Tanzania · Safari

4-Day Tanzania Safari through Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro

4 Days Round trip from Arusha Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Admire the Fringed-eared Oryx in Tarangire
  • 02 Explore the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater
  • 03 Spot the Big Five in Serengeti
  • 04 Enjoy game drives across three distinct northern circuit parks

Enjoy exciting game drives across three different parks, each offering varied scenery, landscapes, and wildlife. Head to Tarangire National Park to spot rare species such as the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, and Ashy Starlings, then continue into the "endless plains" of Serengeti National Park for memorable wildlife viewing. Explore the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater, where lush forests, open grasslands, and exceptional wildlife create an extraordinary safari experience, complete with a picnic lunch inside the crater.

The descent into the crater is scenically beautiful as you make your way through lush forests, home to numerous elephants and buffaloes.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Tarangire Game Drives and Karatu Overnight

  • Proceed from your hotel in Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park for game drives with your Tanzania safari guide. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. The fierce sun draws the moisture from the landscape, baking the earth a dusty red and leaving the withered grass as brittle as straw. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, and a few Ashy Starlings.

  • Enjoy a lovely picnic lunch, then proceed for an afternoon game drive.

  • Continue to Karatu Simba Lodge.

Stay overnight and enjoy your dinner at Karatu Simba Lodge.

2
Day 02

Journey to Serengeti and Sunset over the Plains

  • After breakfast, continue towards Serengeti National Park. As the drive from Karatu takes a few hours, eat your lunch on the way to the park or just before entering.

  • Continue for an afternoon game drive. This park covers an area of 14,763 sq km, and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language, meaning endless plains.

  • Return to the south to relish the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the pilgrimage begins again. Depending on the season and the location of the migratory animals, your game drive will take you to various parts of the Serengeti.

  • Watch the beautiful sunset over the plains.

Continue to the Serengeti Osupuko Tented Camp, where you will stay overnight and enjoy dinner.

3
Day 03

Deep Serengeti Wildlife Viewing and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • Enjoy another day of wildlife viewing from a second location deep in the Serengeti. Home to hundreds of thousands of hoofed animals, the Serengeti is a pristine and unique sanctuary that offers a glimpse into the world as it was in the beginning.

  • Relish the vastness of the Serengeti, the land that flows on forever, along with some of the best animal viewing that Africa has to offer.

  • In the afternoon, after another wonderful day full of extraordinary wildlife experiences, proceed towards the Ngorongoro Crater.

Overnight stay and dinner at the crater rim at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.

4
Day 04

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

  • Explore Ngorongoro Crater, whose main feature is a large, unbroken and unfolded volcanic caldera. The crater formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself around two to three million years ago. It is mostly open grassland with two small wooded areas dominated by Acacia xanthophloea. Game drives through the Ngorongoro Crater begin early in the morning in safari vehicles with pop-up roofs. The descent into the crater is scenically beautiful as you make your way through lush forests, home to numerous elephants and buffaloes.

  • As you reach the inside of the crater and marvel at the incredible landscape around you, your guide will take you through the grassy crater floor, the remarkable fever tree forest, the banks of Lake Magadi, and the surrounding marshes.

  • Eat lunch served picnic style, surrounded by the natural wonders around you and the exceptional wildlife roaming freely, with which you share this extraordinary paradise.

  • After your picnic lunch, drive back to Arusha, where you will be dropped at your accommodation.

Tarangire River, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Magadi

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire River, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Magadi

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

  • 4-day game safari to Tanzania's northern circuit as per the sample itinerary
  • Lodge accommodation for the duration of the 3-night safari
  • Animal tours according to your itinerary preferences
  • Private 4-wheel-drive vehicle with a roof hatch
  • All park fees and crater fees
  • Meals: full board - breakfast, hot lunch or picnic lunch, and dinner while on safari
  • English-speaking Tanzanian tour guide
  • Mineral water, 1L per day

What's Not Included

  • International flights
  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and gratuities to safari staff

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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