This is a 4-day group tour that takes you around the famous parks and includes a balloon ride. Serengeti National Park is the largest and most famous, with over a million wildebeest migrating annually alongside over 250,000 zebras. The Ngorongoro Crater is a highlight, with its beautiful landscapes, surreal crater views, and easy sightings of wildlife on the crater floor. Tarangire National Park, compared to the Serengeti, is much smaller and is famous for the many elephants that roam the area.
Life on Safari
Distance: 30 km to 50 km
Non-game-viewing time: 2 hours
We will pick you up from your hotel, and after familiarising yourself with the guide, chef, and other clients on the tour, we will drive to Tarangire National Park (a 2-hour drive), famous for its diverse landscapes. The park is mainly known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees and the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country. It provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park, depending on where they have reported sightings of animals. Lions, cheetahs, and leopards are harder to spot, but giraffes, wildebeest, and zebras are plentiful throughout the park.
Later, we will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river and animals while having lunch. Keep an eye out for small monkeys and baboons trying to scare you off your lunch, but they are harmless, and you have nothing to worry about.
Safari Season Overview – Tarangire National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | July–November (wildlife gathers along the river) |
| High Season | June–October |
| Best Weather | June–October (dry season) |
Accommodation:
Budget Camping – Just Outside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & Dinner (Breakfast not included)
All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Distance: 145 km
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa — the Serengeti National Park — with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then, head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features 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. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | January–February and June–October |
| High Season | July–March (Seronera area can be busy) |
| Best Weather | June–October (dry season) |
Accommodation:
Budget camping – Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Distance: 145 km
Non–game–viewing time: 2 to 4 hours
Seronera, Serengeti National Park: The balloon ride will be on the last day in Serengeti (early in the morning, around 5 am), and then you will continue with the game drive. After the balloon ride, you will have a hearty breakfast and champagne to celebrate it.
We will go on an early game drive to see many animals until the afternoon, when we will head to camp for lunch and to pack up. While doing a game drive, we exit the Serengeti and head to Simba Campsite (a 2-hour drive), near the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
Safari Season Overview – Serengeti National Park
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | June–October (excellent wildlife viewing) |
| High Season | July–March |
| Best Weather | June–October |
Accommodation:
Budget camping (Inside Serengeti NP)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Distance: 210 km
Non–game–viewing time: 3 to 4 hours
After breakfast, we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephant. Another big drawcard to this picturesque area is its dense population of predators, which includes lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
We will visit Lake Magadi, a large, shallow, alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of hippos, flamingos, and other waterbirds can usually be seen here. In the late afternoon, we transfer you to Arusha and drop you off at a preferred hotel.
Safari Season Overview – Ngorongoro
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Best Time to Visit | June–October (excellent wildlife viewing) |
| High Season | July–March |
| Best Weather | June–October (dry season) |
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner not included)
All drinks (except spirits/liquor)
Price Per Person (All year round)
- All Park entrances & taxes
- All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner),
- soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
- Transfer to & from the airport
- Accommodation during safari
- Camping equipment
- All Taxes/VAT
- Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
- Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water
- Sleeping bag
- Tips for guides, driver & cook
- International and domestic flights
- Tanzania Visa fee
- Balloons In Serengeti ($600 per person )
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the hour
- Roundtrip airport transfer
Note: We have a discount for kids under 15 years old
"Our guide Emmanuel was incredible — he spotted a leopard and two lion cubs that three other vehicles completely missed. The most magical experience of our lives."
"The private setup meant we could spend 45 minutes with a cheetah and cubs without feeling rushed. The lodges were far beyond what we expected."
"As first-time safari travelers, we were nervous. From the moment we arrived, Serengeti African Tours took care of everything. The Ngorongoro Crater literally took our breath away."
"Booked through SafariBookings and couldn't be happier. Every detail was handled perfectly. Guide Abouh is extraordinary — his knowledge of wildlife is encyclopaedic."
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