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12 DAYS NIGHTS NORTHERN TANZANIA SAFARI EXPERIENCE.
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Embark on a remarkable 12-day safari through Tanzania’s Northern Circuit, exploring its most iconic national parks. This adventure takes you to Tarangire National Park, known for its massive elephant herds and ancient baobab trees, and Lake Manyara, home to tree-climbing lions and diverse birdlife. Experience the legendary Serengeti National Park, where vast plains host the Great Migration and Africa’s Big Five. Descend into the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, a wildlife-rich natural wonder, before visiting Arusha National Park for a scenic finish. This journey offers an unforgettable mix of wildlife encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and cultural experiences.
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, our tour guide will welcome you and take you to Arusha Serena Hotel for your overnight stay as you prepare for the coming adventure.
After a delicious breakfast, a drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. Manyara has a scenic view of The Great Rift Valley and large diversity of wildlife and bird species. You will have a picnic lunch in the afternoon, then proceed with a game drive as you continue to spot the different wildlife species in the park including lions, zebras, elephants and many more. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
On an early morning after breakfast, you will go for a Crater Tour with picnic lunch. You will descend about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera and a home to numerous wildlife such as the Big five, wildebeests, zebras, cheetahs, impalas and many more. Lake Magadi is a shallow soda lake in the southwest of the crater where the flamingos and hippos are seen along the shores. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Breakfast followed by a game drive in Ndutu area with a convenient stop for a picnic lunch. Ndutu is a part of the Serengeti National Park in the Southern part as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the Northern part, which forms a part of the route for the annual migration of Wildebeests, Zebras and Gazelles through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystem. Dinner and overnight at TNS Kuhama Lodge.
After breakfast, you will get another chance to explore the beautiful wildlife in Ndutu area. Today you will be following the migration depending on its location in either Ngorongoro Conservation Area or Serengeti. You will depart with a packed lunch boxes for a full day game drive. During this calving season, the fertile plains turn into calving grounds for the great migration and hordes of predators are seen prying on the vulnerable young wildebeest. Dinner and overnight at TNS Kuhama Lodge.
Breakfast, followed by a game drive in Serengeti South and have a picnic lunch break in the afternoon. Ndutu area is crested with Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek and its a home ground for 6 species of big cats; leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, wildcat and serval. Dinner and overnight at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge.
Departure after breakfast from Southern Serengeti to Central Serengeti for a game drive and a picnic lunch in the afternoon. The journey will have a pleasant sighting of beautiful animals and breathtaking views like grasslands that stretch out merging with the sky. Serengeti supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game. Dinner and overnight at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge.
Departure after breakfast from Southern Serengeti to Central Serengeti for a game drive and a picnic lunch in the afternoon. The journey will have a pleasant sighting of beautiful animals and breathtaking views like grasslands that stretch out merging with the sky. Serengeti supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game. Dinner and overnight at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge.
After breakfast, a drive from Serengeti to Karatu crossing Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch. On you way you will continue to spot the different wildlife and enjoy the scenic surroundings. Dinner and overnight at Farm House in Karatu.
Arrival at Lake Eyasi after breakfast for a cultural experience around the indigenous tribe called Hadzabe (The Bushmen) which is a very small tribe that lives in the caves around Lake Eyasi near the Serengeti. They are the world’s last remaining of its kind with their language consisting of a clicking sound. You will have an opportunity to immerse in the traditional lifestyle of the Hadzabe, whereby most of their mornings start with hunting and foraging which involves collecting fruits and honey gathering. Dinner and overnight at Farm House in Karatu.
After you have enjoyed your breakfast, a drive from Karatu to Mto wa Mbu for a Cultural tour, and opt for bike tours as well as walking tours. This place gives you an opportunity to interact with craftsmen, local farmers and artisans. You will get to learn the innovative farming practices of the villagers and their banana plantation, take a stroll around the craft market, visit the youth art projects, and learn about the Makonde tribesmen and their skilled wood carvings art. Dinner and overnight at Farm House in Karatu.
After breakfast, a transfer from Karatu to Tarangire National Park the Elephant Kingdom of Tanzania. Tarangire National Park has different wildlife species such as buffaloes, zebras, lions, elephants and many more. In the afternoon you will have a picnic lunch then proceed with the game drive. Later in the evening you will head back to Farm House for dinner and overnight stay in Karatu.
On your final day, you will have breakfast prepared for you then after you will depart to Arusha for your return flight back home.
On your final day, you will have breakfast prepared for you then after you will depart to Arusha for your return flight back home.
Included
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- All Park entrance fees & taxes
- Private 4×4 wheel Safari Vehicle
- Professional English speaking safari and tour guide / driver
- Drinking Water
- Transportation
Excluded
- Entry Visas
- International
- Flights
- Laundry
- Optional Activities
- Tips and Gratuities
- Possible Concession fees
- Alcoholic Drink
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