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Best of the Northern Circuit Experience

5 Days from $1791 pp

Destinations

This 5-day Tanzania safari takes you deep into the wilderness by experiencing the most incredible parks on the northern circuit of Tanzania. You will visit parks like Lake Manyara famous for its birds and Tarangire National Park famous for its giant baobab trees as well as large African elephants. You’ll also visit Ngorongoro Crater which is a World Heritage Site, as well as “the endless plains” of the Serengeti. You will stay at midrange lodges or tented camps.

Trip Highlights

Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
aerial view of the city of Arusha, Tanzania

Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport-JRO or Arusha Airport-ARK), you will be met by your personal driver-guide or representative who'll drive you to your accommodation. You'll spend the night in Arusha waiting for your adventure to start on the following day.

Where you could stay

Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
northern tanzania

After breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, depart for Tarangire National Park. It is Tanzania's third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs and up to six thousand elephants. You'll enjoy game drives with a picnic lunch. After lunch and an extensive game drive inside the park, we will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 3
Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
ngorongoro crater

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest unbroken calderas on the planet with over 25,000 wild creatures in the caldera. It has more prides per capita than anywhere on earth. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five, lions, leopards, black rhinos, elephants, and buffalo. It is one of the world’s most astonishing and the 8th Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The black rhino can easily be sighted in the crater. Think of another place in the world where you can see such a unique setting with diverse scenery, prolific wildlife and birdlife, it's an ecosystem like no other. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and drive straight to Serengeti to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 4
Serengeti National Park to Karatu
buffalo

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will continue exploring the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats. The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for African safaris. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November. They'll then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back. After lunch, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 5
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
gazelle in lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast at your accommodation, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game-viewing drive with a picnic lunch. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of African animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants and Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions. You'll also see large flocks of flamingos, attracted by the algae in the lake. You will have lunch at a picnic site and afterwards, further game viewing. Later, you'll drive back to Arusha or to the airport and depart to your next destination.

PLAN THIS TRIP

Best of the Northern Circuit Experience

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Tour Inclusions

What's Includes

Park fees
All activities
All accommodation
Meals
All Taxes
Airport transfers
All flights during the tour
All transportation
A professional driver/guide

What's Not Includes

International flights
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips
Personal items
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals
Drinks

Why book with us

Personalised design

We’ll plan your trip around your personal interests, tastes and preferences, providing honest advice based on first-hand knowledge.

Authentic experiences

Our expert guides and brilliant Concierges are hand-picked for their ability to bring your destination to life with care and passion.

Positive Impact

We seek out unforgettable experiences that benefit both local communities and the environment.

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