A day hike on Kilimanjaro, then Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater on Tanzania's classic northern circuit.
This journey gives you a taste of the mountain and the whole of Tanzania’s northern circuit. You spend a day walking on the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro, then drive to Tarangire, fly to the Serengeti and end with a morning in the Ngorongoro Crater.
It is ideal for a first safari in Tanzania, and each lodge on the route is one of our favourites.
Tanzania
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Balanced, fitness: moderate.
Met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and driven to Arusha Coffee Lodge.
Overnight
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Drive to Marangu Gate and walk through the rainforest toward Mandara Hut with a mountain guide, looking for colobus monkeys. On the way back, visit a Chagga coffee farm.
Overnight
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Drive to Tarangire for an afternoon among the elephants and baobabs.
Overnight
Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Fly from Kuro airstrip to Seronera and head out on a game drive among the kopjes for lion and leopard.
Overnight
Lemala Ewanjan (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
An intimate tented camp among the kopjes of the Seronera Valley.
A full day in the Serengeti, following the herds wherever they are, with an optional balloon flight at dawn.
Overnight
Lemala Ewanjan (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
An intimate tented camp among the kopjes of the Seronera Valley.
Game drive out of the Serengeti, past Olduvai Gorge and up into the Ngorongoro highlands.
Overnight
The Highlands (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Geodesic domes on the slopes of Olmoti Crater, with log burners and wide windows.
Descend into the crater at dawn for a morning on the floor, then drive back to Arusha for your flight.
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Lemala Ewanjan (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
An intimate tented camp among the kopjes of the Seronera Valley.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
The Highlands (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Geodesic domes on the slopes of Olmoti Crater, with log burners and wide windows.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb) | US$8,700 | US$7,150 | US$6,721 | US$6,721 | US$6,721 | US$6,721 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$7,840 | US$6,290 | US$5,913 | US$5,913 | US$5,913 | US$5,913 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year.
Best time for this trip Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat and good sunscreen. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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