Tanzania · Safari

4-Day Tanzania Private Safari through Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro

4 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Enjoy game drives in Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater
  • 02 Explore Serengeti National Park, the heart of wild Africa
  • 03 Visit the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 04 See Tarangire's huge elephant herds, baobab trees, and seasonal swamps
  • 05 Travel through the Seronera area in Central Serengeti

This 4-day Tanzania private safari explores three of the Northern Circuit's most popular wildlife destinations: Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Travel through diverse landscapes of savannah, seasonal swamps, highlands, and vast plains while enjoying game drives in search of elephants, wildebeest, zebra, lions, hyenas, and more. The journey also includes views of the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater and time in the Seronera area of Central Serengeti. With park fees, accommodation, transport, meals, and drinking water included, this safari offers a well-rounded wildlife experience.

The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world's most densely crowded African wildlife areas and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

From Arusha or Moshi to Tarangire National Park

You will be picked up in the morning and, after a short briefing, head toward Tarangire National Park. With its savannah, baobab trees, and seasonal swamps, the park is home to huge elephant herds. Animals gather at the life-giving Tarangire River, and you should see a selection of mammals ranging from giraffe, bushbuck, and hartebeest to zebra and warthog.

The park is also home to buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest, which are always closely followed by various predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then, but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals.

In the late afternoon, you will leave the park and head to the nearby Kizumba campsite, where you will spend the night.

2
Day 02

Through Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will continue toward the fertile highlands, where wheat, coffee, and corn are grown by the Iraqw people. Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater.

Travel onward to Serengeti National Park, which you will reach by midday. Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania, with a diversity of landscapes and habitats. It includes grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah, and mountains.

Here, the biggest wildebeest and zebra migration takes place and, depending on the season, you will have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals in their search for nourishment. You will spend the night in the Seronera area in Central Serengeti at the Nyani campsite.

3
Day 03

Serengeti Game Drive and Onward to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will enjoy a game drive in Serengeti National Park. With your lunch box, you will follow the animal migration in Northern Serengeti, where the migration will be, and you may see wildebeest, zebra, topi, hartebeest, eland, antelope, hyena, and varieties of birds singing in the trees, while also viewing the beauty of the landscape and nature.

After lunch, you will continue with a game drive in Serengeti, heading toward the gate to check out of Serengeti National Park. From there, you will proceed with a game drive en route to the Ngorongoro Crater.

4
Day 04

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive and Return to Arusha

After breakfast, descend into the crater with your lunch box and enjoy a game drive for over six hours. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world's most densely crowded African wildlife areas and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos.

Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater sustains a vast variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big drawcard to this picturesque national park is its vast predator population, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard on the crater floor.

Tarangire River and baobab trees, Seronera area in Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire River and baobab trees, Seronera area in Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 5 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 4x4 safari car
  • Park fees
  • All activities (unless labelled as optional)
  • All accommodation, as stated in the itinerary
  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)
  • All taxes/VAT
  • Round-trip airport transfer
  • All meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water on all days

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Additional park fees
  • Tipping the crew
  • Visas

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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