Northern Circuit
Serengeti National Park
June to October
- •Great Migration
- •Big cats
- •Balloon safaris
Destinations
Tanzania Destinations
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar — the places that make a Tanzanian journey unforgettable.
Where to go
One country, many worlds
Northern circuit plains, volcanic craters, ancient baobab country, Africa's highest peak and Indian Ocean islands — all within one journey.
Northern Circuit
Serengeti National Park
Endless golden plains and the stage for the Great Migration.
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Northern Circuit
Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed volcanic caldera holding one of Africa's densest wildlife populations.
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Northern Circuit
Tarangire National Park
Ancient baobabs and Tanzania's greatest concentration of elephants.
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Indian Ocean Coast
Zanzibar
White sand, turquoise water and the spice-scented lanes of Stone Town.
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Kilimanjaro Region
Mount Kilimanjaro
The roof of Africa, climbed by trekkers from across the world.
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Northern Circuit
Lake Manyara
A soda lake framed by the Rift Valley escarpment and flamingo flocks.
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Northern Circuit
Arusha National Park
A compact park on the slopes of Mount Meru, ideal for walking safaris, canoeing and colobus monkeys.
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Northern Circuit
Lake Eyasi
A seasonal soda lake south of Ngorongoro, home to the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and Datoga blacksmiths.
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Northern Circuit
Lake Natron
A caustic soda lake beneath Ol Doinyo Lengai, the breeding ground for millions of lesser flamingos.
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Northern Circuit
Mkomazi National Park
A remote, rugged reserve on the Kenyan border, home to wild dogs, black rhino and sweeping views of the Usambara and Pare mountains.
ExploreWhen to travel
Best time to visit, park by park
Northern Circuit
Ngorongoro Crater
Year round
- •Big Five in one day
- •Black rhino
- •Maasai culture
Northern Circuit
Tarangire National Park
June to October
- •Elephant herds
- •Baobab landscapes
- •Tree-climbing pythons
Indian Ocean Coast
Zanzibar
June to March
- •Stone Town
- •Reef diving
- •Spice farms
Kilimanjaro Region
Mount Kilimanjaro
January to March, June to October
- •Uhuru Peak
- •Machame & Lemosho routes
- •Glacier views
Northern Circuit
Lake Manyara
June to October
- •Tree-climbing lions
- •Flamingos
- •Groundwater forest
Northern Circuit
Arusha National Park
June to October
- •Walking safaris
- •Canoeing on the Momela Lakes
- •Views of Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro
- •Black-and-white colobus monkeys
Northern Circuit
Lake Eyasi
June to October
- •Hadzabe hunter-gatherer experience
- •Datoga blacksmith and pastoralist villages
- •Sunrise bush walk
- •Rift Valley scenery and birdlife
Northern Circuit
Lake Natron
June to October
- •Millions of lesser flamingos
- •Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano climbs
- •Engare Sero waterfall walks
- •Remote Maasai country
Northern Circuit
Mkomazi National Park
June to October
- •African wild dog sightings
- •Black rhino sanctuary
- •Few other visitors
- •Oryx and gerenuk on arid plains
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