3-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Special Departure Safari

Arusha to Central Serengeti National Park

Your adventure begins with an early morning pickup from Arusha before departing in a shared 4×4 safari vehicle toward Serengeti National Park. The scenic drive takes approximately like seven hours, passing through the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Stop at the famous Ngorongoro Crater Viewpoint to admire breathtaking panoramic views of the world's largest intact volcanic caldera before continuing across the conservation area. After entering Serengeti National Park through Naabi Hill Gate, enjoy lunch at the designated picnic area while taking in the spectacular surroundings. Continue toward Central Serengeti (Seronera), where the endless plains support abundant wildlife throughout the year. As you drive at your accommodation, begin your first game drive, searching for elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, antelopes, and countless bird species before arriving at Osinon Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Osinon Camp

Full-Day Central Serengeti & Ngorongoro Highlands

After breakfast, embark on a full-day game drive through Central Serengeti, also known as the Seronera Valley, the wildlife rich heart of Serengeti National Park. This remarkable region is famous for its year-round abundance of wildlife, supported by permanent rivers, fertile grasslands, and scattered acacia woodlands. The Seronera River attracts an incredible variety of animals, making it one of the best places in Africa to observe predators in their natural habitat.

Search for the Big Five while spotting lions, elusive leopards resting in acacia trees, cheetahs scanning the open plains, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, hyenas, jackals, and large herds of zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, and antelopes. During the Great Migration season, this area offers spectacular opportunities to witness dramatic predator prey encounters. Enjoy lunch at a scenic picnic site inside Serengeti National Park before continuing your afternoon game drive through the wildlife rich plains of Central Serengeti. Explore more of the park's breathtaking landscapes while searching for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and other wildlife. Later in the afternoon, return to your comfortable camp or lodge for dinner, relaxation, and an overnight stay surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.

Ngorongoro Crater & Return to Arusha

Drive from your camp to Ngorongoro Conservation and descend more than 600 meters into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest intact volcanic caldera. Often called Africa's Garden of Eden, this extraordinary natural sanctuary supports one of the highest concentrations of wildlife anywhere in Africa. Explore diverse habitats including open grasslands, acacia forests, freshwater springs, Lerai Forest, marshes, and Lake Magadi, each providing refuge for an incredible variety of animals. Keep watch for the endangered black rhinoceros, large lion prides, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, and thousands of flamingos around the soda lake. Enjoy lunch at a scenic picnic site on the crater floor before continuing your game drive. In the late afternoon, ascend the crater rim and transfer back to Arusha, where your unforgettable Tanzanian safari adventure comes to an end.