Tanzania - 6-day Northern Circuit Safari - Private accommodated

After your arrival at Kilimanjaro or  Arusha Airports you will be met and after a short briefing you make your way to Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. After extensive game viewing, you will leave the park in the afternoon to continue your journey towards Lake Manyara National Park and overnight at Maramboi Tented Lodge.

After breakfast, you will go on a private game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Enjoy the beautiful landscapes with the escarpment as a backdrop and look out for the flamingoes and tree-climbing lions. After the game drive head to Karatu, the closest town to Ngorongoro Crater, where you will stay for the night. On the way, you have the option of stopping off in Mto wa Mbu, which is a traditional Maasai village, where you can learn more about their culture. 

After breakfast, continue driving through Ngorongoro Conservation area until you reach the endless plains of the Central Serengeti, where you will stay for 2 nights. If you wish, we can incorporate a stop at Olduvai Gorge for you. Go on your first private afternoon game drive in this unique environment, and in season (April - July), keep looking out for the big migration herds that come through here.

Enjoy a private full-game drive where you will head out in search of as many animals as possible. Lunch will be a picnic out in the bush. The migration moves throughout the year, but there are plenty of other animals to see in the Serengeti and the guides will provide you with a highly informative safari.

Enjoy a last morning private game drive in the Serengeti National Park, before you head back to Karatu for check-in at Karatu Simba Lodge. Enjoy dinner and an early night to be ready for your last safari in the world-famous Ngorongoro Carter the next morning. 

Get up early to arrive at the Ngorongoro Crater gate early. Drive up to the crater rim, enjoy the view of the caldera from there, before you descend into one of Africa's most unique game drive environments for your private half-day game drive. In the afternoon leave the crater and make your way back to Arusha, where your safari ends.