Northern Circuit Safari

Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara — every Northern Circuit itinerary we run, with prices, from a 3-day taste to a 14-day expedition.

Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara \u2014 the four parks that make up what everyone calls the Northern Circuit, all within a few hours of each other and all bookable as a single trip from Arusha. 12 itineraries run through them, from a 3-day taste to a 14-day expedition across four countries.

The four parks, in short

Serengeti

Plains that genuinely do not end at the horizon. Where you go inside it depends on where the migration actually is in your month \u2014 we position accordingly rather than promise a fixed route regardless of season.

Ngorongoro

A collapsed volcano, walls 600 metres high, holding roughly 25,000 animals inside 260 square kilometres. Descended at dawn, before the day's dust rises.

Tarangire

Elephant herds of several hundred moving between baobabs often over a thousand years old. July to October is when the concentration around the river is most dramatic.

Lake Manyara

Tree-climbing lions and a soda lake that fills with flamingos when water levels are right. Often the first or last stop, being closest to Arusha.

Every Northern Circuit trip, by price

TripLengthParksFrom
3-Day Serengeti Express 3 days Serengeti $1,200
4-Day Ngorongoro & Serengeti 4 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro $1,500
5-Day Northern Circuit Classic 5 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire $1,750
5-Day Calving Season Safari 5 days Serengeti $1,900
8-Day Tanzania Birding Circuit 8 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Manyara $2,400
6-Day Great Migration River Crossings 6 days Serengeti $2,600
7-Day Tanzania Family Safari 7 days Ngorongoro, Tarangire $2,600
8-Day Full Northern Circuit 8 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Manyara $2,700
7-Day Safari & Zanzibar 7 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro $2,800
10-Day Tanzania Photography Safari 10 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire $3,800
12-Day Tanzania & Zanzibar Immersion 12 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire $5,500
14-Day East Africa Grand Tour 14 days Serengeti $6,500

Prices are per person on a shared departure and include transport, a licensed guide and every park entrance fee. East African citizens pay government rates, which we pass through rather than mark up.

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