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11 Days from$5742 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Small Group
Safari Standard
Mid Range
Tour Overview
You will explore the national parks of the Northern Circuit in Tanzania during an 11-day safari adventure. During this safari holiday, you can explore the lakes and their beautiful environments, such as the alkaline lakes in Arusha National Park, Lake Natron, Lake Ndutu, and Lake Manyara. Our guide will be ready to tell you everything you wish to know about the nature, culture, and wildlife of Tanzania.
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara NP, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Natron, Arusha National Park
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Lion, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wildebeest, Dik Dik, Giant Tortoise, Blue Monkey, Chimpanzee, Kudu, Topi, Grant's Gazelle
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Activities:Game Viewing, Walking Safari
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Getting around:Game Viewing Vehicle
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Start/end:Start in Arusha, end in Arusha
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Minimum age:1
Overview
Day 1 Start Arusha
Day 2 Arusha NP
Day 3 Lake Manyara NP
Day 4-5 Lake Natron
Day 6 Pololeti GR (Greater Serengeti)
Day 7-8 Serengeti NP
Day 9 Ngorongoro Crater
Day 10 Tarangire NP
Day 11 Kilimanjaro Airport
Day 11 End Arusha
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 5,742 per person
What's Included
- Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All taxes/VAT
What's Excluded
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Drinks
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Berngo Safaris‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Berngo Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
Pick up at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha. If you arrive with an early flight you can relax at the pool or go to the city center to explore Arusha. In the evening, you can enjoy the sundowner at the pool and start your holiday with a nice cocktail.
Today your safari adventure begins! We’ll pick you up from your hotel in Arusha. Your guide will take you to Arusha National Park, a park with beautiful scenery and a large population of animals. The park is divided into three parts: Mount Meru, Ngurdoto Crater and Momella Lakes. At the end of the day, we will take you to Africa Safari Arusha where you can relax at the pool.
Today, you will go to Lake Manyara National Park. This park is known for its breathtaking panoramic views, waterfalls, babbling brooks with clear water, and hot springs. You will do a game drive in Lake Manyara all day. After your game drive, you will go on a road trip to Lake Natron.
In the morning, your guide will take you for an adventurous walk to the waterfalls (make sure to bring walking shoes). Several Maasai villages are found nearby and your guide for the hike will be a Maasai. Engaresero Footprint Site is reported to host one of the best-preserved sets of fossilized hominid footprints in the world. However, until now there has been no detailed characterization and age determination of the footprint-bearing strata (the Footprint Tuff). The over 400 footprints are between 5,000 to 19,000 years old and came to scientists’ attention in 2008. They cover a cordoned-off area slightly larger than a tennis court. The Engaresero footprints are intriguing because of the abundance and diversity of prints; some tracks seem to show people ‘jogging’ while another implies a person with a strange, perhaps broken, toe and others point in the direction of a dozen people, mostly women and children, traveling together.
The Rift Valley’s Lake Natron is the chosen mating ground of the endangered lesser flamingoes. The long-legged waterfowl may flourish here, but to most other living creatures, Lake Natron is hell on earth. The lake’s steeply alkaline waters are unattractive to small birds, while the lake flats provide a variety of environments for birds that do well in the alkali oasis. Best time to spot birds at Lake Natron: the flamingos of Natron lay their eggs normally during the end of the dry season in September and October but the hatching starts in the early parts of the wet season and climaxes by December.
The new Pololeti Game Reserve, is part of the Loliondo Game Controlled Area, now operating under the NCAA (Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority), an important area for breeding wildebeest, and a corridor for the animals coming from the Serengeti National Park. Because wildlife knows no boundaries, you will find a wide variety of animals in the game reserve, such as hunting lions, roaming elephants, grazing buffalo, running antelope, and more.
On day seven, you will head towards the Serengeti National Park, known for its endless plains of savannah and
forest landscapes. The park is famous for its migration involving about 1.5 million herbivores and followers. At the end of the day, you’ll arrive at Africa Safari Ikoma where you’ll sleep in a furnished comfort safari tent. Located between Serengeti Seronera, Grumeti, and Ikorongo Game Reserves the location is perfect for exploring the Serengeti. It’s the perfect retreat for a relaxing moment watching birdlife or rather just relaxing while listening to the sounds of the African bush.
Today, you will drive to South Serengeti. The whole day you will be on a game drive and exploring the wonderful world of the animals who are living in the Serengeti. At the end of the day, you will head to Ndutu/South Serengeti where you will stay overnight at Africa Safari South Serengeti. The area is famous for the calving season of the Great Migration, an absolute highlight of the annual wildebeest migration. The short rains in November and December provide nutritious pastures for the wildebeest, which stay in the area until the end of the long rains. Most calves are born in January and February. The open grassy plains offer them some safety, but these young wildebeest attract hungry predators, such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Between April and November, the south-eastern plains dry out, but there is still an abundance of game in the area. There are in fact two water sources, Lake Masek and Lake Ndutu, where many wild animals come to drink.
Today, you will wake up early in the morning. After breakfast, you will drive towards the amazing Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact crater in the world. The crater life is estimated to home around 30,000 large mammals. Due to its natural borders, there is an abundance of wildlife throughout the conservation area which is home to the Big Five including the African black rhino as well as hyena, zebra, and elephants to name a few.
It’s time to head to Tarangire National Park. During the one hour drive, you will enjoy the view of the beautiful nature, landscapes, and local communities. You’ll do a full-day game drive in Tarangire which is famous for its large numbers of elephants, baobab trees, and tree-climbing African pythons. At the end of the day, you will go back to Arusha for your last night.
Today you will drive to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back home or to Zanzibar to continue your holiday.
