safari · Mid-range
The Unhurried North
4.5· 2 guest reviewsThe classic northern circuit — Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti — walked slowly, felt fully.
Per person, excluding international flights and visas.
The story of this journey
Most operators run the north in a rush. We do not. Over seven unhurried days you move from the elephant herds of Tarangire to the soda-rimmed shallows of Manyara, down into the living amphitheatre of Ngorongoro, and out across the endless Serengeti.
You will not chase sightings. You will let them come to you, in the golden hour, with a guide who knows this land the way you know your own street.
At a glance
- Duration
- 7 days
- From
- $3,200 pp
- Style
- Mid-range
- Difficulty
- easy
- Booking
- Tailor-made
- Best months
- JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP · OCT · JAN · FEB
The trip in pictures
Day by day
Day 1: Arrive Arusha
Arusha lodgeDinnerDay 2: Tarangire National Park
Tarangire lodgeBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 3: Lake Manyara
Karatu lodgeBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 4: Central Serengeti
Seronera campBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 5: Serengeti plains
Seronera campBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 6: Ngorongoro Crater
Crater rim lodgeBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 7: Return to Arusha
Departure dayBreakfast
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What's included
- All park and reserve entrance fees
- Private safari-equipped 4x4 with pop-up roof
- Professional Tanzanian driver-guide
- Accommodation and meals as specified
- Drinking water on game drives
- All airport and lodge transfers
Not included
- · International flights and visa fees
- · Travel insurance (required)
- · Tips and personal items
- · Optional activities and enhancements
Traveller stories
What guests say about this trip
“Excellent guiding and genuinely comfortable vehicles. Long transfer days in the rains are simply the reality of the north — Maguca were upfront about that from the first email, which I appreciated.”
“I expected to see animals. I did not expect to cry at sunset over the crater, or to feel like I was leaving family behind. Maguca did not show me Africa. They let me inside it.”
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