6 days / 5 nights
Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Serengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Central Serengeti
Experience two of Tanzania's most iconic wildlife destinations on this 6-day safari. From the endless plains of the Serengeti, famous for the Great Migration and exceptional predator sightings, to the wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater, this safari offers an excellent combination of big-game viewing, dramatic landscapes and authentic African wilderness.
Safari highlights
- Excellent opportunities to see the Big Five
- Search for lions, leopards and cheetahs across the Serengeti
- Experience Serengeti's vast open plains and abundant wildlife
- Witness the Great Migration seasonally, depending on location and time of year
- Full-day wildlife experience in the Ngorongoro Crater
- Scenic views of the Ngorongoro Highlands
- Outstanding opportunities for wildlife photography
- Enjoy multiple game drives across Tanzania's premier safari landscapes
Out on safari
Day by day
6 days, 5 nights
The route below is the standard version. Game drives follow the wildlife rather than a timetable, and your guide adjusts as the animals move.
- 1
Arusha to Lake Manyara Area
Depart Arusha after breakfast and travel toward the Ngorongoro Highlands. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy a scenic drive and optional activities around the Karatu area.
- 2
Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, drive toward Serengeti through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you enter the Serengeti, begin your first game drive across its spectacular plains.
- 3
Full-Day Serengeti Safari
Spend the entire day exploring the Serengeti. The area offers exceptional opportunities to encounter lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras and wildebeest.
Your safari guide will select the best areas according to current wildlife movements and seasonal conditions.
- 4
Serengeti Wildlife Exploration
Enjoy another full day of game drives in the Serengeti. Depending on the season, you may encounter large concentrations of wildebeest and zebra associated with the Great Migration.
The day is focused on maximising wildlife viewing and experiencing the Serengeti's changing landscapes.
- 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands
Enjoy a final morning game drive in the Serengeti before travelling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, enjoy the changing scenery from the Serengeti plains to the forested highlands.
- 6
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater early in the morning for a spectacular game drive. The crater floor supports a remarkable concentration of wildlife, including lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and, with luck, black rhino.
After the crater tour, ascend and drive back to Arusha.
Included
What the price covers
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking safari guide
- Private game drives throughout the safari
- Serengeti National Park fees
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area and crater fees
- 5 nights of safari accommodation
- Meals
- Drinking water during game drives
- All applicable government taxes and tourism fees
- Transfers to and from Arusha as specified
Accommodation options: Your accommodation will be selected according to your preferred comfort level, travel dates, availability and safari route. Exact properties will be confirmed in your personalised quotation
Not included
What you arrange yourself
- International and domestic flights
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips for safari guide and lodge staff
- Alcoholic and premium beverages
- Laundry and other personal expenses
- Optional activities such as hot-air balloon safari
- Souvenirs and personal purchases
- Any service not specifically listed under "Included"
Best for
This safari is ideal for first-time safari travellers, couples, families, wildlife photographers and Great Migration enthusiasts seeking an immersive experience in two of Tanzania's most renowned wildlife destinations.
Accommodation levels
Choose the level, and we build the trip around it
The same route can be run four ways. The level you pick decides where you sleep, how far you drive to the wildlife each morning, and most of what the safari costs.
Budget
Clean, simple camps and small lodges. Everything you need after a day in the park, and nothing you do not.
Mid-range
Comfortable lodges and permanent tented camps with en-suite bathrooms, pools and full service. Where most safaris sit.
Luxury
High-end lodges and luxury tented camps in prime locations, with the shorter drives to the wildlife that come with them.
Premium
The best addresses in each park. Exclusive-use camps, private guiding and the quietest corners of the reserves.
Why there is no price on the page
A safari price that fits everyone fits nobody. Two people in a premium camp in August and a family of four in a mid-range lodge in April are different trips at different costs, on the same itinerary. Rather than publish a figure that would be wrong for most people reading it, we price each trip properly.
Tell us your dates, your group and the level you want, and you get an accurate quote back with the accommodation named.
What the quote is built from
- Accommodation level and the type of camp or lodge
- Where you sleep: park rates differ, and so do the drives
- Travel dates, since low, high and peak seasons are priced apart
- Group size, and the ages of any children
- Safari style: private, shared, or tailor-made
- Length of the trip, the parks you enter and the activities you add
- Vehicle and transport arrangements
- Anything special: flights, transfers, honeymoon touches, dietary needs
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