All Top Tanzania Group-Sharing Safaris : Compare Packages, Costs, Routes (Updated 2026-2027)

Compare shared 4x4, or fly-in safaris for days of your choice from across Tanzania’s Adventures. See the routes, parks, lodges and what’s included, then send your dates to join the next fixed departure from Arusha/Moshi.

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The short version

Our group joining (sharing) safari puts you in a shared 4x4 with a driver-guide and other travellers on a fixed itinerary and set departure date. The vehicle, fuel and guide costs are split between everyone on board, so the per-person price is lower than a private safari.

Kai Tours runs group joining safaris across Tanzania's northern circuit and southern circuit wildlife adventures. Choose your safari, send us your preferred dates, and we confirm the next departure and your price.

Kai Tours also offers optional fly-in add-ons if you would like to start your safari from the island paradise of Zanzibar or from Dar es Salaam, and experience both northern and southern Tanzania safaris with us.

What is a group joining safari?

On our group joining safari you travel with other guests rather than on your own. The route, pace and timings are fixed for the whole group, and you share one safari vehicle with a professional English-speaking driver-guide.

Each vehicle is a 4x4 with a pop-up roof carrying a maximum of six or seven travellers, so everyone has a window seat and a clear view. It is not a large coach.

  • Lower cost per person, because the vehicle and guide are shared
  • Built-in company, which suits solo travellers and couples
  • Fixed itineraries and set departure dates, so there is nothing to plan
  • The same parks, wildlife and guides as a private safari

The trade-off is flexibility: you cannot change the schedule on the day. If you want your own pace, ask us for a private safari instead.

Days Highlights

Every length below is a ready-made group safari. Each package block shows the duration, the parks you visit, where you sleep and how to book.

  • 1 day: Tarangire from Arusha, or Mikumi fly-in from Zanzibar
  • 2 days: Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater
  • 3 days: Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara
  • 4 and 5 days: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
  • 6 and 7 days: the full northern circuit with extra Serengeti time
  • 8, 9 and 10 days: the northern circuit extended, with northern Serengeti and cultural stops

Group Joining Safari Packages

Elephants in Tarangire National Park on a 1 day group joining safari1 Day (no overnight)

1 Day Group Joining Safari: Tarangire

Spend a full day in Tarangire National Park, known for its large elephant herds, baobab trees and the Tarangire River. Join a small group in a shared 4x4 with a pop-up roof for morning and afternoon game drives with a picnic lunch, then return to Arusha in the evening.

Duration
1 Day (no overnight)
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Arusha
Accommodation
No overnight. Day trip returning to Arusha the same evening. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $200 - $300 pp
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Safari vehicle on a game drive in Mikumi National Park1 Day (no overnight)

1 Day Mikumi Group Safari: Fly-in from Zanzibar

Fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park for a day of game drives with a group, a hot bush lunch and hotel transfers in Zanzibar. A fixed one-day group departure with return flights included.

Duration
1 Day (no overnight)
Route / parks
Zanzibar → flight to Mikumi National Park → game drives → flight back to Zanzibar
Accommodation
No overnight. Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Zanzibar. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $370 - $450 pp
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Flamingos at Lake Manyara on a 3 day group joining safari2 Days / 1 Night

2 Days Tanzania Group Safari: Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater

A short northern circuit safari: elephants and baobabs in Tarangire on day one, then a full day on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa's best places to see wildlife in a single day.

Duration
2 Days / 1 Night
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Accommodation
1 night full board near Karatu or the Ngorongoro rim. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $410 - $600 pp
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Tree-climbing Lions resting on tree branches at Lake Manyara National Park3 Days / 2 Nights

3 Days Group Joining Safari: Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara

Three parks in three days on a fixed shared departure: an afternoon in Tarangire, a full day in the Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch, and a morning at Lake Manyara before the drive back to Arusha.

Duration
3 Days / 2 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Lake Manyara National Park → Arusha
Accommodation
2 nights full board: one near Tarangire, one on the Ngorongoro rim or in Karatu. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $300 - $1160 pp
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Shared safari vehicle on the Mikumi National Park4 Days / 3 Nights

4 Days Group-Sharing Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

Add the Serengeti to the classic northern circuit. Game drives in Tarangire and the central Serengeti, then a descent into the Ngorongoro Crater on the last day.

Duration
4 Days / 3 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Serengeti National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Accommodation
3 nights full board in the Tarangire or Karatu area, central Serengeti, and Karatu or the crater rim. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $760 - $1800 pp
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Leopards on the Serengeti wild forest5 Days / 4 Nights

5 Days Tanzania Sharing Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

Spend more time on the Serengeti plains, where the big cats and the migration herds live. Includes Tarangire, a full Serengeti stay and the Ngorongoro Crater, with Lake Manyara on the way.

Duration
5 Days / 4 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Serengeti National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Accommodation
4 nights full board across the Tarangire area, Karatu and central Serengeti. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $880 - $2730 pp
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Flamingos herds on the Lake Manyara6 Days / 5 Nights

6 Days Tanzania Group Joining Safari: Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro

The full northern circuit at a relaxed pace, with two nights in the Serengeti for unhurried morning and afternoon game drives, plus Tarangire, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater.

