Barafu Flying Safaris · 7 days · 6 nights
Northern Circuit by Air
Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti in one week, with the long road sections replaced by short flights.
Your flights
Day by day
- Day 1
Tarangire
Fly from Arusha to Kuro airstrip inside Tarangire. Afternoon among the baobabs and the park's big elephant herds.
- Day 2
Tarangire
A full day on the Tarangire River, the only water for many kilometres in the dry season.
- Day 3
Ngorongoro highlands
Drive up to the crater rim through the farmland of Karatu. Evening at a lodge on the rim.
- Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Down into the crater at first light for black rhino, lion and flamingo on the soda lake.
- Day 5
To the Serengeti
Fly from Lake Manyara to Seronera and start your Serengeti game drives the same afternoon.
- Day 6
Serengeti
A full day in the central Serengeti.
- Day 7
Back to Arusha
Final morning drive and the flight to Arusha.
Included
- All bush flights
- Private 4×4 and guide throughout
- 6 nights in lodges and tented camps, full board
- Park fees and the Ngorongoro Crater service fee
- $25 from Barafu to The Little Oasis Foundation
Not included
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Premium drinks
Bush flights usually allow 15 kg per person in a soft bag. Read the Fly-In Handbook
Where you could stay
Stays you can feel
The kind of places this journey stays. Choose a feeling; every photo has a reference you can send us, and we fit the stay to your dates and preferences.
Lanterns, a lit fire pit, dinner outdoors. The day slows down and the stars come out.
Elephants at the waterhole, hills above the plains, a view from every chair.
Rooms you do not want to leave: deep baths, soft light, coffee under the arches.
Photos courtesy of our partner lodges and camps. We book the stays; the lodges run them. Select any photo for a closer look.
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Every journey is adjusted to your dates.
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