gtreat migration & beach safari:
short but sweet
You only have little time; however, it is now or never, and you want to experience tanzania’s nature at its best. A north circuit visit is the perfect getaway.
the unforgetable tanzania north-circuit Safari
The time needed for a typical Tanzania safari is anywhere from 7 days up to 14 days in total. This should give you enough time to travel, get settled in your accommodation, view unique wildlife species, and enjoy some specialised activities like hot air balloon rides or scuba diving.
The Southern Tanzania Safari Circuit includes Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Mahale National Park, Katavi National Park, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve.
breathtaking safari
Kenya Wildlife safari Activities
Northern And Southern Tanzania Safaris
In the North, you will need about 8 days to visit all the parks, since there are 5 of them and they’re relatively close to each other. In the South, you’ll ideally go for 8-12 days, as there are 8 national parks in total that you can visit and they’re more spread out than the Northern Circuit parks.
A Western Tanzania Safari
In the West, you’ll likely spend 12-14 days on a Tanzania safari. This is because specialised safaris like tracking chimpanzees in Gombe and Mahale might take more than a day. Plus, the nature there is out of this world, so you might want to enjoy it whilst you are there. As those six national park are in some of the most remote and exclusive locations in East Africa, this type of Tanzania safari will probably be an only once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you.
Northern Circuit Parks
The most notable national parks in the Northern Circuit are Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara. Northern parks are by far the most popular due to Serengeti’s fame and the Wildebeest Migration that takes place there.
These northern parks are also popular in terms of logistics – these parks (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara) are very easily accessed from Arusha and Kilimanjaro Airports. The whole journey from those airports to each park might be about 2-3 hours in total.
This tour is designed to make sure that your holiday in Tanzania is not only exciting, but also affordable—nothing is left to chance. From the wilderness to the white sandy beaches in Zanzibar, you’ll get the best of both worlds. We can customize a trip for you and your travel partners if you are interested. We welcome small groups, couples, families, as well as honeymooners.
Northern Circuit Safari Itinerary
My Long neck beautiful Sunset
The Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit includes Arusha National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater National Park and.
Day 1: Arusha
Jambo and welcome to East Africa! This morning you meet up with your Safari Vehicle in Tanzania’s Town of Arusha where your Tanzania Private Safari begins. Departing from Arusha Airport and drive to Arusha National Park on Tanzania’s Northern Safari Circuit.
Arusha National Park covers Mount Meru, a prominent volcano with an elevation of 4566 m, in the Arusha Region of north eastern Tanzania. The park is small but varied with spectacular landscapes in three distinct areas. In the west, the Meru Crater funnels the Jekukumia River; the peak of Mount Meru lies on its rim. Ngurdoto Crater in the south-east is grassland. The shallow alkaline Momella Lakes in the north-east have varying algal colours and are known for their wading birds.
common animals include giraffe, Cape buffalo, zebra, warthog, the black-and-white colobus monkey, the blue monkey, flamingo, elephant, bushbuck and many other African animals. Leopard populations are present, but rarely seen.
Impala – Try to catch me you Predator
day 2: tarangire national park
We get up early on day two of our private safari and set off into the unspoiled bush in search of wild animals and birds. The whole day is dedicated to 4×4 game drives in Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania‘s Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season. The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas. The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. Visitors to the park in the June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of thousands of zebra, wildebeest and cape buffalo. Other common resident animals include waterbuck, giraffe, dik dik, impala, eland, Grant’s gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon. Predators in Tarangire include lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog.
At the end of an action-packed day of game viewing, we return to our comfortable lodge just outside of Tarangire National Park for a relaxing evening.
day 3-5 lake manyara national park
The next few days are set aside for exploring the spectacular landscapes of Lake Manyara National Park in search of wildlife and birds. 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 is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and 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. we escape the bustle and noise of modern life, tuning into the rhythms of the unspoiled African bush.
Animals include zebra, bushbuck, waterbuck, Grant’s gazelle, impala, Thomson’s gazelle, Cape buffalo, giraffe, hippopotamus, baboon, warthog, elephant, lion, leopard, African wild cat, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, serval, honey badger, African civet, genet (Genetta) species & several mongoose species. Cheetah and African golden cat are sighted occasionally.
For the next two nights, we stay at a fully-serviced mobile camp in the heart of Lake Manyara National Park, enjoying an authentic African safari experience in canvas tents.
My all-purpose Trunk
Mara-Serengeti – One of the world wonders
day 6-8: serengeti national park
“the great migration”
The name “Serengeti” is an approximation of the word siringet used by the Maasai people for the area, which means “the place where the land runs on forever”.
The Serengeti is well known for the largest annual animal migration in the world of over 1.5 million blue wildebeest and 250,000 zebra along with smaller herds of Thomson’s gazelle and eland. The national park is also home to the largest lion population in Africa. It is under threat from deforestation, population growth and ranching. spotted hyena, Black-backed jackal, African golden wolf, honey badger, striped hyena, caracal, serval, banded mongoose, and two species of otters. The African wild dog was reintroduced to the area in 2012 after disappearing in 1991. Serengeti has over 3,000 lions, African Leopard, over 5,000 bush Elephant, African Buffalo, over 70 Black Rhinocerous and Cheetah Other mammals include hippopotamus, common warthog, aardvark, aardwolf, African wildcat, African civet, common genet, zorilla, african striped weasel, bat-eared fox, ground pangolin, crested porcupine, three species of hyraxes and cape hare.[19] Primates such as yellow and olive baboons, patas monkeys, and vervet monkey, mantled guereza are also seen in the gallery forests of the Grumeti River.
