Tanzania · Safari

3-Day Tanzania Camping Safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro

3 Days Round trip from Serengeti Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Game drives across Serengeti National Park's endless plains
02 Visit Oldupai Gorge, where Zinjanthropus fossils were discovered
03 Camp overnight at Seronera and Simba public campsites
04 Explore the Ngorongoro Crater's caldera, lake, forest, and swamp
05 Look out for wildlife including lion, elephant, hippo, zebra, buffalo, and cheetah

This 3-day, 2-night Tanzania camping safari takes you to Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, with overnight stays at Seronera public campsite and Simba campsite. Travel from Moshi or Arusha through the Ngorongoro area, visit Oldupai Gorge where the Zinjanthropus fossils were discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey, and enjoy game drives in some of Tanzania's most celebrated wildlife areas. Depending on the season, the tour also offers the chance to experience the wildebeest migration.

Depart from Moshi for Serengeti National Park after breakfast, travelling via Ngorongoro and Oldupai Gorge, where the fossils of the first humans, called Zinjanthropus, were discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey.

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 Yes

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

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

From Moshi or Arusha to Serengeti via Oldupai Gorge

Depart from Moshi for Serengeti National Park after breakfast, travelling via Ngorongoro and Oldupai Gorge, where the fossils of the first humans, called Zinjanthropus, were discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey. Lunch boxes are provided along the way. Continue with an afternoon game drive before dinner and an overnight stay at Seronera campsite.

Day 02

Morning Game Drive in Serengeti and Transfer to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, enjoy a half-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. This park covers an area of 14,763 sq km. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language and means "endless plains." Here, you may see wildlife such as lion, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, zebra, buffalo, hippo, elephant, and cheetah. Later, drive to Ngorongoro for an overnight stay at Simba campsite.

Meal plan: Full board.

Day 03

Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Return to Moshi or Arusha

After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Crater at 6:30. Here, you will come across unique attractions in this historical caldera, where people and wildlife live together without harming one another. Get the chance to observe wildlife including lion, elephant, hippo, wildebeest, warthog, and zebra, and also see Lake Magadi, Lerai Forest, and Ngoitokito Swamp. Lunch boxes are provided.

After lunch, begin the drive back to Moshi or Arusha.