7-Day Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Route: Airport - Arusha

• Duration: 30-60 min

• Meals: Dinner

• Accommodation: Kutoka Lodge

Welcome to Tanzania! Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your representative. Enjoy a private transfer to your lodge beneath the slopes of Mount Meru. The rest of the day is kept relaxed, giving you time to recover from your journey. Your guide will brief you about the safari ahead before you enjoy your first evening in Tanzania.

• Route: Arusha - Tarangire National Park - Karatu
• Distance: 105 km to Tarangire
• Duration: About 2 hrs
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Eileen's Tree Inn

After breakfast, leave Arusha and head toward Tarangire National Park, where your safari adventure officially begins. Enter a landscape of giant baobabs, acacia woodland, and seasonal wetlands, famous for its large elephant herds. Spend the day on game drives searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, impalas, and predators. Enjoy a packed lunch at a designated picnic area surrounded by the African wilderness. After an afternoon game drive, continue approximately 95-120 km to Karatu for a relaxing evening at Eileen's Tree Inn.

• Route: Karatu - Northern Serengeti
• Distance: 200-250 km
• Duration: About 5-7 hrs travelling
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp

Rise early and leave Karatu, travelling through the spectacular Ngorongoro Highlands toward the Serengeti. As farmland and forest give way to volcanic landscapes and open grasslands, the journey itself becomes part of your safari. Continue through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Northern Serengeti, with scenic and wildlife-viewing opportunities along the way. Enjoy a packed lunch at a suitable picnic stop before continuing north. Depending on the season, this region can offer opportunities to witness the Great Migration, while resident wildlife such as lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and leopards can be seen throughout the year. Arrive at Tanzania Bush Camp in the evening and settle into the wilderness.

• Activity: Full-day game drive
• Duration: 6-8 hrs
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp

Wake to the sounds of the Serengeti and set out early for a full day of exploration. Northern Serengeti offers a more remote wilderness experience, with fewer vehicles in many areas. Your guide will follow wildlife activity and seasonal conditions to find the best opportunities for game viewing. During the migration season, the Mara River area can provide a spectacular setting for witnessing wildebeest and zebras on their journey. Beyond the migration, search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, hyenas, and many other species. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before continuing your afternoon game drive and returning to camp as the sun sets over the plains.

• Route: Northern - Central Serengeti
• Distance: 120-170 km
• Duration: About 4-5 hrs direct travel
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp

After breakfast, begin your journey south through the Serengeti toward the Central Serengeti and Seronera area. Today is more than a transfer - your safari continues throughout the journey. Watch as the landscape changes from the northern hills and rocky country to the vast open plains of Central Serengeti. The Seronera area is rich in wildlife thanks to its permanent water sources, grasslands, woodland, and rocky kopjes. Keep your camera ready as wildlife encounters can happen along the route. Enjoy a packed lunch at a designated picnic area before continuing your en-route game drive and arriving at camp later in the afternoon.

• Route: Central Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu
• Distance: Approx. 135 km to Ngorongoro
• Duration: About 3.5 hrs
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Eileen's Tree Inn

Rise early for one final morning experience in the Serengeti before travelling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The endless plains gradually give way to rolling highlands and volcanic scenery as you approach one of Tanzania's greatest natural wonders. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a spectacular volcanic caldera supporting an extraordinary concentration of wildlife. Spend several hours on a crater game drive, with opportunities to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and, with luck, black rhinoceros. Enjoy a packed lunch inside the crater before ascending toward Karatu through lush highlands, farms, and local villages.

• Route: Karatu - Lake Manyara
• Distance: 30-40 km
• Duration: 45-60 min
• Route: Lake Manyara - Arusha
• Distance: 120-130 km
• Duration: 2-2.5 hrs
• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch Box

After breakfast, descend toward Lake Manyara National Park for your final wildlife adventure. The park offers a beautiful contrast to the Serengeti, with groundwater forests, open grasslands, woodland, wetlands, and the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Enjoy a game drive with opportunities to see elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, baboons, hippos, and abundant birdlife. Lake Manyara is also known for its tree-climbing lions, although sightings are never guaranteed. After the game drive, continue toward Arusha, arriving in the afternoon with unforgettable memories of Tanzania's Northern Circuit.