This 6 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari is tailored for tourists interested in having the most adventurous African Safari, this Tanzania Safari takes you on a wildlife viewing adventure in Tanzania’s most popular destinations, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to the Big Five and several other wildlife species.
Highlights of 6 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
- Day 1: Arrival
- Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
- Day 3: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
- Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge and Crater Rim Walk
- Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Arusha
- Day 6: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 6 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Day 1: Arrival
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you shall be picked up and transferred to the hotel of your stay. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay at Arusha Serena Hotel and Spa.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
Your safari guide shall pick you after breakfast and transfer to Serengeti National Park with your packed lunch. You will drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Serengeti for game viewing, all the while looking out for wildlife species such as wildebeests, leopards, lions, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, elephants among others. Your dinner and overnight at the camp.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Have early breakfast at the camp, drive out for a full day game drive with our lunch boxes along the Seronera Area of Serengeti National Park. enjoy the big game around Seronera River, some of the wildlife to lookout for in this region include lions, Thomson gazelles, topis, ostriches and cheetahs.
After your game drive, you will proceed to the Visitor Centre where you will have lunch.
In the evening go for a game drive to the Kopjes the weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rins. The Kopjes are good hunting grounds for lions especially in the dry seasons when most wildlife come to have a dip and drink up. Be on a lookout for other animals you might have missed during the morning game drive. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge and Crater Rim Walk
Enjoy breakfast served at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way you will have a stop at Olduvai Gorge for an opportunity to learn about the historical findings of Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey.
Along the way, enjoy a game drive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as well as aguided walking safari on the crater rim for a chance to come up close with nature and wildlife including giraffes. Proceed to the lodge, check-in and rest as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Arusha
After breakfast at lodge, you will descend into the crater with a packed lunch box and you will visit Lake Magadi which is found in the center of the crater. Also, search for various wildlife species thriving on the crater floor including elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras as well as flamingoes along the shores of Lake Magadi.
Ascend the crater, head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and embark on a transfer to Arusha, your guide will drop you off at the airport to catch your flight back home, bringing your safari to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 6 Days Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
