The classic short northern circuit
Per person, 2 adults sharing, mid-range accommodation, peak-season park fees.
The classic combination of Tarangire, a night in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater in four days.
Start in Tarangire, cross the highlands to the central Serengeti, return to a coffee-farm lodge in Karatu and finish with the crater.
Elephants · Baobab woodland · Lions · Giraffes · Leopards · Cheetahs · Hippos · Black rhino (rare) · Buffalo · Flamingos (seasonal)
Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.
Shown at the Mid-range level. Select a day to highlight it on the map.
Morning pick-up from your Arusha hotel (or Kilimanjaro Airport by arrangement). Explore Tarangire, a park of baobabs, acacia and seasonal swamps that holds some of the north's largest elephant herds. Overnight at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Hhando Coffee Lodge
Mid-range · Farm lodge · Near Karatu
Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the central Serengeti. Game drives in the central Serengeti around the Seronera River, an area known for resident lions and leopards. Overnight at Serengeti Classic View Camp.
Serengeti Classic View Camp
Mid-range · Tented camp · Central Serengeti NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the central Serengeti. A day on the central Serengeti plains and kopjes, with your guide choosing the route according to recent sightings. Overnight at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Hhando Coffee Lodge
Mid-range · Farm lodge · Near Karatu
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Crater. Drive down the crater wall early to make the most of the permitted time on the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Return to Arusha in the afternoon for your onward journey, or transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport. End of services.
Breakfast, Lunch · End of services
Leaflet map with OpenStreetMap data. Road lines follow OpenStreetMap routing where available; anything else is drawn dashed and labelled as a straight line. Lodges are plotted only when their coordinates are verified.
Mid-range: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.
Near Karatu
Mid-range · Farm lodge · 2 nights (days 1, 3)
Central Serengeti NP
Mid-range · Tented camp · 1 night (day 2)
Prices depend on the travel dates, the number of travellers sharing the vehicle, children’s ages and the accommodation level. Adjust the estimator to see an indicative price; your consultant confirms the final price with lodge availability.
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