Overview
As you embark on a 5 days safari Northern Circuit, you will be blown away by the incredible adventures. From Arusha on arrival visit the Serengeti National Park, Africa’s greatest wildlife destination. An adventure awaits you at the Ngorongoro crater after your Serengeti exploration. We care to give you an action-packed safari adventure in Tanzania’s unmatched wilderness destinations.
DAY 1: Arrival day and welcome to Tanzania
Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your Kilifaith Adventures driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania’s self-styled safari capital. On your journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today, if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning. Overnight at Pazuri Inn Hotel.
DAY 2: Journey Arusha to Serengeti National Park
Your seven-hour journey takes us westwards from Arusha, heading for Serengeti. Along the route, your eyes will be opened to all the colors and character of Tanzania, perhaps some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures. You’ll get to know your driver-guide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. After your long journey, you will enjoy your lunch, before embarking on your afternoon game drive. Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge.
DAY 3: Safari in Serengeti National Park
Today is a full day of discovery, a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the central Serengeti. The Seronera River weaves its way through this area, providing water for all species of wildlife. You will also see the distinctive rocky outcrops and the famous kopjes that characterize the Serengeti landscape. Lunch will be an unforgettable experience, enjoyed in the middle of the bush. Everything here varies with the seasons. However, May, November, and December migrating herds join the already rich population of resident animals that live here year-round. In the rainy season, the landscape turns black with hundreds of thousands of wildebeest – a simply incredible sight. After a day of thrilling game drives, your driver will return you safely for another relaxing night at your Serengeti accommodation. Drink, relax, dine, and sleep, all out in the wilderness of Serengeti. Overnight Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge.
DAY 4: Journey Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After a morning game drive and lunch, this afternoon we will head southeast towards Ngorongoro, a distance of 145 km which will take you around 3½ hours. With its informative visitor center, the Seronera area of central Serengeti is the national park’s most popular area. It is very popular with several wildlife. The Seronera River enjoys year-round water flow, so there is always something of interest to observe. Several game drives can be undertaken here and might reveal lions in sizeable pride, hippos, or herds of elephants whose populations in the park have risen in recent times. Depending on other attractions, you may choose to call in at the Serengeti Visitor Centre, where there is an excellent explanation of the park’s ecosystem and a chance to understand the history of conservation in this area. In particular, you will find out about the work of Bernhard Grzimek and the Frankfurt Zoological Society who had the foresighted vision of preserving the Serengeti’s eco-system. Even at the center, you may well find wildlife populations of hyrax and mongoose, and also many small bird species.
After lunch, you head southeast towards Ngorongoro. If it has not already struck you with its vastness, Serengeti’s endless plains will make a deep impression on you as you take the long, straight road that passes Simba Kopjes famous from ‘The Lion King’ to reach Naabi Hill Gate, close to the divide between Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Here you can gather information at the gate’s visitor center, clamber up the hill for superb views back over the plains, or look out for a colorful agama lizard among the rocks. Overnight Ngorongoro Wildlife Camp.
DAY 5: Journey to Ngorongoro Crater and safari
After your morning visit to the incomparable crater and then lunch, you will have a 4-hour journey, covering 250 km. From your accommodation, set off after breakfast, at 6 am departure to reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. On one side there’s the Lerai Forest, a classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them. The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories, 15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhinos. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Thomson’s gazelle, and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools and swampland and highland birdlife is colorful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor. Overnight at Pazuri Inn Hotel, this will depend on the flight schedule heading to Uganda for gorilla trekking.
TRIP INCLUDES
Transport
A 4×4 custom-built Toyota Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, opening sliding windows, seat belts, heavy-duty wheels, and extra fuel tanks. Refrigerator for soft drinks and snacks, one pair of binoculars per couple, and an eco-friendly trash bag. Wi-Fi on board during the safari, charging outlets type plug g for charging cameras and smartphones
Trip Crew
Professional English-speaking driver guide. A friendly expert in a wide variety of skills about the flora and fauna, Tanzania’s cultural, and natural history.
