Classic Northern Circuit — Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Serengeti
Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti
Cost
On request
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Safari itinerary
Honeymoon — Private Safari and the Indian Ocean
Duration
12 days
Group
Private departure
Pace
Relaxed
Best season
June – October, and December – February
Nothing on this itinerary is different in structure from a good private safari. What is different is the choosing. The camps are picked for the view from the bed and the distance to the next tent rather than the size of the dining room; one dinner is set up away from everyone else; and the coast is booked for long enough to actually stop.
Tell us it is a honeymoon and we will tell the camps. It changes how they look after you, and it costs nothing.
Parks visited
Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Zanzibar
Highlights
What makes this trip
- Private vehicle and your own guide throughout
- Balloon flight over the Serengeti at dawn
- One dinner set up away from the camp
- Four nights in the Serengeti
- Six nights on the coast, with the tide you asked for
Day by day
The itinerary
Met at Kilimanjaro International and driven into town. A quiet evening and an early night.
Overnight: Lodge in Arusha
Meals: D
Into the park by late morning and an afternoon along the river. A small camp with a view over the valley.
Overnight: Camp, Tarangire
Meals: B, L, D
A morning drive, then up to the highlands. Forest on the rim and a fire in the evening.
Overnight: Lodge on the crater rim
Meals: B, L, D
Down at first light for the morning on the floor, then on into the Serengeti in the afternoon.
Overnight: Camp, central Serengeti
Meals: B, L, D
Up before five for the balloon — an hour over the plains as the light comes, then champagne and breakfast under a tree. The afternoon is yours.
Overnight: Camp, central Serengeti
Meals: B, L, D
A full day with the vehicle to yourselves. Dinner set up away from camp, with a fire and no one else.
Overnight: Camp, central Serengeti
Meals: B, L, D
A last flexible day in the park — south, north, or exactly where you are, depending on what the morning offers.
Overnight: Camp, central Serengeti
Meals: B, L, D
A morning drive and the flight from Seronera to the island. Into Stone Town in the afternoon.
Overnight: Hotel, Stone Town
Meals: B, L
A guided walk in the morning and out to the beach after lunch. Nothing scheduled from here.
Overnight: Beach hotel, Zanzibar
Meals: B
Reef, dhow, spice farm, or a book and a chair. Whatever you want, arranged the evening before.
Overnight: Beach hotel, Zanzibar
Meals: B
The same, again, deliberately.
Overnight: Beach hotel, Zanzibar
Meals: B
A slow morning and the transfer to the airport.
Overnight: —
Meals: B
The price
What is and is not included
Included
- All park, crater and concession fees
- Private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and a window seat each
- Your own licensed guide throughout
- Accommodation on the stated basis
- All meals from lunch on day one
- Drinking water, coffee and tea in the vehicle
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Flying Doctors evacuation cover
- Internal flight from the Serengeti to Zanzibar
Not included
- International flights
- Tanzanian visa
- Travel and medical insurance
- Alcoholic drinks
- Tips for your guide and camp staff
- Balloon flights and other optional extras
- Laundry and personal items
Before you ask
Common questions
Yes, and we will keep it quiet from whoever needs it kept quiet from. Tell us what you have in mind and we will arrange it with the camp directly.
Yes, and it is the one optional extra we push. Book it as early as you can — the baskets fill months ahead in high season.
Of course. This is a starting shape, not a package. Most couples move a night or two one way or the other.
Enquire
Ask about this itinerary
Want it longer, shorter, in a different month, or at a different level of camp? Say so — we will price the version you actually want.
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