Tanzanian Northern Circuit

The Tanzanian Northern Circuit is an accommodated Safari through a land of Superlatives.   Explore the northern part of Tanzania and join our 8-day Tanzanian Northern Circuit Safari that starts and ends in Arusha. Highlights: Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara. Group Size: Maximum 10 people Type of Safari: Accommodated safari Vehicle: 4x4 safari vehicle Accommodation: Mid Range 3* lodges Price from £1895.00pp from $3645.00pp from €3095.00pp   SRS from £95.00 from $195.00 from €165.00   Includes: Accommodation on sharing basis and meals as per itinerary, transport and game drives in a 4x4 vehicle with English speaking drive/guide, all park fees & crater service charges. Excludes: Visa, local and international flights, all personal expenses, insurance for luggage, tips, drinks, laundry. Meals Key: [B] Breakfast[L] Lunch [D] Dinner Tailor-Made Travel: This safari runs on scheduled dates throughout the year. We can tailor-make a private safari to meet your departure date, time period, group size and budget. Contact the office for further information. Departure Dates & Availability: Please click here regularly as availability is updated every 2 weeks   or call 0800 043 7942 (International +34956700184)   Day 1 Pick up from airport by the guide and transfer to Ilboru Safari Lodge. Day 2 After breakfast depart to Tarangire National Park where we will have a afternoon game drive. The park has one of the highest animal concentrations during the dry season. Herds of elephants, buffalos, wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and Elands, leopards can bee seen all through the year. For the bird enthusiast, the park offers over 300 species of birds. The vegetation in Tarangire is primarily acacia, mixed woodland, dense elephant grass along the river and numerous baobab trees. [BLD] Day 3 Early morning game drive then proceed to Serengeti National Park. [BLD] Day 4 Start the day with a morning game drive followed by afternoon game drive. The Serengeti is renowned for its annual wildebeest migration and large predator population. From February to May, a herd of over a million wildebeests migrate for the Western corridor of the park in search of greener pastures. Serengetis' other common animals include lions, leopards, zebras, Thompson gazelles, impala, Grants gazelles and buffalos. Most of the park is open grassland broken by isolated granite kopies (hills) and patches of acacias woodlands. [BLD] Day 5 After breakfast depart to Ngorongoro Crater with a descend into the crater in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at campsite. [BLD] Day 6 Very early morning game drive around Lerai Forest, drive back to the Lodge for the breakfast and later in the afternoon more game drives in the crater. One of the World largest Calderas, 20 km wide, Ngorongoro Crater is also one of the best Wildlife viewing areas where Black Rhinos can be seen in Tanzania. It is home to over 30.000 animals, almost half of them being zebra and wildebeest. Ngorongoro is listed as a World Heritage site. [BLD] Day 7 Depart to Manyara National Park; arrive in time for lunch at campsite. Later in the afternoon we enter the park for game drive around Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its tree-climbing lions. The park covers 390 km² and is sanctuary to over 400 species of bird that include the pink flamingos, pelicans, storks, Ibis and Egyptian Geese. There is also a huge herd of buffalo and elephant. [BLD] Day 8 Morning game drive and thereafter depart for Arusha for your flight or shuttle connection.