5-Day Special Tanzanian Northern Circuit Safari

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

Arusha

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, our driver-guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha, where you will have dinner and your overnight stay. During your time here, you will receive a thorough tour briefing (providing you with essential information) and have a relaxing evening in anticipation of starting your safari the next day.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Mount Meru Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After an early breakfast at the hotel, you’ll embark on a 130km drive along a tarmac road to reach Tarangire National Park, which is home to a notable population of African elephants. The journey takes about two hours and 10 minutes. Tarangire stands out as a surprising highlight in the Northern circuit, offering a relatively large and tranquil game viewing experience compared to other parks in the region.

The park's main attraction is the impressive number of elephants, reaching up to 3,000 during peak months. In addition to elephants, the peak season also presents substantial herds of wildebeest and zebra, alongside giraffe, buffalo, Thomson's gazelle, greater and lesser kudu, eland, leopard, and cheetah. After your game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight 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:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Tarangire National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast at the lodge, you’ll transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive in the world's largest crater. The area boasts a population of over 25,000 large animals, including black rhinoceros, wildebeests, zebras, eland, and Grant's and Thomson's gazelles. Additionally, the crater has the densest known population of lions.

Moving higher up to the rain forests on the crater rim, you may encounter leopards, around 30 large elephants, mountain reedbuck, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, jackals, rare wild dogs, cheetahs, and other felines. Enjoy a full day of game driving, after which you’ll return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

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

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for an amazing game drive. Lake Manyara serves as an excellent introduction to Tanzania's birdlife, boasting over 400 recorded species. Even a first-time visitor to Africa could reasonably expect to observe around 100 of these in a single day.

Inland from the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the preferred habitat for Manyara's renowned tree-climbing lions and impressive tusked elephants. In the evening, after the game drive, you will head back to your hotel in Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mount Meru Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha

After breakfast in the morning, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to connect with your international flight home. This will be the end of your wilderness safari, thank you!

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.