Travel circuit · 6 regions
Northern Safari Circuit
Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti and the crater — the Tanzania of postcards.
The classic safari heartland: snow-capped Kilimanjaro, the endless Serengeti plains, the Ngorongoro Crater and the parks of the Arusha corridor, most within a day's drive of each other.
Best time to visit
June–October for dry-season game viewing and the Serengeti's river crossings; the green season (Nov–March) brings the calving and far fewer crowds.
Regions in Northern Safari Circuit
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Arusha
Tanzania's safari capital under the shadow of Mount Meru
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Kilimanjaro & Moshi
The trekking base for the roof of Africa's highest peak
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Lake Manyara & Tarangire
Baobab plains, giant elephant herds and tree-climbing lions
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Karatu
Coffee-farm gateway town at the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands
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Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed volcano cradling one of Africa's densest wildlife arenas
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Serengeti
Endless plains and the stage of the great wildebeest migration
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