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Northern Circuit Adventure
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $195 to $580 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Eva and Matthijs | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful camping safari
The safari was really great. Our driver Elias was a very good driver and guide. He was very skilled at spotting animals and knew all of them, including all the birds, which was very impressive! Sweetbart, our chef, was a very nice guy and cooked some delicious meals for us, even when we were at very remote places. The car was very spacious as we were supposed to be with 2 others, but they got delayed for some reason, so we had the whole jeep for ourselves! The camp sites were basic, but were at nice locations, a real wild life experience!
Michael, the manager, was also a really nice guy. He picked us up personally and really wanted to make sure that we had a nice trip.
We would definitely recommend Northern Circuit Adventure to anyone looking for a camping safari!
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Email Mariam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventure of a lifetime!!!
Michael was incredible! He personally picked us up from Arusha airport and after the safari, he arranged for us to be dropped off at a different airport that was an HOUR away (all complimentary)! We did a 5 day/4 night safari to Terengire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. The guide, Dennis, was incredible and very knowledgeable! The cook, Rodrick, was super sweet and made great meals! It was a bit colder in the morning than expected, so we recommend all future explorers to bring warm clothing. It gets really warm during the day though.
Overall wonderful experience and definitely the adventure of a lifetime! There are a LOT of safaris out there, but THIS IS THE ONE TO GO ON!!! :)
Wildlife magic
We loved our NCA 6 day safari to Tarangine NP, Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro Crater NCR with our wonderful patient guide Elias and extraordinary cook Sweet Brad. Wildlife was unbelievable and we were luck ty to have caught he wildebeest migration as we entered the Serengeti park.
Michael cared for us and made sure we were settled in to our hotel on arrival, and sent us to the best BBQ place in Arusha for dinner. Thanks all for a great and memorable experience with professionalism and fun.
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Email Maren | Experience level: first safari
Nice days with Norther Circuit
We were two german, young, experienced travelers, but the first time in Africa and on safari. We can recommend Northern Circuit without hasitation. The Manager/Owner as well as the staff are all doing a good job. I would like to mention in particular our driver/guide Freddy, who is so valuable for the company. He knew exactly where to go and was very experienced with safari and driving. The cook Bruno really knows how to cook tasty, healthy food (safe for Mzungo stomach). The only (!) thing we didn´t like was the (optional) visit to a "traditional" Maasai village on way to Serengeti: 50$ for 30 minutes fake, extremely unmotivated, false local-guide, mostly fake (including children forced to sit (propably all day) in a the fake outdoor-school for the tourists). To state it very clearly this was NOT organized by Northern Circuit but by the locals, we were just offered to stop there, that´s why include it in this review. The communication with the Manager Michael was excellent. We could easyly arrange every detail via email from germany in advance. You can rely on them 100% with everything they tell you. Our guide Freddy spoke very good English, we had interesting conversations about diverse topics. He was a very smart and open-minded person. One day after safari (at about 8pm) I realized that I lost my jacket on the Safari Jeep. It took me just one phonecall and Michael made sure that I had the jacket by 6am the next morning in our hotel to continue the trip with an early bus. It is detail like this that distinguish Northern Circuit. Chef Bruno and driver Freddy showed their responsible and good character as well as professional attitude when helping other Safari Jeeps, who were in trouble (puncture, accidents). The car was the standard Jeep every company is using, it was perfect to see animals when the roof was opend. Overall rating for Northern Circuti is excellent - as it should be for such an expensive activity as a safari adventure.
