4 Days Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Tour

Day 1. Tarangire National Park

tarangire national park

You will leave Arusha in the morning and head to Tarangire National Park, arriving before midday. Once in the park you will be able to enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive with a delicious lunch in between. In the early evening, after your game drive, you will exit the park and make your way to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Tarangire National Park – Main Attractions:

• Land of giants – herds of giant elephants & massive baobab trees
• Over 550 different bird species – migratory & permanent
• Abundant biodiversity
• The Tarangire River

Day 2. Serengeti National Park

serengeti national park

Depart Tarangire in the morning after a hearty breakfast and make your way to the famous Serengeti National Park. En-route to the reserve you will be driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and have a chance to see some views of Ngorongoro Crater before reaching the park’s gate. After lunch you will head out on an afternoon game drive for the chance to look for some of the wild game before sunset and some dinner at the lodge.

Serengeti National Park – Main Attractions:

• Voted the best national park in Africa
• Home to the Great Wildebeest Migration
• Home to the famous grassland plains
• The high number of predators – leopards, cheetahs &  lions

Day 3. Central Serengeti

serengeti

Today you will head out early for your morning game drive for a chance to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. Head out after a cup of coffee and experience the wilderness and its magnificent creatures as they wake up among the dew covered grasses. Later you will head back to camp for breakfast and some relaxing. In the afternoon you will head out once more for another chance to explore the plains in search of the African wildlife you have come to see as you exit the park and make your way to your lodge in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Main Attractions of an Early Morning Game Drive:

• Best time to spot the animals & birds
• Animals are more active then in the afternoon
• Best chance of experiencing predators on a hunt
• Best time to capture beautiful pictures in beautiful light

Day 4. Ngorongoro Crater

ngorongoro crater

After some breakfast, you will depart the lodge with a picnic lunch and descend into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. Explore the magnificent world of diversity that lies within, surrounded by the imposing walls that encircle the reserve. It is possible to see all of Africa’s big five within the crater among a vast array of other wildlife including hundreds of bird species. Enjoy a full day in the crater before departing for Arusha in the late afternoon, arriving in time for dinner.

Ngorongoro Crater – Main Attractions:

• Visit the largest unbroken volcanic caldera on earth
• Home to Africa’s big five
• Witness Maasai tribesmen living among wild animals
• Exceptional natural landscapes