4-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari with Camping and Big Five

• Begin the day with breakfast at your hotel in Arusha.

• Meet your professional safari guide for a briefing and trip orientation.

• Depart for Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with scenic views and the chance to spot early wildlife.

• Stop for a picnic lunch at a viewpoint or shaded area along the route.

• Enter Serengeti National Park and embark on your first game drive in the Central Seronera Valley.

• Explore one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, known for big cats, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, and various antelopes.

• Arrive at your designated public campsite in Central Serengeti.

• Settle in while your camp crew prepares a warm dinner under the stars.

Spend the night in the heart of the Serengeti.

• Wake early and begin the day with a pre-dawn game drive to observe predators during their most active hours.

• Return to the campsite for a hearty bush breakfast.

• Continue game drives throughout the day, focusing on seasonal wildlife activity and the movements of the Great Migration (June typically sees herds heading to the western and northern corridors).

• Break for a picnic lunch in a scenic location within the plains.

• Resume afternoon game drives, exploring different ecosystems and expanding your sightings list.

• Return to the campsite in the evening for a freshly prepared dinner.

• Gather around the campfire to share stories and listen to the sounds of nocturnal wildlife.

Overnight at the public campsite in Central Serengeti.

• Begin the day with another early morning game drive to spot animals not yet seen.

• Return to camp for breakfast.

• Continue exploring the Serengeti on your way out of the central region, with game drives en route.

• Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush during the journey.

• Proceed toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the afternoon.

• Arrive at the public campsite located on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.

• Relax and take in views of the crater before enjoying dinner.

Spend the night at the crater rim campsite.

• Begin with an early breakfast at the campsite.

• Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive (optional and dependent on itinerary).

• Discover one of Africa's most wildlife-dense areas, home to black rhinos, lions, elephants, and large herds of wildebeest and zebras.

• Enjoy your final bush picnic lunch within the conservation area.

• Ascend from the crater and start the return journey to Arusha.

• Reflect on your safari experience during the drive.

• Arrive in Arusha in the late afternoon or evening.

• End the tour with a drop-off at your hotel or the airport for your onward travel.