Tour overview
The 5 days 4 Nights Serengeti and Ngorongoro is a guided budget Safari that will give you an exciting opportunity to visit the most beautiful parks in the northern Tanzania while staying in budget Accommodation. Starting with Tarangire National Park which is famous for African Bush Elephants and Giants Baobab Trees, then visiting the endless plains of Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. Serengeti is renowned for its grassland plains in the southeast.
Included
- Professional Driver/Tour guide
- Park fees
- All Activities mentioned
- All Meals
- All accommodations
- Private 4×4 game drive vehicle
- Government Tax Fees
Not Included
- Tips & Gratitude
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Earlier in the morning after breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on a safari. Afterwards we head towards the Tarangire National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch at the park. Tarangire is well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the center of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebras. After game drives you will be driven to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Tarangire Area to Serengeti National Park
Earlier in the morning after breakfast you will be picked up from the lodge and Drive to Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu then Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the endless of Serengeti National park, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
Day 3: Game Drives in Serengeti National Park
You can either have a relaxed breakfast or depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Alternatively, depart at 6:00 AM for an early morning game drive. Later, return for breakfast, relax, and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. Today, explore the central Serengeti National Park, renowned for its lion and leopard populations. The Seronera area, rich in wildlife, features the Seronera River, attracting diverse species. During the off-season migration, watch for numerous lion prides. Picnic lunch included during full day drive, ending around 5 PM. A heavy dinner awaits at your accommodation, marking the end of an adventurous day.
Day 4: Game Drives in Serengeti and Transfer to Ngorongoro Area
After breakfast you will go for a half day game drives in Serengeti National Park then after Lunch you departs to Ngorongoro Conservation area for dinner and overnight. Ngorongoro is a special conservation area and not a National Park. The whole area is managed for both animals and local Maasai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife.
Day 5: Safari in Ngorongoro Crater and Drive Back to Arusha/Airport
Get up Earlier in the morning around 6:00am for Breakfast then descend to the crater floor for game drive. You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 4hr drive left to Arusha the day will come to a close, Late afternoon drive back to Arusha and drop off at Arusha airport or your hotel in Arusha.
