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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 Magnus | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Northern Circuit Adventure in deed!
We had 4 great days on safari with northern circuit. Our guide had fantastic knowledge about the animals mowements on Serengeti and this made ut possible to se all the wild animals we had been dreaming about seeing for so long. We saw Giraffes, Hippis, Lions, Leopards, A rhino, Cheetahs, Elephants, Zebras, Wildebeest, Impalas and so on. Our Safari was during the great migration, it was great to see!
Our chef was great to, and we had some fantastic meals in the wild. Also, NCA offered great service, picking us up in the airport in Arusha.
I would definetively recommend a safari with NCA, and the time of year we went was perfect for us, not to hot and we got to see a lot of cool animals!
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Email Mollie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was okay...
My partner and I are budget travellers, but decided to spend a little extra money to make a safari with Northern Adventure Circuit because of their glowing reviews, unfortunately, we did not get what we expected for the money.
Let's start with the positives:
1. Our guide Dennis was lovely and did all in his powers of a guide to give us the experience we wanted. We told him we were very interested in seeing the big-cats, and he absolutely delivered. We saw countless lions, 3 separate leopards, and even 3 cheetahs (one within 2 meters from our car!)
2. Moussa our chef, did a great job... Some of the time.
Now for the things I'm not so happy with...
1. Moussa our chef seemed to preform worse and worse as the safari went on. There was less food, the food was obviously not as well prepared, and some of it so salty that it was hard to eat.
2. Though I had made a point of asking multiple times about our tents ability to withstand the rain and was assured that it was a good tent and that the rain would not plague us - this was rainy season - when we got a little bit of rain one night the inside of our tent was wet, including our matresses and the bottoms of our sleeping bags. The rain soaked right through the seams.
3. Though I had asked multiple times about binoculars - pretty important on a safari - though we did have a pair... They were broken and only one eye worked. They were pretty terrible and made viewing difficult, especially in Ngorongoro. And not very high quality to begin with.
4. We met up with another couple halfway through our safari, which we of course did not mind, but we were assured that meeting up with them would not cause us to miss anything... Well... We did miss something. Because of how this was planned we were only able to have 4 hours in the crater not the full 6, and we didn't make it to the crater until almost 10, because the other couple was driven up that morning instead of the night before.
5. I also asked about the outlets in the car, and was promised that they would be there and working... They weren't and never did the entire trip.
6. We were constantly waiting at the gates for extended periods of time, and the excuses we were given for this were quite lame. We waited almost an hour to get through the gate to the crater, another hour to get to lake Manyara... And other groups were passing us going in, it was only our group waiting.
So, while we did have a pretty good wildlife viewing experience, I can't say that I would recommend northern adventure circuit over a cheaper budget option that also has favourable reviews online.
Email Alberto | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First Safari, best budget option!
We had an incredible time, our driver was incredible knowledgeable and our cook superb! We had some issues with a rain storm at our camps and the guys went beyond their duties to get us a warm room to sleep, best value for the money overall!! No way to have a better experience on my first safari, everything was great and according to what they described.
Experience of a lifetime!
We recently returned from a six day safari with Northern Circuit Adventure and I could not have asked for a better experience! The owner, Michael, was very responsive to any questions I had via email, I always received a reply within 24 hours. We had a wonderful guide, Ellios, who was very knowledgeable and could spot the most hidden of creatures miles away! Ellios noticed we were interested in birds and so would stop to show us all different species and explain their habits to us. Our cook Sweetmatt made us delicious food and was fun to have along on the trip. Our safari was an adventure of a lifetime and I could not have imagined a better experience! I would highly recommend this company to others - my sister is hoping to have an opportunity to visit Tanzania in February and I have already given her Michael's contact information! Thank-you Michael, Ellios, and Sweetmatt for the most amazing week!
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Email Lyne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari, with amazing people!
I went on a four day safari with Northern Circuit and I had the best of times. Before the safari, I was doing some volunteer work at a school outside of Arusha. Michael arranged for transportation to and from the school which was very convenient for me.
Sweetbart was an amazing cook. Every meal that we had was spectacular. Elliott was also a great guide. He answered all of our silly questions and when he didn't know the answer (which was very rare), he would come back with an answer within the day.
After th safari, I kept in touch with Michael and he helped me out with some of my transportation plans for the rest of my trip. He was very helpful and answered all of my emails quickly.
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Email Constance & Nicolas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure through North Tanzania with Northern Circuit Adventure
We had 6 amazing days during our trip with Northern Circuit Adventure. Micheal, the owner of the company, welcomed us on our arrival. Then we left for six days with our perfect crew made of Freddy, well advised and falcon eyed guide (with a diploma of Tsé Tsé fly hunting, you are safe with this guy !), and Sweetbart, our lovely and gifted cook. We completed the Big Five and met Masaai. The nights in the campsite inside the parks were very comfortable and full of surprises. We totally advise you to go for an adventure with them !
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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 Ursula | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great camping safari experience
Was a great experience to be out in the wild and being there with a good operator for budget safaris. The communication was perfect and everything was as described. The wildlife was amazing and we saw almost everything on the first day already! The camping site in Serengeti was a small one with simple washing facilities and a daily evening guest - a male elephant who enjoyed drinking out of the camp site water tanks. But don't worry, the rangers know and there is still enough water left. It is also amazing what our cook was able to cook while we are out in the wild. Thumps up!