The 9 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania safari takes you to Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara. The famous safari destinations, this is an unforgettable safari through Tanzania’s most breathtaking and iconic wildlife destinations. This safari takes you to the charming Tarangire National Park known for its attractive baobab trees and diverse wildlife, then to Lake Manyara National park a haven for the birdwatchers and those seeking for the breathtaking views of the Great Rift Valley. You will explore Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater the largest intact caldera on Earth with the incredible variety of animal species on a safari you will experience Serengeti National Park is renowned for its endless plains, majestic lions, and the Great Migration, one of the most spectacular wildlife spectacle on the planet, offering an unparalled African safari experiences.
Tour Highlights.
Day 1: Arrival and drive to Arusha city.
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park.
Day 3: Full day in Tarangire National Park.
Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Day 5: Full day experience at Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Day 6: Transfer to Serengeti national park.
Day 7: Full day in Serengeti National Park.
Day 8: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park.
Day 9: Morning game drive and transfer back to Arusha.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival and drive to Arusha city.
On the first day of the safari, upon your arrival for the safari your safari guide from African Vacation Safaris will pick you from Arusha Airport he will welcome and belief you about the safari, after the beliefing you will be transferred to you will check in your hotel for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park.
On the 2nd day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your delicious breakfast. After breakfast you will check out from your hotel, and prepare to start your journey to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is well known for being to the attractive baobab trees whose trunk can reach almost 100 feet in circumstance. Along the way you will have the perfect views along the way until you reach the park. And once upon you arrival the park you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will meet your safari guide and go for the afternoon game drive in search for the amazing wildlife, this is where is you will be able to spot incredible animal species like leopards, zebras, buffaloes, elephants, African wild dogs, olive baboons, elephants, lions, and among others as you spot huge baobab trees and among many others. After the experience you will transferred back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 3: Full day Tarangire National Park experience.
On the 3rd day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast, after breakfast, you will meet your safari guide together with your packed lunch and get ready for the full day Tarangire National Park experience. You will start your day with the morning game drive where you will spot the early risers in the park especially in the eastern and central regions of the park where the landscape is dotted with the majestic baobab trees, and others. You will spot the various numbers of the wildlife congregating around Tarangire River and other water sources, you will spot animal species like giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and among others. After the morning game drive you will enjoy your lunch in the stunning environment in the park while enjoying the beautiful landscape.
After your picnic lunch you will go for more experience during the afternoon game drive in the western and the southwestern part of the park in the beautiful landscape. This is where you will spot the diverse number of animal species that you missed during the morning game drive in the Lormakau area, Ngusero area, Kitibong Hill area, Matete area, where you will spot elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyraxes, klipspringers, antelopes, leopards, and lions and among many others. This is the time when you will have excellent chance of spotting a wide range of wildlife set against the stunning backdrop of Tarangire’s unique landscape, with the added bonus of witnessing the breathtaking African sunset. After the experience you will be transferred back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area.
On the 4th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your hearty breakfast, after breakfast you will check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide. You will go for the morning game drive before going to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. During the morning you will spot the intriguing animal species that you missed during the afternoon game drive. This is where you will spot fascinating animal species lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, zebras, hyenas, warthogs, ostriches, and among many others, minus forgetting spotting various bird species like kori bustards, secretary birds, vultures, eagles, Lilac-breasted rollers, European rollers, hornbills and among many others. After the experience you will transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will pass through the rolling hills, and woodlands of the Maasai Steppe, a vast, open grassland dotted with acacia trees and home of the iconic Maasai people this journey takes you around 3 hour drive. As you proceed with your journey the road winds its way upward, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside and the distant, majestic peaks of the Ngorongoro Mountains, as you explore the towns of Karatu. As you arrive the rim of Ngorongoro crater, the scenery becomes even more dramatic with crater’s vast, blue-green expanse before you like a natural wonder of the world.
You will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will go to Ngorongoro conservation area, for the afternoon experience to where you will experience the sighting of the big five mammals that includes the lions, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, elephants and among others at the crater, during the experience you can as well witness the Great Migration that is spotting the wildebeests, zebras, zebras, as you are observing the unique and fascinating behavior of the crater’s wildlife and taking the breathtaking views of the crater’s landscapes and scenery and among others. After the experience you will be returned to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 5: Full day experience at Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
On the 5th day of the safari, get up early in the morning and enjoy the hearty breakfast. After breakfast meet your safari guide and get ready for the morning game drive to have the fascinating views. This is when huge wildlife are filled with the various attractions like the crater, which you will have the opportunity of experiencing this is where you will be able to spot the big five mammals like the lions, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants, leopards and others like olive baboons, Thomson gazelles, jackals, hyenas, zebras, giraffes and among others. After the experience you will be transferred in the wilderness to have picnic lunch in one of the best site.
