Experience
The northern circuit, done properly, on a mid-range budget
Affordable and rushed are not the same thing. These are the departures that keep the time in the parks and save the money elsewhere.
What we cut, and what we do not
We save on accommodation — comfortable tented camps and lodges outside the park gates rather than inside them. We do not save on days in the park, on the vehicle, or on the guide. A cheaper camp costs you nothing at 6am when you are already out on the plains.
What a classic departure includes
A private pop-top 4x4 with a guaranteed window seat, a professional guide, all park and conservation fees, accommodation and meals as listed, and drinking water throughout.
Who it suits
First-time visitors, families, and anyone who would rather spend nine days out here than six in a nicer bed.
Departures
Classic Safaris
3 days · 2 nights
3-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari
Serengeti · Ngorongoro
The shortest itinerary that actually reaches the Serengeti instead of spending itself on the road. Two nights out, one full day on the plains, and the…
4 days · 3 nights
4-Day Tarangire, Manyara & Ngorongoro Safari
Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Ngorongoro
The northern circuit without the Serengeti drive. Elephants in Tarangire, the groundwater forest at Manyara, and a full morning on the crater floor.…
5 days · 4 nights
5-Day Northern Circuit Safari
Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
Tarangire, two nights in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. The point of the fifth day is that you stop packing every morning.…
6 days · 5 nights
6-Day Serengeti Migration Safari
Serengeti · Ngorongoro
Six days weighted toward the Serengeti, with the camp chosen for the month you travel rather than for the brochure.…
7 days · 6 nights
7-Day Classic Northern Circuit Safari
Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Serengeti
All four northern parks with enough time in each to be worth stopping. Three nights in the Serengeti, a full crater morning, and no day that is only d…
8 days · 7 nights
8-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari
Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Serengeti
The classic seven with an extra Serengeti night, reaching further into the park than a shorter trip can justify.…
9 days · 8 nights
9-Day Ndutu Calving Season Safari
Ndutu · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
Nine days on the southern short-grass plains during the calving, when roughly half a million wildebeest are born in a few weeks and every predator in …
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