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Family Holidays
Our team is full of family travellers, meaning we know what it takes to make sure everyone enjoys the experience just as much as each other.
Couples Holidays
Our couple itineraries are paced perfectly for you to enjoy the very best a country has to offer whilst making sure you enjoy the quality time together you’re after.
Group Holidays
No matter what the size or the occasion, we’re well versed in taking larger groups of people away for those special adventures.
Honeymoons
We’ve been crafting dream itineraries for newly married couples for years. Learn more about the ins and outs of our honeymoon service here.
Multi Generational Trips
From very small to very big. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and our multi-generational holidays are perfectly designed to tick the boxes for the whole family.
Anniversary Trips
Whether you’re celebrating as a couple, or across multiple generations, our anniversary trips are crafted around the milestone – and the people sharing it.
Travel With Teens
This is a list of the very best places to travel with teenagers – one that’s crammed with bragging rights (for them) and bonding moments (for you).
Grown Up Family Holidays
As your children become adults, your family trips are also due to change and grow. These are our favourite trips for you and your grown up family.
Solo Holidays
Our travel experts have experienced the thrills and challenges of solo travel, all with the aim of producing some of our most immersive and exciting itineraries.
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Safari Holidays
With a team of experts that have worked as conservationists and wildlife photographers, we have the expertise to make your safari dreams come true.
Remote Destinations
We’ve chosen these experiences, destinations and adventures to bring you closer to the great outdoors. This is your ticket to our wonderful world.
Unusual Holidays
The world may be conquered, but enough secrets remain to keep us up all night, dreaming of ways to whisk you off to the most unique corners of the globe. Where first?
Adventure Holidays
Hike across mountain ridgelines, scramble across glaciers and kayak down rivers – these trips are designed to immerse you in vast wildernesses and ancient cultures.
Beach Holidays
Porcelain shores, perfect seas and swaying palms; the allure of a beach break is hard to ignore. Which is why we handpick the best beachfront boltholes to offer you…
Food Holidays
Food and travel have long gone hand in hand, and we have put together some mouth-watering trips that capture the palate, of countries across the world. Bon appétit.
Slow Travel
As the world becomes busier, slow travel has never felt so fitting. Whether it’s meeting fishermen in Maine or learning the Dukha-way in Mongolia, take time to connect.
Eclipse Holidays
Eclipse travel celebrates our place in the wider cosmos. Let us take you to wherever in the world the eclipse is at its most arresting, and we’ll do it in style.
Proposal Service
Found the one and want to propose in style? The moment will be a memory forever and we’re here to help you make sure it’s the most perfect moment for you and your loved one.
Train Travel
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” We’ve all heard this, haven’t we? And with these captivating luxury train journeys, we’ll show you the joy to be found travelling across the world by rail.
The Pursuit of Feeling
From impassioned and emotive journeys, to podcasts and our Feelings Engine, you’ll find something to move you and something to soothe you. We want to fire your heart and provide food for your soul.
Set Jetting
Swapping salubrious saloons and questionable lodgings for sumptuous hotels and eye-opening experiences, each of our show-stopping journeys will take you behind scenes of some of TV’s most awe-inspiring locations.
See You in the Moment
You need only bring yourselves – your people, your histories. We’ll provide the moment itself. The anticipation, the togetherness, the memory. This is something to savour. This is something to remember.
Field Trip
Education begins in the classroom, but it’s IRL that younger generations put their lessons to the test. Field Trip is a curriculum of educational encounters around the world.
Take me on a Story
A series of family experiences celebrating the transformative power of the books we loved when we were young, and the stories our children have come to adore.
Get Lost
Designed as a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, train with elite survival experts before traversing a polar, jungle, coastal, mountain or desert region in your mission back to civilisation.
Blink
The ultimate luxury camping retreat. From the Sahara desert to the Andean Mountains, with Blink anywhere you can envisage it, we will create it.
Bring it Back
Bring It Back will embed you in an entirely different way of thinking, and of learning about a culture directly from its experts on the ground. You may be surprised by what you discover.
The Great American View
This series of breathtaking journeys culminate in some of America’s most legendary sights. They are the places you’ve always sought out, and now it’s your time to find them.
James Bond
We are proud to have been selected as the official travel partner to curate James Bond inspired trips.
Agatha Christie
We’ve been hand-picked by Agatha Christie Limited to help bring Agatha’s world-famous Grand Tour to life through a series of episodic trips across Africa, Australasia and North America, and a unique prelude in London.
