Taste of the Northern Circuit

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your Hotel in Arusha and depart for Arusha National Park. Walking with an Armed Ranger, you will have a picnic lunch and go on a game drive in the Park. The park is at the base of Mount Meru, which is good for climbing. It has a range of habitats, including forest, which is home to the black-and-white colobus monkey, and is excellent for birding. Several lakes often host flocks of flamingos. The park’s appeal is mainly its scenery. The habitat diversity spans from montane (mountain) rainforest to moist savannah to alpine moorland. Post-game drive, you will head back to your camp or lodge, where a delicious dinner awaits you.

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After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. Tanzania’s third-largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park, which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser Kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodations.

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After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be served during the day-long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodations.

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Starting your full-day game drive by 8 a.m. after a filling breakfast, you will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti, known as the Seronera area, is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.

During the off-season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion prides provide an excellent game-viewing experience all year. Along with a picnic lunch during the full-day game drive, the day will come to a close around 5 p.m. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodations.

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After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later, depart for the Ngorongoro Crater Rim with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and contains fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes, and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodations.

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After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for a game drive (5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and many other birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, bats, giant vultures, sacred ibis, Kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long-necked heron, and the cattle eagle. After the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo Pool, you will begin a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater. With a 2-hour drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. A freshly made, delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari will have you quite tired, and a good rest is essential. The next day, you will begin the last leg of your safari.

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On the final day of your safari, start with breakfast at 8 a.m. before heading to Manyara National Park for a half-day game drive. Arriving by 9 a.m., you’ll explore lush forests and search for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys, with a picnic lunch break included. Keep an eye out for the elusive tree-climbing lions and, if in season, the stunning sight of flamingos along the shoreline. You’ll depart for Arusha in the mid-afternoon, arriving by 6 p.m. to conclude an unforgettable journey.

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