Zanzibar's small on-arrival taxes, paid direct
- Drinks off the board, tips, spa
Looking for the livelier version? Our original Tanzania, Together group safari runs the same country for a younger crowd, from A$5,700 twin share.
Your own room is waiting.
Eight seats a month, five months, and the migration departures always go first. Come alone, most of the truck did. Hold your seat with A$1,000.
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