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Northern Safari Circuit

Tanzania

About Northern Safari Circuit

Unlike any other circuit destination in this guide, the northern Tanzania safari doesn't move you between cities — it moves you between national parks, with accommodation either in luxury lodges at a park's edge or in mobile tented camps inside it. Each day means 4x4 game drives in the morning and afternoon to observe wildlife, not visits to fixed sights.

Things to do

Great Migration — Mara River Crossing (northern Serengeti)

wildlife sanctuary

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

wildlife sanctuary

Big Five Sighting (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino)

wildlife sanctuary

Serengeti Balloon Safari (sunrise)

hot air balloon flight

Southern Serengeti Calving Season

wildlife sanctuary

Tarangire Elephant Herds & Baobabs

wildlife sanctuary

Lake Manyara Tree-Climbing Lions

wildlife sanctuary

Olduvai Gorge (the "Cradle of Humankind")

historic site

Maasai Village Cultural Visit

cultural site

Night Game Drive

wildlife sanctuary

Walking Safari

adventure sport

Serengeti Central (Seronera) — predators

wildlife sanctuary

Circuit stages

1

Tarangire National Park

1–1 nights

High density of elephants, impressive baobabs — an easy, good 'starter' park.

2

Lake Manyara

Optional1–1 nights

Flamingos, tree-climbing lions (a rare phenomenon), tropical forest.

3

Serengeti National Park

2–3 nights

The Great Migration (seasonal), maximum predator density, endless savanna.

4

Ngorongoro Crater

1–1 nights

The most densely wildlife-populated volcanic crater in Africa — extreme concentration in a small area.