5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari : This 5 days Ngorongoro and Serengeti safari takes you on an adventure to Serengeti plains and Ngorongoro Conservation where you will have an encounter with thousands of animals of various species including lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, gazelles, zebras, giraffes among others. This safari starts from Arusha and ends in Arusha.
Highlights of 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, Walking Safari
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti, Game Drive
Day 4: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
Day 5: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 5 Days Ngorongoro Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Drive to Ngorongoro, Walking Safari
You shall be picked up at the hotel in Arusha by our company driver guide. He will welcome you to Tanzania and for the safari, and brief you about the same. You will proceed to drive to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will engage in a walking safari. During your walking safari, you will be accompanied by a ranger and you will get a close encounter with your natural surroundings in Ngorongoro and also get to know how to track animals. After this experience, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
You will have breakfast as you prepare for a drive to the Ngorongoro crater where you will descend 600 meters into the crater and engage in a game drive as you look out for elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards, zebras, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, dik dik, antelopes, and warthogs among others.
You will also enjoy amazing views around the Ngorongoro crater during your game drive and also see flamingos along the shores of the alkaline lake found in the crater, Lake Magadi. After your game drive, you will return to your lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti, Game Drive
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park. You will have lunch at your lodge in the national park and later you will engage in a late afternoon game drive around Serengeti national park.
You will search for different wildlife species during your game drive such as the big 5 and many others during your safari. After your game drive, you will be driven you to your lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serengeti Serena Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
Today after breakfast at the lodge, together with your packed lunch you shall head out for a full day game drive in the Serengeti Plains, looking out for various animals in the park. Explore Serengeti national park and engage in a game drive as you look out for wildlife species like giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, lions, leopards, elands, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, cheetahs among others.
At the end of the day, relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As Above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon at 550$ pp
Day 5: Departure
You will have breakfast as you prepare for your drive to Arusha from your lodge in Serengeti national park, enjoying another opportunity to see wildlife species on the way to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport in Arusha or hotel of stay in Arusha, which will bring your safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Ngorongoro and Serengeti Safari
Price includes
All day game drives as per itinerary
Accommodation for the duration of the safari
4×4 land cruiser s afari vehicle
Professional safari and tour guide / driver
All national park fees and activities mentioned
All meals on the safari
Crater and Concession fees
Drinking water in the safari vehicle
Government taxes
Price 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
