4-Day Serengeti &Ngorongoro Crater

Overview

    This 4-day fly-in safari from Zanzibar offers a seamless and time-efficient way to explore Tanzania’s most iconic Northern Circuit destinations. Begin your journey with a scenic flight directly into the Serengeti, where endless plains and abundant wildlife await.


    The itinerary includes unforgettable game drives in Serengeti National Park, the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park, offering exceptional opportunities to see the Big Five and diverse wildlife in their natural habitat. This safari is perfect for travelers seeking a short but immersive adventure combining comfort, convenience, and world-class wildlife viewing.

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    Highlights

    • 4-day safari to Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater
    • Scenic drive through Tanzania’s Northern Safari Circuit
    • Game drives in Serengeti National Park, famous for vast plains and abundant wildlife
    • Chance to spot the Big Five and a wide variety of animals and birdlife
    • Explore the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife areas
    • Opportunity to see lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, hippos, and more
    • Stunning landscapes, wildlife viewing, and memorable safari experiences
    • Ideal short safari combining two of Tanzania’s top parks

    Includes/Excludes

    • Return flights Zanzibar – Serengeti/Arusha – Zanzibar (as per itinerary)
    • All park entrance and conservation fees
    • Accommodation in lodges or tented camps (full board)
    • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
    • Professional English-speaking safari guide/driver
    • Game drives as per itinerary
    • Airport and airstrip transfers
    • Bottled drinking water during safari
    • Government taxes and VAT
    • International and domestic flights
    • Visa fees
    • Travel insurance
    • Tips for the driver/guide and lodge or camp staff
    • Alcoholic and soft drinks unless stated
    • Personal expenses such as laundry, souvenirs, and telephone calls
    • Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
    • Items of a personal nature

    Itinerary

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    Day 1 : Arusha to Serengeti National Park

    After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". The park has 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park. After the game drive, you will return back to the Lodge.

    Day 2 : Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast this morning, enjoy an amazing game drive. The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is evident here look for buffalo, hippopotamus, elephant, giraffe, antelope, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle, and lions. If you are there during the spectacular wildebeest migration, you will be more than astonished. In the late afternoon, we will venture out in another game drive.
    There are animals everywhere! Monkeys, birds and look closely, you will be thrilled to see the huge jungle cats lion, leopard and cheetah watching the world go by. And going by it does. See rhino, gazelle, antelope and massive elephants by the hundreds. There are animals in the trees, flying, camouflaged in the bush, in rivers and in streams. This is the adventure of a lifetime!

    Day 3 : Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

    After breakfast in the am, you'll go for a game drive in Serengeti National Park with your picnic lunch until noon, to see the beauty of this great park. In the afternoon after lunch, have a game en-route to Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and your overnight stay.

    Day 4 : Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha

    After an early breakfast, descend down the crater at 6:00 am for a 6- to 7-hour game drive with a picnic lunch. We'll venture onto the crater floor for an up close at the residents of this World Heritage Site. We'll also enjoy a picnic lunch here. The Ngorongoro Crater provides great game viewing all year round. The wildlife here makes up a permanent population because grazing and water supplies are plentiful throughout the seasons. In the afternoon, you'll drive back to Arusha. End of service!

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