Email Elisabeth | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredibly well-organised, can't fault the safari
From the very start communication with Michael was very efficient, he was responding very quickly to our requests and offered us a tour in line with our wishlist for what I felt was a very competitive price. The 5-day safari we did only confirmed our first impression: all transfers/schedules were very well planned, and we just had to go with the flow. Our guide (Hassani) was a gem, he was very knowledgeable about animals, drove us to the less busy parts of the parks where we saw many animals and was great company throughout the tour! Some groups go looking for days for lions, we saw at least 50-60 of them and quickly had to rename the "Big 5" the "Easy 5". There's got to be a bit of luck in this but I'll also credit Hassani for spotting so many animals. Our cook Malleu managed to prepare really tasty meals while in the middle of nowhere, not quite sure how he did it but we all put on weight and never went hungry! Only thing I can say is that I wish we had more local food instead of Western food, but that's a personal view (you can make that request before). The jeep did not look very new but did the job perfectly, tents were also fairly new I think. My impression was that other groups may have paid the same price or more while being many more in the jeep, so we were really lucky to find Michael. It was a magical trip, and went so well that I cannot recommend the tour company enough!
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Email Janusz | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
weighing unforgettable
perfectly organized. Prosesjonalna team. I would highly recommend.
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Email Noel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari thanks to Mike and Dennis at Northern Circuit
We were provided with the contact details of Mike at Northern Circuit from a colleague that had recently returned from a Safari with them. We were encouraged by the high recommendation and also really pleased to have it since there are lots of different companies to choose from. Therefore a personal recommendation is a great comfort. From our first enquiry Mike was quick to respond. He helped tailor our budget and time so we got the most out of our trip. We were really pleased with the quick replies to our emails and the speed and knowledge Mike was able to arrange everything. We were met at the airport and taken to our hotel where Mike met us and explained the plan for the next few days. The following morning, right on time we met with Dennis who was our driver guide for the 5 day safari. Dennis was fantastic, hugely knowledgeable about the wildlife, clearly very experienced, knew where to find the animals we wanted to see and great fun to be around. Dennis dropped us off at the end of safari at the airport, where Mike was waiting to wave us off. We could not have asked for anymore from our trip. It met and exceeded our expectations and we would have no hesitation in recommending Mike, Dennis and the Northern Safari team to others. We would also say that compared to other operators (we did make other enquiries) the price we paid was extremely good and highly competitive. A hugely enjoyable and successful trip al round!!!
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Email Höddi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari - Tarangire+Serengeti+Ngorogoro
As there seem to be millions of safari operators around Arusha I studied some trip advisor reviews and then chose Northern Circuit Adventure, for a 5 day / 4 night safari in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorogoro, who happened to have a group I could join (Sept 4th-8th 2015). It was a great trip, Mike the owner took care of us in Arusha, our driver/guide Elias was very competent and nice, our old Landcruiser worked (didn´t on my last safari in Masai Mara), the food really good (thanks Sweetbart!) - so basically everything worked perfectly. Only room for improvement - warmer sleeping bags for the 1 cold night on the Ngorogoro crater rim (2300 meter above see level).
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Email Asaf | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and professional
We had a 5 days safari, which was amazing and well organized. The guide and cook were very nice and professional. We had a great time thanks to them and the company C.O.
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Email Claire & Manu & Anton | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect safari
We booked from France a 7 days safari in the north and 3 days in the Selous. The safari in the north was amazing, Denis (guide & driver) and Bruno (cook) are the best partners you can expect for a safari ! Denis knows perfectly his job and we saw so many animals, even leopards ! Bruno is an amazing cook, for sure you won't die of starvation in the savanna. These guys took great care of us, we had so much fun with them and they made our safari unforgettable. I 100% recommend to go for a safari with them, you won't regret it !
The organization from France was perfect because Mickie, the owner of Nothern Safari is very available and he answers all our questions through What'sapp. He also helps us to book our safari in the Selous, book our bus to go to Dar es Salam and our planes to Mafia Island and Zanzibar.
The only negative point was the safari in the Selous because the guide was very unfriendly and it was a bit expensive compare to what you do there. This safari wasn't done with Northern Safari, just book through this company.
To sum up: trustable and available owner, affordable safari, great guide and cook, amazing memories in the savanna :)