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Northern Circuit Adventure
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $195 to $580 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
I couldn't have asked for more! The safari was fantastic!
3 days safari, we visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Saw all the animals we dreamt of (only the leopard hide to well), elefants, lions, buffelo, hippos, monkeys, giraff, even rhino! Our safariguide was very good, and we loved his sence of humor:) combined to his respect for the animals and nature, he contributed to make this trip excellent. The only thing I think could be better, was the food (both lunch and dinner)...
Next time I come to Tanzania for safari, I'll contact you again.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexible and good planning, very satisfied
The 7 of us went from Zanzibar, but due to the flight company's arrangements we only arrived at Arusha at 3pm on our first day. But thanks to the director, Mike, experienced planning we were still able to see the most with our limited time. We went for a 4 day safari; it was the end of the wet season and the weather of our last two days were not very nice, but overall we were satisfied with what we were able to see (4 out of the 5 'Big Five', the leopard is always hard to see), and we even saw cheetahs on our very first safari day at Tarangire. Our driver and guide, Alias, is very knowledgeable in wildlife and had a very good eyesight (he was able to spot dung beetles rolling while driving 40 km/h!). This was our first safari and we had such a great time. I am sure we will go for more safaris in the future, but this very first time has certainly set the bar high.
CA
Email Jamie Newman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More than exceed expectations!
My wife and I booked our safari last minute. After extensive research we chose Northern Circuit, and we're glad we did. We saw so much wildlife. So much more than we thought. We knew it was low season, but wanted to give it a chance. It turned out to be the best decision as we felt like we had more of the parks to ourselves.
Gabriel was such a great cook and friendly. We have been traveling for months, and I actually gained weight on the 5 day safari because we ate so well!
Eliasi is a great guide and a great person. In fact I would consider both of them friends at this point. We had so much fun with them, laughing and trying to find all the animals! I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone!
You can read more about our safari here http://www.nomadicnewmans.com/2014/04/the-thrill-of-chase-african-safari.html
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Experience
Was traveling alone, and emailed the company last-minute to look for a safari tour to join. The owner (Michael) was very quick to respond, and accommodating in terms of finding a group that matched my requested itinerary and arranging airport pick-up and drop-offs. Our driver/guide (Solomon) was excellent; we felt safe and comfortable at all times, and his experience and expertise ensured that we had as many animal sightings as possible. The camp cook (Rodrey) made sure the group was well-fed with delicious meals. All in it was a very positive first-time safari experience, and would not hesitate recommending this tour operator to others.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Affordable and Wonderful
I had to go to Dar Es Salaam for work and so I decided to take the opportunity to do a safari whilst I was in Tanzania. I knew very little about safaris so my method for choosing was just to log onto safari bookings.com, enter the length of safari I wanted and then compare on price and destinations (I knew I wanted to see Serengeti and Ngorogoro, past that I wasn't fussy)
Northern Circuit Safaris was one of the most affordable companies that came up for a 5 day/4 night safari. Any worries that by paying less I was compromising on quality were completely misplaced. I had a wonderful experience. The company director Michael promptly responded to my emails and was very helpful joining me up with an existing safari of 4 people (I was actually on the same safari as 'Eric H' who has posted a review on here already)
The safari itself was magical. We saw lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos, a black rhino, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, gazelles, impala, zebra and so many birds. The camping sites were lovely and the tents and mattresses were great. Our guide Solomon was knowledgeable, friendly and a lovely human being who enriched our experience no end. Rodrey our cook made fantastic food for us every morning and evening, a mixture of local and international cuisine (One day we had ugali, another day Spaghetti Bolognese!)
