✦Savannah & Sands

The Full NorthernCircuit

The full circuit, with a night for Manyara birds and a slower Tarangire.

10 days · 9 nights5 parksBest: Jun to Oct
Nights
9
Parks
5
In season
Jun to Oct
Park fees, itemised
On request
The journey

There's a moment on day four when the dust kicks up around the truck on the south side of Tarangire and the matriarch of a fifty-strong elephant herd stops, looks at you, and decides you're not worth the effort. That's the Northern Circuit. Ten days, four parks, the Tanzania classic safari at the pace it actually deserves.

We open with three nights in Tarangire under the baobabs, where the dry-season elephant gatherings build through the afternoon and the resident lion sleep in plain sight along the river. A night on Lake Manyara follows: flamingo flocks on the soda lake, tree-climbing lions in the acacia belt, the rift escarpment lit by the late sun. Three Serengeti nights bring the open plains and the resident prides of the central plains. A closing day on the Ngorongoro Crater rim seals the safari with the Big Five inside a single bowl of ancient earth.

The same Tanzania northern circuit our shorter trip covers, with the breathing room a long-form safari deserves. Every lodge, every activity and every leg between camps is yours to curate: the route stays, the rest is shaped to how you actually travel. Park fees, lodge nights, and vehicle days are itemised on the page before you book. No commissions, no markup buried in a bundled price, no surprises on arrival.

Every camp on the route is yours to choose. Park fees, lodge nights and vehicle days are itemised on the page before you book. What we quote is what you pay.

The route
The journey, day by day.
10 days · 5 stops
  1. 1
    Arusha
    1 night
  2. 2
    TarangireCentrepiece
    3 nights
  3. 3
    Lake Manyara
    1 night
  4. 4
    Seronera Serengeti
    3 nights
  5. 5
    Ngorongoro Crater
    1 night
Arusha City1
01
Arusha City1 night
A soft landing after the long flight.
01Hotel pickup at JRO
02Walk in the gardens of your town lodge
03Early start the next morning
Tarangire National Park
2✦The centrepiece
Days 2 to 4 · 3 nights
Tarangire National Park
Three unhurried days under the baobabs.
Morning and afternoon drives across both corridors
Walking safari along the river bend
Slow returns to camp before sundown
Lake Manyara National Park3
03
Lake Manyara National Park1 night
Soda lake birds and the rift wall.
01Flamingo flocks on the shallow shore
02Tree-climbing lions in the acacia belt
03Escarpment views from the rim
Seronera Central Serengeti4
04
Seronera Central Serengeti3 nights
The plains, three nights at a time.
01Resident prides and the kopje cats
02Migration herds when the timing is right
03Optional hot-air balloon at dawn
Ngorongoro Crater5
05
Ngorongoro Crater1 night
Closing day in the caldera.
01Dawn descent into the crater
02Big Five in a single morning
03Lake Magadi flamingos before lunch
Wildlife

What you'll typically see

Wildlife is wild, so we quote likelihood, not promises. Bars reflect this route in this season.

Tarangire elephants
Tarangire elephants
Three nights here means morning and afternoon game drives across both corridors
Very likely
Manyara flamingos
Manyara flamingos
Soda-lake birdlife and the tree-climbing lion belt
Likely
Serengeti lions
Serengeti lions
Three nights to find the resident prides
Very likely
Cheetah country
Cheetah country
Open plains around Seronera are cheetah-prime
Likely
Crater black rhino
Crater black rhino
Closing the trip in the caldera
Likely
Choose your stay

Pick your lodges by budget.

Most operators lock you to one lodge per stop. We give you three price tiers: pick the same tier across the trip, or splurge on one night and save on another after you submit.

Park fees

Park fees, shown.

Other operators bury them. We put TANAPA, NCAA and WMA fees on the page before you book, itemised, with a per-night rate you can audit.

ArushaTarangireLakeSeroneraNgorongoro
01Arusha City$0
02Tarangire National Park$0
03Lake Manyara National Park$0
04Seronera Central Serengeti$0
05Ngorongoro Crater$0
No hidden line items
Every fee shown before deposit.
Quotes match invoices
What we quote is what you pay.
Total · per person
$0
The 4×4 and Crater permits are shared across your group, so the per-person total falls as more travellers join.
Based on 2 adults, 1 vehicle, standard season. Recomputes as you adjust the panel.

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