About us
A Tanzanian operator, planning Tanzanian trips
Based in Arusha and working across the northern circuit, the southern reserves, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Every itinerary is designed around the traveller rather than assembled from a catalogue.
6+
Signature itineraries, each reshaped to order
9+
Parks, reserves and islands we work across
15 days
Longest journey — mainland and Zanzibar
100%
Tanzanian guiding and ground team
No. 01About us
Bespoke journeys, built by people who live here
Surface Safaris is an Arusha-based operator working across Tanzania's northern circuit, the quieter southern reserves, Kilimanjaro and the Zanzibar Archipelago. Our guides are experienced Tanzanian professionals, and every route is designed around what you want from the trip rather than what fits a brochure page.
- Experienced Tanzanian guides who know the country past the usual routes
- Every itinerary tailored before anything is booked
- Luxury through mid-range camps and lodges, chosen to fit the trip
We plan. You just pack.
The team
Who actually runs your trip
Guiding, planning, mountain operations and ground logistics — all in-house, all based in Arusha.
Safari guides
Tanzanian professionals, northern circuit and south
Trip planners
They write the routes and hold the camps
Mountain crew
Machame route guides, cooks and porters
Ground operations
Transfers, permits and park fees
No. 06Why Surface Safaris
How we think about a trip
Six principles that decide how every route gets designed and run.
Beyond the iconic
The famous parks, routed to reach the quieter corners of them — and the reserves most itineraries drive straight past.
Tanzanian guides
Experienced local professionals who know the country well past the well-travelled routes, and plan around that knowledge.
Designed, not picked
Every itinerary here is a starting point. We reshape the parks, pace and camps around your interests before anything is booked.
Responsible by default
Sustainable operating practice and environmental protection are built into how trips are run, not added as a line in a brochure.
Moments over mileage
We would rather you spent a full morning at one sighting than ticked four parks in four days. Fewer stops, longer at each.
Logistics you never see
Permits, park fees, transfers, camps and vehicles handled end to end. You land, and everything is already in place.
Company details
Surface Safaris SM — a service mark of United Infrastructure Solutions Limited
- Based in
- Arusha Mjini, Arusha, Tanzania
- [email protected]
- Telephone
- +255 715 123 550
No. 07Traveller reviews
What people say once they are home
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How we travel
Protecting the places that make the trip worth taking
Environmental responsibility, genuinely customised routing, and a bias towards depth over distance. Those three principles decide how every Surface Safaris trip gets built.
- Environmental responsibilitySustainable operating practice on every trip — how camps are chosen, how vehicles are run, and what gets left behind.
- Beyond the iconicRoutes that reach the quieter parts of the famous parks, and the reserves most itineraries drive straight past.
- Moments, not mileageFewer stops and longer at each one. A full morning at a single sighting beats four parks in four days.
Free, and actually free
Tell us the trip. A guide writes the plan.
Two minutes of questions, a draft itinerary within 24 hours, and no payment until you like it. If we think your idea needs changing, we will say so.
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