Tanzania Safari - The Northern Safari Circuit
Tanzania's Northern Circuit (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Serengeti) is renowned for some of the finest wildlife viewing throughout Africa, and safaris here are memorably rewarding. With the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and extensive parks and game reserves adjoining, this region has a natural abundance of wildlife, and protects the annual migration of millions of animals across these northern reaches. A Northern Tanzania safari provides some of the most exciting and varied wildlife viewing in Africa. How to do it depends on your personal preferences; this vast area may be explored by 4x4 or as a flying circuit, staying in elegant, stylish private camping concessions, mobile camping or permanent tented camps, or otherwise opting for lodge-based accommodation.
Tanzania Safari – Driving Safari in the North
At Tanzania Odyssey we specialise in arranging personalised Land Rover safaris through all of the regions of Northern Tanzania, in which you experience these stunning landscapes up close and personal, in the comfort of a private vehicle, with your own highly experienced and informative driver-guide. We strongly recommend that you take a private driving safari in the north, even if there are just two of you. Mobile Driving Safaris A standard mobile driving safari will include all the parks above in a circuit, which allows you to experience a range of landscapes and accommodation options, including some tented and some lodge nights. Most safaris and mountain-climbing expeditions in Northern Tanzania begin and end in Arusha, where many people chose to spend at least one night in the gloriously fertile hillsides around the town before taking to the road. Walking in the North With few exceptions, no walking is allowed in the northern parks and game viewing is by closed-sided vehicle. There are possibilities to walk in certain concession areas, such as around Klein’s Camp, outside the National Park boundaries and in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Crater Highlands.
Tanzania Safari - Flying Safari in the North If an extended driving safari is not going to work for you, then you may consider a Conservation Corporation flying circuit, visiting the CCA luxury lodges in this northern region; Klein's, Grumeti, Maji Moto, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. The minimum recommended time for this is 5 nights, although 6 to 8 are strongly recommended, spending the majority of time spent in the Serengeti. Tanzania Safari - Flying for the Best of the BestThere is also the option to fly to distant reaches for superlative safaris off the beaten track. Certain fantastic and distant camps are well worth flying to, notably Sayari, a permanent tented camp in the idyllically unspoilt region of the Lamai Wedge in Northern Serengeti. Otherwise, if you would like to track the path of the migration on a luxury mobile tented safari, it is often necessary to fly to a localised start point . Tanzania Safari - An Idea of Price in the North For a Northern circuit safari the differences of the safari experience are directly related to the cost and to the high standard of service provided. As an idea, a private Land Rover safari staying in the Serena lodges will cost around $500 per per person night, slightly more than a group minibus itinerary, however infinitely preferable! A Conservation Corporation flying safari will cost around $800 per person per night, staying in the very fine range of Conservation Corporation accommodation, which is mainly classic permanent tented camps, although Conservation Corporation are now also running a fine mobile tented camp in the Serengeti. Private mobile tented safaris are likely to cost more. Tanzania Safari: Where to Stay in the NorthThere are 3 major chains of hotels represented in the northern parks, the best are the Conservation Corporation lodges, then the Serena hotels and then the Sopa lodges, which are good but much older and lacking the style and panache of the other two.Luxury tented camping is about the same price as the luxury Serena hotel, due to the level of personal service and organisation required. Contact Us Please phone us to discuss with one of our consultants; a Tanzania Safari is always a complex matter to arrange and it really is worth spending the time to get it right, or, wherever possible, please come in and work through your options in person. Tel +44 (0) 20 7471 8780 or Email Us
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