Overview
This is our most popular tour in Tanzania. This 4-day safari is a must for those with limited time. You will explore Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and the Serengeti, the top wildlife spots in the northern safari circuit. Don’t miss your chance to experience the Big Five in just four days.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Your driver-guide will catch you up from the hotel and lead you to Tarangire for a thrilling game drive, complete with a packed lunch inside the park.
Tarangire is renowned for its plentiful elephants, diverse feline species, vibrant birdlife, and iconic baobab trees. Thanks to the Tarangire River, it serves as a crucial dry refuge for wildlife. Afterward, you’ll enjoy dinner and spend the night at the Karatu Lodge.
Accommodation:
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
- Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
- Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
- Non-alcoholic drinks
Following breakfast, your journey will lead you to the Serengeti National Park, with scenic drives through the captivating Karatu highlands and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As you bid farewell to the highlands, you’ll descend into the heart of the untamed African wilderness: the Serengeti National Park, where vast plains stretch endlessly before you.
Our final destination is the central park area, known as the Seronera area, celebrated for its abundant wildlife. Here, the Seronera River flows, serving as a vital water source that lures a diverse array of Serengeti’s wildlife species.
You’ll arrive in time for lunch and savor an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park, followed by dinner and a comfortable overnight stay at Melia Serengeti Lodge.
Accommodation:
- Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Non-alcoholic drinks
Your day begins with breakfast served around 6:00 a.m., followed by an exciting morning game drive in the Serengeti, complete with packed lunches.
Get ready to encounter a diverse range of wildlife, including lions, wildebeests, leopards, impala, elephants, crocodiles, zebras, and more. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a scenic 3-hour drive to Ngorongoro, with game drives along the way.
You’ll arrive at Ngorongoro Serena, where you’ll check in for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation:Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Non-alcoholic drinks
You will begin your day with a satisfying breakfast at the lodge, and then gear up for a game drive with lunch boxes in tow. In the early morning, you will descend to the crater floor for an extensive 5-6 hour game drive.
Keep your eyes peeled for incredible sightings, including lion pride, majestic elephants, herds of wildebeests and zebras, rhinoceroses, and a myriad of other wildlife. As the day winds down, you will bid farewell to the park and journey back to Arusha.Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
- Non-alcoholic drinks
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