Enjoy a 5 day northern circuit safari. The northern circuit includes Tanzania’s world renowned Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The wildlife parks you visit on this 5 day safari offer a variety of natural habitats to explore and amazing wildlife to see in the comfort of a private 4X4 safari land-cruiser
Accommodation level: lodge/camp
Stay 4 nights in tented camps and lodges, full-board (plus one hotel night on return – bed & breakfast).
Day 1: Arusha- Lake Manyara
After breakfast your driver/guide will pick you up in the morning and begin the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The small park stretches along the 600 m high Rift valley escarpment and is dominated by the alkaline lake Manyara. Many water birds gather at the lake and more than 400 bird species are found in the park. The diverse vegetation provides a habitat for many animals such as monkeys in the forest, giraffes and antelopes on the grasslands and elephants around the acacia trees.
Dinner & Overnight at Pembeni Rhotia
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
Today you will have both day game driving and sunset game drive (evening game drive) in the plains of Serengeti, explore the amazing array of wildlife around central Serengeti, is the vast Tanzania landscape hosts one of the earth’s last remaining wildlife spectacles, the annual great migration, when a staggering number of herbivorous trek across the Serengeti plains in search of water and fresh grass, with hungry predators following in their wake. Serengeti’s endless plains provide an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing; it truly is ultimate safari country. Often spotted in the Serengeti are elephants, hippos, lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, leopards and more.
Dinner & Over night at Serengeti tortilis
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Today you will wake up very early to do an early morning safari before breakfast, to spot the animals when they are more active and also to have a fantastic sun rise in front of you. The sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have. After the game drive, return to the camp for a breakfast, taking a picnic lunch, this is a full day wildlife viewing within the Serengeti. The route taken will depend on the location and activities of the wildlife. Return to the lodge early evening for dinner and overnight.
Dinner & Over night at Serengeti tortilis
Day 4: Serengeti National Park- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, leave the Serengeti and return through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying wildlife viewing en-route. Stop for a picnic lunch at Oldovai Gorge. The site is referred to as ‘the cradle of mankind’ after Dr. Leakeyin 1959 discovered the skull of Zinjanthropus or ‘Nutcracker Man’ believed to have lived 1.75 million years ago. The journey ends at the lodge on Ngorongoro crater rim for dinner and overnight
Dinner & Over night at Ngorongoro tortilis
Day 5 : Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After breakfast, descend the steep sided track to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater. On your morning game drive exploring the crater, there will be many opportunities to see the activities of the wildlife. After enjoying a picnic lunch, leave the crater to return east to the hotel for a final overnight at Arusha town.
