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Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro

8-Day Northern Tanzania Safari

Visit Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro on one eight-day northern Tanzania route.

Safari Overview

Trip Length

8 days

Travel Style

Private safari

This eight-day northern Tanzania safari visits Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater before finishing with three nights in the Serengeti. Starting the Serengeti stay later in the trip gives you two full days there, without a lodge move in the middle.

The sample route ends with a flight from Seronera to Arusha, followed by your onward airport transfer. That avoids retracing the long road from the Serengeti on departure day. The flight and your international connection need to be checked together; an extra night in Arusha can be added if the timings do not fit.

Route Highlights

Tarangire overnight • Ngorongoro Crater • Three nights in central Serengeti • Planned return flight to Arusha
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Indicative guide price. Your dates, group size and selected stays determine the final quotation.

Plan This Journey

Your interests. Your companions. Your pace. We’ll shape the details together.

Your Journey

Your safari, day by day.

Open a day to explore the route, accommodation and meals.

Day 01
Kilimanjaro Airport → Arusha

Arrive in Tanzania and settle into Arusha

The green Ngurdoto Crater in Arusha National Park
Your driver meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and takes you to Arusha. Leave time to unpack, rest and go through the route with your guide. There is no game drive today, so you can recover from the flight before the safari begins.

Your Stay

Arusha Planet Lodge
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Lunch, Dinner
Day 02
Arusha → Tarangire National Park

Enter Tarangire National Park

An elephant photographed in Tarangire National Park
Leave Arusha after breakfast and travel to Tarangire. Begin the game drive once you enter the park, stopping where your guide finds wildlife. Carry a picnic lunch to avoid breaking the day with a long return drive. Continue to camp inside the park, where dinner and your first night in the bush are planned.

Your Stay

Tarangire Kati Kati Tented Camp
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03
Tarangire → Karatu

Explore Tarangire and continue to Karatu

An elephant photographed in Tarangire National Park
Have breakfast and take another morning game drive in Tarangire. There is time to revisit a promising area or explore different tracks before you leave. After lunch, continue towards the Karatu highlands. Settle into your lodge and rest before the crater outing tomorrow.

Your Stay

Ngorongoro Farm House
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04
Karatu → Ngorongoro Crater → Karatu

Game viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater

Wide green highland landscape in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Make an early start after breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro. Descend for a game drive on the crater floor, taking your packed lunch with you. Your guide chooses the day’s route around conditions and sightings. Return to Karatu in the afternoon and spend a second night at the same lodge.

Your Stay

Ngorongoro Farm House
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05
Karatu → Ngorongoro highlands → Central Serengeti

Make your way to central Serengeti

An acacia tree on the open plains of Serengeti National Park
Set off after breakfast for the long drive to the Serengeti. Take breaks along the way and eat a packed lunch during the journey. After entering the park, combine the drive towards camp with wildlife viewing. Arrive before dark and unpack for three nights, giving you time to settle into camp life.

Your Stay

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06
Central Serengeti

A full day on the Serengeti plains

An acacia tree on the open plains of Serengeti National Park
Start early and spend the day exploring with your guide. A packed lunch lets you stay out if the sightings are good, while a return to camp may suit a closer route. Look beyond the larger animals too: birds, smaller mammals and the changing landscape are part of the day. Dinner is back at camp.

Your Stay

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 07
Central Serengeti

Explore another part of the Serengeti

An acacia tree on the open plains of Serengeti National Park
Use your second full day to explore further or return to an area you enjoyed. Your guide adjusts the route to what is happening in the park, rather than repeating a fixed circuit. A balloon flight can be discussed as an optional extra, with advance booking. Otherwise, breakfast, a picnic lunch and dinner fit around the game drives.

Your Stay

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
Suggested overnight stay

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 08
Seronera Airstrip → Arusha → Kilimanjaro Airport

Fly to Arusha and continue home

The green Ngurdoto Crater in Arusha National Park
Have breakfast at camp and transfer to Seronera for the planned flight to Arusha. Meet your driver, take lunch and continue to Kilimanjaro Airport for your onward journey. We check the domestic and international flight timings before confirming this route. No overnight hotel stay is planned on this last day.

