Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari with Big Five Game Drives

3 Days Round trip from Arusha Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Spot the Big Five and other wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
02 Enjoy a magnificent game drive with a picnic lunch in the crater
03 Witness the wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park
04 Explore the world's largest caldera in Ngorongoro Crater

Join this three-day Tanzania safari through the heart of the popular northern circuit parks. Explore the majestic land of Serengeti before heading to Ngorongoro Crater, home to the world's largest caldera and known as the Garden of Eden in Africa. Spot the Big Five - elephant, black rhino, lion, leopard, and African buffalo - along with zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest. Watch the breathtaking wildebeest migration in Serengeti and look out for one of the rare rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater.

Explore the majestic land of Serengeti before heading to Ngorongoro Crater, home to the world's largest caldera and known as the Garden of Eden in Africa.

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What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arusha to Central Serengeti Game Drive

After a very early breakfast, drive to central Serengeti, also known as the Seronera area. This is the most famous part of Serengeti and harbours diverse wildlife compared to the other parts of the park. Animals such as hippo, waterbuck, impala, elephant, giraffe, and baboon are widely spread here.

The area also attracts predators like lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs because of the good number of prey that resides here. Your professional guide will take you to the best spots teeming with animals. During game viewing, enjoy the mesmerizing sight of the wild plains of Serengeti.

Dinner and an overnight stay will be offered at your accommodation of choice in central Serengeti.

Day 02

Sunrise Game Drive in Serengeti and Transfer to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, start your early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrise over the astonishing wild plains, which makes wildlife viewing easy. Animals like lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hippos, and many more are easily spotted.

After lunch, begin your drive to Ngorongoro, enjoying game viewing along the route on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay will be offered at your choice of accommodation around the crater rim.

Day 03

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

An early breakfast will be offered at your respective camp or lodge. Descend into the crater for a full day of game viewing in the world's largest caldera, which has astonishing scenery and a very high concentration of animals, including the endangered black rhino.

The land is home to many elephants, so keep your eyes open for these large mammals. Ngorongoro Crater has many animals, including 15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebras, 400 hyenas, about 120 lions, and around 50 highly endangered black rhinos.

The crater also has a good number of birds, including the augur buzzard, rufous-tailed weaver, fan-tailed widowbird, and anteater chat. The water sources in the crater may be one of the reasons the animals remain concentrated in the area.

After a long day of game viewing, return to Moshi or Arusha for dinner and a night's rest at your hotel - the end of the tour.