Duration
6 Days / 5 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Serengeti National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Accommodation
5 nights full board across the Tarangire area, Karatu and central Serengeti. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $600 - $2800 pp
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Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti crossing the mara river7 Days / 6 Nights

7 Days Tanzania Group-Sharing Safari: Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti

A mid-range sharing safari through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Crater and the central Serengeti. Share a 4x4 with up to six or seven travellers, with all park fees and the Crater service fee included.

Duration
7 Days / 6 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park (central Seronera) → Karatu → Arusha
Accommodation
6 nights full board, shared with other groups: Tarangire area (Eileen's Trees Inn or Marera Valley Lodge), Karatu (Country Lodge Karatu), central Serengeti (Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti). Properties subject to availability. From camping to Luxury budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $900 - $5000 pp
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Wildebeest herds crossing in the northern Serengeti8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days Tanzania Group-Sharing Safari: Northern Circuit with Northern Serengeti

The northern circuit extended into the northern Serengeti, the Kogatende and Mara River area, which is best from July to October. Includes Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Crater and the central Serengeti.

Duration
8 Days / 7 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park (central and northern) → Arusha
Accommodation
7 nights full board across the Tarangire area, Karatu, central Serengeti and northern Serengeti. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $1400 - $3800 pp
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Cultural visit near Lake Eyasi on a group joining safari9 Days / 8 Nights

9 Days Group-Sharing Safari: Northern Circuit with Lake Eyasi

Everything on the 8-day route plus a cultural stop at Lake Eyasi, giving you time with local communities between the big game parks.

Duration
9 Days / 8 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Lake Eyasi → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Arusha
Accommodation
8 nights full board across the Tarangire area, Karatu, central Serengeti and northern Serengeti. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Midrange budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $1400 - $4500 pp
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Elephants and Kilimanjaro view in Arusha National Park10 Days / 9 Nights

10 Days Tanzania Group Joining Safari: The Complete Northern Tanzania Safari

The most complete group joining itinerary: Arusha National Park, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, with extra days for wildlife and culture along the way.

Duration
10 Days / 9 Nights
Route / parks
Arusha → Arusha National Park → Tarangire National Park → Lake Manyara National Park → Lake Eyasi → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park (central and northern) → Arusha
Accommodation
9 nights full board across the Arusha area, Tarangire area, Karatu, central Serengeti and northern Serengeti. Mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, twin or double sharing, full board. Properties confirmed at booking, subject to availability. From camping to Luxury budget.
Price (per person sharing, USD)From $1390 - $5000 pp
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What is included in every shared safari

Exact inclusions are confirmed in your quote, but every group joining safari includes the following.

  • Shared 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • All national park and conservation area entry fees
  • Ngorongoro Crater service fee on itineraries that visit the crater
  • Full-board accommodation on overnight safaris, twin or double sharing
  • Bottled drinking water during game drives
  • Road transfers between parks, and pick-up and drop-off in Arusha

Not included

  • International and domestic flights
  • Visa fees, travel insurance, tips for guides and camp staff.
  • Personal expenses, & drinks other than water
  • Optional activities such as a hot air balloon safari
  • A single-room supplement if you want your own room.

Where you’ll stay on your group safari

Overnight group safaris offers mid-range lodges and permanent tented camps, with two guests sharing a twin or double room and full board. Some departures offer a budget or an upgraded option, so ask when you send your dates.

Typical overnight areas are the Tarangire area, Karatu near the Ngorongoro Crater rim, and central Serengeti.

How to book

Booking a group joining safari takes four steps.

  1. Send us your preferred dates, the number of travellers and the safari length you want
  2. We confirm the next available group departure and your price
  3. Pay a deposit to secure your seat
  4. Pay the balance before the safari starts

Peak departures fill fastest, so send your dates early.

Best time for a group joining safari

Group departures run year-round. The dry season from June to October gives the easiest game viewing and the northern migration, and it is the busiest time. January and February bring the calving season in the southern and central Serengeti. March to May and November are green, quieter and better value, with excellent viewing in the Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire.

Peak periods, roughly July to October and the December holidays, fill fastest.

Ready to join a group safari?

Send us your preferred dates, the number of travellers and the safari length you want. We confirm the next group departure and your price, with no pressure.

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Frequent Asked Questions About Group-Sharing Safari

A group joining safari, also called a sharing safari, is a fixed-itinerary safari where you share a 4x4 and a driver-guide with other travellers. The vehicle, fuel and guide costs are split between everyone on the departure.

Typically up to six or seven travellers share one 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, plus the driver-guide.

Yes. Group joining safaris suit solo travellers, and you share the costs with other guests. If you want your own room, a single supplement applies, so mention it when you send your dates.

Park and conservation area fees, the Ngorongoro Crater service fee where the crater is visited, the shared 4x4 and driver-guide, full-board accommodation on overnight safaris, and bottled water on game drives. Flights, visas, insurance, tips and personal expenses are not included.

Group safaris run on fixed departure dates throughout the year. Send us your preferred dates and we confirm the next departure that fits.

No. Timings and pace are shared by the whole group. If you want your own schedule, we can quote a private safari instead.

Send us your dates, group size and safari length. We confirm availability and your price, you pay a deposit to secure your seat, and the balance is due before the safari starts.

Game viewing is easiest in the dry season from June to October. January and February suit the calving season, and March to May and November offer quieter, better-value departures.
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