This round trip on the northern safari route sometimes moves off the beaten track, but also shows you all the highlights of northern Tanzania.

Day 1 | Arrival Kilimanjaro/Arusha
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted and driven to your accommodation. Depending on the time, optional excursions in the area can be arranged. The Arusha National Park is very close by, as is Lake Duluti, where you can make beautiful boat trips.

Day 2 | Tarangire National Park
After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch and game drive until the afternoon. Tarangire is famous for its large herds of elephants and baobab trees. Especially in the dry season, thirsty antelopes and elephants can be seen migrating along the Tarangire River

Day 3 | Lake Natron above Engaruka
After breakfast, the journey continues west along the spectacular backdrop of the Ngorongoro Highlands to Lake Natron.

Day 4 | Lake Natron
After breakfast drive to Lake Natron, a somewhat surreal soda lake lying 610m below the African Rift Valley. Spectacular animal and bird watching are offered here. It is Tanzania’s only breeding area for millions of flamingos, which usually congregate here to breed between August and October. Late afternoon walk to the falls with the opportunity to swim.

Day 5 | Lake Natron – North Serengeti or Taasa Conservancy
After breakfast you continue west through a very beautiful and varied landscape to the Taasa Conservancy, which borders the Serengeti National Park or into the Serengeti National Park.

Day 6 | Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, start exploring Serengeti National Park. On a first game drive to the camp you will already experience the incomparable charm of this unique wilderness with its enormous animal wealth.

Day 7 | Serengeti National Park
Discover the endless plains of the Serengeti on a full day excursion or opt for two morning and afternoon game drives with camp lunch. The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest and most diverse in the world and at its heart fantastic wildlife viewing is possible all year round.

Day 8 | Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast departure towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch en route. The Ngorongoro Crater has the world’s largest caldera with a depth of 600 m and an extension of 250 km².

Day 9 | Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After breakfast you will experience a game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is a spectacular setting for approximately 20,000 wildlife. Also unique in this area are the approximately 60,000 Maasai who are allowed to live with their sheep, goats and cows alongside all the wild animals in this natural environment.

Day 10 | Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, embark on a half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. The park is enclosed by the African Rift Valley, a thin belt of green forest bordered by 600 m high red and brown rocks and Lake Manyara Soda, which gives the park its name. Lake Manyara is famous for its almost 400 species of birds and its tree lions, which you can see if you are lucky. After lunch drive back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport.