Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari via Olduvai Gorge

3 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Trace the history of the first humans at Olduvai Gorge
  • 02 Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives at Serengeti National Park
  • 03 Marvel at the majestic world's largest inactive caldera, Ngorongoro Crater
  • 04 Get a chance to witness the Great Annual Wildebeest Migration

Trace the history of humankind on this 3-day safari in Tanzania, travelling to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, where fossils of the first humans were discovered. Enjoy rich game viewing as you look out for lions, leopards, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, warthogs, and more. Marvel at the majestic Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive caldera. If you are lucky, you may even get to witness the Great Annual Wildebeest Migration.

Trace the history of humankind on this 3-day safari in Tanzania, travelling to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, where fossils of the first humans were discovered.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Languages English, French, German, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

From Arusha/Moshi to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge

  • Meet your guide at an agreed-upon location in Arusha/Moshi. After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro and Olduvai Gorge, a place of historical importance where the fossils of the first humans, called Zinjanthropus, were discovered. You will travel with lunch boxes.

  • Arrive at Serengeti National Park and continue with an afternoon game drive with your Tanzanian safari guide.

  • Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Seronera Campsite.

2
Day 02

Half-Day Serengeti Game Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • Partake in a half-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. Covering an area of 14,763 sq km, the park takes its name from the Maasai language, where Serengeti means "endless plains." Witness plenty of wildlife, including lions, Thompson and Grant gazelles, zebras, buffaloes, hippos, elephants, and cheetahs, with your Tanzanian safari guide.

  • Drive to Ngorongoro Crater for an overnight stay at Simba Campsite.

3
Day 03

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha/Moshi

  • Depart for Ngorongoro Crater at 6:30 am. Discover unique attractions near this historical caldera, where man and wildlife live together without harming one another. Get a chance to observe plenty of wildlife, including lions, elephants, hippos, wildebeests, warthogs, and zebras.

  • See Lake Magadi, Lerai Forest, and Ngoitokito Swamp; you will travel with lunch boxes.

  • After lunch, drive back to Arusha/Moshi.

Olduvai Gorge, the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Olduvai Gorge, the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 4 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Destination transfer (2-way airport transfer)

  • Accommodation before and after the safari

  • Private 4X4 open-roof vehicle

  • All meals during the safari (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) with a full-board plan

  • Drinking water

  • Accommodation as mentioned

  • English-speaking, knowledgeable Tanzanian safari guide/driver

  • Entrance fees to national parks

  • Ngorongoro Crater fees

  • Cook

What's Not Included

  • International flight

  • Insurance

  • Personal expenses

  • Tips and gratuities

Know before you go

  • We are also flexible to change the itinerary according to your ideas proposed to us, in a way that you feel more comfortable with this safari tour.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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