5 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari explores Tanzania’s top two national parks, which are popular among travellers that visit Tanzania on safari vacations. This 5 Day Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari is one of the best Tanzania safari tours that you can book, even at the last minute, for amazing Tanzania wildlife safari experiences. You will be blown away by Tanzania’s sheer beauty and wilderness, not to mention the diversity of wild game that can be seen in either park.
The big five creatures of Ngorongoro, as well as the approximately 25,000 animals that inhabit the Ngorongoro Crater, are complemented by the infinite Serengeti Plains, which are lined with acacia trees and kopjes that are ideal for lion kings to rest or watch their prey, with leopards hanging on an acacia tree limb. This 5-day Ngorongoro Crater and Tanzania Safari tour will provide you with opportunities to see wild wildlife.
This 5-day Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari begins and ends in Arusha, but it may alternatively begin in Zanzibar. We can assist you with domestic airline reservations to bring you to Tanzania for the ideal safari vacation experience.
5 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari includes Tanzania safari activities such as a crater rim walk with breathtaking views of the crater, a crater game drive, and extended game drives in Serengeti National Park.
Summary Itinerary of 5 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, Walking Safari
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 3&4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, walking safari
Our company’s driver guide will pick you up from the airport or hotel in Arusha. He will welcome you to Tanzania and provide information about the trip. You will then drive to the Ngorongoro conservation area, where you will participate in a walking safari. During your walking safari, you will be escorted by a ranger, and you will get a close interaction with your natural surroundings in Ngorongoro while also learning how to track wildlife. Following this excursion, you’ll return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge.
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, head to the Ngorongoro crater for a wildlife drive to spot elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards, zebras, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, dik dik, antelopes, and warthogs.
During your game drive, you will witness flamingos along the banks of Lake Magadi, an alkaline lake in the Ngorongoro Crater. After your crater drive, you will travel to Central Serengeti National Park, arriving in the sunset. Check into the lodge and relax while you wait for supper and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.
Day 3&4: Full Day Game Drive in Central Serengeti
Today, you will also have a game drive over the Serengeti Plains, looking for numerous animals in the park. Explore the Serengeti National Park on a game drive, looking for animals such as giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, lions, leopards, elands, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, and cheetahs, among others.
At the end of the day, unwind at the lodge as you await dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Serengeti Tanzania Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
You will have breakfast as you prepare to drive to Arusha from your lodge in Serengeti National Park, where you will have another opportunity to witness animal species before being dropped off at the Arusha airport, bringing your safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari
5 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari Includes
• All day game drives as per itinerary
• Accommodation for the duration of the safari
• 4×4 land cruiser safari vehicle
• Professional safari and tour guide / driver
• All national park fees
• All meals on the safari
• Crater and Concession fees
• Drinking water in the safari vehicle
• Government taxes
5 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari Excludes
• Flights
• Items of personal nature ( laundry, beverages, etc.)
• Any hotel accommodation before / after the safari
• Entry visas
• Travel insurance
• Tips and gratuities
• Any items not included in the itinerary
