7-Day Exploring Tanzania Northern Circuit

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Meet the Maasai Tribe upon arrival

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will meet your guide and transfer you to Osiligilia Maasai Eco Lodgel, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, where you kick start your African adventure by immersing yourself in the culture and traditions of Maasai tribal life.

Be prepared to become entranced with their guttural chanting as we go about the day learning how they survive off the land. Try your hand with the spear, join them on a sunset hike, and if you are brave, taste some blood! Then, as the sun sets over Mount Meru, sit around the campfire listening to tribal stories before we all tuck into our first group dinner before retiring for the night in a traditional Maasai Mud Hut.

Meals included: snacks and breakfast.

Main Destination:

West Kilimanjaro (Area)

Accommodation:

Osiligilai Maasai Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in West Kilimanjaro (Area)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tarangire National Park - Elephant Paradise

Start the day as the sun rises over Mount Kilimanjaro before waving goodbye to the Maasai people and heading towards our first National Park of the trip: Tarangire National Park, otherwise also known as Elephant Paradise. There is no better place to see elephants than in Tarangire! And best of all, you can expect them to come very close to the safari truck!

Aside from elephants, the park is teeming with other wildlife, so get ready to start ticking off animal sightings! You can expect to find everything from zebras to warthogs, including wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, gazelle, buffalo, lions, and even baboons! The park is also home to 450 bird species, so have binoculars ready!

After a full day’s game drive, we will retire to the Lodge for the night and a hearty, delicious buffet dinner.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Eileen's Trees Inn

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro, the most beautiful park in Africa

You will start before sunrise today to make it to the crater’s rim in time for golden hour. Looking down into the Ngorongoro caldera is one of the greatest sights in all of Africa. Once the largest mountain in Africa, it is now the only remaining intact caldera in the world, and it has become a wildlife haven.

With 25,000 large mammals inhabiting this relatively small National Park (100 square miles), it is incredibly easy to spot wildlife. It is also the best place to see the endangered black rhino. You can also expect to spot zebra, wildebeest, hyenas, elands, gazelle, lions, elephants, antelopes, jackals, hippos, ostriches, and plenty of flamingos.

After a hot picnic lunch by one of the beautiful lakes, we will head towards the endless plains of the Serengeti for another game drive on our way to our evening’s tented camp. Each tent has a bed and ensuite bathroom with a shower, perfect for relaxing after a long dusty day on the road.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Tukaone Serengeti Camps

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Time to sing the Lion King Song

Today it is all about the lions! Central Serengeti is one of the best places on the continent to see lion prides. It is worth getting up early to watch them when they are most active, and if you are lucky, you might even see them while they hunt. As well as lions, we will also spot lots of other wildlife, including elephants, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, giraffes, grants gazelles, impalas, kongoni, eland, cheetahs, and if we are lucky, leopards too! With the best wildlife spotter at the wheel, you can be sure it will be a fascinating day with endless opportunities to capture incredible wildlife footage.

As the day progresses, we will make our way North, ready for the warmest of welcomes at our tented camp for the night:

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Tukaone Serengeti Camps

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Can you count all the wildebeest; Great Migration

In September, the wildebeest migration is in Northern Serengeti, which is what you will be looking for. They should be easy to find; after all, 1.5 million of them are on the move! If lucky, we might spot them crossing the crock-infested Mara River, a truly magnificent sighting otherwise only ever seen in David Attenborough’s documentaries!

As well as wildebeest though, we will also be on the lookout for large groups of buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and every kind of antelope! We can also expect to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

Your game drive will take you south again to Central Serengeti for your final night in the bush.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Northern Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma (Safari Comfort)

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Western Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Final Game Drive | Serengeti National Park

After a final morning’s game drive, it is time to drive back to civilisation. This is the chance to try and find any animals we still need to spot or to revisit any of our favourites. But eventually, it will be time to wave the Serengeti goodbye as we make the long bumpy drive back to Karatu, where we once again will stay at the lodge.

Tonight will be our final dinner. A chance to share all the memories we will have created over the last 6 days, and a chance to toast to new friendships.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Eileen's Trees Inn

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel back in time; Hadzabe Experience

We have a special outing planned for your final day: a morning with the Hadzabe tribe. The Hadzabe are true hunter-gatherers, living off of their surroundings and maintaining a lifestyle very close to our ancestors. You will learn about their traditions and join them on a hunt. You might even share some of the catch with them if you are lucky! A morning with the Hadzabe is indeed like stepping back in time.

After lunch, you will be transferred back to Arusha ready for your onward journey.

Drop off in Arusha.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.