7 Days · Extended Safari
7 Days — Ultimate Northern Circuit
Every major park of the north, properly explored
Duration
7 days
Parks
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater
Best time
Year-round, best June to October
Ideal for
Travellers wanting the complete northern experience
Overview
Give yourself a full week to belong in these landscapes: Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. With a familiar guide beside you, each day can become more about presence than distance.
A Fondness Premium journey
One standard: Premium, from $600 per person per day
Characterful lodges and classic tented camps inside the parks, chosen for location and view. More space, pools, and a slower, more private rhythm.
- In-park lodges & classic tented camps
- Prime locations with pools and viewing decks
- Unhurried private game drives, flexible timing
Day by day
Where you will stay each night, at our Premium standard.
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport by your Fondness guide and transferred to your lodge in Arusha. In the evening we sit down together for your safari briefing — route, pace, wildlife expectations, and anything you would like to adjust.
Premium stayCoffee-plantation lodge outside ArushaDay 2
Tarangire National Park
A full day among elephant herds and baobabs.
Premium stayTented camp overlooking the Tarangire RiverDay 3
Lake Manyara to the highlands
Forest and lake-shore game viewing, then up to the Ngorongoro rim.
Premium stayCrater-rim lodge with views into the calderaDay 4
Into the Serengeti
Game viewing across the plains to your Serengeti camp.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 5
Full day Serengeti
Predator-focused morning, unhurried afternoon.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Final plains drive and transfer to the crater rim.
Premium stayClassic tented camp with private verandah on the plainsDay 7
Ngorongoro Crater and departure
Crater floor game drive, then transfer to Arusha or the airport.
Premium stayCrater-rim lodge with views into the caldera
The Serengeti migration
Timing the herds: where to be, how long to stay, and when to fly
The migration moves across the Serengeti all year. Our full guide shows where the herds are each month, why we hold to a two-night minimum in every migration area (three in the north), and why we fly you into the northern Serengeti instead of driving a full day each way.
- Two-night minimumWe never sell single-night migration stops — one afternoon and one morning is not enough to find the herds.
- Fly into the northA two-hour flight to Kogatende beats 9–11 hours on rough road and gives you back nearly two full game days.
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