5 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari.
5 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari: Wildlife and Adventure Tour.
On this 5 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro safari, you will have the opportunity to experience the best of the vast Serengeti plains as well as the wildlife-abundant Ngorongoro Crater. During this Tanzania safari, you will be involved in game drives, spotting predators, exploring the crater and enjoying the breathtaking landscapes, among other experiences.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Day 2: Fly to Serengeti National Park and Afternoon Game Drive
Day 3: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Highlands
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Descent and Departure
Detailed Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by a company representative. After a brief orientation and safari briefing, you will be transferred to your accommodation in Arusha.
The afternoon can be spent visiting the Cultural Heritage Centre or walking through the lively central market. You will have dinner at your lodge and retire for the night in preparation for the safari ahead.
Accommodation Options
• Luxury: Arusha Coffee Lodge
• Midrange: Mount Meru Hotel
• Budget: Planet Lodge
Day 2: Fly to Serengeti National Park and Afternoon Game Drive
Once breakfast is over, you will be taken to the airport for your flight to Serengeti National Park. The plane will fly over the Ngorongoro Highlands and Ndutu Plains, giving you amazing views from the air.
Once you get to the bush airstrip, you will be briefed by your safari guide, and together, you will start your afternoon game drive in the central Serengeti (Seronera region). Here, you will meet for the first time the lions, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest. Late in the day, you will have a sundowner at the time the sun is going down over the savanna. Afterward, you will be taken back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options
- Luxury: Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
- Midrange: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
- Budget: Serengeti Heritage Camp
Day 3: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
This day is devoted entirely to exploring the Serengeti. You will depart before dawn to catch wildlife in the early hours, including lions concluding overnight hunts, cheetahs, and leopards.
A bush picnic lunch will be enjoyed inside the park. Afternoon game drives continue through golden light, offering excellent photography and wildlife observation opportunities. Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options
- Luxury: Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
- Midrange: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
- Budget: Serengeti Heritage Camp
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Highlands
After an early morning game drive in the southern Serengeti and Ndutu plains, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The journey ascends through the highlands, and on arrival at the crater rim, you will be greeted by dramatic views of the crater floor below.
You will check into your crater rim lodge, enjoy dinner, and overnight with spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.
Accommodation Options
- Luxury: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
- Midrange: Rhino Lodge
- Budget: Simba Campsite / Budget Lodge
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Descent and Departure
After breakfast, you will descend the steep crater road into the floor of Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is home to high concentrations of wildlife, including the Big Five.
Highlights of your game drive may include lions, elephants, buffalo, black rhinos, flamingos at Lake Magadi, and hippos at Ngoitokitok Springs.
After the morning safari, you will ascend to the crater rim and drive back to Arusha or to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onwards departure.
End of the 5 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro safari.
A quotation includes
- Domestic flight to Serengeti
- Park entrance fees
- Pick up and drop off
- Meals as per itinerary
- Accommodation throughout the safari
- English-speaking driver guide
- 4 x 4 safari vehicle
- Mineral bottled water
- Game drive fees
Quotation excludes
- International air tickets and visa fees
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
