5 days · Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
The shortest itinerary that gives the Serengeti two nights
Tarangire, two nights in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. The fifth day means you unpack once and settle in.
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Type
- Private safari
- Starts
- Arusha
- Ends
- Arusha
- Best for
- Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro
- Indicative from
- Price on request
The route
Why this one
Two nights in one camp changes how a safari feels. You stop travelling and start watching. On a four-day trip you are always moving; on this one you are not.
Day by day
What happens, in order
Arusha to Tarangire
Afternoon game drive among the baobabs and the elephant herds.
Tarangire to Serengeti via Karatu
The long drive across the Ngorongoro highlands, arriving on the plains for a late-afternoon game drive.
Full day, Serengeti
A whole day in the park. Same camp tonight, nothing to pack.
Serengeti to Ngorongoro highlands
A last morning drive, then up to the crater rim for the night.
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Dawn descent, half a day on the floor, home by evening.
Included
- Private pop-top 4x4 with a guaranteed window seat each
- Professional guide throughout
- All park, crater and conservation fees
- Accommodation and meals as listed
- Drinking water in the vehicle every day
- Airport transfers
Not included
- International flights
- Tanzania visa
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips for your guide and crew
- Drinks, laundry and anything personal
- Optional activities such as a balloon flight
Questions
Asked before every departure
Can we see the migration on this itinerary?
Sometimes, and only by luck of timing. The herds move; a fixed five-day route cannot follow them. If the crossing is what you want, look at the six or seven-day departures.
Is the crater worth a whole day?
No, and we do not present it that way. Half a day on the crater floor is our candid advice: after about five hours you are looking at the same animals from a different angle.
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