Places · Tanzania
Where the trips actually go.
The northern circuit we run every week, then the island, the mountain, the sanctuary, and the quieter southern add-on. Each page shows the best months, what lives there, and which itineraries include it.
The northern circuit
The parks, in the order they make sense.
Island · mountain · sanctuary
A different kind of day.
Quieter days
Off the northern loop.
Lake Eyasi sits south of Karatu. Mikumi is a separate southern add-on via Dar es Salaam. Ask about a custom route.
Getting around · real distances
How long the dusty bits actually take.
Driving times on the northern circuit and domestic flights between parks. Road estimates are approximate; bush flights are scheduled services.
| Route | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Kilimanjaro Airport → Serval Wildlife | 40 km | 35 min |
| Kilimanjaro Airport → Arusha | 55 km | 1 hr 20 min |
| Kilimanjaro Airport → Moshi | 50 km | 1 hr |
| Arusha → Tarangire NP | 109 km | 2 hrs |
| Arusha → Lake Manyara NP | 120 km | 2 hrs 15 min |
| Lake Manyara → Ngorongoro Crater | 56 km | 1 hr |
| Ngorongoro → Central Serengeti | 135 km | 3.5 hrs |
| Central Serengeti → Northern Serengeti | 154 km | 5 hrs |
| Tarangire → Lake Manyara | 68 km | 1 hr |
| Route | Time |
|---|---|
| Arusha → Zanzibar | 1 hr 20 min |
| Seronera (central Serengeti) → Zanzibar | 2.5 hrs |
| Kogatende (northern Serengeti) → Zanzibar | 3 hrs |
| Dar es Salaam → Zanzibar | 25 min |
| Arusha → Serengeti (bush flight) | 1 hr |
| Dar es Salaam → Arusha | 1 hr 45 min |
Mikumi is 10–12 hours from Arusha, not a day trip from the northern circuit.Read about Mikumi
Custom routes
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