Based in Arusha
Local safari planning from the heart of northern Tanzania.
Locally owned ¡¤ Arusha, Tanzania
Safari, made personal.
We create private journeys through Tanzania for travellers who value thoughtful planning, beautiful places to stay and the freedom to experience Africa at their own pace.
From your first conversation with us to your final day on safari, our role is simple: understand what matters to you and build the journey around it.
Who we are
Tanzania is our home.
We believe the best safari is not necessarily the one with the most places on the itinerary. It is the one that gives you the right places, at the right pace, with room to enjoy them.
THE TANZANIA LUXURY SAFARIS is an independently operated Tanzania safari company and the public trading name of TLS Tours, working within The Luxury Africa DMC.
Our team is based in Arusha, close to the landscapes and national parks that shape many of the journeys we plan. That local perspective allows us to recommend what works in reality, not simply what looks good on an itinerary.
Private by design
Your own guide, vehicle and journey shaped around your interests.
East Africa
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda when a wider journey makes sense.
Carefully selected stays
From characterful camps to exceptional lodges in meaningful locations.
Our beginning
Born from the journey itself.
Before there was a safari company, there was a love of travelling through Tanzania¡ªwatching wildlife, photographing the landscapes and learning how different each part of the country feels.
After training as a safari guide, those experiences became something to share with other travellers. People began asking for help planning their own journeys, and THE TANZANIA LUXURY SAFARIS grew from there.
The philosophy has remained the same: know the destination well, listen carefully, recommend with purpose and never make a journey more complicated than it needs to be.
Beyond the game drive
Feel connected to where you are.
A great safari is more than a sequence of national parks. It is the early-morning silence before a game drive, time around camp, a guide who notices what others pass by, and the feeling that your days have space rather than a schedule you are racing to complete.
From the Serengeti and Ngorongoro to Tarangire, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, we bring these places together in a way that feels natural and rewarding.
Explore Tanzania safarisPlanning your journey
Good planning should make your safari feel effortless.
Before you book, we want you to understand why a route works, where your time is best spent and what each accommodation choice brings to the experience.
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We begin with you
Your travel dates, interests, pace, accommodation preferences and the people you are travelling with shape the journey from the beginning.
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We refine the details
We consider lodge locations, driving times, wildlife seasons, flight connections and how each day will actually feel once you are here.
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You travel with confidence
By the time you arrive, the important details are already in place, while your private safari still has the flexibility that makes travel memorable.
Made for your way of travelling
There is no single perfect safari.
A honeymoon should not feel like a family safari. A first visit may need a different rhythm from a return journey. We shape each itinerary around the travellers, not a standard template.
Your own journey
Private safaris
Travel with your own guide and vehicle, with time to follow the wildlife, landscapes and experiences that interest you.
Across generations
Family journeys
Comfortable pacing, suitable accommodation and experiences chosen to keep every generation involved in the adventure.
Time together
Honeymoons
Beautiful settings, privacy and a journey with enough space to celebrate without turning every moment into an itinerary item.
Our approach
¡°We would rather recommend a simpler journey that suits you beautifully than add another destination simply because we can.¡±
Every recommendation should have a reason behind it¡ªwhether it is a lodge, a park, an extra night or the decision to leave something out.
Your safari starts here
Tell us how you want Africa to feel.
Share your dates, who is travelling and what has inspired the journey. We will help you turn those ideas into a private safari with the right route, the right stays and a pace that feels like your own.