Overview
You’ll experience an unforgettable four-day safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
You’ll enjoy thrilling game drives led by an expert guide and take your adventure to new heights with a stunning balloon ride over the Serengeti, offering breathtaking views of the wildlife and landscapes below.
Itinerary Day By Day
Your adventure begins with a hotel pickup in Arusha followed by a scenic 2-hours drive to Tarangire National Park. There, you’ll enjoy a full-day game drive and a hot lunch in the park. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds, diverse wildlife like wildebeest, zebras, and buffalos, and predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
You may also spot unique dry-country antelope like the fringe-eared oryx and gerenuk, as well as seasonal migrant wildlife.Accommodation:Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
- Luxury lodge located near Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
- Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
After breakfast, you will head to Serengeti National Park, traveling through the scenic highlands of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you descend into the Serengeti, endless plains unfold before you, offering stunning views.
Your destination is the Seronera area in central Serengeti, a wildlife-rich region centered around the Seronera River. This vital water source attracts a wide variety of animals, showcasing the park’s incredible biodiversity.
You will arrive for lunch and spend the afternoon on a thrilling game drive, exploring the wonders of the Serengeti.Accommodation: Signature Serengeti Luxury Tented Safari Camp
- Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
You will wake up at 5:45 AM preparing for the hot air balloon safari and enjoy a stunning Serengeti sunrise. After breakfast, you’ll embark on a morning game drive until 11:30 AM, then have a hot lunch. Afterward, you will pack up and continue a game drive en route to the Ngorongoro Highlands end the day with dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge.Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
- Luxury lodge located near Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
After breakfast, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You’ll descend into the crater for an exciting game drive, where you may spot the Big Five—rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant—along with zebra, hippo, wildebeest, hyena, and many more animals. Birds like flamingos, storks, and vultures add to the rich wildlife.
You’ll enjoy lunch near the Ngoitoktok swamp by the hippo pool before continuing your game drive. Later, you’ll drive back to Arusha and be dropped off at your hotel to conclude your safari.Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
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