The Northern Circuit
Tarangire › Serengeti › Ngorongoro highlands › Ngorongoro Crater › Lake Manyara
From $3,250 mid-range$4,950 luxury
Trailheads Safaris · Arusha, Tanzania
Every park in Tanzania, by road, with your own guide.
Private land safaris from three to ten days: the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, the Great Migration and the wild south. Mid-range or luxury lodges, always your own vehicle.
- From
- $1,450
- Parks
- 9
- Vehicle
- Private 4×4
Safaris
Where most people start
Every safari is a starting point. We change the parks, nights and lodges around your dates.
The Great Migration
Where are the herds?
Well over a million wildebeest circle the Serengeti every year. We base you wherever they are in the month you travel.
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January
Southern plains (Ndutu)
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February
Southern plains (Ndutu)
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March
Southern plains (Ndutu)
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April
Southern plains (Ndutu) → Central Serengeti
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May
Central Serengeti → Western corridor
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June
Western corridor
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July
Western corridor → Northern Serengeti
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August
Northern Serengeti
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September
Northern Serengeti
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October
Northern Serengeti
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November
Northern Serengeti → Central Serengeti
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December
Central Serengeti → Southern plains (Ndutu)
Parks
Nine parks, one planner
From the Serengeti to Ruaha. What each park is best for, and when to go.
Serengeti National Park
The endless plains, the big cats and the Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed volcano full of animals, and the best place for black rhino.
Tarangire National Park
Baobabs, big elephant herds and the Tarangire River.
Lake Manyara National Park
A groundwater forest and a soda lake at the foot of the Rift Valley wall.
From the field
The Tanzania you drive through
Big cats at first light, elephants at dusk, a fire under the stars. All of it within a day’s drive of Arusha.
Tell us your dates
Who is travelling, when, and what matters to you. A real person replies within 2 hours.
Get a plan and a price
A day-by-day itinerary with the exact lodges and a full price, usually within 24 hours.
Your own vehicle and guide
A private 4×4 with a pop-up roof and a guide for your party only, from Arusha and back.
Two prices, one safari
Mid-range or luxury: you choose where you sleep.
Every safari has two prices. The vehicle, the guide and the route are the same; the lodges change. Comfortable full-board lodges, or small luxury camps closer to the wildlife.
Climbing Kilimanjaro?
Climbs are run by our sister company, Barafu Tours.
Barafu has led private Kilimanjaro climbs since 2014 and is rated 5.0 on Tripadvisor from 143 reviews. We plan the safari; they plan the mountain, on one itinerary and one invoice.
Travel with purpose
Every safari helps keep a child in school.
$25 from every Trailheads traveller goes to The Little Oasis Foundation, a registered Tanzanian charity (NGO No. 00NGO/R/6520) that keeps children in school around Arusha. It is paid by us, not added to your price.
- $25
- per traveller
- 0
- added to your price
Before and after your safari
Hody. Private homes and on-demand rides across Tanzania.
Stay in a private Hody home in Arusha or Moshi the night before you set off, and book a Hody ride from Kilimanjaro Airport.
Where do you want to wake up?
Tell us your dates, who is travelling and the kind of lodges you like. A real person replies within 2 hours with a first itinerary and price.