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Real trips, real prices

Eight private safaris we’ve run or booked, with what each one cost per person. From $5,450 to $23,600. The guests on these trips traveled from Australia and paid in Australian dollars, so every total is converted at our current exchange rate.

What a private safari really costs

Most people planning a safari struggle to get a straight answer on price. “From” figures rarely match what a trip ends up costing. So here are eight real trips, with the names taken off, each showing the total per person. Short and long, simple lodges and splurges, Tanzania on its own and Tanzania with Kenya, Zanzibar, Victoria Falls or the gorillas.

How to read the prices

Each figure is what the trip was invoiced at, per person, in Australian dollars, then converted at our current exchange rate and rounded. International flights means the guests’ flights to and from Australia, and none are in these totals. Your own flights from the US would be extra too. Flights within Africa that a trip needed are in the price. Travel insurance, visas and tips are not. Safari costs are set in US dollars, and these guests paid in Australian dollars, so the converted totals move a little with the exchange rate. Figures checked October 2026.

Style. Comfortable means well-run lodges and tented camps. Premium means higher-end lodges and camps with a few extras. Luxury means the best rooms and private experiences.

At a glance, per person

8 nights · Serengeti and Lake Manyara · Comfortable$5,45011 nights · Tarangire, Serengeti and Zanzibar, family · Comfortable$6,30013 nights · Serengeti and six nights on Zanzibar · Comfortable$6,45013 nights · Serengeti and Victoria Falls · Comfortable$8,35012 nights · Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Zanzibar, two couples · Premium$9,10011 nights · Chobe, Victoria Falls and gorillas · Comfortable$9,30016 nights · Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar · Premium$15,60022 nights · Victoria Falls, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar · Luxury$23,600
Balloon over the Serengeti
ComfortableTanzania

8 nights, the Serengeti and Lake Manyara

Two adults from Australia · Traveled September 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Hyatt Place Nairobi Westlands (1) → Africa Safari Maasai Boma, northern Serengeti (2) → Africa Safari Ikoma, central Serengeti (1) → Africa Safari Kusini, southern Serengeti (1) → Africa Safari Manyara Escarpment (3)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide for eight days, all park fees including the Ngorongoro Crater descent, flights from Nairobi into the Serengeti, and a sunrise balloon flight.
  • •What made it theirs. A sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti, and a night in each of its northern, central and southern corners.

Total

$5,450 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: The Classic Northern Circuit →
Tarangire National Park
ComfortableTanzania + Zanzibar

11 nights, Tarangire to the Serengeti and Zanzibar

Family with a child, from Australia · Traveled July 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Kaliwa Lodge (1) → Tarangire Safari Lodge (2) → Africa Safari Manyara (2) → Ngorongoro Farm House (1) → Seronera Wildlife Lodge (2) → Dream of Zanzibar (3)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide for eight days, park and crater fees, full board in the parks, a bush flight from the Serengeti to Zanzibar, then an all-inclusive suite on the coast.
  • •What made it theirs. A sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti, a day with the Hadza at Lake Eyasi, and three nights on Zanzibar to finish.

Total

$6,300 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: The Serengeti in Comfort →

Average across all three travelers.

Zanzibar beach
ComfortableTanzania + Zanzibar

13 nights, seven on safari and six on Zanzibar

Two adults from Australia · Traveled August 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Chele Chele Villa, Arusha (1) → Africa Safari Rift Valley (2) → Africa Safari Karatu (2) → Lahia Tented Lodge, central Serengeti (2) → The Z Hotel, Zanzibar (6)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide for eight days, park and crater fees, full board on safari, flights from the Serengeti to Zanzibar and on to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar airport transfers, and breakfast by the sea.
  • •What made it theirs. Seven nights on safari, then six unhurried nights in a sea-view room on Zanzibar.

Total

$6,450 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: Safari and Zanzibar →
Victoria Falls from the air
ComfortableTanzania + Victoria Falls

13 nights, the Serengeti and Victoria Falls

Two adults from Australia · Traveling 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Africa Safari Arusha (1) → Africa Safari Manyara Escarpment (3) → Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, crater rim (1) → Seronera Wildlife Lodge (2) → Lobo Wildlife Lodge, northern Serengeti (3) → overnight stop in Addis Ababa (1) → Batonka Guest Lodge, Victoria Falls (2)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide for ten days, park, crater and concession fees, full board on safari, the bush flight out of the Serengeti, flights on to Victoria Falls via Addis Ababa, and bed and breakfast at the Falls.
  • •What made it theirs. Three nights in the northern Serengeti in river-crossing season, then a flight on to Victoria Falls.