I cannot recommend Northern Circuit adventures highly enough. They did a great job of making my once in a lifetime safari memorable for all the right reasons.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
An adventure never to be forgotten
My wife and I (age 60s) met up with our daughter and her friend (age late 20s) for a 6 day safari, visiting Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Gnorongoro NPs in early June 2014. We couldn't have enjoyed ourselves more. Our guide and driver, Josephat was excellent. He was well informed, very obliging and a lot of fun. They were very flexible, made easier by our group of four being the only occupants of the vehicle, and altered the sequence of parks to accommodate our daughter being sick on day 1. Food was simple, but adequate, and accommodation was self erected tents on 3 nights and permanent tents on the other 2 nights. This suited our group well as we felt we had experienced the real Serengeti, but may not suit a group less used to camping or wanting more luxury. Our only negative was an attempt to extract payment for the last night's accommodation, when it had clearly already been paid for. No additional payment was provided, and it was recognized fairly quickly that payment had already been made.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Northern Circuit is a great operator for budget concious traveler
We went just before the peak season. We had great experience with an experienced Driver/Guide who took us places and knew where wildlife secret spots were. I would recommend them. If you are south asian the lunch packs will be cold and bland. We went back to the hotel to have warm lunches which the our Guide was more than accomodating to our requests. Michael (owner) was very helpful to customize our daily itinerary. Overall Tanzanians are good people.
TW
Email WangTzuHsuan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari and extremely wonderful trip!
I am a solo traveler so I was trying to find a group to join in,and Michael(the owner) find me ,answer all my questions really quickly,and with patient (by the way he is really a funny guy).
Our driver ,Elias,is a friendly,sincere person!I always felt comfortable while talking to him and I also consider him my friend!Elias always took care of everyone,and he got a extremely good eye sight! We saw all the big 5,plenty of birds,wildebeest and zebra migration,and lots of other animals.
Our cook Gabriel prepared great food everyday,I really enjoyed the soup!
The camp site in Serengeti and Ngorongoro was really nice!The sky,stars,the sound ,and lots of wild life surrounding us,it was just fantastic.
I think I am lucky because everyone in the group I joined is so friendly,funny,and special.We had lots of laugh and good memories.That the good thing about join in a group!
The only disadvantage is that everyone got a different schedule(for join a group),some leave earlier or some later,and sometimes we have to cut our trip shorter to fit the schedule.
It would be better if we could discuss the schedule previously and try to have the most time to visit without delayed other's plan.
It was a really really great trip more than my expectations!And I like that Michael showed at the last day and say goodbye to everyone~I will recommend Northern circuit adventure for my friend in Taiwan!
Thanks a lot!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great wildlife and scenery experience
First of all: I had a great trip with Northern Circuit Adventure, I definately recommend them.
Me and my friend completed a safari group of 5 travellers to go and visit Arusha NP, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Our guide Elias had loads of (fun) facts ready to share with us together with a great eye for spotting animals, added with the wonderful (large) meals prepared by Gabriel and an international group made this an amazing time for me.
The only downside was that I had to sleep in Arusha Tourist Inn for a couple of nights, arranged by NCA. Across the street was a mosque where prayers started at 05:00 hrs, I'm definately not used to that kind of thing so it really disturbed my nights. I would choose all the different kinds of tents over this inn any day (the tents were great).
I would definately recommend this safari company to my friends because they offer a great safari for a reasonable price.
CA
Email Avery | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari seeing all the animals we hoped to with good guiding, food, vehicle, and tents.
My wife and I had one of the best experiences of our lives visiting Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro with Northern Circuit Adventure. Our guide was very good at finding animals and a good driver. We saw leopards, cheetah, serval, lions, jackals, hyenas, crocodiles, ostriches, monkeys, giraffes, hippos, elephants, an eland, warthogs, herds of gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra, and even saw 3 rare black rhinoceros.
The Land Cruiser was comfortable and reliable with a pop up roof for standing up and viewing wildlife. We visited all of the places we wanted to see in the region including Olduvai Gorge archaeological site. The camping gear provided was good and the campsites all had good working toilets and showers.
We were served good food including some Tanzanian dishes that we really liked, hot breakfasts, and plenty of fresh fruit and bottled water.
I would recommend Northern Circuit adventure to everyone. Communication was really good to organize what we wanted, and even joining with a group of others we were able to choose some activities so we were all happy. The price was reasonable, and we were completely satisfied with our experience.