This 7-day circuit adds the Serengeti to the full northern Tanzania birding route, bringing a fourth distinct habitat, the open grassland and kopje ecosystem with raptors, ground-nesting species and migratory birds, into a week-long itinerary that covers more habitat variety than any other single Tanzania circuit. The four parks together record over 1,200 bird species between them.
For a shorter version, see our 4-Day Birdwatching Safari or 3-Day Birdwatching Safari.
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Full-day birding in Arusha National Park, covering the forested lower slopes of Mount Meru and the alkaline Momella Lakes circuit.
Distance: Short drive from Arusha to Arusha NP
Activity: Full-day birding
Accommodation: Hotel in Arusha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Early walk in Arusha NP, then drive to Tarangire for afternoon birding along the river.
Distance: Approximately 120 km
Activity: Morning Arusha NP birding, afternoon Tarangire birding
Accommodation: Lodge in Tarangire National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
A full day dedicated to Tarangire, covering the river corridor, seasonal swamps and the baobab woodland zone, with time to systematically work through the acacia species unique to this park.
Distance: Full-day game drive (birding focus)
Activity: Morning and afternoon birding sessions
Accommodation: Lodge in Tarangire National Park (second night)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive to the Serengeti, with birding stops en route through the acacia-commiphora zone, arriving in the park for an afternoon session on the open plains.
Distance: Road transfer from Tarangire to the Serengeti
Activity: En-route birding stops, afternoon Serengeti birding
Accommodation: Lodge or tented camp in the Serengeti National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
A full day on the Serengeti plains, where the open grassland and kopje rocks hold secretary bird, kori bustard, long-crested eagle, a wide range of bee-eaters and rollers in season, and numerous ground-nesting species absent from the forested parks.
Distance: Full-day birding in the Serengeti
Activity: Morning and afternoon birding sessions
Accommodation: Lodge or tented camp in the Serengeti National Park (second night)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Morning birding in the Serengeti, then drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area rim, arriving for late-afternoon birding in the highland forest on the crater wall.
Distance: Road transfer from Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Activity: Morning Serengeti birding, afternoon drive and rim birding
Accommodation: Lodge on the Ngorongoro Conservation Area crater rim
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Early descent into the caldera for a full morning of crater birding, targeting flamingo, crowned crane, kori bustard and the crater's year-round raptors, before the return drive to Arusha.
Distance: Crater descent and return, then drive to Arusha
Activity: Full morning crater birding, afternoon return to Arusha
Accommodation: N/A, end of safari
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
No. It is designed for committed birdwatchers of all experience levels who want to spend most of their time focused on birds rather than the general safari programme. The guide will pitch identification detail at the level of the group.
November to April, when intra-African and Palearctic migrants are present across all four parks, substantially increases the species count. June to October is the dry season with the best general wildlife viewing alongside strong resident birding.
A private vehicle with specialist birding guide for 7 days, all park and crater fees, 1 night Arusha hotel, 2 nights Tarangire lodge, 2 nights Serengeti lodge, 1 night Ngorongoro rim lodge, all meals as specified, and all transfers.
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