Think of Tanzania and the word safari comes to mind, for Tanzania is home to some of the most amazing national parks and wildlife reserves in the world. Northern Tanzania Safari tours will take you on a tour of the magnificent Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro conservation area and the Mt Kilimanjaro National Park. See elegant giraffes peer at your safari jeep, swift cheetahs lope along the track and proud lions prowl behind the herds of antelope, wildebeest and zebra, on Northern Tanzania Safari tours. Most Northern Tanzania Safari tours begin and end in the town of Arusha. From Arusha, it's an exciting drive in a land cruiser to the national parks mentioned below:
Serengeti Safari: The Serengeti National Park is one of the best known and most visited national parks in the world. This rolling plain stretches over 15,000 sq km in Tanzania and is home to an amazing variety of African wildlife. Tourists can see lions, cheetahs, giraffes, wildebeest, rhinos, hippos, antelope, numerous birds and monkeys on Serengeti safari tours. Serengeti is also known for The Great Migration, an annual event, when thousands of wildebeest and antelope travel across the Serengeti in search of food and water.
Ngorongoro Crater Safari: The Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is a unique ecosystem. The vast caldera of an extinct volcano, it spans 265 sq Km, and is home to 20,000-30,000 animals, who are sheltered by the 600 m high walls of the crater. Within the crater lies Lake Makat, a soda lake and around it are forests, swamps and grasslands. Tourists can drive around the crater in one day and see an amazing variety of wildlife, including the rare African Black Rhino.
Lake Manyara Safari: Located on the way to and from Serengeti and Ngorongoro national parks, Lake Manyara is known for its scenic beauty, myriad birds, elephants, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, warthog and fascinating tree-climbing lion.
The Northern Tanzania Safari tour circuit offers unlimited excitement, amazing animal encounters and many memorable moments that will remain with you, long after your safari tour of Tanzania.
