Tanzania has one of the largest wild animal populations in the world. To see all of Tanzania’s attractions in one visit would be impossible.

Parkview Inn is located in Moshi, just 300 Km from the greatest wildlife attractions in the world which makes it an ideal base from which to have your dream safari. Some of the attractions on the Northern Circuit are Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks and the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti.

Tarangire National Park

An easy drive from Moshi, Tarangire is well worth a visit on its own merits, or as part of a safari circuit including the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. The Tarangire National Park is named for the Tarangire River, which flows through the 2,600 square km park, providing a brackish but constant supply of water, even in the height of the long dry season (June-October). Wildlife comes from as far as northern Lake Natron; the water pools are surrounded by herds of wildebeest, zebra, eland, elephant, hartebeest, buffalo and fringe-eared Oryx, often matching the animal concentrations of the more famous Serengeti. The animals share the water with an abundant and remarkably diverse bird population, such as Fischer's lovebirds, green wood hoopoes, go-away birds, hornbills, kingfishers and cuckoos. In fact, Tarangire boasts the highest recorded number of bird breeding species for any habitat in the world!

Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara lies about 25Km due west of Moshi, right at the edge of the Great Rift Valley. The location of Manyara means it is perfectly placed for a day trip or en route visit to or from Ngorongoro or the Serengeti. The national park lies on the western side of the lake, which stretches for roughly thirty miles. At just 330 square kilometres, Manyara is small, but rewarding. The park is squeezed between the sheer rift wall to the west, some two thousand feet high in places, and the lake to the east. Perhaps best known for its elephant and tree-climbing lions, Lake Manyara holds impressive populations of game including hippo, buffalo and giraffe and over 380 species of birds.

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Conservation Area houses the 600m tall Ngorongoro Crater, where you can see spectacular views. On Ngorongoro’s 20km wide floor you are able to see endless amounts of wildlife, including lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, gazelle, zebra and reedbuck, as well as thousands of flamingo wading in the Lake Magadi, the soda lake on the floor of the crater. Local Masai tribes people have grazing rights here, and you may well come across them tending their cattle.

Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti is Tanzania's most famous game park. Here you are able to catch a glimpse of what much of East Africa must have looked like before hunters. On these seemingly endless and almost treeless Serengeti plains are millions of animals. They are always on the move in search of grassland and are watched and preyed upon by their predators. It's probably one of the most incredible sights you will ever encounter. Serengeti is also famous for its lion, cheetah and giraffe populations.