Your Stay

No overnight stay — departure day

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch

What’s Included

  • Guiding and transport as itemised in your final quotation
  • Accommodation and meals specified in the confirmed itinerary
  • Park fees and transfers where listed in your quotation

What’s Not Included

  • International flights, visa costs and travel insurance unless expressly quoted
  • Personal purchases and gratuities
  • Optional activities and supplements not itemised in your quotation

A Little More Detail

Your final quotation depends on travel dates, group size, accommodation availability, transport and confirmed inclusions. Single-room supplements, optional activities and international flights are additional unless expressly included. The proposed itinerary and named stays are subject to availability.

Destinations On This Journey

An acacia tree on the open plains of Serengeti National Park
Northern Tanzania

Serengeti

Give the Serengeti enough time. Staying in one area for a few nights lets you explore beyond the first game drive and enjoy the camp between outings.
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Wide green highland landscape in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Northern Tanzania

Ngorongoro

The Ngorongoro Crater brings a different setting to a northern safari. Pair the crater outing with time in the highlands instead of treating the whole region as a…
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The snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro above green foothills
Northern Tanzania

Kilimanjaro

Planning a Kilimanjaro climb means more than choosing a summit date. Route length, acclimatisation, equipment and support all shape the experience.
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An elephant photographed in Tarangire National Park
Northern Tanzania

Tarangire

Tarangire is more than a quick stop on the way to the Serengeti. An overnight stay makes room for an afternoon drive and another morning in the park.
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Giraffes Arusha Tanzania
Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park

A varied northern park where forest, crater scenery and open landscapes offer a gentler safari day.
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Activities Along Your Route

Hot-air balloon above the Serengeti plains
Early-Morning Outing
Wildlife

Balloon Safari

See the plains from a different perspective on a separately arranged early-morning balloon safari.
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Giraffes Arusha Tanzania
A Few Hours Or A Tailored Walk
Walking & nature

Walking Safari

Explore tracks, plants and the smaller details of the bush on a guided walk in an approved area.
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Mount Kilimanjaro summit above the clouds
Half-Day Walks To Multi-Day Routes
Mountains

Hiking & Trekking

Choose a forest walk, mountain hike or longer trekking route that fits the time and challenge you want.
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Lake Manyara National Park — Tanzania
A Few Hours Or A Tailored Visit
Culture

Cultural Tours

Make space for locally hosted stories, skills and everyday life, with visits arranged respectfully.
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park — Tanzania
Half Or Full Day
Walking & nature

Waterfall Visits

Take a break from the safari vehicle with a guided walk towards forest scenery and a waterfall.
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Photographic Safari — View 1
A Tailored Outing Or Safari Journey
Wildlife

Photographic Safari

Shape the pace, light and time in the field around the photographs you want to make.
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Stays On This Journey

Arusha Planet Lodge — View 1
Arusha · Moshono

Arusha Planet Lodge

Lodge

A garden lodge in Arusha, used here for the first night before heading into the parks. The grounds give you somewhere to settle after the flight, with a restaurant…

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Tents and campfire at Tarangire Kati Kati Tented Camp
Tarangire National Park · Silale area

Tarangire Kati Kati Tented Camp

Tented Camp

A mobile tented camp inside Tarangire National Park near the Silale Swamp area. It keeps you in the park overnight, ready for a morning game drive without first…

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Ngorongoro Farm House — official property photograph
Karatu · Ngorongoro highlands

Ngorongoro Farm House

Lodge

A lodge on a working coffee farm near Karatu, used in these routes before and after the Ngorongoro Crater visit. Chalet-style rooms sit around the gardens and…

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Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp — official property photograph
Central Serengeti

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

Tented Camp

A mobile tented camp in central Serengeti, used as a base for the game drives in these sample routes. Staying for two or three nights lets you explore without…

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