Classic Northern Circuit
Five days, three parks, one guide — the essential Tanzania done properly.
The first-timer's circuit, run our way: a private vehicle, a single guide from arrival to departure, and camps chosen for where the animals are rather than where the coaches stop. Tarangire's elephants, the Serengeti's plains, and the crater at dawn — the honest highlights, with room to breathe between them.
- 01One guide, one private vehicle, start to finish
- 02Dawn descent into Ngorongoro before the day-trippers arrive
- 03Two nights in the central Serengeti, the big-cat capital
- 04Tarangire's baobabs and elephant herds
How the days move.
Arusha to Tarangire
Tarangire National Park
Meet your guide after breakfast and head for baobab country. Full afternoon among Tarangire's elephants, lions in the riverbed, sundowner at camp.
L/D · Tented camp, Tarangire
Highlands road to the Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
Climb through Maasai country and the Ngorongoro highlands, game driving from Naabi Hill across the endless short-grass plains to the Seronera valley.
B/L/D · Tented camp, Seronera
Full day, Central Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
Dawn drive along the river lines — leopard in the sausage trees, cheetah teaching cubs to hunt — with a long shaded lunch break and an evening loop.
B/L/D · Tented camp, Seronera
Serengeti to the Crater rim
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
A morning game drive westward, then out through Naabi and up to the crater rim for a golden-hour walk (weather permitting) and early night.
B/L/D · Lodge, crater rim
Crater floor and home
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Six unhurried hours on the crater floor — rhino, flamingo, the hippo pool brunch stop — then the climb out and the road to Arusha or the airport.
B/L · —
FROM THE PLAIN
The safari in pictures.
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THE FINE PRINT
What the price covers.
Clear terms, no surprises on the mountain or the plain — every trip is quoted privately, per departure.
In the price
- Private 4x4 land cruiser with roof hatch, fridge and charging
- Dedicated gold-level naturalist guide for the whole trip
- All park and conservancy fees, crater service fees
- Hand-picked camps and lodges on a private basis
- All meals as listed, drinks at our mobile camps
- Unlimited mileage game driving — no fuel surcharges
- Flying doctors (AMREF) evacuation cover
Not included
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance (mandatory)
- Premium brand drinks at lodges
- Gratuities for guides and camp staff
- Balloon safari and other marked optional activities
Before you ask.
Can I add Zanzibar after?+
Yes — we fly you from the Seronera or Manyara airstrip to Zanzibar the day the safari ends. Most guests add four nights of coast.
Which camps do you use?+
A short list of small tented camps we have used for years — we will name them in your quote, not hide behind 'or similar'.
