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5 days—Great Northern Circuit Highlights - 5 days Safari

$1919-3443 USD

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Safari summary

Iconic destinations, condensed into five quick days of action-packed safari adventures.

Visit Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and more on this quick, but exciting Northern Circuit tour.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1: Manyara National Park Tour

Lake Manyara

Approx 0800hrs: Drive from your accommodations in Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. This park also has a tree-top walk experience. Overnight and dinner at a nearby camp or lodge. Top Attractions: Tree climbing lions, giraffes, and excellent bird viewing. Top Attractions: Tree climbing lions, giraffes, and excellent bird viewing.

Marera Valley

Drive Serengeti via Ngorongoro

Serengeti

Approx 0800 hrs: Drive to Serengeti National Park. There is ample wildlife viewing and beautiful scenery as you drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands to Serengeti National Park. Overnight accommodation in Serengeti National Park. Dinner in Serengeti National Park. Top Attractions: Pause for a view over Africa’s Great Rift Valley, and see evidence of the first humans at the excavation site at Olduvai Gorge.

Shuhudia Adventures

Day 3: Full-day Serengeti park

Serengeti

Begin game drive through Serengeti National Park. Visit the Retina Hippo Pool or the Serengeti Woodlands for a chance to see forest elephants or monkeys, and visit the famous kopjes (rock formations). Top Attractions: Stunning game viewing in Serengeti: from the famous Serengeti migrations to the endless grasslands. Kjopes are the natural rock formations that inspired scenes in Disney’s Lion King; it is common to see lions lounging in the shade of these.

Shuhudia Adventures

Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater

A half-day to see more of Serengeti National park. See the animals grazing in the picturesque Seronera area. Continue on to the Ngorongoro Conservation area, passing through scenic African landscapes as you drive. Overnight and dinner at your preferred accommodations at Ngorongoro Conservation area. Morning game viewing in Serengeti National park then proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.

Embalakai camps

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

Ngorongoro Crater

After early breakfast, you will enter the Ngorongoro Crater. Stop at the viewpoint to look down into the crater from above. Then, descend into the crater for game viewing and a chance to spot the endangered Black Rhino, which lives here. Return to Arusha, End of tour. Top Attractions: Black Rhinos, the Hippo Pool for a picnic lunch, Lake Magadi’s pink flamingos, and the largest concentration of animals found anywhere in the world

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