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Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari - 8 Days

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(twin sharing basis)

Trip Description

The ‘Northern Circuit', a well-established safari in northern Tanzania include the national parks, game reserves, conservation areas and private concessions which offers some of the world’s most lucrative safari experiences. The iconic Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater are among these experiences alongside the Tarangire National Park, Maasai Village and the Lake Manyara National Park. These areas protect an incredible variety of abundant wildlife, both migratory and residential. It showcases one of the natures amazing migration phenomenon of the wildebeests and zebras. It is still possible to find serene and isolated places despite the area becoming increasingly crowded due to its reputation.

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 01 :
 Arrival Day
Day 02 :
 Drive from Moshi to Tarangire National Park
Day 03 :
 Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park
Day 04 :
 Serengeti
Day 05 :
 Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro- Sopo Lodge
Day 06 :
 Drive to Ngorongoro Crater Floor-Farm House
Day 07 :
 Maasai Village Tour
Day 08 :
 Final Departure
Important Notes
All HGT safaris are private tailor-made trip accompanied by our professional safari guides for all Tanzania safari destinations, i.e., Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara. Luggage limit per person on domestic flights is 15 kgs checked-in and 5 kgs daysack. Insurance; Kilimanjaro Search and Rescue offers the best and modern search on Kilimanjaro climb and Tanzanian safaris in case of emergency, we will need travel insurance which covers Medical Evacuation of up to 6,000m above sea level, it is essential to ask travel insurance company to include this prior traveling to Tanzania.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrival Day

Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, our local guide will meet and transfer us to Moshi for checking in at the hotel for the night.

Overnight in Moshi.
Day 02 : Drive from Moshi to Tarangire National Park

We drive from Moshi to the Tarangire National Park that takes about 2-3 hours. When we approach it from the East Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive back droid to the lake. We can see the monkeys leap from branch to branch in the tall trees of the groundwater forest; the mountain elephants stand in the shade. We will also see zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, hippos and others that are the regular ones in this area.

Overnight stay in Ngorongoro Farm House.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 03 : Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park

We drive to the Serengeti National Park, with en-route game drives. Then in the late evening, we enjoy game drives to Serengeti.

Overnight at Serengeti Kati Kati.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 04 : Serengeti

After breakfast, we enter into the corners of plains Serengeti for a full day game viewing in the park. We enjoy a picnic lunch, relax while exploring one of the true world heritage sites. In the late evening, we head back to Serengeti Kati Kati for rest, dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Serengeti Kati Kati.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 05 : Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro- Sopo Lodge

We have breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti National Park, and then later afternoon drive to Ngorongoro to Sopa/ Rhino Lodge.

Overnight stay in Ngorongoro.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 06 : Drive to Ngorongoro Crater Floor-Farm House

After breakfast, we drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater floor for the day game drives. It is undoubtedly the best place to see black rhino in Tanzania as well as the pride of lion that includes the magnificent black-maned males. We see various colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Others that can be seen are the game-leopard, cheetah, hyena and lots of other members of the antelope family and various small mammals. In the late afternoon, we drive over to the Ngorongoro Farm House.

Overnight at Farm House.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 07 : Maasai Village Tour

We head for a Maasai village tour, after breakfast and will be back at the camp for a hot lunch. Later in the afternoon, we drive back to Moshi for our overnight stay.

Overnight in Moshi.
Included meals: Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Day 08 : Final Departure
After breakfast at the hotel, we are transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for our final departing flight.
Included meals: Breakfast
Important Notes
All HGT safaris are private tailor-made trip accompanied by our professional safari guides for all Tanzania safari destinations, i.e., Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara. Luggage limit per person on domestic flights is 15 kgs checked-in and 5 kgs daysack. Insurance; Kilimanjaro Search and Rescue offers the best and modern search on Kilimanjaro climb and Tanzanian safaris in case of emergency, we will need travel insurance which covers Medical Evacuation of up to 6,000m above sea level, it is essential to ask travel insurance company to include this prior traveling to Tanzania.

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What's Included

  • Accommodation on a full board basis. 
  • Airport transfers 
  • Meals as indicated in the itinerary.
  • All land transport.

What's not Included

  • Excursions not indicated in the itinerary.
  • Optional tours.
  • Tipping of guides, porters, cooks.
  • International airfare to and from Tanzania.
  • Excess baggage charges.
  • Extra night accommodation in case of any changes to the scheduled itinerary.
  • Travel and rescue insurance.
  • Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, battery recharge, extra porters, shower, et cetera).
  • All other things not mentioned in the included section.

Accommodation

During the safari, we will be accommodated at various tea houses and camps. Our standard hotel is Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel, Salinero Hotel, Panama Garden Hotel or similar according to the availability. Safari Lodges vary significantly from a four hotel standard. They are owned and run by the locals, with amenities found in hotels such as restaurants and swimming pools.

Meals

We will be provided with continental and local meal options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We do not provide any meals on the arrival day, we only provide breakfast during the departure day and on other days we provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Vegetarian and special diets are also available on request. Please let us know if you have any sorts of food-related allergies or specific dietary requirements.

The given prices are per person with excluded international flights. Given below are the departure dates available for online booking. If the given date is not favorable then please contact us and we will happily customize your trip on dates more appropriate for you.

HGT Travels also organizes trips on small groups, so we recommend you to reserve a seat for yourself by booking with us right away. Hurry! The adventure awaits you.

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