FIRELIGHT SAFARIS, AFRICA
PRIVATE LUXURY SAFARIS IN AFRICA
PERSONALIZED LUXURY
Discover private, personalised luxury safaris in Tanzania with Firelight Safaris. We have specialised in these journeys since 1989, drawing on that experience to recommend a carefully selected range of luxury tented camps and lodges across Tanzania, East and Southern Africa, and beyond.
WILDLIFE, CULTURE AND LANDSCAPES
Most camps offer customised, open-sided safari vehicles designed for excellent wildlife viewing. Look for herds of elephant and buffalo, and prides of lions resting beneath acacia trees. Tanzania’s highlights include destinations renowned for the Big Five, the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra across the Serengeti plains, and the Ngorongoro Crater, home to 30,000 animals.
Shape your journey around the experiences that matter most to you. The destinations below offer inspiration for wildlife encounters, cultural exploration, coastal relaxation and distinctive landscapes.
Tarangire and Lake Manyara offer opportunities to see elephants, flamingos and a rich variety of bird life.
For a journey that combines wildlife encounters with cultural exploration or time on the coast, we can create an itinerary featuring the vibrant streets of Stone Town or the white-sand beaches and Arabic influences of Zanzibar.
Extend your journey with gorilla encounters in Rwanda’s Parc des Volcans or Uganda’s Impenetrable Forest.
Explore Zambia’s Luangwa National Park, known for its walking safaris and fewer crowds, or visit Kafue National Park for its exceptional diversity of antelope.
In Zimbabwe, experience the dramatic scenery of Victoria Falls and the diverse wildlife of Hwange National Park.
Discover Botswana’s Okavango Delta, an inland wetland formed where the Okavango River flows into a tectonic trough in the Kalahari Desert.
The NamibRand Nature Reserve and Sossusvlei sand dunes offer distinctive landscapes and opportunities to experience desert wildlife.
In South Africa, enjoy the views from Table Mountain and explore the wine country through relaxed wine-tasting tours.
CREATING BESPOKE EXPERIENCES
Choose from our all-inclusive safari itineraries or let us create a custom safari tour. Our selection of luxury tented camps and lodges, together with enthusiastic attention to your needs, is intended to make your African safari holiday the best it can be. Tell us where you would like to travel and which experiences matter most to you and let us help shape your journey.
Discover & experience
Find out just how awesome Tanzania is, and learn some great trivia as well!
"The Untouched Heart of Africa" – The pristine waters of Lake Tanganyika meet the remote, mystical Mahale Mountains. In lush tropical forests, this extraordinary destination is a rare opportunity to track one of the few habituated chimpanzee troops in the wild.
Studied by researchers for decades, these incredible primates provide an unforgettable wildlife encounter—an enriching addition to any Tanzania safari.
Some years ago we wrote about an unusual leopard that frequents the area around Mdonya Old River camp in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
We assumed that this male leopard and his sister may have been orphaned while very young – the mother was not seen....