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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
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Northern Circuit is a great operator for budget concious traveler
We went just before the peak season. We had great experience with an experienced Driver/Guide who took us places and knew where wildlife secret spots were. I would recommend them. If you are south asian the lunch packs will be cold and bland. We went back to the hotel to have warm lunches which the our Guide was more than accomodating to our requests. Michael (owner) was very helpful to customize our daily itinerary. Overall Tanzanians are good people.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
An adventure never to be forgotten
My wife and I (age 60s) met up with our daughter and her friend (age late 20s) for a 6 day safari, visiting Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Gnorongoro NPs in early June 2014. We couldn't have enjoyed ourselves more. Our guide and driver, Josephat was excellent. He was well informed, very obliging and a lot of fun. They were very flexible, made easier by our group of four being the only occupants of the vehicle, and altered the sequence of parks to accommodate our daughter being sick on day 1. Food was simple, but adequate, and accommodation was self erected tents on 3 nights and permanent tents on the other 2 nights. This suited our group well as we felt we had experienced the real Serengeti, but may not suit a group less used to camping or wanting more luxury. Our only negative was an attempt to extract payment for the last night's accommodation, when it had clearly already been paid for. No additional payment was provided, and it was recognized fairly quickly that payment had already been made.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Affordable and Wonderful
I had to go to Dar Es Salaam for work and so I decided to take the opportunity to do a safari whilst I was in Tanzania. I knew very little about safaris so my method for choosing was just to log onto safari bookings.com, enter the length of safari I wanted and then compare on price and destinations (I knew I wanted to see Serengeti and Ngorogoro, past that I wasn't fussy)
Northern Circuit Safaris was one of the most affordable companies that came up for a 5 day/4 night safari. Any worries that by paying less I was compromising on quality were completely misplaced. I had a wonderful experience. The company director Michael promptly responded to my emails and was very helpful joining me up with an existing safari of 4 people (I was actually on the same safari as 'Eric H' who has posted a review on here already)
The safari itself was magical. We saw lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos, a black rhino, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, gazelles, impala, zebra and so many birds. The camping sites were lovely and the tents and mattresses were great. Our guide Solomon was knowledgeable, friendly and a lovely human being who enriched our experience no end. Rodrey our cook made fantastic food for us every morning and evening, a mixture of local and international cuisine (One day we had ugali, another day Spaghetti Bolognese!)
I cannot recommend Northern Circuit adventures highly enough. They did a great job of making my once in a lifetime safari memorable for all the right reasons.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Experience
Was traveling alone, and emailed the company last-minute to look for a safari tour to join. The owner (Michael) was very quick to respond, and accommodating in terms of finding a group that matched my requested itinerary and arranging airport pick-up and drop-offs. Our driver/guide (Solomon) was excellent; we felt safe and comfortable at all times, and his experience and expertise ensured that we had as many animal sightings as possible. The camp cook (Rodrey) made sure the group was well-fed with delicious meals. All in it was a very positive first-time safari experience, and would not hesitate recommending this tour operator to others.
CA
Email Jamie Newman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More than exceed expectations!
My wife and I booked our safari last minute. After extensive research we chose Northern Circuit, and we're glad we did. We saw so much wildlife. So much more than we thought. We knew it was low season, but wanted to give it a chance. It turned out to be the best decision as we felt like we had more of the parks to ourselves.
Gabriel was such a great cook and friendly. We have been traveling for months, and I actually gained weight on the 5 day safari because we ate so well!
Eliasi is a great guide and a great person. In fact I would consider both of them friends at this point. We had so much fun with them, laughing and trying to find all the animals! I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone!
You can read more about our safari here http://www.nomadicnewmans.com/2014/04/the-thrill-of-chase-african-safari.html
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexible and good planning, very satisfied
The 7 of us went from Zanzibar, but due to the flight company's arrangements we only arrived at Arusha at 3pm on our first day. But thanks to the director, Mike, experienced planning we were still able to see the most with our limited time. We went for a 4 day safari; it was the end of the wet season and the weather of our last two days were not very nice, but overall we were satisfied with what we were able to see (4 out of the 5 'Big Five', the leopard is always hard to see), and we even saw cheetahs on our very first safari day at Tarangire. Our driver and guide, Alias, is very knowledgeable in wildlife and had a very good eyesight (he was able to spot dung beetles rolling while driving 40 km/h!). This was our first safari and we had such a great time. I am sure we will go for more safaris in the future, but this very first time has certainly set the bar high.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
I couldn't have asked for more! The safari was fantastic!
3 days safari, we visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Saw all the animals we dreamt of (only the leopard hide to well), elefants, lions, buffelo, hippos, monkeys, giraff, even rhino! Our safariguide was very good, and we loved his sence of humor:) combined to his respect for the animals and nature, he contributed to make this trip excellent. The only thing I think could be better, was the food (both lunch and dinner)...
Next time I come to Tanzania for safari, I'll contact you again.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical discovery of wild animal environment
Very nice safari experience with the Northern Circuit Adventure. The team was great, it wasn't too expensive and the experience gave me enough wonderful memories to last a lifetime
I warmly recommend this tour operator. I warmly thank the entire team for allowing me to enjoy these wonderful days!
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing African wildlife safari experience with northern circuit adventure
I am zubair from southern part of india. In February 2014 I was realized my life's ambition that a African wildlife safari. When I was looking for a good safari operator in whole Africa, so many different companies I found. Including northern circuit adventure. Finally I chose northern circuit adventure by only one email. They are provided all information about safari with first e mail. Why I choose them? Answer is very simple . very cheap price. I was contacted with more than 10 companies, but I can't accept them bcs of highly expensive. Finally I went kilimanjaro international airport. I got visa on arrival at the airport within 10 minutes. I was alone. I went out from terminal building. There the director of northern circuit adventure mr Michael Ndallo(Mike) waiting for me with his car. He took me to a good hotel in arusha. Very nice person. I was changed my concept about African people while our journey to arusha with Mike.
Next day morning we're leaving arusha for our 5 days safari. The safari car was good. Almost all facilities on board. Guide book, charging sockets, refrigerator, ex. Our driver was Solomon(solo). He able to speak very good English and he have good knowledge about wildlife and national parks. Very friendly and helpful person. Next nice thing is foood. Our cook was Gabriel. Always prepare something special. Food was excellent. Even suitable for Europeans.
The game drive is a amazing experience for us. We can see almost all types of animals very close. Our driver solo was very nice. He stop car and explain about animals. It is very helpful for us. Totally very excited and amazing trip. Next time I will be with same company. Thanks alot for mike and his team. Keep your dedication upon your clients... god bless you...
DE
Email Florian Back | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value for little money
I did a seven day camping safari with Northern Circuit Adventure. I was in five parks in seven days and saw tons of animals (inclucing the Big Five)! It can be a little stressful to visit five parks in seven days, but you will see a lot and make the most out of your stay. The food was good, we had nice tents and sleeping gear. The staff was very helpful with the tents and everything else, good communication with Mike. The guys were always right on time, which can be difficult in Africa :-)
Great budget safari for people who want to see lots of animals for little money.