Kenya, Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Serengeti Safari from Arusha with Olduvai Gorge Route

3 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Game drives across the vast plains of Serengeti National Park
  • 02 Pass Olduvai Gorge and the Ngorongoro Crater area en route to Serengeti
  • 03 Spot the Big Five along with hippos, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, and antelopes
  • 04 Look out for rich birdlife, including eagles, vultures, cranes, pelicans, and storks

Enjoy this exciting three-day safari adventure in Serengeti National Park from Arusha. Experience the thrill of an African photographic wildlife safari as you spot a wide variety of birds and animals, including the Big Five. Along the way, take in the changing landscapes of Olduvai Gorge and the Ngorongoro Crater area before reaching the vast plains of the Serengeti.

Experience the thrill of an African photographic wildlife safari as you spot a wide variety of birds and animals, including the Big Five.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

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

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge

  • Meet your tour driver, who will pick you up at around 8:30 am from your hotel in Arusha after breakfast.
  • Proceed through the lush crater uplands, where the fertile soil supports crops such as wheat, corn, and coffee. Stop for lunch at a picnic site before continuing toward the Ngorongoro Crater.
  • Pass Olduvai Gorge and visit a small archaeological museum on the way, if you wish.
  • Arrive in the Serengeti and explore herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and antelopes.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Nyani campsite.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Game Drives in Central Serengeti

  • Have breakfast at 08:00 am, then proceed for morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.
  • Drive to the central plains and encounter carnivores such as leopards, lions, hyenas, and cheetahs. This park is also famous for the annual wildebeest and zebra migration between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti.
  • Spot different kinds of bird species, including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, storks, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes, and guinea fowl. Continue driving and come across wild animals such as hippos, giraffes, eland, impalas, baboons, and monkeys.
  • Head back to Nyani campsite for dinner and overnight.
3
Day 03

Early Morning Safari and Return to Arusha

  • Wake up at 06:00 am and go for an early morning game drive.
  • Spot the Big Five and later head back to the lodge for breakfast.
  • Stop for a final game drive before heading back to Arusha.
Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater area, Serengeti National Park

Where this trip takes you

Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Crater area, Serengeti National Park

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

  • Pickup and drop-off at the hotel or any other preferred location, except the airport
  • Transport in a 4x4 Land Cruiser with an open roof
  • Camp accommodation with a tent and mattress
  • Park fees
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide and chef
  • Meals, plus tea and coffee with meals
  • 1.5 litres of bottled water per day

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa and passport fees
  • Increases in park fees, wherever applicable
  • Personal items
  • Tips for the safari guide and chef
  • Soda and alcoholic beverages
  • Extra activities, including hot air ballooning in Serengeti and a Maasai village visit

Know before you go

  • We can also do 3 days Serengeti safari from Mwanza, Dar-es-salaam or Zanzibar.

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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