Total

$8,350 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: Victoria Falls →
Ngorongoro Crater
PremiumTanzania + Zanzibar

12 nights, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Zanzibar

Two couples from Australia · Booked for 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Gran Meliá Arusha (2) → Meliá Serengeti Lodge (2) → Africa Safari South Serengeti, glamping (1) → Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp (1) → Kilimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (2) → Kaliwa Lodge (1) → Meliá Zanzibar (3)
  • •Included. Two rooms throughout, one private vehicle and guide for nine days, park, crater and concession fees, two bush flights, airport transfers, full board on safari and all-inclusive on Zanzibar.
  • •What made it theirs. Two couples sharing one vehicle and guide, with a night of glamping in the southern Serengeti and a beach finish.

Total

$9,100 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: The Fly-In Serengeti →

Average across all four travelers, in peak season. Their flights from Australia, which we also booked, are taken out of this figure.

Elephants on the Chobe River
ComfortableVictoria Falls + gorillas

11 nights, Chobe, Victoria Falls and the gorillas

Two adults · Booked for 2027

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Chobe Elephant Camp (2) → Shongwe Oasis Boutique Lodge & Spa, Victoria Falls (4) → Hotel des Mille Collines, Kigali (2) → Gorilla Valley Lodge, Bwindi (2) → Hotel des Mille Collines, Kigali (1)
  • •Included. All-inclusive at Chobe, breakfast at the Falls, a six-day gorilla package with the Bwindi gorilla permit, a porter, a driver-guide and transport, and flights from Victoria Falls to Kigali and on to Nairobi.
  • •What made it theirs. A morning with mountain gorillas in Bwindi, Uganda, after Chobe and Victoria Falls.

Total

$9,300 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: Uganda and the gorillas →

Flights into Botswana and home from Nairobi are not included.

Migration river crossing
PremiumKenya + Tanzania + Zanzibar

16 nights, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar

Two adults from Australia · Traveled September 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Emara Ole Sereni, Nairobi (1) → Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge (2) → Gran Meliá Arusha (1) → Mara Under Canvas, northern Serengeti (3) → Seronera Wildlife Lodge (2) → Karibu Lion’s Paw Camp (1) → Kilimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (2) → Meliá Zanzibar (4)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide in Kenya and Tanzania, park and conservation fees, three flights within the region, airport transfers, breakfast in the cities, full board or all-inclusive at the lodges and camps.
  • •What made it theirs. Amboseli beneath Kilimanjaro, a sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti, and four nights at a Zanzibar beach resort.

Total

$15,600 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: Kenya: the Mara and Amboseli →
Lion on the savannah
LuxuryVictoria Falls + Kenya + Tanzania + Zanzibar

22 nights, Victoria Falls, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar

Two adults from Australia · Traveling 2026

  • •Route, nights in brackets. Radisson Blu Mosi-oa-Tunya Livingstone Resort, Victoria Falls (4) → Ole Sereni, Nairobi (2) → Tawi Lodge, Amboseli (2) → Kilimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (3) → Karibu Lion’s Paw Camp, Ngorongoro rim (2) → Meliá Serengeti Lodge (2) → Africa Safari Kogatende, northern Serengeti (3) → RIU Palace Swahili, Zanzibar (4)
  • •Included. Private vehicle and guide in Tanzania and at Amboseli, park and conservation fees, four flights within Africa, a Falls tour, a Zambezi dinner cruise, and all-inclusive stays at Amboseli, the crater rim and Zanzibar.
  • •What made it theirs. A helicopter flight over the Falls, a sunrise balloon flight in the northern Serengeti, and an adults-only swim-up suite on Zanzibar.

Total

$23,600 per person

excluding international flights

See a similar trip, day by day: The Fly-In Serengeti →

Their flights from Australia, which we also booked, are taken out of this figure.

Every trip is built from scratch, so yours will be different. These show what real trips have cost.

Want to see what drives the numbers? Read our Tanzania safari cost guide, or browse our sample itineraries.

These totals are what past trips cost, not confirmed offers. Prices change with your dates, your lodges and the exchange rate. We check your dates, accommodation and transport before issuing a written quote.

Reading the numbers

What moves the price

Three things decide most of the totals on this page.

Nights and season

A longer trip costs more, and so do the festive season and the peak migration months. The same lodge is usually cheaper in the shoulder months.

Where you stay

A tented camp and a swim-up suite are different trips. Length and lodge level are the two biggest levers on any total.

Extras and flights

Balloon flights, helicopter flights, gorilla permits and bush flights between parks are real costs. Each one is a choice you can keep or drop.

Planning your budget

Straight numbers help you decide before you commit. See what an African safari costs, what a Tanzania safari costs and how to choose a Tanzania safari company.

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