6 Days Tanzania Northern Circuit Experience: Spot the Big 5 in Famous Attractions
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This succinct journey encompasses all the renowned highlights of Tanzania’s northern circuit. It is exceptional for seeing the big five.

Duration: 6 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) - Arusha Town

Arusha - You will be picked up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel for overnight.

Arusha town - Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha - Your guide will pick you up from KIA Lodge after your breakfast and start off your tour in Arusha where you will going to a place with better view of Mount Kilimanjaro to take as many photos as you wish.

Manyara Region - You will then drive off to Manyara town for lunch at Migunga or similar. Manyara Region is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati.

Lake Manyara National Park - Afternoon after you have had your lunch you will go for a game drive at Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It covers an area of 325 km2 (125 sq mi) including about 230 km2 (89 sq mi) lake surface. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake.

Ngorongoro Crater Tour

Ngorongoro Conservation Area - The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km (110 mi) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, an arm of the Tanzanian government, and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of the Arusha Region.

Ngorongoro Crater - The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to three million years ago, is 610 metres (2,000 feet) deep and its floor covers 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). Estimates of the height of the original volcano range from 4,500 to 5,800 metres (14,800 to 19,000 feet) high. The crater floor is 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level. The crater was voted by Seven Natural Wonders as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in Arusha, Tanzania in February 2013. The Ngorongoro volcano was active from about 2.45 to 2 million years ago.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge Museum - The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world; it has proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early human evolution. A steep-sided ravine in the Great Rift Valley that stretches across East Africa, it is about 48 km (30 mi) long, and is located in the eastern Serengeti Plains in the Arusha Region about 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Laetoli, another important archaeological site of early human occupation. The British/Kenyan paleoanthropologist-archeologist team Mary and Louis Leakey established and developed the excavation and research programs at Olduvai Gorge which achieved great advances of human knowledge and world-renowned status.

Serengeti National Park - After lunch you will enter the Serengeti National Park and start your game drive. The Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions. It is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile and honey badger.

Serengeti National Park Tour

Serengeti National Park - In this day your will spend the entire day in search of wildlife with the aim to spot all the big 5. The Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions. It is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile and honey badger.

Flight to Arusha town and Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Arusha - You will be transferred to the airstrip in Serengeti for a 1hour morning flight to arusha for lunch. Arusha is a city in East Africa’s Tanzania, located at the base of volcanic Mt. Meru. It’s a gateway to safari destinations and to Africa’s highest peak, 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro, lying some 100 kilometers northeast and to the west lies Serengeti National Park, home to wildlife including lions, rhinoceros, giraffes and leopards. Later your will be driven to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.

What's Included
  • Government Taxes
  • Crater Services Fee
  • All specified transfers
  • Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • Flying doctor evacuation service within East Africa
  • Local flight from Serengeti National Park to Arusha Town
  • Complimentary beverages during game drives (Beer, Soft Drinks, Water)
  • Park Entry Fees
What's Not Included
  • Items of Personal nature
  • Optional Balloon ride
  • Travel Insurance
  • Airport Departure Taxes
  • International Flights
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Patriciafoster2021
Jul 13, 2021
A memorable Safari Ever - Many thanks for the great experience we had on this truly unique tour. You promised us the Big 5 we saw more than that! My family and I, enjoyed Hoti's guidance, his knowledge and the driver's experience with his clean comfortable 4x4 safari van, the beautiful scenery and the people. Accommodations and food, services and our host company Allday in Africa, all were super excellent. You real cared for us! You made us feel special. We highly recommend Allday in Africa, you are the perfect safari company ground handler. We know that, someday soon, we will be back. Patrica foster
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