Ladies, it’s time to grab your safari hat, binoculars, and camera! Your friends won’t believe the stories you’ll bring back from our women's solo travel group safari in Tanzania. Perfect for first-time travelers to Africa, Tanzania is accessible to every type of traveler.

Straight out of the pages of a National Geographic Magazine, this adventure safari lets ordinary women live like explorers. Our Tanzania women’s solo travel group safari is a captivating experience through the Northern Circuit, featuring game drives in wildlife parks and cultural interactions with tribes who have preserved their traditions for centuries.

The Serengeti, the legendary heart of Tanzania, is pure magic. On our women's solo travel group safari in Tanzania, picture yourself cruising through endless grasslands in a 4x4 safari jeep, humming tunes from The Lion King. Witness the awe-inspiring migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles, one of the largest migrations on Earth. The beauty and magnitude of this experience may even bring a tear to your eye.

Beyond wildlife, you’ll engage with tribal communities like the Maasai, Hadzabe, and Datoga. From pastoral nomads to hunter-gatherers, you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped back in time as you immerse yourself in their customs, dances, and cultural traditions.

This is your chance to experience the Africa you’ve always dreamed of with a group of supportive, adventurous women. All skill levels are welcome—no prior experience needed. Solo travelers, friends, sisters, mothers, and daughters ages 18+ are invited to join this incredible journey.

Tanzania Edventure Highlights:

• Experience  Semi-Luxury Safari Tent Camping in the Serengeti National Park and a variety of other unique lodges near national parks and conservation areas.
• Go to sleep and wake to the sounds of the wild Serengeti.
• Be moved as you witness one of largest migrations on Earth of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles.
• See big cats including prides of lions and elusive leopards and stealthy cheetahs.
• Enter the Ngorongoro Crater, a 25 km wide dormant-volcano-bowlful-of-30,000-animals.
• Dance with the Maasai, exchange stories with the Datoga women, and learn to shoot bow and arrows with the Hadzabe.
• Explore the Olduvai Gorge, a site which influenced what scientists know about human evolution.
• Opportunities for shopping for indigenous African handcrafts, Tanzanite, and art.

Minimum 6 / Maximum 12

To ensure an intimate and authentic experience, the group is limited to no more than 12 participants, allowing us to connect more deeply while minimizing our impact on the pristine environment.

We need 6 participants to confirm this trip, and we truly appreciate your patience as we work toward that goal. We’re just as eager as you are to confirm this adventure! 

Once the trip is confirmed, you’ll receive an email with essential details, including flight booking guidelines, waivers, and tour-specific information. If we’re unable to fill the trip within 90 days of the start date, all participants will receive a full refund. 

For those considering a safari in Tanzania, the physical requirements are quite manageable, making it accessible to a wide range of travelers. The majority of the trip involves driving in comfortable 4x4 vehicles, with plenty of opportunities to stop, stretch your legs, and take in the stunning surroundings. 

Here’s what you can expect:

1. Long Periods of Driving: Much of the safari involves sitting in vehicles as we traverse the Serengeti, and standing in vehicles while viewing wildlife. While the drives can be long, they are broken up by frequent stops for wildlife viewing, meals, and rest breaks.
2. Minimal Physical Demands: There are no strenuous hikes or physically demanding activities. Most of the walking is limited to short strolls around designated areas like viewpoints or picnic spots. You should be able to walk unassisted for up to 2 miles (easy trails, markets, big airports), and be able to step up and down from safari vehicles. 
3. Comfortable Rest Stops: You’ll have plenty of chances to stretch your legs and refresh yourself during breaks at scenic spots or lodges.

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Lodging on a Tanzania safari in four-star lodges and accommodations offers a perfect blend of comfort and immersion in the natural environment. Here’s what you can expect:

1. Stylish Comfort in the Wilderness

You’ll stay in well-appointed lodges or tented camps that provide cozy, stylish rooms with all the comforts of a four-star experience. Expect comfortable beds, en-suite bathrooms, and tasteful décor that blends modern amenities with the rustic charm of the African wilderness.

2. Prime Locations for Wildlife Viewing

These accommodations are often strategically located within or near key national parks like the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, allowing you to stay close to the action. Some lodges even offer views of wildlife from your room, with animals occasionally wandering close by.

