Overview
Get ready to experience the Serengeti ecosystem and its captivating wildlife on this concise safari. By flying into the Serengeti, you’ll skip the lengthy drives and seamlessly transition to exploring the Ngorongoro Crater before concluding your journey with a flight back to Zanzibar. You will elevate your experience with the indulgence of a luxury short safari.
Itinerary Day By Day
You’ll be picked up from your hotel and transported to Zanzibar Airport. There, you’ll board a compact aircraft bound for Serengeti Airstrip. Upon arrival in Serengeti in the morning, your day will be filled with captivating game drives until the afternoon. After a satisfying lunch at the lodge, an evening game drive awaits, offering you the chance to relish a magical Serengeti sunset.Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
- Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
- Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Following an early breakfast, you’ll set off on an enriching game drive, exploring diverse areas of the park. The lodge will welcome you back for a satisfying lunch. Post-lunch, you will check out and commence your return journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
By evening, you’ll reach the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, perfectly positioned atop the Ngorongoro Crater, offering captivating views. Your evening will include check-in, dinner, and an early night’s rest, preparing you for an early morning descent into the crater.Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Following an early breakfast, you’ll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater in pursuit of the elusive black rhino, a challenge to spot. Inside this stunning crater, you’ll encounter Africa’s rendition of “Noah’s Ark,” a realm teeming with a diverse array of wildlife, including elephants, hyenas, majestic big cats, rhinos, and more.
Come afternoon, you will have a lunch break by the Hippo Lake before embarking on another game drive during your ascent back up to the crater rim. After returning to the lodge, you’ll complete the check-out process and then journey to Arusha Airport for your afternoon flight back to Zanzibar.Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Includes/Excludes
Includes
- All accommodations per itinerary
- All meals per itinerary
- All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
- All transportation and transfers per itinerary
- Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide
- Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
- Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, a communications radio, an electric cooler, and filtered water
- National Park gate fees, Park Commission, and Government taxes (based on current rates)
Excludes
- International and domestic flights
- Meals not listed
- Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
- Optional tours
- Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)
- Optional tours (Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village visit)
- Holiday supplement December 20 – January 5
- Discount for kids under 15 years old
