SERENGETI ONE SAFARI
Tanzania is an amazing African safari destination in east Africa. Whether you are travelling alone or with a partner, joining an existing safari group can be a great way to save money and meet new people. Make friends for a lifetime while sharing some unforgettable experiences, as we take you to hand-picked locations filled with wildlife, scenery and adventure.
Private Safaris
What is a Private Safaris
In Private safaris, our safari vehicle and guide will be reserved exclusively for your party. So you will have the entire safari vehicle all to yourself along with the guide’s undivided attention which will ensure a more informative & personalized experience. With a private vehicle you can customize your itinerary, accommodations and daily safari timings to a reasonable extent according to your needs.
Group Joining Safaris
What is a group joining safari?
In Group joining safaris, you will be sharing the safari vehicle and guide’s services with a maximum of 6 (in case of budget camping) or 7 clients (in case of unsuited accommodations) with window seats for all. Itineraries cannot be customized and daily timings are fixed throughout the tour. Accommodations can be customized to certain extent for some of the nights. Group joining safaris are cheaper than the corresponding private safaris, Tanzania is an amazing African safari destination in east Africa. Whether you are travelling alone or with a partner, joining an existing safari group can be a great way to save money and meet new people. Make friends for a lifetime while sharing some unforgettable experiences, as we take you to hand-picked locations filled with wildlife, scenery and adventure.
Group Joining Safaris
Client Profile
Group joining safaris have fixed itineraries and they can’t be customized. Currently we are offering group joining safari tours in Tanzania for 2 to 7 days duration. You can find full list of group joining safari tours we offer in Tanzania here
Group Joining Safaris
Tour Availability
The vehicle used for Safaris is a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof top and with a maximum seating capacity of up to 7 clients plus the driver. For smaller groups (1-3 travelers), sometimes a truncated land cruiser that can seat up to 5 clients and a driver might be provided.
Guide would be an English speaking professionally trained wildlife guide. We do not arrange an extra language guides in group joining tours.
In Group joining safaris, your vehicle and guide might change in the middle of tour depending on itinerary (But all vehicles/guides will be arranged directly by Serengeti One Safaris and will not be outsourced to third parties).
Group Joining Safaris
Tour Availability
The vehicle used for Safaris is a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof top and with a maximum seating capacity of up to 7 clients plus the driver. For smaller groups (1-3 travelers), sometimes a truncated land cruiser that can seat up to 5 clients and a driver might be provided.
Guide would be an English speaking professionally trained wildlife guide. We do not arrange an extra language guides in group joining tours.
In Group joining safaris, your vehicle and guide might change in the middle of tour depending on itinerary (But all vehicles/guides will be arranged directly by Serengeti One Safaris and will not be outsourced to third parties).
Group Joining Safaris
Pick-up on Day 1
Pickup will be offered from any location in Arusha between 6:00 – 8:30 AM depends on itinerary. Estimated pickup time is mentioned in the itinerary. Exact pickup time might change based on the plans for day 1 and the Arusha hotel where the client needs to be picked up from. We advise customers to arrive a day earlier in Arusha as this would provide sufficient time for resting. Pickup from you accommodation will be either in a safari land cruiser or a transport vehicle which is like a regular cab. In case pickup from Arusha is arranged in a cab, clients will be shifted into a land cruiser before entering the national park
Group Joining Safaris
Delays in pickup
Since we collect clients from different pickup points, delay on the part of one client will most likely impact the schedule of every other client in the group joining tour. So we request everyone to strictly maintain the timings shared with you by our briefer.
Pickup vehicle (Land cruiser or transfer vehicle) can wait for a maximum of 20 minutes. Post that, the pickup vehicle might depart based on the call of our operations manager. In such cases, clients might be given an option of paying for separate transfer costs or for converting their group joining safari into private safari by paying additional fees or
rescheduling their group joining safari to the next available date. Rescheduling fees will apply in such cases.
While we try our best to stick to schedule, clients on group joining safari should be prepared for some delay in the arrival of our vehicle as often it has to pick clients from different locations in the town before arriving at yours
Group Joining Safaris
Safari/Game Drive Duration
Total travel time for group joining safaris will be about 7-9 hours per day. This will be inclusive of pick-ups, game drives, and dropping back of clients at their hotel(s). This cannot be customized. In some group joining safaris, clients sharing the same vehicle might be staying at more than one accommodation in or around the national parks. But they will all be close by. So on some group joining tours, clients will be spending an additional time of about 20 minutes driving around in the land cruiser before and after the game drives.