After the picnic lunch, you will go for the more experience in the Ngorongoro conservation area, you will can embark on thrilling game drives in the area, as you explore the crater’s floor and spotting an incredible variety of the wildlife that includes the predators and prey in the crater’s unique and breaktaking scenery. Optional you can visit a local Maasai village, where you can learn about the traditional ways of life and culture of the Maasai people and experience their warm hospitality, or the third alternative is taking the scenic drive to the Empakai Crater a lesser-visited but equally breathtaking crater, where you can take a guided hike and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding landscape. After the experience you will be transferred back to your lodge, for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 6: Transfer to Serengeti national park.
On the 6th day, of the safari get up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and meet safari guide and transfer to Serengeti national park. As you lodge you will the wonderful views of the early risers including the lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards and others, along the day you will experience the perfect views until you reach the park. As you enter the park, the air is filled with the sweet scent of the acacia trees and the sounds of the birdsong and wildlife signaling your arrival in one of Africa’s most wonderful national parks, where Great migration and an incredible variety of wildlife.
And once you arrive, you will check in your lodge and enjoy lunch. After lunch, you will go for the afternoon game driving experience where you will spot the big five mammals that includes the rhinos, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, leopards and among others that includes impalas, elands, zebras, and others minus bird species like secretary bird, kori bustards, Lilac-breasted Roller, European Roller, African Scops Owl, Klaas’s Cuckoo, and among others. After the experience you will be transferred to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 7: Full day in Serengeti National Park.
On the 7th day of the safari, get up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast, after breakfast meet your safari guide and go for the morning game drive, where you will spot the variety of the wildlife species and enjoy looking out them grazing in the open savannah of the park like cheetahs, giraffes, gazelles, buffaloes, antelopes, wildebeests, hippos and others. Optional you will go for the hot air balloon safaris in the morning and be transferred by your safari driver be driven to the starting point of the balloon where you will get briefing from the pilot before we enter and enjoy the terrific starting point before you start ascending miles away higher feeling the cold breeze of the park early in the morning. The experience can make your safari rewarding especially during morning when the weather is cool and the animals are spread everywhere and most looking for the next meals. After the experience you will drive to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for the afternoon game drive which is a thrilling experience that offers you unique perspective on the park’s incredible wildlife, during the afternoon game drive is the ideal time to spot the big five mammals as well as cheetahs, hyenas and other many predators, in the best spots that includes the Seronera valley that is known for its abundant lions and leopards, the Retima Hippo pool where you can spot hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat, the endless plains where you can witness the Great migration of the wildebeests, zebras and gazelles. After the experience you will transfer to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 8: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park.
On the 8th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and get ready to transfer to Lake Manyara national park that is known for the tree-climbing lions, and the biggest part of the park is covered by water. Along the way transferring to Lake Manyara National Park you will have the perfect views along the way. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge and enjoy lunch. After lunch, you will go for afternoon game drive, you will enjoy views of the rift valley escarpments during game drive, as you are searching for the wildlife like impalas, hippos, giraffes, and others, after the experience you will be transferred to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 9: Morning game drive and transfer back to Arusha.
On the last day of the safari, wake up early in the morning, and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and transfer to the park and go for the morning game drive to spot the early raisers, that includes the tree climbing lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, antelopes, zebras, warthogs, monitor lizards, and among others. After the experience you will embark on your journey back to Arusha with the fascinating views along the way. And once you arrive your safari guide will drop you off at your convenient place that is either at your hotel in Arusha or to Arusha airport to catch your flight back home that will make your safari come to the end.
End of 9 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania safari
9 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania safari includes.
All day game drives as per sample itinerary.
Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari.
4×4 safari vehicle with hatch and enough leg room.
Professional safari and tour guide / driver.
All national park fees.
All meals on the safari.
All game viewing activities specified.
Concession and crater fees.
Drinking water in the safari vehicle.
Government taxes.
9 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania safari excludes.
Flights.
Items of personal nature like laundry, beverages, etc.
Hotel accommodation before / after the safari.
Entry visas.
Travel insurance.
Tips and gratuities.
Anything else not included in the itinerary.
