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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
NL
Email Heike a/d M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good Safari
We had a great safari with Northern Circuit Adventure with 9 people & 2 cars. First we had a organisation who was cheating us, i'm glad we found this company and we can trust this company. We stayed at Sakina Campsite. Robbert, a very nice guy of Sakina Campsite, introduced this company.
In one hour we booked our safari, the director of Norther Circuit Adventure just asked his wife to make 9 lunchboxes as fast as possible. So sweet.
Our trip (5 days, 4 nights, based camp) was great!!! We saw the big 5. Unfortunately we were very lucky to see the Rhino. Very far away, but we saw him!!! We saw so many lions, buffalo's, cheetah, elephants and pumba's. And so close to the car. :)
The only thing that could be better.... We had not enough of water at our trip. They said: 1,5 Liter pp a day. We didn't have that much bottles... In fact we should bring our own water bottles because we ran out of water....
Thanks Director, Guides and Chefs!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari on a budget
We did the two-night, three-day safari of Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Staying at the Sunbright Tented Lodge. The company provided a great service, our guide was great and the cook's food was very good.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent adventure in the Northern Circuit of Tanzania
For months, the two of us had been planning our journey through Tanzania, and of course a safari was something we were keen to include in our itinerary. After some exploration and requesting quotes from different companies, Northern Circuit Adventure's Mike Ndallo positively stood out for his swift replies and well-priced itinerary. When asked, he presented us with the necessary official documents, which confirmed to us that we were dealing with a legitimate company.
When we finally set out on our three-day trip through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara and met Mike in person, he struck us as very friendly. He informed us that on the first two days, we would be joined by two Canadian women, who turned out to be great fun to spend time with. Our driver - Godson - was also great fun to be around, because he possessed a very good sense of humor and more knowledge of local wildlife than an encyclopedia. In the evenings, we ate beautiful two-course dinners followed by fresh fruits, all beautifully prepared by our cook. Expecting to sleep in a wafer-thin tent - we were very pleasantly surprised to find that our tent was sturdy canvas with an en-suite bathroom and (cold) shower!
Our third day in Lake Manyara was a bit more quiet, also because of a change of drivers. Godson had a doctor's appointment, and our new driver - still a young student of wildlife management - was rather quiet. As a result, we did not get to learn as much about our surroundings as on the first two days.
But what the new driver lacked in communication he made up for in helpfulness. At the end of our safari he and the cook gladly drove us to the next destination that we had planned ourselves - which was a one-hour drive from Arusha.
So all in all - a very pleasant experience with only one slight hiccup!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Tour, great safari guide, awful hotel in Arusha
We booked a 3 day Safari with Northern Circuit in November 2014.
The Safari and all the Transfers were well organized. We had the best guide ever (Denis). He spotted all animals and knew a lot to tell about the National Parks, animal behavior and also Tanzanian culture. Also the Manager from Northern Circuit (Michael) is great.
Unfortunately they had booked for us an overpriced, but low quality hotel in Arusha. It is called cloudsview hotel (http://cloudsviewhotel.com/). It is located far from the center at a noisy street. Although everything was clean and the staff friendly, the service quality is bad, the breakfast not worth the $90 per night ad the WiFi does not work (because of internal network login issues). In the end they also wanted to charge items, which they said we had consumed, but which were actually part of the breakfast. Dreadful place!
We definitely recommend Northern Circuit, but ask for a different hotel!
Reply from Northern Circuit Adventure
Posted on Nov 17, 2014Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for the updates regarding your safari review which you have done with Northern Circuit Adventure and we are very happy to hear that you have enjoyed our service excluded the Hotel accommodation at the Clouds View Lodge for the nights you have stayed before and after the safari!
Dear Sir/Madam:
Since we have used this Clouds View Lodge from the year 2013 we have not had any negative comments to our preciously clients, but we are very sorry for what happen to your staying but things like WiFi and network login power supply in East-Africa is notoriously unreliable apart from power-cuts we frequently experience brownouts (low power situations) and, worse still, power spikes and over voltage, easily damaging sensitive electronic equipment.
We are very sorry about that but we will try our level best to make happy our clients and to recommend them and staying to another Hotel as we don't know when the electricity problem in Africa will never end!
Below is the reviews about the Clouds View from the other clients!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297913-d5888236-Reviews-Clouds_View_Hotel-Arusha_Arusha_Region.html
RS
Email Jelena | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very well organized with educated and experienced guide
Everything was fine, even better than we expected. Michael is very nice & friendly and you can agree with him everything according to your needs. Driver is also educated guide and we have great time with him.
Great orgainzation and also cheap
We found really a very confortable organization.
the safari, our apartment in Arusha, our tent where we stayed during the safari were perfects.
simply great
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
5 days safari with Northern Circuit Adventure.
We went on a 5 days/4 nights safari to Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and the Ngoro Goro Crater. We got good and complete information from mr. Ndalla before booking the safari, he could offer us exactly the safari we wanted. The safari itself was beautiful and good organized. We saw a lot of animals and enjoyed the stay at every camp. The guide Elias is a safe driver with sharp eyes for animals, and knows a lot about the wildlife. The cook Ibrahim made very good food every night. We enjoyed out safari very much and would recommend it to everyone.
IN
Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience in short time
People were friendly , helpfull. It was a good clean experience with room for improvement.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
We did 8 days safari with my father and it was really great. Dennis our guide and sweetbert our cherf, were really nice with us and they were reqlly attentive with my father. We saw many animals and Dennis knows a lot and gave us many information.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good safari and great food
Mike was a great host and we had absolutely no problems contacting him. He met us (my husband and I) before we left for the safari and explained us everything about our 4N/5D safari. The safari was great. Solomon, our guide, made sure we spotted all major wildlife during the safari. He also had great knowledge about the terrain. Moosa, our cook, deserves an outstanding ovation for his spectacular cooking skills. In the middle of nowhere and after a long, tiring safari he managed to put up a delicious pizza (i have no idea how!). The only department which perhaps needs a little work is the planning; the safari could have been a little more adventurous if our preferences matched those of others in the safari. My husband and i wanted to follow lions to see them hunt but the others werent so keen, so we headed to see hippos and rhinos instead. Perhaps Mike can speak to everyone about their preferences beforehand and try to accomodate everyone's common goals in the safari?
All in all, it was a great experience, much beyond our expectations. If i were to visit Tanzania again, i would definitely go with Northern Circuit Adventure for the safari. Great job, Mike!