7 Days
A migration-led northern circuit starting at Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater before committing four nights to the Serengeti, with the last two spent wherever the herds happen to be that month. The operator offers an optional Lake Manyara boat excursion and flags optional Hadzabe or Maasai cultural visits, plus a Zanzibar extension at extra cost.
Overview
A migration-led northern circuit starting at Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater before committing four nights to the Serengeti, with the last two spent wherever the herds happen to be that month. The operator offers an optional Lake Manyara boat excursion and flags optional Hadzabe or Maasai cultural visits, plus a Zanzibar extension at extra […]
- Where you go: Arusha, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
- Big Five Safaris
- Boat Safaris
- Flamingo Watching
- Game Drives
- Great Migration Safaris
- Wildlife Safaris
- Arusha
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Serengeti National Park
What is included
- Ground transportation throughout the trip in a 4WD vehicle
- Services of an English-speaking driver guide
- Free bottled drinking mineral water in the vehicle
- Meals on a full board basis
- Activities as stipulated in the itinerary
- All park entry fees and government park fees
- Accommodation in the chosen lodges
What is not included
- Visa fees
- International and domestic flight fares
- Personal expenses such as tipping, shopping and airtime for calls
FAQs
How long is this safari?
7 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania Safari runs for 7 Days, set out day by day over 6 days in the itinerary below.
What is included in the price?
7 items are covered by the quoted price. The full list is under Highlights & Inclusions.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Oree Safaris. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day, across 6 days.
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Day 1
Pick up from Arusha and travel to Lake Manyara National Park
Met by the driver guide and away from Arusha at 08:00 via the Rift Valley escarpment, arriving mid-morning. The rest of the day is a game drive among the park's groundwater forest, hot springs and alkaline lake, looking for tree-climbing lion, giraffe, elephant, hippo and buffalo, with over 400 bird species including flamingo. An optional boat excursion on the lake for hippo and birds. Overnight Manyara Tree Lodge, Manyara Serena Camp or Manyara Wilderness Camp. Journey time about three hours.
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Day 2
Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater
An early morning game drive and breakfast at Manyara, then transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, arriving in time for lunch. An afternoon descent into the crater, which covers about 256 square kilometres of grassland plains, rivers, salt lakes and swamp and holds roughly 30,000 animals including black rhino. Overnight Pakulala Camp or Rhino Lodge.
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Day 3
Transfer to Seronera Valley, Central Serengeti National Park
About three hours through the highlands, with views back over the crater, to Seronera in the central Serengeti. The operator places the herds in the central Serengeti between April and May. Overnight Ndutu Lodge, Kilima Valley Lodge or Four Seasons Lodge.
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Day 4
Full-day game drive, central Serengeti National Park
An early start after breakfast following the wildebeest movements, returning to the lodge for lunch or taking a packed lunch to stay out longer. Back to the lodge at the end of the day.
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Day 5
and 6: Two days following the wildebeest migration
Depending on the travel month, drive south, north or west after the herds. The operator notes the Grumeti River crossings in the west around June, and the calving concentration in the south between January and March. Two nights are spent in whichever sector the migration is in.
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Day 6
Back to Arusha
Check out after breakfast and transfer to Arusha for a city tour and lunch before departure from Kilimanjaro International Airport. The operator notes that one to three Zanzibar nights can be added at extra cost.
That is the whole itinerary
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- 7 Days
- Arusha · Lake Manyara National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area and 1 more
- Priced on request
Operated by
Oree Safaris
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