Welcome to Instinct Tours
No travel experience on earth quite compares with a genuine African safari… the space, wildlife, freedom, welcoming people, the feeling of being close to the origins of mankind, the simplicity of life, companionship and adventure! Year after year, Tanzania is acclaimed as Africa’s premier safari destination, and you will certainly want to choose the best possible team to guide you.
Instinct Tours invites you into the space and freedom of Africa’s wild places, we will take you to shaded and peaceful camps and lodges and show you the joy of quality time with wildlife. We strive to bring back a sense of excitement and wonder at being in the wild, so let Instinct Tours take you on adventures, planned and unplanned, and together let us build lasting friendships. This is what safari is all about. With years of experience, Instinct Tours will build a custom safari plan just for you. Click in the menu link above to learn about building your very own Safari adventure!
About Us
The word instinct was derived from fixed pattern of animal behavior following their stimuli to respond to living nature. We as instinct tour. We are self driven by the stimuli need in response to nature, environmental ques through our knowledge, experience and natural ability to know where to go, what to do to offer incredible safari experiences to our visitors. Instinct Tours is family operated company/ business by passionate people with deep roots in Tanzania . We sought to offer safari experiences paired with conservation efforts that bring meaningful change to the region.
We believe that tourism should be used for good and, when practiced responsibly, can be a driving force in both the conservation and development of East Africa. This belief guides everything we do from where we source, to how we hire and empower local staff and work alongside community and conservation programmes. When you choose Instinct Tours for your safari holiday, you’re supporting these efforts and many other conservation initiatives across some of East Africa’s crucial wilderness areas.
Our Popular Safaris
Our Popular Treks
Tanzania National Parks
TANAPA manages 22 National parks which cover approximately 33% of the land area and has the mandate to conserve and manage the wildlife in Tanzania, and to enforce the related laws and regulations in this industry. It manages the biodiversity of the country, protecting and conserving the flora and fauna.
Some More Adventure Options
SAFARIS
Wildlife Safaris
GROUPS
Budget Tour
WALKING SAFARIS
an excellent break from game drives,
TREKKING
Kilimanjaro Trekks
BEACH HOLIDAYS
Zanzibar Beach Holiday
INSTINCT SPECIAL
Customize your Tour
responsible travel
Experienced in Tourism for over 20 years.
FLEXIBILITY
We provide both flexibility and Security with our flexible covid-19 terms and conditions.
IN OUR HANDS
24/7, 5 days a week, you have access to our unique Global Concierge service.
TRAVEL EXPERTS
Our Travel Specialists never send a guest anywhere they haven’t been themselves
GUIDES
EXCELLENTBased on 7 reviewsVerifiedZachary B2024-07-31If you’re worried about…. Wow. Such a great trip. Top of the line tour guides and top of the line tour. If you’re worried about food, don’t be. If you’re worried about sleeping situation, don’t be. If you’re excited, definitely be that! All of us on the trip became friends and had a great time! As a 25 year old I’m not sure how another trip will ever top that one!VerifiedJill B2024-07-30Tanzania Safari - Amazing From Start to Finish! Such an amazing trip!Instinct Tours planned and delivered a most wonderful experience! We were shown spectacular landscapes and majestic animals by the most wonderful, knowledgeable guides. They shared the beautiful sights and the melodious sounds of nature of their homeland. I can’t wait to plan my next tip to Tanzania with Instinct Tours!VerifiedEmilio P2024-07-03Second time with Instinct Tours even better !! Another unforgettable safari adventure with Instinct Tours, our second time this year (prev. during February's "baby" season). A very big thank you to our two outstanding Tour Managers Makinda and Mosses. Their knowledge of the "hidden" locations and animal knowledge is unmatched by anyone else we have experienced in safaris in other countries! They guided us to LOTS of wildlife sightings (up close!) including lions, elephants, hippos, zebras, just to name a few. Each and every one of the lodges and tent camps we stayed at were outstanding, especially the food was delicious and the staff super friendly. Highly recommended travel experience with Instinct (we are repeating with Instinct next year).VerifiedJuel H2024-06-29Tanzania Safari This trip was so amazing. From the planning and communication beforehand, to being picked up at the airport, until we were brought back to the airport, every detail was taken care of. Makinda Arnold and Instinct Tours, working with Marcy’s Photo Journey in the US did an amazing job. We visited 3 different National parks in Tanzania including the enormous Serengeti. We saw everything you could imagine and 4 of the big five. The leopards were too elusive this trip. If you want a care free Safari, they do not get better than this company. Great value as well.VerifiedOrly P2024-02-29Memories to last a lifetime - Fantastic Journey! Safari at its BEST!! We were looking for a company that gave us more than just a glimpse of wildlife. Instict Tour did exactly that! Our guide Arnold Makinda was all around perfect. Our group set the pace, to take as many photos as we wanted. Unless, we were on “a mission” as he would state when something caught his eye from a far distance while we were busy photographing. These moments NEVER disappointed. Every day was better than the day before.This was a seamless experience with great accommodations and food. Truly an amazing Safari with a FANTASTIC tour company and guide. Thank you Instict Tour and Arnold Makinda for this unbelievable experience.VerifiedDiane M2024-02-29Tanzania Safari- An Amazing Experience Instinct Tours - Tanzania Trip Review Tanzania is truly an amazing country blessed with beauty, bountiful wildlife, friendly and interesting people and a distinct culture of kindness. Just finished a safari with Instinct Tours which was coordinated by Marcy’s Photo Journey. We toured both Central and Southern Serengeti and were blessed with a guide who enjoyed traveling slowly through this incredible creation allowing us to stop frequently. He would place the vehicle so that we had the very best opportunities to observe and photograph the animals and landscape. We were able to photograph the unique wildlife who live in the Serengeti including elephants, giraffes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, monkeys, baboon, hippo, rhino, Cape buffalo, wildebeests, zebras, and more including a large variety of birds. Grateful for our guide, Makinda from Instinct Tours who shared his depth of knowledge about the animals, country, people and ecosystem. He enabled us to get the shots that not everybody can get . This was my first trip to Tanzania and it far exceeded any expectations I could’ve had. Would I return? You bet – in a second! I would absolutely go on a trip guided by Instinct Tours with the coordination of Marcy’s Photo Journey.VerifiedE P2024-02-27Superb Tanzania safari with Instinct Tours We have just returned from a 10-day Tanzania safari with Instinct Tours. Our trip was hosted by proprietor and naturalist Arnold Makinda and the entire trip was marvelous and way beyond all our expectations. We have been on 5 other safaris in Africa (inclu. Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, with other companies) and can say that the trip with Instinct Tours has been by far the best. Makinda set a great itinerary for our 5-person group, and he is a very experienced guide (he was previously a veterinarian); he is very knowledgeable and patient, and his abilities allowed to catch very unique pictures of wildlife in action, where other safari companies where not even around us. EXCELLENT WILDLIFE SPOTTER ! And a very warm-hearted human being to boot! Highly recommended (we are going back to Tanzania with Instinct this coming June).