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8-Day Northern Circuit Safari to the Best Parks – Ndutu Calving Season

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$2,800

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Overview

This expertly designed Northern Tanzania safari immerses travelers in the most wildlife-rich ecosystems of the country, including Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Southern Serengeti (Ndutu), Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Eyasi, Mto wa Mbu, and Lake Manyara National Park. The itinerary is timed for the spectacular Great Migration calving season in Ndutu, when thousands of wildebeest give birth daily and predators gather in high numbers. Guests also enjoy cultural encounters with the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers, Datoga blacksmiths, and Maasai communities, offering a balanced combination of wildlife, scenery, and authentic African heritage. Travel is in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and professional guide, staying in comfortable safari lodges and tented camps throughout. This journey is ideal for guests seeking big-cat action, iconic landscapes, UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Crater, and meaningful cultural experiences without rushed driving days.

Itinerary

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, where a professional driver-guide welcomes you to Tanzania. Transfer to your hotel in Arusha for rest and acclimatization.

Early arrivals may enjoy a short city orientation tour and distant views of Mount Kilimanjaro en route to the hotel. The remainder of the day is free to relax and prepare for the safari adventure ahead.

Accommodation: Goldcrest Hotel Arusha
Meals: Half Board
- Lunch
- , Dinner
Hotel Stay
After breakfast, depart for Arusha National Park for a full-day game drive.

Explore the Momela Lakes, Ngurdoto Crater, and forested slopes of Mount Meru while searching for giraffes, buffalo, colobus monkeys, flamingos, and a wide variety of bird species. A hot picnic lunch is served inside the park, allowing uninterrupted exploration.

Return to Arusha in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Goldcrest Hotel
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Hotel Stay
Following breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day safari with picnic lunch.

Tarangire is famous for its enormous elephant herds, towering baobab trees, and wildlife-rich river corridor that draws animals during the dry season. Lion, leopard, zebra, giraffe, and buffalo sightings are frequent.

In the late afternoon, continue to Karatu town for overnight.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Hotel Stay
After breakfast, depart toward the legendary Ndutu region, located between Serengeti and Ngorongoro.

During calving season, vast herds of wildebeest and zebra gather here, attracting numerous predators including lion, cheetah, leopard, serval, and caracal. Enjoy game viewing en route before reaching camp.

Settle into your tented camp in the evening and enjoy dinner beneath star-filled skies.

Accommodation: Sero Tented Camp
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Camping
Spend the entire day exploring the wildlife-rich Ndutu plains.

Witness newborn wildebeest calves, massive grazing herds, and dramatic predator-prey interactions. The mix of open grasslands and acacia woodland creates superb photographic opportunities.

Return to camp in the evening for dinner and relaxation.

Accommodation: Sero Tented Camp
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Camping
After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s greatest natural wonders.

Descend into the caldera for a full-day game drive among dense wildlife populations including buffalo, hippo, zebra, hyena, lions, elephants, and the endangered black rhinoceros. Flamingos often gather around soda lakes.

After lunch on the crater floor, ascend to Karatu for overnight.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Hotel Stay
Depart Karatu for Lake Eyasi, home to the Hadzabe hunter-gatherer community.

Join them on a traditional hunt, learn about survival techniques, and visit the Datoga tribe renowned for metalwork skills. Continue to Mto wa Mbu for a Maasai cultural encounter, including dances, storytelling, and photography in traditional attire.

Return to Karatu for overnight.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn
Meals: Full Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch
- , Dinner
Hotel Stay
After breakfast, enjoy final game drives in Lake Manyara National Park, famous for tree-climbing lions, huge baboon troops, groundwater forests, and flamingo-filled shores.

After a picnic lunch, transfer to the airport for onward departure, marking the end of your safari adventure.

Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Half Board
- Breakfast
- , Lunch

Inclusions

This Tour Includes:

Full board accommodation as specified on safari.
4wd luxury Land cruiser vehicle with pop-up roof.
Well-trained driver-guide.
Full board meals whilst on safari.
All the national park fees as per itinerary.
Water, soda, juice and beer with 1 bottle of sweet red wine in the jeep
Wi-fi network
Materuni and chemka hot spring tour
All meals whilst on safari.
Mineral water.

This Tour Excludes but option service

Airfares airport taxes and fees.
Laundry.
Entry visas and vaccinations.
Personal items.
Tips and gratuities.
Travel Insurance.
Optional tour.
Guide tips and any items of personal nature.
Wish you the best unforgettable safari in the paradise of Africa

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8-Day Northern Circuit Safari to the Best Parks – Ndutu Calving Season

$2,800

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