This 9-day private fly-in safari offers an efficient, high-end experience of Tanzania’s Northern Circuit, featuring the Great Migration in the Serengeti and Big Five sightings in the Ngorongoro Crater. The itinerary maximizes game-viewing time by replacing long drives with scenic flights between Arusha, the Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire National Park.
This 9 days safari will take you through the highlights of northern Tanzania, beginning with arrival in Arusha. Upon arrival, meet your private guide. Then transfer to a luxury lodge near Mount Meru. Here, you can relax after your international flight.
In the evening, enjoy dinner at the lodge. Afterward, attend a brief safari introduction. Learn about your Big Five and Great Migration adventure ahead.
After breakfast, fly into Serengeti National Park, enjoying aerial views of vast plains and wildlife. On arrival in the northern Serengeti, meet your guide for a game drive en route to your luxury camp.
Explore the Great Migration area, famous for river crossings and predator action, before settling into your tented camp for the night.
Spend another full day in the Serengeti National Park following migrating herds and observing new wildlife encounters. Each day offers unique sightings across the plains.
Choose a full-day game drive with a bush picnic or relax at camp between excursions. End the day as sunset lights up the savannah, creating unforgettable safari moments.
Depart the northern Serengeti National Park with a scenic game drive toward Seronera in central Serengeti. Enjoy wildlife sightings of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, and predators along the way.
In Seronera, explore predator-rich areas and iconic kopjes. End with a sunset game drive before heading to your lodge or camp to relax in the wilderness.
Explore the central Serengeti National Park with excellent wildlife viewing, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs across the plains. Optional sunrise hot air balloon safari offers stunning aerial views. End the day with sundowners and fine dining under the African sky.
After breakfast, depart for the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Descend to the crater floor for a game drive in this unique ecosystem with rich wildlife. Spot the Big Five, including black rhino, amid lakes and forests. In the afternoon, ascend to your lodge on the crater rim for stunning sunset views.
This is the final day of your unforgettable family luxury safari. First, enjoy a morning game drive in Tarangire National Park. Spot elephants, giraffes, and antelopes along the Tarangire River. Afterward, enjoy brunch in the park. Then return to Arusha for your onward flight. Finally, your safari ends with unforgettable wildlife and landscape memories.
Our trips are unashamedly high-end but always deliver excellent value for money. Our guide price covers the majority of trip costs upfront, on a per person basis, including all transfers.
A fly-in safari replaces long, bumpy road transfers with short, scenic flights. This maximizes your time spent on game drives and allows you to access remote areas of the Serengeti quickly
For river crossings, visit between July and October. For the calving season (thousands of babies being born), the best time is January to March in the Southern Serengeti
The Big Five includes the Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, and Rhinoceros. This 9-day itinerary specifically targets the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti, where sightings of all five are most likely.
It is a safari where you travel between national parks via small aircraft instead of driving, saving hours of travel time and providing scenic aerial views of the landscape.
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