The northern Tanzania Safari circuit is the most renowned and desired by African safari enthusiasts. Tanzania has diverse wildlife with great exclusive safari opportunities but the Northern Tanzania Safari circuit stands out. The tourism circuit does not stand out just for show but for real-time natural wonder attractions and experiences.
There are four top iconic destinations that include Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, Ndutu Conservancy, and Tarangire National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is equally great and famous for tree-climbing lions. The other four however offer by far some of the most life-changing African wilderness experiences. Below is a brief about the ultimate northern Tanzania safari journeys of discovery you Must do while in the country.
Wildebeest Migration Safari Journeys
The wildebeest Migration of Serengeti National Park is one natural wonder. It involves the movement of wildebeests, gazelles, and zebras over the open savannas for pastures. This mass animal movement is in millions and amazing to watch as you rarely find such animal numbers in one place.
Wildebeests and gazelles or zebras are not the only animal species in the Serengeti. Major predators and carnivores are very much present as well. Their survival is even boosted by such herbivores that they hunt down for food. These predators especially lions, leopards and cheetahs take advantage of the migration numbers to hunt their prey. The wildebeest calving period ushers in hundreds of thousands of newborns that are weak and defenseless. They become easy targets of predators and carnivores as they all look for means to survive.
The Northern Tanzania Safari journeys are therefore not just about the wildebeest migration but also the predators and calving period. The River crossings of the Grumeti and Mara Rivers are even more spectacular. The migration herds face their other major predator obstacle the Nile Crocodiles. Those that make it through cross over to Masai Mara National Reserve from where they journey back to Tanzania and the cycle begins again. To fully explore and understand this migration, you can book an 8 Days Tanzania safari to Serengeti National Park. This features all the sectors of Serengeti and gives you a glimpse of the journey the migrating herds go through.
Savannas’ big cats include lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Because of poaching and habitat encroachment, the population of these cats drastically reduced in some areas. The story is however different in the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit. Serengeti National Park alone is a lion conservation unit and probably has the highest lion population in East and Central Africa.
A Pride of lions of up to 20 individuals is not breaking news while on game drives in Serengeti. Leopards are also easily spotted even though they are elusive in nature and are rare to see in some other destinations in the region.
Cheetahs, the land’s fastest animals are also very much present in Northern Tanzania, especially Serengeti National Park. For the ultimate big cats experience and Discovery Journeys look no further than this tourism circuit. Even better, you get to see live action of these predators hunting their prey. Even though very humbling, watching such moments is unforgettable and a life-changing of all the savanna wildlife encounters.
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the natural wonders of Africa. The crater is the world’s largest unfilled caldera that was formed million years ago. It is amazing how the Ngorongoro crater was formed and a drive down the crater floor is fascinating. The crater has a number of other landscapes including a riverine forest and another crater lake forming a diverse ecosystem.
The Ngorongoro Crater has a number of wildlife attractions, especially animals. These live on the crater floor and are easily spotted while on game drives since the crater is enclosed. Notable animals here include elephants, zebras, wildebeests, lions, and black rhinos even though rare they are sometimes seen. There are also a number of bird species in the open savannas of the crater and also in the swampy areas.
There is quite a lot to see at the Northern Tanzania Safari in Ngorongoro. Experiences here alone are fulfilling and work well when you combine the visit to other safari destinations. The 9 Days Tanzania Safari is most suitable for the combined Northern Tanzania Safari destinations.
Tarangire National Park is one place where you can enjoy up close moments with elephants. The park just like other Northern Tanzania safari circuit destinations is incredible to visit. It has various wildlife species including 4 of the Big Five Mammals.
There are Five savanna safari animals that were listed as the big five mammals. These gave trophy hunters back in the day a hard to take down because of their size, defensive mechanism, and true fierce characters. They include elephants, leopards, buffaloes, lions and leopards.
It is understandable why these safari animals made it to the list of the big five. Elephants for example are the land’s largest mammals. Their large size gives them an advantage and natural defense against any of their possible enemies including humans. They also have a large brain and great memory capable of remembering events that happened decades ago.
Unlike other animal communities and families like Mountain Gorillas which are led by males, elephant herds are led by female Matriarchs. Learning and observing these gentle giants is remarkable and Tarangire and the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit got you covered on this.
Exclusive Ndutu Safari Journeys
The Ndutu area is another stop center for wildlife Journeys of Discovery in Northern Tanzania. The strategic location of the conservation area between Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Park makes it a prime area for wildlife activity.
Ndutu is part of the Ngorongoro Conservation area but stretches up to Southern Serengeti. All the wildlife wonders including the great wildebeest migration go through Ndutu. That whole area connecting Ngorongoro and Serengeti has big cats as well. The biggest difference with wildlife Safari journeys here is the exclusivity.
Many people rush for the big names especially Serengeti and Ngorongoro leaving out this game area. With this, you enjoy exclusive safari experiences seeing the same wildlife species you would see in Serengeti.
Away from the classic African safaris in Northern Tanzania, you can enjoy primate safari adventures as well. Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and the best primate trekking destinations. Rwanda Gorilla trekking safari adventures to Volcanoes National Park are incredible. Combining a Rwanda and Tanzania safari is fun and gives you the ultimate Discovery Journeys adventure.
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