Group Joining Safaris
Accommodations
Group joining safaris are offered with fixed set of accommodations for the entire tour. We call them as default accommodations and they usually low priced (but good standard) accommodations. Names of these accommodations will be mentioned in our quotation.
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At some locations, you can choose to pay extra and upgrade to higher tier accommodation that is located within 20 min drive time from default accommodation in group joining tours. The choice of accommodations is quite limited compared to private safaris.Accommodation upgrade needs to be planned/ confirmed at booking stage.
When a default accommodation is not available for a client, we might book similar tier accommodation that is located close to default accommodation. This will be usually communicated before we take the booking.
Group Joining Safaris
Addition of Activities
In group joining itineraries, while some activities like Balloon safari, Maasai village visit are possible, some other Add-on activities like hiking may not be feasible as the entire group needs to stick to the same schedule.
Group Joining Safaris
Meeting new people
In group joining safaris, since you share the car, you have a great opportunity to make new friends. You get the chance to socialize with people from diverse backgrounds and learn about each other’s culture along with learning about the African wilderness.
In a group joining safari, composition of the group may change over time. This can happen because some clients may choose a shorter tour and leave the group in the middle of tour, while others from different group tour itineraries might join for overlapping days, leading to a dynamic composition of clients during the course of the trip
Group Joining Safaris
Luggage
Customers opting for group safaris are requested to bring only one bag or backpack per client. Having more luggage will cause inconvenience to fellow travelers and if the entire luggage doesn’t fit in the boot, we might have to shift some bags around the seating area, congesting the vehicle.
Group Joining Safaris
Safari Decency
Customers in group joining safaris are requested to maintain group decency. They are expected to maintain timings, not misbehave or be rude towards fellow travelers or the guide, and not monopolize the guides’ time or attention, depriving other clients of the opportunity to interact with the guide.
While all clients get window seats, they are still expected to rotate between the front and back rows during the safari with mutual understanding. Any and all disputes regarding seating will be decided by the guide.
Group Joining Safaris
Bottom line
Customers in group joining safaris are requested to maintain group decency. They are expected to maintain timings, not misbehave or be rude towards fellow travelers or the guide, and not monopolize the guides’ time or attention, depriving other clients of the opportunity to interact with the guide.
While all clients get window seats, they are still expected to rotate between the front and back rows during the safari with mutual understanding. Any and all disputes regarding seating will be decided by the guide
Group Joining Safaris
Bottom line
Group joining safaris provide a good value for money for those who are on a tight budget such as solo travelers. It is also good for couples who are trying to save costs, but it might not give them the privacy they might require.
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If you are looking for a little extra comfort, convenience and your own schedule, Private safaris are the way to go. For customers traveling with children, family, elderly or wildlife photographers we recommend a private safari, as it would give you a greater flexibility.
Tour Plan
- Day 1: Arusha
- Day 2: Tarangire
- Day 3: Ngorongoro
When to Join?
- All around the year
Tour Plan
- Day 1 - Arusha to Ndutu
- Day 2 - Ndutu
- Day 3 - Ndutu to Central Serengeti
- Day 4 - Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro
- Day 5 - Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Arusha
When to Join?
- All around the year
Tour Plan
- Day 1: Arrival to Arusha
- Day 2: Arusha toTarangire
- Day 3: Tarangire to Lake Manyara
- Day 4: Lake Manyara to Tarangire National Park
- Day:5 Serengeti National Park
- Day 6:Serengeti National Park
- Day 7:Serengeti to Ngorongiro
- Day 8:Ngorongoro Crator to Arusha or Airport
When to Join?
- All around the year
Tour Plan
- Day 1: Arrival to Arusha
- Day 2: Arusha toTarangire
- Day 3: Tarangire to Lake Manyara
- Day 4: Lake Manyara to Tarangire National Park
- Day:5 Serengeti National Park
- Day 6:Serengeti National Park
- Day 7:Serengeti to Ngorongiro
- Day 8:Ngorongoro Crator to Arusha or Airport
When to Join?
- All around the year