3. Gourmet Dining Options

You’ll enjoy a variety of delicious meals, ranging from international cuisine to local dishes, often served in scenic dining areas that overlook the surrounding landscape. 

4. Inviting Communal Areas

Relax in spacious lounges, outdoor terraces, or around a fire pit, where you can share stories of the day’s adventures with fellow travelers. Some lodges feature pools with breathtaking views to unwind after a day of exploring.

5. Authentic African Touches

While offering a high level of comfort, these accommodations also emphasize authentic African design and ambiance. You’ll find locally-inspired architecture, décor made from traditional crafts, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Meals on a safari are all included!!  Enjoy a delightful blend of local flavors and international cuisine, offering a satisfying and diverse dining experience even in remote wilderness settings. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect when it comes to food on a safari:

1. Breakfast

• Buffet or Cooked-to-Order: Breakfasts are typically hearty and can be served buffet-style or cooked to order. Options usually include eggs (made your way), bacon, sausages, pancakes, cereals, fresh fruits, yogurt, and pastries.
• Bush Breakfasts: On some days, you might enjoy a bush breakfast out in the savannah, which can be a packed breakfast 

2. Lunch

• Packed Lunches or Picnic: When out on longer game drives, packed lunches or picnics are common. These might include sandwiches, salads, fruit, snacks, and a sweet treat.
• Lodge Lunches: If you’re at the lodge, lunch is often a sit-down affair with options like grilled meats, fresh salads, pasta, or local specialties, along with a selection of beverages.

3. Dinner

• Three-Course Meals: Dinners are typically more elaborate, featuring a three-course meal. Starters might include soups or salads, followed by a main course like grilled fish, chicken, beef, or vegetarian options. Desserts are usually sweet treats like cakes, fruit tarts, or local desserts.

4. Drinks

Purified water is provided during game drives. At the lodges and camp, soft drinks, tea, coffee, and water are commonly available for a fee, as well as alcoholic beverages like wine, beer, and cocktails

Many dietary prefrenences and restrictions can be met while on safari due to the variety of food offered. Vegetarian, gluten free, and dairy free are common requests. If you have strict dietary restrictions, including vegan, please contact us to see if we can accommodate your needs on safari. 

Tours Visa Required. Instructions on how to purchase your visa will be provided. 

Passports/Visas:

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Vaccinations & Travel Health:

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Installments

For your convenience you can pay for your adventure in interest-free monthly installments using a checking account or credit card. 

ACH / Checking Account 

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Mandatory Medical Insurance

Green Edventures does not provide medical or travel insurance in the package price. Due to the remote nature of our tours, we require that all participants have, at minimum, $250,0000 medical evacuation coverage for this program. This is for the safety of all guests. A comprehensive travel insurance policy will cover medical evacuation.

Comprehensive travel insurance is available at www.greenedventures.com/travel-insurance 

A detailed packing list will be provided. Here is what you can expect to wear on safari in Tanzania. In addition to binoculars here are some things you will want on safari.

• Luggage: 75-90 Liter duffel or rolling duffel bag. No hard suitcases. Rolling duffel limited to one hard side, and 27 inches tall. 
• Neutral, Lightweight Layers: Wear breathable, neutral-colored clothing (khaki, beige) with long sleeves and pants for sun and insect protection. Avoid bright colors (they can attract unwanted attention from wildlife) and dark blues/black (which attract tsetse flies).
• Sturdy Footwear: Comfortable hiking boots for walking in muddy, and uneven terrain.
• Sun and Bug Protection: Bring a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and insect repellent (preferably with DEET).
• Warm Layers and Rain Gear: Pack a light jacket for chilly mornings and evenings, and a rain jacket if traveling during the wet season.

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Tanzania Info Session 

2024 Info Session Recording

We strive to deliver a seamless and unforgettable travel experience. However, all itineraries are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. We reserve the right to modify the advertised itinerary, including changes to the order of activities, destinations, or accommodations, guides, and trip leaders without prior notice.

In the event of changes, we will make every effort to provide alternative arrangements of equal value to ensure your overall experience remains exceptional. Your safety, satisfaction, and enjoyment remain our top priorities.

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as we work to create the best possible journey for you.

