5-Day Extended Northern Circuit

The program is designed for a full five-day game drive across Tanzania's most iconic destinations. Spend one day in Tarangire, three full days in Serengeti, and one day in Ngorongoro Crater. This semi luxury safari offers the perfect balance of comfo...

5 Days

Overview

The program is designed for a full five-day game drive across Tanzania's most iconic destinations. Spend one day in Tarangire, three full days in Serengeti, and one day in Ngorongoro Crater. This semi luxury safari offers the perfect balance of comfo...

Duration

5 Days

Destinations

5-Day Extended Northern Circuit

Difficulty

All Levels

Best Time

Year Round

Why Choose This Safari?

The program is designed for a full five-day game drive across Tanzania's most iconic destinations. Spend one day in Tarangire, three full days in Serengeti, and one day in Ngorongoro Crater. This semi luxury safari offers the perfect balance of comfort and adventure.

Serengeti Park is considered by right to be a treasure of the world's wildlife. The unique climatic conditions allow you to enjoy the incredible scenery; you'll be able to see resting lions, sneaking the secretive leopard, and graceful antelopes roaming the endless plains.

Tarangire, SerengetiNgorongoro Crater

1.5M Wildebeest250K Zebra Migration

Serengeti National Park is famous and well known for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra. The unique climatic conditions and vast plains create the perfect environment for wildlife viewing and photography.

Navigate through your 7-day safari adventure with 5 full days of extended game driving

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming safari. All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by safari guide.

You will be picked up at your hotel in Moshi/Arusha at 07:00hrs and transferred to the Tarangire National Park to start off your game viewing experience in this magnificent park which is famous for its large collection of baobab trees, spectacular large mammal population and variety of bird species, not to mention one of the largest concentration of elephants in the country.

After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area.

Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en-route. Depending upon the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration with hundred thousands of wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles. During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Masai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south.

Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife and so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive. You will return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity of lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro conservation for overnight.

After an early breakfast you will drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breath-taking and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area.

  • Three full days in the world-renowned Serengeti National Park
  • Witness 1.5 million wildebeest annual migration
  • Experience 250,000 zebra during seasonal movements
  • Encounter numerous Nile crocodiles and honey badgers
  • Big Five wildlife viewing opportunities
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide
  • Semi luxury lodge accommodations
  • Secretive leopard and graceful antelope sightings
Quick Facts
Duration: 5 Days
Group size: 1+
Vehicle: 4WD with pop-up roof

Day-by-day itinerary

Navigate through your 5-day safari adventure

Day 1: Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming safari. All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by safari guide.

Day 2: Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park - Karatu

You will be picked up at your hotel in Moshi/Arusha at 07:00hrs and transferred to the Tarangire National Park to start off your game viewing experience in this magnificent park which is famous for its large collection of baobab trees, spectacular large mammal population and variety of bird species, not to mention one of the largest concentration of elephants in the country.

Day 3: Day 3: Karatu - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area.

Day 4: Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en-route. Depending upon the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration with hundred thousands of wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles. During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Masai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south.

Day 5: Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife and so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive. You will return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity of lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro conservation for overnight.

Day 6: Day 6: Ngorongoro crater – Moshi/Airport

After an early breakfast you will drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breath-taking and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area.

Day 7: Day 7: Departure day

Rest in the hotel and transfer to the airport. Hotels check out is 11:00am. In case you need a late check-out because of an evening flight, you have the option to extend your hotel stay till 6:00 PM for an extra fee.

What's included

What's Included

  • Pick up and drop off from Kilimanjaro International airport
  • 2 nights of hotel Accommodation before and after safari (breakfast included)
  • Transportation in a 4×4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop-up roof
  • Professional and Experienced English-speaking safari guide
  • All national park fees
  • All accommodation in luxury safari lodges under your program
  • Three meals per day on safari
  • Bottled drinking water throughout the tour
  • Medical kit
  • Binocular
  • All mentioned activities as per itinerary
  • International Flights
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees
  • Optional activities
  • Tips and gratuities to driver/Safari guide (20usd/day – recommended)

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