9-Day Tanzania Northern Circuit Mid-Range Safari
Offered by - MERU SLOPES TOURS AND SAFARIS
Tour Features
The Northern Circuit of Tanzania safari provides an all-inclusive experience in the region's most renowned national parks and conservation zones. It is the perfect place for those who wish to witness and interact with magnificent animals. On your first day, you can take a city tour as an excursion; our guide will take you to the local markets, the famous Masai market, the Arusha Museum, and the Arusha Cultural Heritage Center. You will also have a chance to try the local foods.
Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Tanzania
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Day | Accommodation | Meals |
1 | Arusha Planet Lodge No images available | Lunch & Dinner Included |
2 | Farm of Dreams Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
3-5 | Central Serengeti Luxury Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
7 | Farm of Dreams Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
8 | Arusha Planet Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
9 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha AirpoOur driver guide will wait for you at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport to greet and warmly welcome you to Tanzania. Afterward, he will transport you to Arusha, where you will relax at Planet Lodge and await the big reveal tomorrow.
Main Destination: Arusha
Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner Included
- Day 2 - Tarangire National ParkYou will meet our representative after breakfast in the morning, and they will give you an overview of your Tanzanian safari. After that, you will travel to Tarangire National Park. With a total area of over 2,600 square kilometers (1,000 square miles), Tarangire National Park is the sixth-largest national park in Tanzania. Vast herds of elephants, baobab trees, and tree-climbing pythons are the main draws of Tarangire. After lunch at the lodge, you will go on a game drive in the afternoon. Savor the first day of your wildlife excursion. You return to the lodge later in the evening.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Tarangire to Serengeti National ParkAfter breakfast, drive through the Olduvai Gorge and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area on your way to Serengeti National Park. The park is 14,763 square kilometers (5,700 square miles) and includes rivers, trine forests, woodlands, grasslands, plains, and savannahs. The park is located in the north of the nation, contiguous with the Masai Mara National Reserve on the borders of Tanzania and Kenya. We will take a game drive through the Serengeti Central Areas once we reach Serengeti National Park. Then, we will drive to Central Serengeti Luxury Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Serengeti National ParkAfter spending the entire morning seeing wildlife on the vast plains of the Serengeti, we will have lunch at a picnic area inside the park around 1:30pm. We will then carry on with our game drive until nightfall. Most people are familiar with the Serengeti because of the yearly migration that crosses the vast savannah grasslands. Thousands upon thousands of animals, mostly wildebeest, as far as the eye can see, make for an amazing spectacle. In addition to the wildebeest, other notable inhabitants of the Serengeti are cheetahs, leopards, and lions, some of which stay on the central plain and migrate with the latter. We will return to Central Serengeti Luxury Camps for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Serengeti National ParkAfter spending the entire morning seeing wildlife on the vast plains of the Serengeti, we will have lunch at a picnic area inside the park around 1:30pm. We will then carry on with our game drive until nightfall. Most people are familiar with the Serengeti because of the yearly migration that crosses the vast savannah grasslands. Thousands upon thousands of animals, mostly wildebeest, as far as the eye can see, make for an amazing spectacle. In addition to the wildebeest, other notable inhabitants of the Serengeti are cheetahs, leopards, and lions, some of which stay on the central plain and migrate with the latter. We will return to Central Serengeti Luxury Camps for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - Ngorongoro CraterAfter breakfast at 5:50am, we depart at 6:00am for a six to seven-hour game drive in the crater. On the crater floor, we will encounter the community of people living in this World Heritage Site and enjoy a picnic lunch. All year long, the Ngorongoro Crater offers fantastic game viewing. Because there is always plenty of grazing and water available, the wildlife in this area has a permanent population. Drive back to Farm of Dreams Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - Lake Manyara National ParkTanzania's Lake Manyara is a freshwater lake. Thousands of bird species call Lake Manyara home at different times of the year. The flamingoes surround the lakeshore to form a shimmering pink zone. Ostriches, egrets, herons, pelicans, and storks are among the other birds seen here. It is the park's most noticeable landscape! Depending on how long we have to spend in Lake Manyara National Park, we will go on a full-day game drive. We will make our way to Arusha Planet Lodge in the evening to have dinner and spend the night there.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha AirportAfter breakfast at the lodge, we will leave for Arusha because this will be your last day in Tanzania. From there, we will transport you to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport per your flight schedule so you can catch your flight home.
Main Destination: Arusha
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Apr 26, 2025 - Apr 26, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.
Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.
Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Offered By

MERU SLOPES TOURS AND SAFARIS


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