Welcome to Tanzania! Arrive in Arusha, Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) by 8:30PM. One of our team will be at the airport to meet you and transfer you to the hotel. Participants can enjoy hotel amenities and rest off the jet-lag. Your trip leader will meet the group at dinner. 

Overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge or similar.
Meals: D

Note: Lunch and optional tours not included

Some people choose to come in the day before to acclimate. We can assist you with booking a room pre-tour. 

After breakfast, your guide will show you around Arusha Town and then head into the Arusha National Park for your first game drive of the safari!

Arusha National Park is lesser travelled by tourists and has a lot to see due to its perfect mix of flora and fauna and diversified landscapes. Passing the “small Serengeti” during a game drive, you are likely to spot peaceful herds of buffaloes, shy bushbucks on the edge of the forest as well as warthogs and zebras.

Heading towards the Ngurdoto Crater you will soon find yourself in a lush rainforest – a great place to spot the athletic black and white colobus monkey as well as the elegant mitis monkey. The Ngurdoto Crater is basically a smaller version of the Ngorongoro Crater and has a diameter of about 3 km. With a bit of luck you might even spot buffaloes in the swamps on the crater floor. Halfway through the game drive, our guide will find a place for the group to enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing on into the park.

Transfer to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge or similar.

Meals: BLD

Today we explore one of the most popular parks in Tanzania and an unforgettable highlight of this adventure. The Ngorongoro crater is an inactive volcanic crater with breathtaking views from both the rim and within the crater itself. As we descend by safari jeep, we pass through all of the conservation area’s various habitats from dense mountain forests and woodlands, to grasslands, lakes and swamps.

The huge crater floor is spotted with large herds of zebras, wildebeests, elands, Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelles. As we get closer to the game, lions can be seen as well as the occasional herd of elephants and the endangered Black Rhino.  Rare species like serval cats, hyenas, jackals and cheetahs may be spotted, and your guide will help you adjust your eyes to watching game and looking for behaviors that may indicate if predators are around.

Not only do mammals reside in the conservation area, ostriches, Kori bustards, Crowned Cranes, White Backed Vultures, Black Kites, Cattle Egrets, Tawny Eagles, Augur Buzzards and Lesser Flamingos can be seen at Lake Magadi.

When we have seen all we can see in the Ngorongor Crater, we will transfer to Bougainvillea Safari Lodge for dinner.

Overnight at Merera Valley Lodge or similar.

Meals: BLD

After breakfast we will do an all day game drive into the Serengeti and work our way toward camp. The Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequaled for its natural beauty and scientific value. More than two million wildebeest, half a million Thomson’s Gazelles, and a quarter of a million zebra, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. The great quantity of wildebeest and zebra form the cast of a spectacular event – the annual Serengeti migration.

The next several days will be exploring the Serengeti National Park in search of the migration, prides of lions, herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, leopards, and cheetahs.

Overnight and dinner at Suenos De Africa Camp. 

Meals BLD

At breakfast you will be talking about all the wildlife sounds you heard in the night! Was that a lion? Did I hear a hyena? 

Over the next two days, we will continue to explore the Serengeti and follow the migration from our base camp. This extra time in the Serengeti will allow you to become acclimated to the sights, sounds, and rhythms of safari life. These days are full of adventure as we explore the endless plains and let nature provide the show. 

 
Overnight and dinner at Suenos De Africa Camp.

Meals: BLD

After breakfast, we embark on another game drive in Ndutu passing through Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world.
This place was made famous by Louis Leaky and has given the scientific community valuable understanding of early human evolution. Our discovery into anthropology will continue with a visit to a Maasai Village.

The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Tanzania. Due to their distinctive customs, dress, and residence near the many game parks of East Africa, they are among the most internationally, well-known African ethnic groups. At the Maasai Village cultural experience, a member of the Maasai tribe will share the traditions and culture of the Maasai through dancing, and storytelling, and other experiences. You will visit their home, school, and have an opportunity to buy handcrafts.

Dinner and overnight Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.

Meals: BLD

Today we step back in time to meet the people of the past, the Hadzabes and Datoga tribes.

The Hadza people, or Hadzabe’e, are an ethnic group in central Tanzania, having lived around Lake Eyasi in the central Rift Valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau for over 50,000 years. Hadzabe people are among the last of the true hunter-gatherers and are a connection to the transition of a time when humans became farmers. While traditionally considered an East African branch of the Khoisan peoples, primarily because their language has clicks, modern genetic research suggests that they may be more closely related to the Pygmies. The Hadza are not closely related to any other modern people.

Visiting the Datoga tribe will complete your cultural experience at Lake Eyasi. Contrary to the Hadza people, the Datoga are skilled farmers and craftsman. The Datoga themselves blend in with their environment, their dress being the color of the reddish brown soil. Only on closer inspection will they appear colorful with their reddish, patched leather dresses, bead work, brass bracelets and necklaces. A prominent decoration is tattooing of circular patterns around the eyes.

After an exciting morning interacting with tribes of Lake Eyasi we then return back to the lodge for hot lunch.

Dinner and overnight Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge or similar .

Meals: BLD

Wake up for breakfast, spend a half day relaxing at the lodge, take our early lunch at the lodge, then after lunch proceed to Maraboi Tented Lodge.

Believe it or not, being on safari is tiring. This morning will give you reprieve from road travel to enjoy the environment and amenities of the amazing lodges you will be staying at. Sit by the pool, watch animals pass by your tent, read a book, take time to journal.

7:30pm Dinner and Overnight at Lake Burunge tented lodge . (BLD)

Morning game drives into The Tarangire National park for a day tour and return for late for lunch at Maramboi Tented Lodge.

Tarangire National Park, with its baobab crested landscape, is scenically one of the most beautiful parks. Baobab trees tower above the savannah and these age-old trees play a vital role in the ecosystem as they act as homes for bees, birds and bats. In addition, they provide nourishing fruit and supply animals such as elephants with indirect water, especially during the drier months.

Cats are also very much present in the park and lions can be found soaking up the sun on the river banks, whereas leopards are sometimes spotted resting in the baobab trees. Rarer species include cheetahs and African wild dogs.

At Tarangire National Park, keep your binoculars close as the park also boasts 550 different bird species. The most commonly seen birds include Yellow Collared Lovebirds, Red Billed Hornbills, Southern Ground Hornbills, Lilac Breasted rollers, Ostriches, many kinds of raptors as well as several kinds of water birds just to name a few.

Overnight at Maramboi Tented Lodge

Meals: BLD

After breakfast, we will have one final group meeting and then proceed back to Arusha and on to Kilimanjaro Airport for flights home.  If time allows, we will stop for last minute shopping. Schedule flights depart after 4:30PM

Meals: BL

 Karato (left) and Baraza (right) are seasoned Tanzanian safari guides with over 20 years of experience! Having worked with clients from across the globe, they bring a wealth of knowledge about Tanzania's parks, wildlife, culture, and birdlife. Fluent in over five Tanzanian languages as well as English, they are passionate about sharing their deep understanding of this remarkable land. Known for their warm hospitality and attention to detail, Karato and Baraza are dedicated to providing each guest with an exceptional and unforgettable safari experience.

I traveled with Green Edventures to Tanzania in May of 2019 and have been planning a return trip since the day I left!  I started the trip as a solo traveler and ended with many new friends – both trip mates and Tanzanian friends.  

A trip to Africa is like no other – from the thundering herds of animals to meeting the happiest people on earth – I’m not sure which I enjoyed more. One thing I knew for sure…. I had to go back! The trip exceeded my expectations at every turn. I knew we’d see animals, but I never expected the number to be in the thousands nor so many animals to be close enough you could see eyelashes! Our Tanzanian guides (Baraza and Karato) knew exactly when and where to be to see the most wildlife. Their expertise is unparalleled.  They positioned us alongside the mass migration – thousands of wildebeests and zebras running and leaping all around us. To see giraffes, elephants, hippos, crocodiles, ostriches and so much more all in their natural element is indescribable.  On an early morning drive two lionesses crossed in front of us with their five cubs in tow! On another morning, a gorgeous leopard appeared out of the mist and slowly walked right past our vehicle. The sky across the savannah is endless and gorgeous! We spent time with four indigenous tribes – learning about their different cultures, seeing arrowheads made, learning a few dance moves and the pinnacle event….joining the bushmen on a hunt!  I could go on and on! 

Africa – I’m ready to see all of your beauty and splendor again! I hope you will join me? 

Trip Leader:

Lori Anderson

+1-262-366-9930 

lori@greenedventures.com