This luxury tour offers you the opportunity to indulge in full game-viewing across four different parks in Tanzania, allowing you to appreciate the beauty of nature within just eight days while staying in Tanzania's luxurious lodges.
Experience the breathtaking highlights of the Northern Safari Circuit in a 9-day journey to Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti National Park, exploring Ndutu, and Ngorongoro Crater!
Enjoy incredible classic Northern Tanzania Safari Tour scenery and wildlife viewing on a Tanzania safari holiday. This safari adventure showcases the most dramatic highlights of Tanzania, from the magnificent views of the Ngorongoro Crater to the vast plains of the Serengeti, and finally to the stunning landscapes of Tarangire National Park.
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Africa Porini Safaris' team will warmly welcome you and facilitate your transfer to your hotel either in Arusha or Arusha town. Here, you'll have the pleasure of meeting your safari guide, who will provide you with essential information about the upcoming safari adventure. Your guide will brief you comprehensively, ensuring you're well-prepared for the journey ahead.
Depart from Arusha and head to Tarangire National Park for a game drive. Covering an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers, Tarangire is the sixth largest national park. It is renowned for its large population of elephants, baobab trees, and tree-climbing African pythons. Enjoy lunch at the Matete picnic site followed by a short game drive en route to the lodge.
Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, where Louis and Mary Leakey conducted pioneering excavation work in the 1930s. Enjoy lunch after visiting the museum, then proceed to Serengeti National Park, which spans 14,763 square kilometers of grassland plains, savanna, riverine forest, and woodlands. The park lies in the north of the country, bordered to the north by the Tanzanian-Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Masai Mara National Park reserve. Embark on an afternoon game drive before driving to the lodge.
Spend a full day game driving in the Serengeti plains. The vast treeless grassland of the south is the iconic scenery of the park, where hoofed animals like zebra, gazelles, impala, buffalo, and wildebeest roam in large numbers during the wet season. Kopjes, granite formations common in the region, serve as observation posts for predators and refuge for hyrax and pythons. Enjoy lunch in the middle of Serengeti before returning to the lodge.
Embark on a morning game drive in Serengeti until lunchtime, then drive to the southern Serengeti-Ndutu area.
Spend a full day exploring the Ndutu area, where the migration animals are expected to be during the rainy season (February, March, and April). Witness the plains transform after heavy storms, attracting migrant wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, and other animals. Look out for lions, cheetahs, hartebeest, and dik-dik.
Embark on a morning game drive in Ndutu before driving southeast to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at the rim of the crater for a spectacular view and stay overnight at one of the Ngorongoro Lodges overlooking the crater floor.
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full day crater tour. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the world's largest caldera, offering opportunities to see a wide variety of wildlife, including elephants, lions, and if lucky, the near-extinct black rhino. Enjoy lunch inside the crater before ascending to the lodge.
After a leisurely breakfast, drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight stay or airport drop-off. (Accommodation can be included upon request at an extra cost)