Reptiles include Nile crocodile, leopard tortoise, serrated hinged terrapin, rainbow agama, Nile monitor, Jackson’s chameleon, African python, black mamba, black-necked spitting cobra, and puff adder.
More than 500 bird species can be seen such as Masai ostrich, secretarybird, kori bustards, helmeted guineafowls, Grey-breasted spurfowl, blacksmith lapwing, african collared dove, red-billed buffalo weaver, southern ground hornbill, crowned cranes, sacred ibis, cattle egrets, black herons, knob-billed ducks, saddle-billed storks, white stork, goliath herons, marabou storks, yellow-billed stork, spotted thick-knees, lesser flamingo, shoebills, abdim’s stork, hamerkops, hadada ibis, african fish eagles, pink-backed pelicans, tanzanian red-billed hornbill, martial eagles, egyptian geese, lovebirds, spur-winged geese, oxpeckers, and many species of vultures.
The great migration is the world’s longest overland migration. The complete migration route is around 800 km (500 mi). South of this migration route covers the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where around half a million Wildebeest are born between January and March. By March, at the beginning of the dry season, roughly 1.5 million and 250,000 zebras start to migrate heading north towards Maasai Mara in Kenya. Common eland, plains zebra, and Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest. In April and May, the migrating herds pass through the Western Corridor. To get to the Maasai Mara, the herds have to cross the Grumeti and Mara Rivers where around 3,000 crocodiles lie in wait. For every wildebeest captured by the crocodiles, 50 drown. When the dry season ends in late October, the migrating herds start to head back south. Around 250,000 wildebeests and 30,000 plains zebras die annually from drowning, predation, exhaustion, thirst, or disease
day 9: ngorongoro crater national park
The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The Pliocene Ngorongoro volcanic group consists of eight extinct shield volcanoes within the Eyasi half-graben, the eastern boundary marked by the Gregory Rift Western Escarpment. The Lake Eyasi escarpment bounds the half-graben on the southwest. Within the complex, five volcanoes are dome-shaped cones, while three have calderas. Ngorongoro Volcano (2.5–1.9 Ma) is primarily basaltic trachyandesite. The caldera is fed by the Munge and Oljoro Nyuki Rivers, while the Ngoitokitok hot springs feed into the Goringop swamp. Lake Magadi is a shallow (1.7 m) alkaline lake. Other volcanoes within the complex include Olmoti (2.01–1.79 Ma), Empakaai, Loolmalasin, Sadiman (3.7 Ma), Lemagrut, and Oldeani. The northwest portion of the conservation area consists of the Serengeti Plains, the Salei Plains, the Oldupai Gorge, and the Gol Mountains inselbergs. These inselbergs are part of the Mozambique Belt quartzite and mica schist about (800–500 Ma) in age.
Animals include Grant’s Zebra, Topi, crocodile, hippopotamus, Oribi, Black Rhiroceros, Thomson’s Gazelle, Cape Buffalo, East African Wild Dog, Eland, Wildebeest, African Leopard, Cheetah, waterbucks among others.
Jaw dropping scenery
Get your Self Souvenir and amazing photos
day 10: stone town zanzibar
Optional Beach Tour to Mafia Island & Zanzibar
You can add a beach holiday to Mafia Island and/or Zanzibar to this private Tanzania Safari at an additional cost. Contact us for details about these well-priced optional beach tours.
Stonetown zanzibar (Mji Mkongwe) (Swahili for “old town”), is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng’ambo, Swahili for ‘the other side’. Stone Town is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. Former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and flourishing centre of the spice trade as well as the slave trade in the 19th century, it retained its importance as the main city of Zanzibar during the period of the British protectorate.
The heart of Stone Town mostly consists of a maze of narrow alleys lined by houses, shops, bazaars and mosques. Since most streets are too narrow for cars, the town is crowded with bicycles and motorbikes. The seafront has wider streets and larger, more regularly placed buildings.
day 11-13: Zanzibar beach
Zanzibar means “land of the blacks”.
The people of Zanzibar are of diverse ethnic origins. The first permanent residents of Zanzibar seem to have been the ancestors of the Bantu Hadimu and Tumbatu, who began arriving from the African Great Lakes mainland around AD 1000. They belonged to various mainland ethnic groups and on Zanzibar, generally lived in small villages. They did not coalesce to form larger political units.
During Zanzibar’s brief period of independence in the early 1960s, the major political cleavage was between the Shirazi (Zanzibar Africans), who made up approximately 56% of the population, and the Zanzibar Arabs—the bulk of whom arrived from Oman in the 1800s—made up approximately 17%.[52][53] Today, Zanzibar is inhabited mostly by ethnic Swahili.[46] There are also a number of Arabs, as well as some ethnic Persian, Somalis, and Indian people.
Features found in Zanzibar are Zanzibar Red Colobus, Mangrove Swamps, Jozani Forest, Zanzibar Leopard, Zanzibar servaline genet, African palm civets.
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