Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari from Arusha

3 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest volcanic caldera
02 Spot the Big Five: lion, rhino, leopard, buffalo, and elephant
03 Visit Serengeti National Park for rich wildlife and birdlife viewing
04 Enjoy multiple game drives across the wild plains of northern Tanzania

Explore Tanzania's lively nature on a thrilling safari to Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, home to incredible wildlife and bird species. Witness the Wildebeest Migration, a stunning life-and-death display of thousands of wildebeests, and enjoy exciting game drives across the wild plains in search of wildebeests, zebras, elephants, leopards, and black rhinos. Descend into Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest volcanic caldera, for remarkable scenery and exceptional wildlife viewing.

While game viewing, enjoy the mesmerizing sight of the wild plains of the Serengeti.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

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

From Arusha to Central Serengeti

After a very early breakfast, drive to Central Serengeti, also known as the Seronera area. Compared to other parts of the Serengeti, animals such as hippo, waterbuck, impala, elephant, giraffe, and baboon are widely spread here. This area is the most famous in the Serengeti and harbours diverse wildlife predators such as lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs, thanks to the good number of prey that reside in the area.
Your professional Africa Natural Tours guide will take you to the best spots teeming with animals.
While game viewing, enjoy the mesmerizing sight of the wild plains of the Serengeti. Dinner and an overnight stay will be offered at your accommodation of choice in Central Serengeti.

Day 02

Sunrise Game Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, begin your early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrise and the astonishing wild plains of the Serengeti, which make wildlife viewing easy. Animals such as lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, hippos, and many more are easily spotted.
After lunch, drive to Ngorongoro with game viewing en route along 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

After an early breakfast at your respective camp or lodge, descend into the crater for a full day of game viewing in the world's largest caldera, which offers 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 a high number of animals, including 15,000 wildebeests, 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, retire to Moshi/Arusha for dinner and a night's rest at your hotel.

End of tour.