Tasting Notes
Eating at a Michelin – starred restaurant is one thing. But now you can learn about the country through the lens of some of the most critically acclaimed chefs in the world, by travelling with them on the ultimately culinary experience
Take the Open Road with Auberge
With the iconic hotel brand Auberge Resorts, we’ve created a new series of tailormade, luxurious road trip itineraries. Emblems of America’s most iconic landscapes, regions, and people.
Remarkable Drives of Discovery with Auberge
Following on from the much lauded ‘Take the Open Road’ series, here’s five brand-new bespoke, multi-destination trips created with our friends at Auberge Resorts Collection. Delve deeper than ever before.
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A place where wildebeest stampede across plains, clouds part before Mount Kilimanjaro, and barefoot luxury unfolds on Zanzibar.
Lying on the east coast of Africa, Tanzania and the Zanzibar Archipelago are the perfect combination for a luxury safari in Africa. With local guides like Prosper and George by your side, expect adrenaline-pumping game drives through the Serengeti, summiting Mount Kilimanjaro on tourist-free tracks and scuba diving adventures through fish-infested waters. A wildlife haven; we always do our best to ensure you see the Big Five, as we whisk you off to renowned National Parks and lesser-known hideaways. Spot leopards taking shade under acacia trees, rhinos running wild on dirt tracks, elephants stomping past camped suites, lions roaring on open plains and buffalo grazing by the river. We haven’t even touched on The Great Migration yet.
As ever, if you know where you want to go on your luxury safari but can’t see it here, get in touch as we can still plan it for you.
The great hulks of container ships that tread the waters off the coast of Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s capital, and vibrant, Indian-influenced port city – give way, eventually, to the wild, sumptuous hinterlands of the Serengeti National Park. This is a mountainous place, studded with coffee plantations and great, lazy rivers. People come to Tanzania to see where the world of humans is overtaken by the animal kingdom – by the stately hippopotamus and agile lion. Others, on their luxury holidays to Tanzania, choose the white, sun-drenched sands of Zanzibar; one of the world’s ultimate luxury honeymoon hotspots.
It would be heretical to hit up Tanzania and not to go in search of its abundant animal life. The country boasts some of the world’s best safari destinations… You’ll have heard of the Serengeti National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Ngorongoro Crater, but the Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara deserve a mention. The former is famous for the tree-climbing lines, while the latter is home to thousands of pink flamingos that have captivated safari goers the world over.
Driving safaris and game drives can lead you into multiple encounters with Tanzania’s fractious beasts, hot air balloon safaris allow you to glide silently above the action, while walking safaris put you at eye level. Buffaloes that glance, quickly, suddenly, from the tall grass; distant crocodiles that flop into lazy waters; or the strange nests of the hamerkop bird, decorated with old bones. Most importantly for any luxury Tanzania safari, the country is part of the route covered by the Great Migration – that once yearly, mass movement of zebra, buffalo, and gazelle. Heart-thumping, jaw-dropping. You don’t want to miss out.
Though every itinerary our Tanzania travel experts put together is completely customisable to you, they all have one thing in common: the best luxury safari camps money can buy. Imagine tucking into a three-course breakfast while being serenaded by the red-eyed dove, wildlife viewing from your private swimming pool and candlelit dinners in the bush. These luxury lodges have everything you need – and more.
Luxury holidays to Tanzania are – yes – all about the animal life. But the country’s natural scenery cannot go unmentioned. The Ngorongoro conservation area, a World Heritage Site in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania, features the massive, wild, and animal-filled caldera of Ngorongoro Crater. The name stems from the sound made by the cowbell (ngoro ngoro) used by Maasai pastoralists. The crater widens the eyes – in great, sloping waves of sharp green and blue-tinged mountains that rear in the expansive distance. A little to the north, on the Kenyan border, is the stately massif of Mount Kilimanjaro – snow-slaked, and holding up the vast East African sky.
Far from a sleepy city, Tanzania’s capital – Dar es Salaam – has grown from a small Zaramo fishing village into a sprawling, thriving metropolis. Facing out onto the Indian Ocean it represents, understandably, a confluence of cultures and remains one of East Africa’s biggest, and busiest, ports. Despite the hustle and bustle (there is a lot of that), the city is an unmissable part of the Tanzanian experience – with a low-key, down to earth atmosphere. Take a deep breath and swallow up some of Tanzania’s tantalizing city culture, before heading out through the gateway to begin your luxury safari in Tanzania’s hinterland.
