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Mountain Gorilla Safari: Tanzania, Zanzibar & Rwanda 2026
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Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Arusha, Kigali, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park

Highlights

  • Intimate game drives in wildlife-rich national parks promise up-close animal encounters... a private ocean safari and spice tour in Zanzibar reveal cultural treasures... and a gorilla trek in Rwanda is a true bucket list experience!All small group departures
  • limited to just 24 guests for more intimate exploration; a private lecture at Oldupai Gorge where the remains of early man were found; a hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Serengeti followed by breakfast; ocean safari on a private dhow boat with lunch on a secluded beach; and a one-hour interactive visit with a silverback gorilla family in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park accompanied by an expert guide and a personal porter in small groups of just 8 guests. Experience the following... in Tanzania
  • visits to a Maasai village and primary school
  • a picnic in a prehistoric crater
  • and a private lecture in Oldupai Gorge precede three nights in the heart of Serengeti National Park
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"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari 2025
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Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Amboseli National Park, Arusha, Nairobi, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park

Highlights

  • The Maasai call it 'Siringitu' which means 'the place where the land moves on forever.' Here columns of wildebeest plod along centuries-old migration routes; behind them
  • prides of lions prowl
  • completing the circle of life... elephants
  • buffaloes and hippos graze upon the large coarse grasses
  • while zebras and topi wait their turn...This is the Serengeti
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What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Mountain Gorilla Safari: Kenya, Tanzania & Rwanda 2025
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Amboseli National Park, Arusha, Kigali, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park

Highlights

  • From the Big Five to silverback Mountain Gorillas
  • wildlife is the draw on this 16-day safari in Kenya
  • Tanzania and Rwanda
  • where game drives and a special mountain trek reward with once-in-a-lifetime encounters with animals
  • both endemic and endangered... highlighted by an opportunity to 'meet' a gorilla family living in the wilds of Rwanda and a visit to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Museum
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What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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  • Fully customized trip based on preferences
  • Matched with a local specialist
  • From $150 per person per day
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Tanzania: Serengeti to Zanzibar 2025
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park

Highlights

  • Embark on a grand adventure within Tanzania's most renowned game reserves and enjoy the safari experience of a lifetime.Have an opportunity to observe Africa's Big Five – elephant
  • leopard
  • lion
  • rhinoceros
  • and buffalo – where they live
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Cultural

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari 2026
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Amboseli National Park, Arusha, Nairobi, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park

Highlights

  • A safari in Kenya and Tanzania – theMaasai call the Serengeti ecosystem 'Siringitu' which means 'the place where the land moves on forever.' Here columns of wildebeest plod along centuries-old migration routes; behind them
  • prides of lions prowl
  • completing the circle of life... elephants
  • buffaloes and hippos graze upon the large coarse grasses
  • while zebras and topi wait their turn...This is the Serengeti
Show more

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Tanzania: Serengeti to Zanzibar 2026
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park

Highlights

  • Embark on a grand adventure within Tanzania's most renowned game reserves and enjoy the safari experience of a lifetime.Have an opportunity to observe Africa's Big Five – elephant
  • leopard
  • lion
  • rhinoceros
  • and buffalo – where they live
Show more

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Mountain Gorilla Safari: Tanzania, Zanzibar & Rwanda 2025
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Arusha, Kigali, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park

Highlights

  • Intimate game drives in wildlife-rich national parks promise up-close animal encounters... a private ocean safari and spice tour in Zanzibar reveal cultural treasures... and a gorilla trek in Rwanda is a true bucket list experience!All small group departures
  • limited to just 24 guests for more intimate exploration; a private lecture at Oldupai Gorge where the remains of early man were found; a hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Serengeti followed by breakfast; ocean safari on a private dhow boat with lunch on a secluded beach; and a one-hour interactive visit with a silverback gorilla family in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park accompanied by an expert guide and a personal porter in small groups of just 8 guests. Experience the following... in Tanzania
  • visits to a Maasai village and primary school
  • a picnic in a prehistoric crater
  • and a private lecture in Oldupai Gorge precede three nights in the heart of Serengeti National Park
Show more

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Mountain Gorilla Safari: Kenya, Tanzania & Rwanda 2026
Save this trip to your favorites or other list
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Amboseli National Park, Arusha, Kigali, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park

Highlights

  • From the Big Five to silverback Mountain Gorillas
  • wildlife is the draw on this 16-day safari in Kenya
  • Tanzania and Rwanda
  • where game drives and a special mountain trek reward with once-in-a-lifetime encounters with animals
  • both endemic and endangered... highlighted by an opportunity to 'meet' a gorilla family living in the wilds of Rwanda and a visit to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Museum
Show more

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Ngorongoro Crater Reviews & Ratings

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Christine

May 2022

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For a dream vacation, trust Lappet Faced Safaris!

Fransisco organized a private safari for our family of 7 (5 children aged 2-12) to Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro, Serengeti NP, with a follow-on stay in Zanzibar. This wa...

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Anonymous

Mar 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Great trip!

It was a great trip, wonderful to see the animals in their natural habitat. Some long days of driving but well worth it in the end. Erellah was great leader, poi...

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Anonymous

Mar 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Kenya & Tanzania Safari Adventure Aug 17

Although we had previously visited Kenya six years ago (on the Gorillas and Masai Mara trip) we had never seen the wildebeest crossing so I had really hoped to be ...

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Anonymous

Mar 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Kenya & Tanzania safari adventure Aug 17

Saw all the infamous National parks & so much awesome wildlife, too numerous to mention. Great group, relaxing tour pace & even the camping was great! The w...

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Tailor made. Ref Charlie Potter

See above Spotting the kill Not applicable. All camp staff were excelle...

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Ngorongoro Crater Tour Selection Trips

  • For Ngorongoro, a customized four-wheel, open-topped Land Cruiser and an experienced guide are musts.
  • When choosing a tour operator, consider the lodging offered. Several lodges on the rim are quite luxurious, with fine locations and sweeping views, while farther from the crater there are tented camps and reconverted farms with cottages that convey a sense of history, both colonial and tribal.
  • Look for itineraries that include Olduvai Gorge, a bumpy 90-minute drive from Ngorongoro Crater. It’s the preeminent paleo-anthropological site in this end of the Great Rift Valley -- where Louis and Mary Leakey’s discovery of hominid bones, fossils and tools put East Africa on the map as the Cradle of Mankind, dating back 3.75 million years.
  • High season begins in January and runs through September, but it is interrupted by long periods in March, April and May when the rainy season makes the roads even more frightful.

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