Tanzania Low Season Deals

What the Tanzania low season is

The low season in northern Tanzania is the wetter part of the year: the short rains around November, and the long rains from about March to May. The parks stay open, the wildlife stays, and camps drop their rates to fill rooms. That is where these deals come from.

We run two private safaris at low-season rates, for travel in November 2026 and May 2027. Both cover the classic northern circuit, Tarangire, Central Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, with the same camps, the same Land Cruiser and the same kind of guiding we use in the high season. What changes is the price, and how many other vehicles are at the sighting when you get there.

The two low-season safaris compared

Both are private: the vehicle and guide are only for your group of two to six travellers. The single supplement is US$325 on both, and the optional balloon flight over the Serengeti is US$550 per person.

What to expect in November and in May

November is the short-rains month. Showers tend to be short and fall in the afternoon, and the plains that were brown in October turn green quickly. The migrating herds are usually on the move south through the Serengeti towards the southern plains, where they calve early in the new year.

May is the end of the long rains. The country is at its greenest, the camps are quieter than they will be from June, and the herds are often in the central and western Serengeti. It can still rain hard some afternoons, so a light waterproof is worth packing.

In both months the resident wildlife is where it always is. Ngorongoro Crater holds its animals all year, Central Serengeti has lions, leopards and elephants every month, and Tarangire keeps its elephants, though they spread out more once there is water everywhere. We will not promise you a river crossing or a particular sighting in any month. What we can promise is a guide who knows where the animals were yesterday.

Why the price is lower, and what stays the same

The saving comes from the camps: Serian Tarangire Camp, Enkirari Wilderness Camp and Naserian Safari Camp all charge less outside the peak months. Nothing else on the safari is cut back.

• Your own vehicle. A 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and Wi-Fi on board, for your group only, with no limit on game-drive mileage.
• A private guide. A professional English-speaking driver-guide from our team in Arusha, with you from the first morning to the drop-off.
• Proper lunches in the park. On the long days your guide sets up a table and a hot lunch, or a picnic out on the plains, with a glass of wine or beer.
• Fees already paid. Park fees for Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the crater service fee, are in the price.