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8-Day Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari

8-Day Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari

Take a memorable eight-day safari across Tanzania's most famous northern parks. From Arusha, you will travel to the boundless plains of Serengeti National Park, the picturesque Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the elephant-rich wildness of Tarangire National Park, and Lake Manyara National Park.

For both luxury and mid-range safari guests, the route offers fantastic animal watching, stunning scenery, and cozy lodging alternatives.

What Makes This Safari Special

  • Complete 8-day Northern Circuit
  • Two full days in the Serengeti
  • Two full days in Tarangire
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Lake Manyara groundwater forest & birds
  • Luxury & mid-range lodging options

Full Itinerary

Your 8-Day Safari Journey

Our expert driver-guide and safari agent will greet you warmly when you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Following your international trip, you will be taken to Arusha for relaxation following a brief briefing.

You can relax at the hotel, take in the grounds, or get ready for your safari excursion that begins the next day, depending on when you arrive.

Drive to Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunchboxes after leaving Arusha after breakfast. The park is renowned for its groundwater forest, lake vistas, elephants, baboons, hippos, giraffes, and abundant birds. It is well situated at the foot of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.

After taking a game drive in the park, head to Karatu for dinner and the night.

Head to Serengeti National Park after breakfast. Before arriving in the great open grasslands of the Serengeti, one of Africa's most well-known wildlife sites, the trip passes through the picturesque Ngorongoro highlands.

As you enter the park and travel to your lodge or camp, take in the scenery. Lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and numerous more wildlife species can be found in the Serengeti.

A full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park is planned for today. After breakfast, head out with your packed lunchboxes and explore the park's expansive plains, kopjes, river basins, and habitats rich in predators throughout the day.

To increase your chances of sighting lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and other animals, your guide will track their movements. Go back to your camp or resort in the evening for dinner and the night.

Drive toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area after leaving Serengeti after breakfast. As you depart the Serengeti, take advantage of the chance to see further wildlife during your last game drive.

The trip provides stunning views of the Ngorongoro highlands and the Serengeti plains. Once there, proceed to your lodge for dinner and the night.

Drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive after breakfast. Large elephant herds, old baobab trees, seasonal marshes, and the Tarangire River—which draws wildlife during the dry season—are some of Tarangire's most well-known features.

Elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, buffaloes, and other bird species might be spotted during your game drive. Go to your lodge for dinner and spend the night later in the evening.

Return to Tarangire National Park for an additional full day of wildlife viewing after breakfast. You can tour other parts of the park and have more opportunities to see unusual sights with this extra day.

One of the greatest locations in northern Tanzania to see elephants, baobab landscapes, predators, and wildlife is Tarangire. Return to your lodge for dinner and the night after your game drive.

Drive back toward Arusha after leaving Tarangire after breakfast. Before heading to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight, you will have a hearty lunch at a chosen restaurant.

Your 8-day Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari comes to a conclusion now, leaving you with priceless memories of Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro.

What's Included & Excluded

Cost Includes

  • Private 4x4 Land Cruiser for the entire safari
  • Transfers from and to the airport
  • Accommodation at all mentioned lodges and camps
  • All national park fees
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area fees
  • All government taxes
  • Packed lunches during safari days
  • Hot lunch on departure day
  • 1 litre of mineral water per person per day on safari
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide

Cost Excludes

  • Visa
  • International flights
  • Tips for lodge and camp staff
  • Tips for driver-guide
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Optional activities (balloon safari, walking safari, sundowner, cultural visit, or hiking safari)