8-Day Northern Circuit Tanzania Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Tanzania

Meet with our safari guide at the airport, greetings, and transfer to Moivaro Arusha Lodge. Relax by the campfire, bar, or lounge area before getting ready for your first day or night in Tanzania. Depending on your time of arrival, you will have a detailed briefing with your safari guide before dinner.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Moivaro Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located near Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Drive to and game drive in Tarangire National Park

Board your safari vehicle, a land cruiser with a pop-up roof and enough space for standing during game viewing. Take about 3hours, 30 minutes to drive to Tarangire National Park. The park is known as the Home of Elephants and giant Baobab trees. Enjoy a game drive with your guide who will provide information and facts about wild animals and plants. Late evening drive to Mto wa Mbu for dinner and a night stay.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Migunga Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Lake Natron and waterfalls walk

You will depart with packed lunch boxes towards Lake Natron. Located about 3.5 hours’ drive away from Mto Wa Mbu, Lake Natron is a surreal destination and unique natural spectacle. After checking into your lodge and a short break, you will go to the waterfalls. You can take a quick dip and enjoy the fresh water while swimming. It is the perfect way to cool down when the outside temperature has reached over 35 degrees. In the evening the Maasai tribesman takes you on a walk around the shores of Lake Natron on the lookout for birds, especially the lesser flamingos.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Camp

• Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) located at Lake Natron

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Serengeti

After breakfast, depart to Serengeti National Park. Seven-hour drive in a jeep to Serengeti, Tanzania’s largest park and known worldwide for its endless plains and migration. It’s the oldest park in Tanzania and the most complex ecosystem on earth. The flora and fauna are almost the same as hundreds of centuries ago. Following your game drives in the central Serengeti National Park, your driver will transfer you to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Ikoma Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located just outside Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-day Game drive in The Serengeti

Today you will go on a full day of game drives in the Serengeti, one of Africa's best national parks. The Serengeti has a lot to offer, including superb game drives, stunning sunsets, and a large number of animals that may be seen in a single day. In the months from June to September every year, you will witness the Wildebeest migration.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Ikoma Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located just outside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Ngorongoro crater and game drive

Soon after breakfast, depart to Ngorongoro Crater. After registration drive into the crater rim where you will reach to the descending gate. The crater is over 20 kilometers wide and approximately 600 meters deep. Ngorongoro Crater is famous for the presence of the Big Five - buffalos, black rhinos, elephants, lions, and leopards. It also contains many other animals, such as cheetahs, zebras, hippos, serval cats, hyenas, and wildebeest.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Crater Forest Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Visit Hadzabe and Datonga tribesmen

In the morning you have breakfast and pick up the packed lunch boxes ready for the game drive to Lake Eyasi. In Lake Eyasi you will visit the cultural and natural heritage of the Hazdabe and Datoga. You will reach the remote plains where the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers live. You will learn about their hut creation and how and why they move. Go for a walk learning Hadzabe bush lore and their uses of different plants.
In the afternoon you will have lunch at the picnic site, and after lunch drive to the Datoga tribe. They are skilled and are known for their blacksmithing, beadwork, brass bracelets, and necklaces, as well as for supplying the Hadzabe tribe with arrowheads. Cattle are their most important domestic animals, though they also herd goats, donkeys, and sheep, and raise chickens.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Tindiga Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located at Lake Eyasi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kilimanjaro airport and departure

After breakfast, you will start the journey back to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport, embark your flight back home or to Zanzibar.

Main Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.