Serengeti
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Float over the Serengeti at dawn
Silent flight above the herds, then a bush breakfast where you land.
Arusha · Tanzania
From our door in Arusha to the Serengeti.
Private safaris, Kilimanjaro climbs and Zanzibar escapes, planned by people who live here and guided by people who grew up here.
- Based in Arusha
- Private 4x4, window seat for all
- Fair-wage mountain crews
- Real reply within 24 hours
Serengeti at first light · photo credits
Karibu sana.You're very welcome. It's the first thing you'll hear at the airport, and we mean it.
Who we are
A safari company that answers from Arusha, not a call centre.
Arusha sits where the Northern Circuit begins. Tarangire is two hours down the road, the Ngorongoro rim is three, and Kilimanjaro shows itself on clear mornings. This is where we live and work.
BAHE Safaris plans each trip around the people taking it: how you like to travel, what you want to see, how much time and budget you have. Then we look after you from the moment you land until we wave you off.
- Run from Arusha, not from abroadWe plan, guide and answer the phone from Arusha. Your money stays with the people who look after you.
- Private vehicle, window seat guaranteedEvery safari is in a 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, cool box, charging points and binoculars.
- Fair pay for every crew memberMountain crews are paid fairly and on time, carry no more than 20 kg and sleep in proper tents.
- A real reply within a dayTell us your dates and ideas. A person who has done the trip replies with a proposal - no pressure.
Tanzania by numbers
A country built on a grand scale
5895 m
Uhuru Peak
The roof of Africa, and no ropes needed to reach it
1.5M
Wildebeest
Moving through the Serengeti in an endless loop
14763 km²
Serengeti
Bigger than some countries, and all of it wild
600 m
Crater walls
The drop into the Ngorongoro Crater
Ways to travel
Browse every journey
Pick your kind of adventure
Moments you'll remember
The stories you'll still be telling years from now
Ngorongoro
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Descend into the crater at first light
Be first down the rim road while mist still lies on the crater floor.
Kilimanjaro
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Watch sunrise from Uhuru Peak
Above the glaciers at 5,895 metres, with Africa spread out below.
Northern Serengeti
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Wait for the river crossing
Thousands of wildebeest gather on the bank, then plunge in.
Lake Eyasi
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Walk with Hadzabe hunters
A dawn foraging walk with one of Africa's last hunter-gatherer peoples.
Zanzibar
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Sail a dhow at sunset
Wooden sails, warm water and the Indian Ocean turning gold.
Tarangire
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Sit quietly with elephant herds
Engine off under a baobab while a family crosses the river bed.
Zanzibar
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Get lost in Stone Town
Carved doors, spice stalls and rooftop sunsets in a UNESCO-listed old town.
Serengeti
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Find the lions on the kopjes
Granite islands rising out of the grass, each one a lookout for a resting pride.
Journeys we love
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Starting points, not fixed packages
Every itinerary can be changed: more nights in one place, a different camp, a beach finish. Use these as a guide.
3 days
Wildlife safaris · Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Ngorongoro Crater
Tarangire & Ngorongoro Short Safari
Elephants and baobabs in Tarangire, then a full morning on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. A perfect short safari before or after Kilimanjaro.
FromUS$1,290 pp
Comfort
6 days
Wildlife safaris · Tarangire · Ngorongoro Crater · Serengeti
Classic Northern Circuit
Tarangire, two full days in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. The classic first safari, paced so you're never rushing.
FromUS$2,690 pp
Comfort
7 days
Wildlife safaris · Tarangire · Ngorongoro Crater · Serengeti
Great Migration Calving Safari
Three nights at Ndutu during calving season, when the southern plains are full of newborn wildebeest and the predators that follow them.
FromUS$3,790 pp
Comfort
How it works
From first message to first game drive
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Tell us your idea
Dates, who's coming, what you'd love to see. Two minutes on our planner, a WhatsApp or an email.
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Get a tailored plan
A planner in Arusha sends a day-by-day itinerary with camps, photos and one clear price.
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Shape it together
Swap camps, add a night, change the pace. We adjust until it feels right - no charge.
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Confirm and travel
A 30% deposit secures everything. We meet you at the airport and stay a call away throughout.
The Northern Circuit
Five stops, one road west
Most first safaris follow this road out of Arusha. Drive times are approximate and include the park gates; we plan the days so you're never rushing to make camp before dark.
Home base
Arusha
Where every trip begins. Airport pick-up, briefing and a good night's sleep.
About 2 hrs
Tarangire
Baobabs, the Tarangire River and some of the largest elephant herds in Africa.
About 2 hrs
Lake Manyara
Groundwater forest beneath the Rift Valley wall, flamingos and hippo pools.
About 3 hrs
Ngorongoro
A collapsed volcano 600 m deep with black rhino on its crater floor.
About 5 hrs
Serengeti
Endless plains, the great migration and lion country.
When to go
There's no bad month, only different ones
Long dry season
Green season
Rains
- Safari
- Kilimanjaro
- Zanzibar
Kilimanjaro · 5,895 m
Africa's highest summit, climbed properly.
The right route, enough days to acclimatise, and a crew that's looked after. That's what gets people to Uhuru Peak.
We favour the longer routes - Lemosho, Machame and the Northern Circuit - because extra days on the mountain lift summit chances considerably. Guides check oxygen and pulse twice a day, and they make the call to turn back if it's needed.
Our crew pledge. Fair wages paid within two days of the climb, loads of no more than 20 kg, three proper meals a day and real tents for everyone, following the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project guidelines.
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Journal
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Stories and straight answers
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Mount Meru, Lake Natron, Lake Eyasi, Ruaha and Nyerere.
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Tell us what you have in mind.
Dates, who's travelling, what matters most. We'll come back with a day-by-day plan and an honest price, usually within a day.