3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari from Arusha with Big Five

• Meet your tour guide at the agreed-upon location and depart early from Arusha town at around 07.30 - 08.00 Hrs.
• Drive across the beautiful and scenic Masai Steppe to Makuyuni junction and continue towards Serengeti National Park. You will travel in a 4x4 Toyota Safari Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof.
• Descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
• Head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River.
• Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your guide will take you to the best spots to observe wildlife. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles can be seen in this large national park.
• Head to Seronera | Nyani Public Campsite in central Serengeti for dinner.

Overnight at a budget public campsite at Seronera (Seronera | Nyani Public Campsite). For lodge accommodation, send a special request.

• Wake up early at 6:00 in the morning and, after a hot cup of coffee or tea, leave the camp for morning game viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrise. Don't forget your warm clothes.
• Continue the game drive until mid-day.
• Drive back to camp for a full breakfast and lunch (brunch).
• Spend the half-day exploring wildlife around Serengeti. Animals often spotted here include elephants, hippos, lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, leopards, and more.
• Leave Serengeti for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Enjoy a game drive en route to the Ngorongoro campsite.
• Take the chance to go on a hot air balloon ride in this area. Get a bird's-eye view of the park as you ride alongside the sun. The balloon ride lasts about an hour. Afterwards, gather around a table surrounded by the park's lush plains for an "Out of Africa" English-style breakfast. (optional)

Dinner and overnight stay.

• Head for a game drive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Catch a glimpse of the Masai way of life during the drive.
• Drive around the rim of the crater and look down to see herds of wildebeest or buffaloes.
• Descend into the crater, the floor of the largest unbroken caldera in the world, also called the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Spend the whole day on the crater floor doing game drives in search of animals that can be spotted at very close range. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you will spot wildlife including leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and silver-backed jackals.
• Have a picnic lunch, most likely at the Hippo Poolside Picnic Site, where you can also use a washroom.
• Continue with game drives in the afternoon as you head out of the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Drive back to Arusha.

Accommodation meal: Breakfast, lunch

Overnight stay: (Arusha - Arusha Town) (optional)

BUDGET LODGES

Marimba Palm Hotel | Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

MID-RANGE LODGES

Natron Palace Hotel | City Link Hotel | Charity International

LUXURY LODGES

Mount Meru Hotel | Tulia Hotel & Spa | Kibo Paris | Arusha Serena Lodge

SUPER LUXURY LODGES

Gran Melia