Visit and discover Tanzania’s best wildlife destinations – Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area on this 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari. These two Tanzania wildlife safari destinations are the best places to visit if you are seeking for a game packed safari in Africa.
On this 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari, expect to enjoy sightings of the Big 5 – lion, leopards, cape buffaloes, elephants and rhinos and other animals such as giraffes, zebras, gazelles, wildebeests and the scenic landscape dotted with savannah grasslands and acacia trees.
Safari Highlights
- Day 1. Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, Crater Rim Walk
- Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Bomas
- Day 3: Drive to Serengeti, Game Drive
- Day 4: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
- Day 5: Departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1. Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, Crater Rim Walk
You shall be picked up at the hotel in Arusha by our company driver guide. He will welcome you to Tanzania and for the safari, and brief you about the same. You will proceed to drive to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will engage in a walking safari. During your walking safari, you will be accompanied by a ranger and you will get a close encounter with your natural surroundings in Ngorongoro and also get to know how to track animals. After this experience, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Safari Camp Lodge for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Bomas
You will have breakfast as you prepare for a drive to the Ngorongoro crater where you will descend 600 meters into the crater and engage in a game drive as you look out for elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards, zebras, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, dik dik, antelopes, and warthogs among others.
You will also enjoy amazing views around the Ngorongoro crater during your game drive and also see flamingos along the shores of the alkaline lake found in the crater, Lake Magadi. After your game drive, you will get to visit the Maasai Bomas for a cultural experience to interact with the locals. Return to your lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti, Game Drive
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park. You will have lunch at your lodge in the national park and later you will engage in a late afternoon game drive around Serengeti national park.
You will search for different wildlife species during your game drive such as the big 5 and many others during your safari. After your game drive, you will be driven you to your lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
Today after breakfast at the lodge, together with your packed lunch you shall head out for a full day game drive in the Serengeti Plains, looking out for various animals in the park. Explore Serengeti national park and engage in a game drive as you look out for wildlife species like giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, lions, leopards, elands, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, cheetahs among others.
At the end of the day, relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As Above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
Drive Time: 7 Hours
You will have breakfast as you prepare for your drive to Arusha from your lodge in Serengeti national park, enjoying another opportunity to see wildlife species on the way to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport in Arusha or hotel of stay in Arusha, which will bring your safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari
Price includes
- All day game drives as per itinerary
- Accommodation for the duration of the safari
- 4×4 land cruiser safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- Crater and Concession fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Price excludes
- Flights
- Items of personal nature( laundry, beverages, etc.)
- Any hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Any items not included in the itinerary
