NorthernCircuit Parks.
Six parks, three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one continuous ecosystem. The Northern Circuit contains more wildlife in a smaller geographic area than any comparable region on earth.
The Northern Circuit encompasses six national parks and conservation areas — Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Kilimanjaro, and Arusha — arranged around Arusha at the circuit's hub. Three carry UNESCO World Heritage designation.
GAPI was founded in Arusha in 2010 specifically to operate in the Northern Circuit. Every guide has spent the majority of their career in this ecosystem. The depth of knowledge in a GAPI vehicle is the product of accumulated time.
The circuit is most productively experienced across a minimum of seven days. Twelve to fourteen days covers all six parks with the pace that allows each to reveal its character.
What GAPI's guides experience here.
The Great Migration Ecosystem
The Serengeti ecosystem is defined by the Great Migration — 1.5 million wildebeest, 500,000 zebra, and 250,000 gazelle following the seasonal rains. July through October, the herds are in the northern Serengeti at the Mara River.
GAPI's mobile camp is repositioned monthly to follow herd movements. John Mazinga positions the camp based on migration tracking data and fifteen years of pattern knowledge.
The Perfect Ecosystem
The crater floor at 1,800m contains Africa's most concentrated wildlife. 600-metre walls enclose 30,000 animals in permanent residence. The black rhino population is the most reliably viewed in East Africa.
GAPI's 4:45am dawn access — 90 minutes before the standard 6:15am opening — provides the most valuable single operational advantage we offer.
Six parks. Fifteen years.
GAPI has operated in the Northern Circuit since 2010. Tell us how much time you have.