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INTRODUCING Arusha National Park & Tarangire National Park & Lake Manyara National Park & Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater

  • OPTIONS:
Northern Circuit Express Luxury – Five-day Safari
Northern Circuit Express Lodge/Tented Camp – Five-day Safari
Northern Circuit Express Camping – Five-day Safari

CheetahSimply, incredible flora and fauna of five national parks in just five days!

Note:
Each option includes the same itinerary; they only differ in type of accommodation. Details and photographs of different Lodges and Tented Camps are given in Safari Accommodation section. During your walking safari in Arusha National Park you will be accompanied by an armed Ranger to protect you from wildlife.

For more information about what to bring on safari and other details, have a look at our Safari Tips and Safari FAQ. Information about animals you may encounter on your tour is given in our Wildlife section. And for more safari images have a look at our Photo Gallery!

Balloon Safari in SerengetiOn DAY 4 of Northern Circuit Express tour you can have a once in a lifetime experience - a BALLOON FLIGHT over the incredible Serengeti National Park with traditional Champagne toast after landing and »Out of Africa« breakfast prepared and served in the bush! Contact us!

For queries and quick price quotations about any Safari Tour as well as Tailor-Made Programmes to suit all your wishes, please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • ITINERARY:

Eastern Black & White Colobus MonkeyDAY 1: Arusha – Arusha National Park - Tarangire
In the morning depart Arusha for Arusha National Park game viewing. At first a few-hour walking safari, where you will join Giraffes, Buffalos, Zebras, various antelopes and fluffy-tailed Black and White Colobus Monkeys! After lunch a game drive to Momela Lakes full of Pink Flamingos and volcanic Ngurdoto Crater. In the afternoon transfer towards Tarangire National Park for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

Superb StarlingDAY 2: Tarangire – Lake Manyara
»Sunrise game drive« in Tarangire National Park, where thousands of animals migrate from Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River looking for water. And here, large families of Elephants can be seen all year round. After lunch a drive to the lush Lake Manyara National Park situated right under the Great Rift Valley for afternoon game drive. This »little park« provides home to a wide range of different animals but is famous for its unusual »tree-climbing Lions«, resting on Acacia branches six to seven meters above the ground! More than 400 species of birds have been recorded here as well! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

Lions resting on KopjesDAY 3: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast head off straight to the world’s most famous park, Serengeti National Park, a home to more than four million different animals and best known for its yearly »Great Migration«! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 4: Serengeti – Olduvai Gorge – Maasai Boma – Ngorongoro
GiraffeThe whole morning is spent in search for Lions, Spotted Hyenas, Leopards, Cheetahs, Servals, Caracals, Giraffes, Buffalos, Topis, Hartebeests, Waterbucks, Impalas, Reedbucks, Bushbucks, Kirk’s Dik-diks, Hippopotamus, Crocodiles, Warthogs and diverse birdlife around »Endless Plains«, as Serengeti was named by Maasai. After lunch, a drive to »the cradle of mankind« as Olduvai Gorge is also called, and a stop by a colourful Maasai tribe, who still live the same way as they have for centuries! Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

Pink Flamingos in the CraterDAY 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
After breakfast descend inside »the eight wonder of the world«, the Ngorongoro Crater abundant with wildlife and where you will have a chance to search for »the Big Five«. Picnic lunch. In the afternoon a drive back to Arusha.

End of tour!
 

 

 
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

On 1 January 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the rise of the 2006 price of Northern Circuit Express Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Serengeti National Park increased for 70%.
2) Ngorongoro Crater Fee quadrupled and only half-day crater tour is allowed.

In addition, on 1 July 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the additional rise of the 2006 price of all Northern Circuit Express Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park increased for 40%.
2) Camping Fees for Basic Campsites increased for 50% and 25% for Special Campsites.
3) Vehicle Fees in all National Parks doubled.

 
For all queries and quick price quotations about our Northern Circuit Express Luxury, Northern Circuit Express Lodge/Tented Camp and Northern Circuit Express Camping Safari Tours please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • All prices are quoted in US dollars (US$) per person.
  • The prices are inclusive of: park entrance fees, Lodge/Hotel/Camping costs, full board/a cook (three meals per day while on tour), rescue fees, transfers, English speaking guide, 4x4 vehicle, camping equipment if applicable (tents, matresses, sleeping bags, pillows, table and chairs), unlimited game viewing within park opening hours.
  • The prices are exclusive of: items of personal nature (e.g. toiletries, phone calls, souvenirs, bottled water, beverages etc.), medical and personal insurance, accommodation and meals before/after the tour, tipping to the crew.
  • In Ngorongoro Conservation Area a stop-by at Olduvai Gorge and/or Maasai Boma is optional and not included in the price of the tour.
  • Additional AAR Action - Emergency Rescue & Evacuation Insurance (also called AAR Tourist Cover) can be obtained in our office for only 1 USD per day!
  • Please read our Terms and Conditions.
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