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Wildebeest herd crossing a river during the Great Migration in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Elephant beside a green tree in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania Two black rhinos grazing on the Ngorongoro Crater floor Climbers at sunrise above the clouds near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Max People : 6 per vehicle
  • Lake Manyara National Park , Serengeti National Park , Ngorongoro Crater

This small-group safari covers the popular Northern Circuit of Tanzania over eight days. You travel in a custom 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof and a maximum of six travellers, and every traveller has a window seat.

The route starts with an airport pick-up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and includes a cultural day at Chemka (Kikuletwa) Hot Springs, Lake Manyara National Park, two days in the Serengeti, a Maasai walking safari and a game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Meals and accommodation are included as listed below.

Departures run on request, with special offers for April and May. Call or WhatsApp us for dates.

Accommodation

DayOvernightMeals
Day 1Springlands Hotel, MoshiDinner
Day 2Springlands Hotel or MaasaiLand HotelBreakfast, lunch
Day 3Highview Hotel or Ngorongoro Safari LodgeBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4Ikoma Wild Camp, SerengetiBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5Serengeti Wildebeest Camp or Serengeti Safari LodgeBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6Ngorongoro Wild CampBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7Highview Hotel, KaratuBreakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8DepartureBreakfast

Good to know

  • Hotels are confirmed when you book and depend on availability for your dates.

Included and Excluded

  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure
  • 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Professional driver guide
  • Park entrance fees
  • Chemka Hot Springs and Rundugai cultural tour
  • Accommodation and meals as listed
  • Bottled water in the safari vehicle
  • International and local flights
  • Travel and health insurance
  • Tanzania entry visa
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Optional Maasai village and Olduvai Gorge visits
  • Ngorongoro Crater vehicle supplement fee

Highlights of the Safari

  • A window seat for every traveller, maximum 6 per vehicle
  • Swim in the warm natural pool at Chemka (Kikuletwa) Hot Springs
  • Lake Manyara, home of rare tree-climbing lions
  • Two days in the Serengeti, home of the Great Wildebeest Migration
  • Night game drive at Ikoma Wild Camp
  • Walking safari with a local Maasai guide in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor

Itinerary

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. After clearing customs, your Kasaje Tours Africa driver meets you with a sign showing your name and takes you to Springlands Hotel on the outskirts of Moshi.

  • Overnight: Springlands Hotel

Visit the Chemka (Kikuletwa) Hot Springs with experienced local guides and swim in a natural pool with a warm, strong current. Rundugai village has baobab trees, farmland irrigated by local springs, birdlife and monkeys. Learn about the Maasai way of life, traditional herbal medicine and midwifery, and taste local food and banana beer (mbege). On clear days you see Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.

  • Overnight: Springlands Hotel or MaasaiLand Hotel

Drive to Lake Manyara National Park, set below the steep Rift Valley escarpment. The park combines groundwater forest, acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta and the lake. Manyara is known for tree-climbing lions. Look for buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos and elephants, plus blue monkeys, vervet monkeys and olive baboons.

  • Overnight: Highview Hotel or Ngorongoro Safari Lodge

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park. “Serengeti” comes from the Maasai language and means “endless plains”. On the way you can visit a Maasai village or Olduvai Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humanity (optional, extra cost). Game drive on the way to camp, followed by a night game drive.

  • Overnight: Ikoma Wild Camp

A full day of game drives in the Serengeti, home of the Great Wildebeest Migration. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and antelope share the plains with lions and cheetahs, among the kopjes and acacia of the centre, the wooded hills of the north and the plains of the west.

  • Overnight: Serengeti Wildebeest Camp or Serengeti Safari Lodge

Early morning game drive, then transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. In the afternoon, walk with a local Maasai guide through the hills and plains of Maasai country, where herders and wildlife share the land.

  • Overnight: Ngorongoro Wild Camp

Descend to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater: 600 m deep, 16 km across and 265 km² in area. Around 20,000 large animals live here, including black rhino, lion, cheetah, eland, zebra and gazelle. Flamingos often feed at Makat soda lake. In the afternoon, drive to Karatu.

  • Overnight: Highview Hotel, Karatu

A morning at leisure, then transfer to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home.

Frequently Asked Questions

Call or WhatsApp us on +255 738 122 879, email info@kasajetoursafrica.com, or send the enquiry form on this page. We confirm availability and the price for your dates and group size.

It starts with a pick-up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and ends with a transfer to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Day 1: Springlands Hotel, Moshi; Day 2: Springlands Hotel or MaasaiLand Hotel; Day 3: Highview Hotel or Ngorongoro Safari Lodge; Day 4: Ikoma Wild Camp, Serengeti; Day 5: Serengeti Wildebeest Camp or Serengeti Safari Lodge; Day 6: Ngorongoro Wild Camp; Day 7: Highview Hotel, Karatu.

Airport transfers on arrival and departure, 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof, Professional driver guide, Park entrance fees, Chemka Hot Springs and Rundugai cultural tour, Accommodation and meals as listed, Bottled water in the safari vehicle.

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