Locally owned safari company · Pangani Street, Arusha

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Locally owned in Arusha

Tanzania safaris, planned by locals.

Camping safaris from $500, private lodge trips and fly-ins from Zanzibar. Our own team in Arusha plans every day and guides every drive, and the prices are on the website for you to see.

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Rated excellent by 105+ travellers on TripAdvisor
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  • Tanzania experts100% locally owned, based in Arusha
  • Your safari, your wayBudget, private or fly-in
  • Clear pricingEvery price published, park fees included
  • Care, every stepOne team from arrival to departure
  • Licensed operatorMember of TATO

Who you travel with

  • Office on Pangani Street, Arusha
  • Registered with TATO and TANAPA
  • Our own guides and Land Cruisers

Karibu · Welcome to Makini

Tanzania safaris planned by people who live here

Makini is a locally owned safari company in Arusha. Choose how you’d like to travel and we’ll plan the days, parks and lodges around your dates, with every cost written down before you pay anything.

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Be inspired

Start with an idea

Not sure where to start? Choose what you’d love to see, who’s travelling or when you can go. We’ll show you safaris that fit, and our team in Arusha can shape any of them around you.

Can't decide? Get a free quote

Budget, mid-range or luxury

Find the Tanzania safari that fits you

167 safaris with published prices. Choose a budget to compare, or ask us to build one around your dates.

Prices are per person for two travellers sharing, with park fees, guide and vehicle included. Bigger groups pay less.

What’s included

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How planning works

How it works

Four steps from your first message to meeting your guide. Free, and no obligation until you confirm.

Let's plan your trip

★★★★★ Excellent · 105+ reviews on TripAdvisor

Send us your dates and a rough budget. Our Arusha team replies with a day-by-day plan and a clear price, free and with no obligation.

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  1. Step 1: Tell us your plans

    Dates, group size and the style you like. A rough idea is plenty.

    WhatsApp, email or the form

  2. Step 2: We draft your itinerary

    Parks matched to your season, lodges to your budget, every cost listed in writing.

    Day by day, lodges named, full price

  3. Step 3: Shape it, then confirm

    Change anything until it fits, then hold it with a deposit.

    Deposit: 20% camping · 40% lodges

  4. Step 4: Meet your guide in Arusha

    We collect you from the airport or your hotel and stay with you to the end.

    Airport or hotel pick-up

Safaris our guests love

Signature Experiences

The trips our guests book most: the migration by air, the calving season, a week on the northern circuit, and short excursions from Arusha.

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Why travellers choose us

Local experts, honest prices

Your messages reach our office in Arusha, not an agent abroad. The team that answers is the team that meets you at the airport, and the prices you see here are the prices you pay.

  1. 01

    You see the price first

    All 167 trips show their price by group size, park fees included. Tips and flights are not, and each page says so.

  2. 02

    We know the beds

    40 lodges and camps have their own page here, with the trips that stay in them. Ask us which one we’d pick for your month.

  3. 03

    Guides with names

    Guests mention Aboh, David, Richard and Lucas in their reviews. One of them drives your Land Cruiser from the first morning to the last.

  4. 04

    A deposit, not the full amount

    Hold your dates with 20% on camping trips or 40% on lodge trips. The rest is paid before you travel.

5.0TripAdvisor105+ reviews4.9SafariBookings177 reviews

Our tour guide Aboh was very familiar with all animals and plants.

Godfrey M. · TripAdvisor review

  • 167trips, every price published
  • 40lodges and camps we use
  • $500lowest safari, per person
  • 20% / 40%deposit: camping / lodges

Where we take you

Discover Tanzania’s iconic destinations

From the Serengeti’s plains to Kilimanjaro’s snow and the beaches of Zanzibar. Every park below is a drive or a short flight from our Arusha office.

Ilham AbdulTour & Travel Consultant
Lisa StevenTour & Travel Consultant
Nancy EliasTour & Travel Consultant

Local experts, based in Arusha

The team behind your safari

We’re a small, locally owned company in Arusha. The planner who answers your first message looks after your trip from start to finish, and our own guides take you into the parks.

  • Office on Pangani Street, Arusha
  • Registered with TATO and TANAPA
  • Our own guides and Land Cruisers

Guests often name our guides in reviews: Aboh, David, Richard and Lucas.

Plan my safari with the team Meet the whole team

Your trip planners in ArushaFree quote

Tell us your dream trip. We'll plan it with you.

Share your dates, who's travelling and roughly what you'd like to spend. A planner will send a day-by-day plan with the full price, and adjust it until it feels right.

  • Free, with nothing to pay now
  • Usually a reply within a day
  • Planned by locals who know the parks

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Mountain trekking

Climb Kilimanjaro with a local crew

Six routes up Africa’s highest mountain, plus Mount Meru and the active Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. Long, tough days, but no ropes or technical climbing.

  • Your own guide, cook and porter crew
  • An extra day to acclimatise on 7- and 8-day routes
  • Add a safari or Zanzibar after your climb

Not sure which route? Tell us your dates and how much hiking you do, and we'll suggest the best fit.

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What our guests say

Read what travellers say about us on TripAdvisor, Google and SafariBookings, in their own words.

  • ★★★★★ TripAdvisor

    "The communication with the company was very good, and we were in good hands from the minute we arrived… we got a lot of value for the money."

    Saudat N.Travelled with Makini
  • ★★★★★ TripAdvisor

    "The communication with Lucas via WhatsApp was always very friendly, direct and immediate… our tour guide Aboh was very familiar with all animals and plants."

    Godfrey M.Travelled with Makini
  • ★★★★★ TripAdvisor

    "Great value local Tanzanian operator that provided an unforgettable safari experience."

    Damas F.Travelled with Makini

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All our safaris, on one page.

Filter by budget, number of days, park and travel style. Found one that’s almost right? We can add a day, change a lodge or move the dates.

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Good questions, honest answers

Before you book

What travellers ask us most, answered by the team that plans and guides the trips.

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01Do I need a visa for Tanzania?

Most travellers do. Apply online on the official e-visa site (eservices.immigration.go.tz) or get one on arrival at Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar airport. Your passport must be valid for six months after you leave.

02When is the best time to go?

June to October is dry and best for game viewing and the river crossings. January to March is calving season around Ndutu. April and May are the wettest and cheapest months.

03Which vaccinations do I need?

Yellow fever is required if you arrive from, or transit through, a yellow fever country. Ask your clinic about hepatitis A, typhoid and malaria tablets.

04Which airport should we fly into?

Kilimanjaro International (JRO) for safaris from Arusha. Fly-in safaris from the coast start at Zanzibar (ZNZ).

05Do we need travel insurance?

Yes. It should cover medical emergencies, evacuation and cancellation.

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Free quote · No obligation

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Tell us when you'd like to travel and who's coming. Our planners in Arusha reply with a day-by-day itinerary and the full price.

Pick or type a date. Approximate is fine.

Prefer to chat? Send these details on WhatsApp