Tanzania · Safari

4-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

4 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Lake Manyara National Park, home to more than 350 bird species
  • 02 Explore Serengeti National Park and learn about the Big Five
  • 03 Head to Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera
  • 04 Enjoy game drives across Tanzania's iconic wildlife landscapes
  • 05 Have a picnic lunch on the Ngorongoro Crater floor

Witness wildlife in its purest form on this exciting 4-day Tanzanian safari through Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Enjoy game drives across some of the country's most iconic landscapes, from the stunning skies of the Serengeti to a picnic lunch on the crater floor. This quintessential African safari combines remarkable scenery, rich wildlife encounters, and memorable moments in nature.

Witness wildlife in its purest form on this exciting 4-day Tanzanian safari through Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Lake Manyara Game Drive

  • After breakfast, proceed from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park with your tour guide.

  • Explore the national park on a game drive and enjoy a picnic lunch.

Dinner and overnight at Fanaka Camp Site.

2
Day 02

Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park with your tour guide.

  • Enjoy an afternoon game drive after lunch in the national park.

Dinner and overnight at the Seronera Camp.

3
Day 03

Early Serengeti Game Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • Enjoy an early game drive in the national park with your tour guide.

  • Proceed to the Ngorongoro Crater.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.

4
Day 04

Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast, descend to the Ngorongoro Crater for a tour and picnic lunch with your tour guide.

  • Proceed back to Arusha.

  • Get dropped off at the airport to board your return flight.

Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

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

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Arusha before and after the safari

  • 3 nights camping accommodation

  • Airport transfers

  • All safari transportation and transfers

  • An en-route game drive session from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

  • Complimentary sleeping bags

  • Daily breakfast, hot picnic lunch, and dinner

  • 5-6-hour Ngorongoro Crater tour

  • Park entrance fees

  • Services of an English-speaking Tanzanian safari driver/guide and safari cook

What's Not Included

  • Any required visa

  • International airfares

  • Items of a personal nature

  • Travel insurance

  • Tips and gratuities for safari staff

Know before you go

  • Fig Tree Tours & Travel uses 4-WD Land Cruisers with viewing roofs to accommodate 4 or 6 passengers for the safaris. Fig Tree Tours & Travel uses licensed, trained, friendly staff with years of experience.

  • In Lake Manyara National Park, you will see buffalos, giraffes, zebras, and many more species, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift Wall.

  • The route to Serengeti National Park passes through the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, you descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. The journey continues to the Central Park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source and attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species.

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 4 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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