Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Wildlife Safari with Camping

3 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Learn about the Big Five in Serengeti National Park
  • 02 Visit Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera
  • 03 Admire a large variety of wildlife across Serengeti and Ngorongoro
  • 04 Stop at Oldupai Gorge, where Zinjanthropus fossils were discovered

Experience the company of wildlife on this express safari through Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Visit Serengeti for a wildebeest migration tour while camping at Seronera public campsite, then continue to Ngorongoro with an overnight stay at Simba campsite. Admire a wide variety of wildlife and the stunning skies as you enjoy the quintessential African safari in just 3 days.

At this site, the fossils of the first humans, called Zinjanthropus, were discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Languages English, French, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Serengeti National Park and Oldupai Gorge

  • Depart from Moshi or Arusha for Serengeti National Park after breakfast.

  • Visit Oldupai Gorge on the way. At this site, the fossils of the first humans, called Zinjanthropus, were discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey.

  • Reach Serengeti and go on afternoon game drives.

Have dinner and stay overnight at Seronera campsite.

2
Day 02

Half-Day Game Drive in Serengeti and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • After breakfast, enjoy a half-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. This park covers an area of 14,763 sq km. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language and means "endless plains".

  • Here, wild animals such as lion, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, zebra, buffalo, hippo, elephant, and cheetah can be easily spotted.

  • Drive to Ngorongoro and rest overnight at Simba campsite.

3
Day 03

Ngorongoro Crater Exploration and Departure

  • Have a very early breakfast and leave for Ngorongoro Crater.

  • See the historical caldera, where man and wildlife live together without harming one another. Get a chance to observe wildlife, including lion, elephant, hippo, wildebeest, warthog, and zebra.

  • Sit by Lake Magadi.

  • Walk through Lerai Forest.

  • Take the return drive to Moshi or Arusha for departure.

Serengeti National Park, Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater, Lerai Forest

Where this trip takes you

Serengeti National Park, Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater, Lerai Forest

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

  • All park entrance fees

  • All camping gear

  • 3 meals per day

  • Transportation arrangements

  • Professional, English-speaking Tanzanian driver-guide

  • Cook

  • Mineral drinking water

  • All government taxes, including VAT

What's Not Included

  • Both local and international flights

  • Medical insurance

  • Tips

  • Alcohol or any other personal spending

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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