Tanzania · Safari

4Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Budget Camping Safari from Arusha

4 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Arusha. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Serengeti National Park on multiple game drives
  • 02 Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for wildlife viewing
  • 03 Look out for the Big Five and the Great Migration herds
  • 04 Camp overnight in Serengeti and on the Ngorongoro Crater rim
  • 05 Travel in a customized 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • 06 Park entrance and conservation fees included
  • 07 Bottled water and meals as per itinerary included

Experience two of Tanzania’s most iconic safari destinations on this 4-day budget camping adventure from Arusha. Travel through the vast plains of Serengeti National Park and into the remarkable Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with game drives focused on spotting abundant wildlife including big cats, elephants, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest and a wide variety of birdlife.

This itinerary combines full days of wildlife viewing with overnight camping, making it a great-value way to explore northern Tanzania. Along the way, you may also have the chance to visit a Maasai village and learn more about local culture.

Experience two of Tanzania’s most iconic safari destinations on this 4-day budget camping adventure from Arusha.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

4 days group Joining safari to serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks

 Day 01: Arusha/Serengeti National Park (335km – 5 hours)

 Pick up from Arusha at 0800am and drive to the Great Serengeti National Park (14,763 sq km or 5,700 sq mile’s) with your Picnic Lunch. Game drive enroute to the campsite. 

Serengeti National Park is a home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more. Lot of birds includes the Eurasia migrants.

Dinner and Overnight at Serengeti Seronera Camp Site.

Day 02: Full Day Serengeti National Park 

After breakfast, continues with both morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti national Park.

Remember this is the migration safari, so as Serengeti is very large as your game drives will depend on the move of the migrants, your guide knows very well how to locate the herds.

The Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah.

This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti.

Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl.

You will have all meals and Overnight at Serengeti Seronera Camp Site.

Meals Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch, Diner}

 Day 03: Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Crater Rim

 Wake up at 0600 hours for early morning game drives in Serengeti at 0900 hours back to the Campsite for breakfast.

Then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim.

Ngorongoro Crater- The largest unbroken caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of 260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters.

The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. The entire day is spent on the crater floor viewing lion, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes.

The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is home to the famous Ngorongoro Crater which is the largest unbroken caldera in the world.

The Crater is a spectacular setting in which to experience your African safari. Some scientists maintain that before it erupted, Ngorongoro Crater- the largest intact caldera in the world would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.

It is one of the few places in Africa where you stand a very good chance of seeing the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a game- drive.

The local Maasai have permission to graze their cattle on the Crater floor, and it is not unusual to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together with lion mere meters away.

There are around 1000 lions in the Crater, approximately 20 black rhino, and the spectacular Lerai Forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopard.

OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge at extra fee for the museum.

Dinner and Overnight at Ngorongoro Simba “A” Campsite.

 Day 04: Ngorongoro Crater Floor- Arusha .

Wake up early morning for breakfast then at 0730hours drive to Ngorongoro Crater where you will descend into the Crater floor  for game drives.

All the Big five Rhino Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena and more…

Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures and more.. Break for lunch at Ngoitoktok spring Picnic sites it will be an unforgettable experience.

After lunch proceed with fame viewing while ascending the Crater and Arusha for drop off in Arusha Town or Arusha Airport for your flight. 

END OF YOUR SAFARI

 

Inclusions

3 night accommodation

All park fees

Meals as per itinerary

Bottled water

Our assistance at any point

Pick up from your hotel in Arusha

Drop off  to your hotel.

Professional guide

Exclusions

Drinks and beverages

Tips (optional)

Fee to the gorge museum.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Arusha. 5 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • 3 nights accommodation
  • All park entrance fees, All conservation fees
  • Bottled water
  • Transport by customized safari 4X4 vehicle with a pop roof for easy game viewing and Photography
  • Pick up from your hotel or private residence in Arusha

What's Not Included

  • Drinks and beverages
  • Tips (optional)

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Hotels and private residences, within arusha City Extra applies for Airport pick up in Kilimanjaro airport. Free pick up from Arusha Airport

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Arusha.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Arusha.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Arusha..

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