Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, with a flight home from the plains and an optional balloon.
This is the full northern circuit at an easy pace. You travel by road through Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro, and then spend two nights in the Serengeti, with an optional dawn balloon ride over the plains, and fly back to Arusha.
It is the route we recommend to most first-time visitors to Tanzania, because each stop is different and the pace allows time for each.
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.
Drive south-west from Arusha to Tarangire National Park and settle in at Tarangire Treetops. After lunch take a game drive along the Tarangire River.
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Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Spend the day on game drives with your guide, with long stops with the elephant herds and at the swamps for buffalo, giraffe and birds.
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Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Drive to Lake Manyara and &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, with an afternoon game drive in the forest and along the lake shore.
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&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten treehouses in a mahogany forest, the only lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park.
Climb the escarpment to The Highlands, above Ngorongoro Crater, with time in the afternoon to walk, rest or visit a Maasai village with a local guide.
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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 600 metres to the crater floor for a morning game drive, then drive on to the Serengeti, with a stop at Olduvai Gorge, to Four Seasons Safari Lodge, arriving in the evening.
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Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
Take an optional dawn balloon ride over the plains and a champagne breakfast, then spend the day on game drives with your guide.
Overnight
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
Take a last early game drive, then breakfast and the flight back to Arusha, landing by midday.
Tarangire Treetops (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Treehouse rooms built around ancient baobab and marula trees.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten treehouses in a mahogany forest, the only lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park.
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
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Rooms and villas around a waterhole in the central Serengeti, with an infinity pool elephants drink from.
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, Jan to Feb) | US$9,690 | US$8,210 | US$7,717 | US$7,717 | US$7,717 | US$7,717 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov to Dec) | US$8,500 | US$7,200 | US$6,768 | US$6,768 | US$6,768 | US$6,768 | 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. The balloon ride is optional and not included. The flight depends on the airline schedule and will be confirmed when you enquire.
Best time for this trip Jan to Feb, Jun to Oct
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat, good sunscreen and insect repellent. Binoculars are provided in the vehicle, but bring your own if you are a keen birder or photographer. 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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