A refined northern-circuit journey through the endless plains and the world's greatest crater.
Duration
6 Days / 5 Nights
Destination
Northern Circuit, Tanzania
Group
Private · 2-7 travellers
Best time
June - October
This is the classic Tanzania safari, distilled to its finest. Over six unhurried days you travel from the baobab-studded valleys of Tarangire into the boundless Serengeti, home to lion, cheetah, leopard and the thunder of the Great Migration, before descending into the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano cradling one of the densest concentrations of wildlife on earth.
Throughout, you travel privately with an expert guide who reads the bush like a book, staying in characterful tented camps and lodges chosen for their location and warmth. It is comfortable, deeply personal, and endlessly wild.
Land at Kilimanjaro International Airport where your guide meets you and transfers you to a garden lodge in Arusha. Enjoy a welcome briefing over dinner as we run through the days ahead.
A scenic drive to Tarangire, famous for giant baobab trees and some of the largest elephant herds in Tanzania. Afternoon game drive along the Tarangire River before your tented camp.
Journey into the legendary Serengeti. As you descend onto the plains, the horizon opens endlessly. Afternoon game drive in search of lion, cheetah and the great herds.
A full day exploring the central Seronera Valley, superb year-round for big cats. Optional sunrise balloon safari followed by a champagne bush breakfast.
Morning game drive as you make your way to the Ngorongoro highlands, stopping at Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of mankind. Overnight on the crater rim with sweeping views.
Descend 600 metres into the caldera for a full day among its 25,000 animals, black rhino, lion, flamingo and more, all within one extraordinary bowl.
A relaxed morning before your transfer to the airport for your onward flight, or continue to Zanzibar for a beach extension.
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