6 Days Northern Circuit Safari – Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
The complete northern Tanzania wildlife experience covering three of East Africa's greatest parks — Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater.
About this Safari
The Northern Circuit Safari is Tanzania's most comprehensive wildlife loop and the gold standard for first-time visitors who want to experience everything. Beginning in Tarangire — a park celebrated for its elephant herds and ancient baobab landscape — the route crosses the Ngorongoro Conservation Area's scenic highlands before entering the Serengeti, where two full days give you maximum chances of witnessing lion hunts, cheetah sprints, and the spectacle of the Great Migration depending on season. The journey culminates in a full crater descent into Ngorongoro, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. Six days is the ideal duration for this loop, giving each ecosystem the time it deserves.
A 6-day safari covering Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater is the complete northern Tanzania wildlife experience. You start in Tarangire with elephants and baobab scenery, head through the Ngorongoro highlands to the Serengeti's endless plains, then finish with a descent into the iconic Ngorongoro Crater.
Highlights
- ✦All transfers (airport and inter-park)
- ✦Professional English-speaking guide
- ✦Private 4x4 safari vehicle
- ✦All national park and conservation area fees
Meals & Dining
Where You'll Stay
Photo Gallery
What's Included
- All transfers (airport and inter-park)
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle
- All national park and conservation area fees
- Accommodation as specified
- All meals and drinking water
Not Included
- International flights, visa fees, and travel insurance
- Personal expenses (drinks, laundry, souvenirs)
- Tips for guides and lodge/camp staff (optional)
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Arusha → Tarangire (1 night) → Serengeti (2 nights) → Ngorongoro → Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
We pick you up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to your hotel in Arusha. Rest and prepare for six days of adventure.
Activities
- • Airport pickup
- • Hotel check-in
- • Welcome briefing
- • Dinner
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Depart at 8:30 AM for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch. Spend the full day on game drive exploring Tanzania's third-largest park, famous for its massive elephant herds, baobab trees, lions, leopards, giraffes, and over 550 bird species.
Activities
- • Drive to Tarangire
- • Full-day game drive
- • Elephant herd encounters
- • Baobab landscape exploration
- • Evening sundowner
Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
Early morning departure from Tarangire, driving through the scenic Ngorongoro highlands and enjoying wildlife sightings along the way before descending onto the Serengeti plains. Afternoon game drive upon arrival.
Activities
- • Drive through Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- • Wildlife sightings en route
- • Enter Serengeti National Park
- • Afternoon game drive
- • Camp dinner
Full Day Serengeti National Park
A full-day Serengeti game drive starting early when animals are most active. Search for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, and leopards across the open plains. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park then continue exploring different sections of the Serengeti.
Activities
- • Early morning predator tracking
- • Morning game drive across open plains
- • Picnic lunch in the Serengeti
- • Afternoon game drive
- • Sunset at camp
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Spend the morning on a final Serengeti game drive, then around midday depart toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Stop for a picnic lunch along the way and check in at your lodge on the crater rim by evening.
Activities
- • Morning game drive
- • Drive to Ngorongoro
- • Picnic lunch en route
- • Check-in at rim lodge
- • Dinner with crater views
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive and Departure
Early breakfast then descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a memorable game drive. The crater floor hosts lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, flamingos at Lake Magadi, and the rare black rhino. After the game drive, ascend and drive back to Arusha for departure.
Activities
- • Dawn crater descent
- • Big Five game drive
- • Flamingo spotting at Lake Magadi
- • Black rhino search
- • Crater ascent
- • Return to Arusha
- • Departure transfer