The Northern Circuit

Five days across Tanzania's three most iconic destinations - Tarangire, the Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater.

This is a carefully paced itinerary that covers serious ground without ever feeling rushed. You travel in a private vehicle with your own guide throughout.

Starting from £2,495 per person excluding International Flights.

Fly-in options and Zanzibar beach extensions available.

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A group of elephants near a water hole with large, leafless trees in the background in a savanna landscape.
Silhouette of a savanna landscape with acacia trees and a giraffe near sunset or sunrise.
A vast grassland with scattered wild animals, mountain range in the background, and a sky with thick clouds.
A person standing outside a large beige camping tent surrounded by trees during dusk, with luggage nearby.

  • Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfers you to your hotel in Arusha. The rest of the day is yours - settle in, decompress from the flight, and prepare for an early start tomorrow.

    Accommodation: The African Tulip, Arusha

    Meals: Breakfast

  • After breakfast, you head south to Tarangire - a rugged, baobab-studded landscape home to some of the largest elephant herds in East Africa. You spend the full day on a game drive with a picnic lunch in the park, before heading to your lodge for the evening.

    Accommodation: Korongo Luxury Camp (or Sangaiwe Tented Lodge / Safari View Luxury Camp)

    Meals: Full board

  • A long but rewarding driving day. You leave Tarangire and head west through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down onto the Serengeti plains. Game viewing begins the moment you enter the park - your guide will read the landscape and stop wherever the wildlife dictates. You arrive at your camp in time for sunset.

    Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp (or Serengeti Sound of Nature / Canopy Wilderness Camp)

    Meals: Full board

  • A final morning game drive in the Serengeti before you head east towards the Ngorongoro Highlands. The landscape shifts dramatically - from open savannah to rolling green hills, acacia forest, and crater rim views. You arrive at your lodge on the crater's edge in the late afternoon, with the caldera stretching out below you.

    Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge (or Kankari Lodge / Country Lodge)

    Meals: Full board

  • An early descent into the crater for a full morning of game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is a self-contained ecosystem - one of the few places in Tanzania where you have a realistic chance of seeing black rhino alongside lion, elephant, and buffalo. After a picnic lunch on the crater floor, you ascend and transfer back to Arusha for your onward flight - or continue to Zanzibar.

    Meals: Breakfast and lunch

What's Included

  • Private guide and vehicle for the duration of the safari

  • All accommodation as listed

  • All meals as specified

  • All national park entry and conservation area fees

  • Ngorongoro Crater descent fee

  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure

  • Unlimited bottled water and on-board refreshments

What's Not Included

  • International flights

  • Tanzanian visa and travel insurance

  • Tips and gratuities (we provide a clear tipping guide)

  • Alcoholic and premium beverages at lodges

  • Optional activities such as a Serengeti hot air balloon safari

  • Fly-in transfers (available on request)

  • Zanzibar beach extension (available on request)

Want to extend your trip?

Learn about our Fly-In Safaris or add a Zanzibar Beach Extension

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