4 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
This 4 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari is a fitting Tanzania safari tour that allows you a chance to enjoy game viewing in the 2 most popular Tanzania National Parks. You will explore the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enjoy extensive game drives and wildlife viewing. While this safari starts and ends in Arusha, Tanzania, note that it can also start and end in Zanzibar.
Detailed Itinerary of 4 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Your guide will meet you at your hotel of stay in Arusha, and you will start your safari to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will enjoy wildlife-viewing experiences. You will descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater floor where you will search for wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, rhinos, hyenas, jackals, hippos, zebras, herds of wildebeests. Ngorongoro Crater hosts all the big 5 animals.
You will also see attractions such as Lake Magadi where you will see a variety of birds such as flamingos as well as other wildlife species grazing in the nearby plains. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Safari Camp Lodge for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park. You will have lunch in the national park and later you will engage in an afternoon game drive around Serengeti national park.
You will search for different wildlife species during your game drive such as the big 5 and many others during your safari.
During your afternoon game drive in Serengeti national park, you will look out for a variety of wildlife and bird species such as elephants, giraffes, wildebeests, antelopes, zebras, rhinos, buffalos, hippos, cheetahs, elands, waterbucks, kudus, lions, leopards, impalas, gazelles among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Seronera Wildlife Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
You will spend this day enjoying a full day game drive in the Serengeti National Park. After breakfast at your choice accommodation in Serengeti National Park, you will head out with your packed lunch for a full-day Serengeti National Park safari experience. Engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti National Park and look out for the wildebeest herds in the savannah plains as well as other wildlife species. You will have lunch ahead of another wildlife experience in the national park.
Later in the evening, you will return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon at $599 per person
Day 4: Departure, Optional Olduvai Gorge Visit En-route
After a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge, you shall check out of the lodge and get to drive back to Arusha via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying your packed lunch en-route. You shall be dropped off at the airport from where you shall catch your flight or hotel in Arusha, ending this combined Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari.
Price includes:
- All-day game drives as per itinerary
- Private 4×4 land cruiser safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide/driver
- Accommodation and meals
- All national park fees
- Crater and concession fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government Taxes
Price excludes:
- Flights and visas
- Items of personal nature( laundry, beverages, etc)
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Any items not included in the itinerary
