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The main national parks in the north include the following. Please click on the relevant park for detailed information and photographs:
Serengeti
Ngorongoro Crater
Tarangire
Lake Manyara
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Taking a safari in the north of Tanzania is quite unlike a "fly-in" safari in the south. A standard mobile driving safari will include all the parks above in a circuit, starting and ending in Arusha (It is also possible to fly between some of the parks). The exception to this rule is a flying circuit, visiting the Conservation Corporation luxury lodges around the circuit, (Klein's, Grumeti, Maji Moto, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge).
The minimum recommended time is 5 nights, although 6 to 8 are strongly recommended with the majority of time spent in the Serengeti.
With few exceptions, no walking is allowed in the northern parks and game viewing is by closed-sided vehicle. The northern parks are more visited than the parks in the south, although the Serengeti is large enough to cope with the number of visitors without feeling crowded.
The major differences in price occur not through the choice of accommodation (surprisingly luxury camping is about the same price as the luxury Serena hotels), but through the standard of service provided. There are 3 major chains of hotels represented in each of the parks, the best are the Serena hotels, then the Sopa lodges, and the government-run Wildlife lodges come a very poor third.
For a Northern circuit safari the differences of the safari experience are directly related to the cost. A private Land Rover safari staying in the Serena lodges will cost slightly more than a group minibus itinerary, however it will be infinitely preferable.
Guide prices are as follows:
6 night Private Safari staying at the Serena or Sopa lodges
2 people $1,900
4 People $1,600
6 night minibus safari with others staying at the Serena or Sopa lodges - $1,400 per person
WE strongly recommend that you take a private safari Land Rover in the north, even if there are just 2 of you - See the pictures below !!
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