Northern Circuit,Wildlife Safari 8 day Safari to Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti

8 day Safari to Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti



Itinerary Highlights

  • Duration in days:  8
  • Itinerary Category:   Safari,  Northern circuit
  • Destinations: Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti
  • Major Attractions: Big Five, Lion climbing tree, Baobao Tree, Great Migration and the Crater
  • Budget Level:  Standard
  • Guiding Language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
  • Start point: Arusha
  • End point: Arusha
  • Essential items: DigitalCamera with enough memory space and extra batteries, binoculars, light clothes, safari boot, mosquito repellents, sunhat, sunglasses with ultra violet radiation filtering etc
  • Additional information: Night game drives in the park will be accompanied by game rangers

Itinerary Description by Day

Day 1: Arusha to Manyara National Park

Non game-viewing travel time: 2½ hours
Distance: 130 km

Drive from Arusha to Manyara National Park for a full day game viewing. The park is also host to a number of rare species of lion climbing tree. Have lunch in the park and continue with the game drive until evening. Return dusty for dinner and overnight stay at accommodation near the Manyara National Park.

Day 2: Drive from Manyara to Tarangire National Park for a game drive

Non game-viewing travel time: 1 hr
Distance: 50.2 km

After breakfast early in the morning depart from Manyara National Park and proceed to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for Baobao Trees. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in this area. Have dinner and overnight stay at booked accommodations near Tarangire

Day 3: Drive from Tarangire to Ngorongoro Crater for a Game drive

Non game-viewing travel time: 2h 54min
Distance: 152.1 km

In the morning after breakfast, drive from Tarangire National Park to Ngorongoro Crater rim. You will descend down to Ngorongoro Crater floor with a picnic lunch box for afternoon game drive of the wild animals including the big five animals such as the rare black rhino. Continue with the game drive where by evening you will ascend up and drive to the nearby accommodation for dinner and overnight stay

Day 4: Full day game drive in Ngorongoro Crater

Have breakfast early in the morning and after breakfast you will start descending 2000ft down to the crater. Have a full day exploring of the crater. Then you will have a break to enjoy a picnic lunch inside the crater. After lunch you continue with exploring the amazing scenario of the crater. Then later this day you will ascend back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. 

Day 5: Drive from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti for a Game drive

Non game-viewing travel time: 1h 56min
Distance: 113.0 km

You will begin your morning after breakfast by proceeding to Serengeti National Park from Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch boxes continued by an en-route game drive in the park. Return dusty for dinner and overnight at the Seronera campsite.

Day 6: Enjoying Full Day Game viewing in Serengeti

Have a morning game viewing and enjoy the beauty of Serengeti Plain. Have a full day game drive in endless vast plains of Serengeti National park. After Lunch you proceed for an afternoon game drive in the park. Your dinner will be served at your lodge and overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 7: Half day game drive in Serengeti and then later drive to Arusha

Non game-viewing travel time: 2h 44min
Distance: 154.1 km

In the morning after breakfast, you will have a half day game drive in Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch box. Have the encounter of the great migration of the Wildebeest in Serengeti. Have lunch enroute and then drive back to Arusha. Dinner and accommodation will be in your booked hotel in Arusha city.

Day 8: Transfer from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport

Travel time: 1h 20min
Distance: 51.8 km

Have breakfast early in the morning in a hotel in Arusha. Depending on your departure time you will be transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for a flight back home.  

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