In front of our office
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
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My first ever safari - expectations exceeded
My sister booked our 6 day safari with Northern Circuit Adventure and dealt with all the communications, and copied me into the many emails exchanged between her and Michael the Director - he was always quick to respond. My sister had been on numerous previous safaris, I had never been on one, but was confident she would choose a reputable company. At the end of our trip she assured me that I now do not need to go anywhere else to have the safari experience as the services offered by Northern Circuit Adventure would be hard to beat! Any expectations I had were exceeded. Michael had given us a warm personal welcome on our arrival at his office and his team of three who accompanied us on our safari, are a credit to him. Our guide proved to be very knowledgeable, confident, passionate and respectful of the wildlife. All team members were extremely friendly and it seemed couldn't do enough to ensure our trip was truly memorable. The food our Cook provided was nutritious, plentiful and there was lots of variety - he amazed us with what he could rustle up over a gas stove! We saw so much wildlife and very close up too, and always felt safe in the jeep with our confident driver/guide. The inevitable jeep problems were dealt with quickly and efficiently, and we never felt we were being "rushed" - our guide was always very obliging enabling us to take as many photos as we wished or allowing us time to just sit and watch quietly for as long as we wanted. I am full of praise for the team and can highly recommend this company as good value for money, well organised and efficient. Thank you for making my first safari experience such a wonderful one!!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great wildlife and scenery experience
First of all: I had a great trip with Northern Circuit Adventure, I definately recommend them.
Me and my friend completed a safari group of 5 travellers to go and visit Arusha NP, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Our guide Elias had loads of (fun) facts ready to share with us together with a great eye for spotting animals, added with the wonderful (large) meals prepared by Gabriel and an international group made this an amazing time for me.
The only downside was that I had to sleep in Arusha Tourist Inn for a couple of nights, arranged by NCA. Across the street was a mosque where prayers started at 05:00 hrs, I'm definately not used to that kind of thing so it really disturbed my nights. I would choose all the different kinds of tents over this inn any day (the tents were great).
I would definately recommend this safari company to my friends because they offer a great safari for a reasonable price.
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.
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.
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.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari experience
At the end of January 2014 we did a 5-day-camping safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro with Mike Ndallo's safari company Northern Circuit Adventure. The safari was a great and it will be a memorable experience to us.
The communication with Mike was always very good and professional and he responded to our questions promptly.
Our guide Laban and our cook Gabriel did also a great job. Laban is a good driver and guide and he was eager to fulfill all of our expectations. We had exhaustive game drives and saw a lot of things. Although we didn't stick completely to the proposed itinerary, we were able to experience everything we wanted.
The meals Gabriel prepared were also delicious and varied, the pick nick lunch boxes could have been maybe a little bit better.
The safari car was excellent, although the radio communication didn't work, but it didn't really matter.
The camping equipment was good and the tents kept dry, even when we had strong rains one night. The mattresses and pillows are budget, but okay.
Overall, we had a wonderful safari experience and we can definitely recommend doing the safari with Northern Circuit. The value you get for the money paid is very good.
5 day camping safari
We have just come back from a 5 days camping safari to Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Tarangire national park. Despite some bad weather we had an amazing time and were able to see everything we hoped for. Our guide Emanuel was very knowledgeable and always happy to help; food was prepared by Gabriel and was always tasty and plentiful... despite the thieving BABOON! (Cheeky creatures)!
Trip was very well organized from our first email……. A credit to Mike and his team! We would certainly recommend NORTHERN CIRCUIT ADVENTURE!
Asante Sana!!!!!
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari, real Africa! I'll never forget it <3
Thank you so much Mike for takin care of EVERYTHING before and after our 6days safari! Very kind and helpfull person and I'm really thankful for everything!
We booked a 6 days budget safari from Northern Circuit Adventure and we really enjoyed it! Sleeping in tents was actually very exciting!!! Buffalos, impalas, gnuus and elephants came very close to our tents in the evening and night in Serengeti Seronera campsite ... We also saw one hyeena very close! I really loved it! There was only cold water in the showers and tent wasn't very luxurious, but it was definitely worth it all! Simba campsite in Ngorongoro was so noisy and full of people so we didn't see any animals there...
Our driver Isak was excellent and took good care of us and out cook Ben was a great guy too! Food was a bit poor sometimes, but that wasn't cooks fault. The chef would have needed a more versatile food ingredient. Maybe food was a 'budget' too ;) Anyway Ben was absolutely the BEST CHEW to make soups!!! Really tastefull!<3<3
On our 6 days safari we saw 58 lions (eating, mating and even hunting!!), 5 rhinos and ALOT of all other animals too!!! I would go back to Tanzania any time!!! Comparing to Kenya Tsavo and Amboseli parks where I was travelling last february, I would absolutely recomment Tanzania<3 So much animals! You wount believe it before you see it!
Best country and best safari where I've ever been!
Only minus for real comes from that our jeep got broken twise. First time it was fixed quite soon but the next time on our last day the jeep couldn't be fixed so easily (so good it was the last day!) and we had to leave our driver Isak alone with the broken jeep in Ngorongoro and some Russian couple took us in their jeep and drove us to some village where we took a local bus to the Sunbright Campsite... That was a bit exciting end to our safari :D
Anyway I really really enjoyed everything and our safari was definitely a once in a lifetime experience that everyone shoud experience in their lives!
CH
Email Valerie Schmid | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you so much for the nice 5 days we spent in Tarangire,Lake Manyara,Serengeti & Ngorongoro
Hi Mike and Northern Circuit Adventure!
Thank you so much for the nice 5 days we spent in Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Despite our car was broken at the end of our first day and we lost some hours in Ngorongoro Crater, everything was very nice organized and we got a new car the next day.
We have seen a lot of animals and also from very close, which was very impressive and exciting. Ben was a very good cook who served us really nice food every single day it was delicious! Also our driver/ guide Thomas he was the best!
According to our broken car, Mike gave us a free ride by Taxi to the Kilimanjaro airport – what we really appreciated! We will recommend Northern Circuit Adventure to our friends in Switzerland!
Thank you!
Caroline and Valerie
From Switzerland
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Email Nicolas Garcia Zieberman | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
I have been four days on safari with Northern Circuit Adventure, my driver guide was Marco he was a great guy, very wise and fun to be around. Very tasty (although sometimes time consuming) meals were cooked by David. Everything went according to plan, the people with whom I joined were very nice, summing up I had a great time, lost of animals up close and rough situations which, to my point of view are great experience and very fun.
Asante Sana Mike.