Giraffes at Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Serengeti & Iconic Northern Tanzania Safari for First Timers

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Customizable Itinerary

This is a sample itinerary to inspire a personalized trip designed with your travel specialist

Countries Visited

Tanzania

Places Visited

Karatu, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area...

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Suggested Duration

9 Days

Tanzania's Northern Circuit takes you on an evocative 9-day safari journey with a classic route to blend the landscapes and habitats to reveal an inspiring ode to nature's ancient realm. This luxury itinerary reveals all, with four days in three diverse parks, before four days of thrilling encounters in the Serengeti. On a private safari, follow Tanzania's iconic route and culminate with the vivid drama of the great wildebeest migration.

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Trip Highlights

  • Explore the fabled grass plains of the Serengeti with four days of a safari through the wilderness
  • Discover some of the millions of mammals that reside in the Serengeti and surround yourself with astonishing predatory scenes
  • Take a walking safari through Tarangire, a national park that's filled with giant elephant herds and a great array of ungulates
  • Enter the surreal world of Ngorongoro Crater, a small haven where you can see the Big Five in a single drive
  • Celebrate the diversity of the landscape by enjoying a range of accommodation including lodges, permanent camps, and a mobile tented camp
  • Start the safari with a day in Lake Manyara, a peaceful utopia of tree-climbing lions, hippos, baboons, and an array of antelopes

Starting Price

$6,300 per person (excluding international flights)

Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.

What's Included

  • Accommodations
  • In-country transportation
  • Some or all activities and tours
  • Expert trip planning
  • 24x7 support during your trip

Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.

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