Some 50 km off the coast of mainland Tanzania, the island cluster of the Zanzibar archipelago arouses in the mind images of spice, coral reefs, and white sand beaches. Their beauty belies the island’s storied past – once a land grab of Portuguese and British colonialism. Today, while turtles and lionfish paddle over the reefs, locals still talk of the spirits that slip between the shadows of the trees. It is a beautiful, breath-slowing location, but it has a history – and a sense of place – that reaches far back in time. Luckily, a popular local cocktail is the dawas – ‘magic potion.’ Put another way, there’s something restorative, something healing, during any luxury honeymoon spent in beautiful Zanzibar.
Serengeti National Park
Feel the vibration of thundering hooves during The Great Migration.
Whilst staying at some of the most luxurious lodges in the Serengeti, you’ll be perfectly positioned to take in the sweeping views and wildlife-rich plains of the National Park. Get up close with leopards in Mwiba, enjoy bush breakfasts and magical starlit dinners and follow one of the world’s greatest spectacles: The Great Migration. With our expert, Masai guides by your sides, watch on as millions of zebra, gazelles and wildebeest thunder across the savanna in a bid to reach fresh grazing grounds beyond. Whilst this natural wonder can be appreciated from a jeep from a distance, we’ll bag you exclusive access to witness the phenomenon via hot air balloon.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Take on Africa’s tallest mountain in style.
Rising 19,341 feet out of the ground, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is a bucket list experience for many. But with us — and your guide Georgo — we’ll take you on a new, pioneering route, using the Shira Plateau that steers you well off the tourist track. Winding along the north side of the mountain, the Shira Plateau delivers a different, but breathtaking viewpoint over Kenya. After crossing diverse terrains by day and sleeping under the stars by night, we’ll take you on a post-hike detour to Zanzibar.
Mnemba Island
A private island hideaway in the Indian Ocean.
A short boat transfer from Zanzibar and you’ll wind up at the exclusive Mnemba Island. Say goodbye to The Big Five and boma-style dinners of your luxury Tanzania safari and hello to giant turtles and al fresco dining. Head out on guided scuba dives to swim among the fish, sail onboard traditional dhows to discover the Spice Islands and perform yoga on the shores at sunrise. It’s the perfect end to an East African safari getaway – and after a few nights, you’ll understand our burning desire to return.
Sand Rivers
Entamanu, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Zuri Zanzibar
The best time to go on a luxury safari in Tanzania is generally June to October — peak season, when the Great Migration passes through the Serengeti and wildlife is at its most concentrated. For a more private experience, the shoulder months of November and February to March offer exceptional game viewing with far fewer visitors. We will advise on the best timing for your specific itinerary.
The best area for a luxury safari in Tanzania depends on what you want from it. The Serengeti National Park is the iconic centrepiece — extraordinary wildlife year-round and the best access to the Great Migration. For something more private, Tarangire National Park and the Selous (Nyerere National Park) offer remarkable game viewing without the crowds. We almost always combine two or three areas to give you the full picture.
Tanzania is one of Africa’s finest destinations for a private, bespoke safari. Unlike escorted group operators, Black Tomato builds every Tanzania itinerary from scratch around you — private guides, exclusive camps and one-off experiences that could not appear in a catalogue. It is a genuinely different way to encounter East Africa.
Tanzania is one of our strongest recommendations for a family safari. The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater offer wildlife encounters that work for every age, while the pace and privacy of a tailor-made itinerary means we can design around your children’s energy levels and interests rather than fitting you into a fixed programme. A Zanzibar extension rounds the trip off perfectly — beach, snorkelling and down time after the intensity of the bush.
Tanzania makes for an exceptional honeymoon safari. The combination of the Serengeti’s vast, cinematic plains and the barefoot luxury of Zanzibar’s private islands is hard to match anywhere in Africa. We design every Tanzania honeymoon around the two of you — private guides, intimate camps, and the kind of moments that don’t happen on group itineraries. Many of our clients combine bush and beach across ten to fourteen nights for a honeymoon that covers everything.
Combining a Tanzania safari with a beach holiday in Zanzibar is one of our most requested itineraries — and one of the natural world’s great contrasts. Most Black Tomato Tanzania safaris can conclude with time in the Zanzibar Archipelago, from the barefoot private island of Mnemba to the secluded shores of Pemba or the cultural immersion of Stone Town. The contrast between bush and beach is genuinely hard to beat.
A luxury Tanzania safari with Black Tomato typically starts from £6,500 per person per week, with final costs based on your travel preferences since all trips are customised. Pricing varies depending on lodge choice, private aircraft transfers, and experiences included. For an accurate quote built around your specific travel dates and preferences, get in touch and we’ll connect you with one of our Tanzania travel experts.