Arrival and Departure Transfer
To/From Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport
- One Arrival Transfer
- One departure Transfer
Accommodation:
TENTED LODGE
1 night in Arusha, 4 nights on Safari
1st night – Pazuri Inn Hotel
Half Board (Dinner and Breakfast)
2nd night – Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge
Full Board (Dinner, Breakfast, picnic lunch box)
3rd night – Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge
Full Board (Dinner, Breakfast, picnic lunch box)
4th night – Ngorongoro Wildlife Camp
Full Board (Dinner, Breakfast, picnic lunch box)
5th night – Pazuri Inn Hotel
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Photographic Safari:
Experience Wildlife with a 4X4 Safari Vehicle
Game drive in Serengeti National Park
Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
Park Entrance Fee:
Park fee for Serengeti National Park
Park fee for Ngorongoro Crater
Trip Excludes
Tipping
Tipping is of course discretionary, but is an expected part of how business is done in Tanzania. It counts as an expression of gratitude to those who – hopefully – have made your experience an unforgettable one and enables you to directly reward those people. Our passengers come from all around the world, with different cultural attitudes to tipping, but a tip is of great significance here in Tanzania and will be hugely appreciated by the recipient.
We know that the act of giving a tip can be a bit awkward and we would suggest that the best way to remove this ‘awkwardness’ is for each couple to put their tip anonymously into an envelope and for the envelopes to be presented by the couple to the staff member. As a guideline, you should consider tipping at the following levels.
Driver guide: $20 per day
For hotels/lodges/tented camps, please do not tip individual staff members, but instead use the Tip Box which you should find at the reception of your accommodation. For guidance, you should consider tipping between $5-7 per day, per guest, at each accommodation.
Balloon safari
Experience a 60 – 90 minute (depending on wind conditions) aerial adventure, followed by bush breakfast, and champagne.
Any changes are done by you.
The trip excludes changes done by you during the safari or before safari which deviates from the original program.
Post-night accommodation in Arusha
This Tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17:30hrs, you can only depart on this day if you have booked a Domestic flight which departs from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19:40hrs and onwards or an International Flight which departs at 21:00hrs and onwards. Otherwise, you will need to book a post night Accommodation if you are departing with any earlier flight.
Visa
The trip costs exclude all visa costs including arrival visas and transit visas.
Entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Testing/screening on arrival. All passengers arriving in Tanzania will be required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate upon arrival. The test should be taken within 72 hours of arrival in Tanzania. All passengers traveling to Tanzania must complete an online Traveller’s Surveillance Form. This form must be submitted no more than 24 hours before arrival.
All passengers entering Tanzania will be subjected to enhanced screening for COVID-19 including a mandatory rapid test. The cost for rapid testing is 25 USD per traveller which can be paid for through the online Traveller Surveillance Form or in cash on arrival. The Government of Tanzania is also implementing temperature scanning for all international passengers arriving into Tanzania.
Medical Insurance:
The trip cost Excludes Medical Insurance which is mandatory.
Travel Insurance:
The trip cost Excludes Travel Insurance which is mandatory
Laundry Service:
If you are required to launder your clothes while on your safari, then you will need to pay an amount that the accommodation charges as per their rate sheet.
Drinks at the lodges/camps:
All kinds of soft drinks and hard drinks at the lodges/camps are not included.
Trip Duration
Please note that all our itineraries begin at Kilimanjaro International Airport, with an overnight hotel stay in Arusha included in the price. This means that where an itinerary is entitled, for example, 6 Days Simba Safari: Serengeti and Ngorongoro, then the arrival day and Arusha overnight stay will count as Day 1. This is simply because our visitors come from all over the world and the flights can arrive at any time of day. If you are already in Arusha before the start of the safari and do not need the Arusha overnight stay that we provide, please inform your Kilifaith Adventures consultant and we will remove the cost of the Arusha hotel from the tour price.
Back Pain
All visitors will spend some significant time in our comfortable vehicles on the rather rough roads of Tanzania. Anyone who is liable to back pain may experience severe discomfort and should satisfy themselves as to the suitability of a safari (and take medical advice if appropriate) before booking.
Visitors with Limited Mobility
Please note that our itineraries are not suitable for those with limited mobility or who are physically disabled. Our vehicles are not capable of being adapted to accommodate those people, unfortunately.
TENTED LODGE ACCOMMODATIONS
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