7-Day Wildlife & Culture Northern Circuit

• Four national parks and areas
• Community-hosted cultural visit
• Unhurried pace

Day by day

1. Day 1

   Depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park for a full game drive.

   Overnight: Tarangire area

2. Day 2

   Morning game drive in Tarangire, then travel to the Lake Manyara area for a relaxed afternoon.

   Overnight: Lake Manyara or Karatu area

3. Day 3

   Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, then continue toward the Ngorongoro highlands. An optional community-hosted cultural visit can be arranged with local consent, where available.

   Overnight: Karatu area

4. Day 4

   Travel across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Serengeti, with game viewing en route.

   Overnight: Central Serengeti

5. Day 5

   Full day of Serengeti game drives.

   Overnight: Central Serengeti

6. Day 6

   Morning game drive, then travel toward Ngorongoro.

   Overnight: Ngorongoro rim or Karatu area

7. Day 7

   Ngorongoro Crater game drive and picnic lunch, then return to Arusha.

Cultural visits are optional, should be fairly compensated, and photography should only happen with permission.