6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari takes you exploring the top 2 Tanzania national parks most sought after by many tourists who visit Tanzania. This 6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari is one of the best Tanzania safari tours that you can book, even last minute, for amazing Tanzania wildlife safari experiences and be blown away by the sheer beauty and wilderness of Tanzania; not to mention the diversity of wild game there is to see in either park. The big 5 animals of Ngorongoro, as well as the over 25,000 animals which inhibit the Ngorongoro Crater, coupled by the endless Serengeti Plains dotted with acacia trees and kopjes which are a great spot for lion kings to rest or watch their prey with leopards swinging in an acacia tree branch. Wild game viewing is what you shall enjoy with this 6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Tanzania Safari tour.
This 6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari starts and ends in Arusha, but can also start in Zanzibar, as well as Zanzibar. We can help you with domestic flight booking to get you here for your ultimate Tanzania safari tour experience.
6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari has you enjoying Tanzania safari activities like a crater rim walk and be rewarded with amazing views of the crater, crater game drive as well as extensive game drives in Serengeti National Park.
Summary Itinerary of 6 Days Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Airport pick up and Transfer to Hotel
Day 2: Drive to Ngorongoro, Walking Safari
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4&5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
Day 6: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Airport pick up and Transfer to Hotel
Upon your arrival in Tanzania, your Safaris guide will pick you up and drive you to your lodge for the night in Arusha. You will have time to relax and acclimatize to the new environment. In the evening, you will have a briefing with your guide, who will provide more information about the tour and answer any questions you may have. You will also have dinner at the lodge.
| Time | 30mins |
| Meal plan | Half Board |
| Accommodation | African Safari Arusha |
Day 2: Drive to Ngorongoro, walking safari
You will be picked up at the airport in Arusha by our safari 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 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.
| Time | 4hours |
| Meal plan | Full board |
| Accommodation | Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge |
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Drive to Serengeti National Park
You will have breakfast early in the morning, check out of the lodge as you later 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 crater drive, have lunch en-route, you will proceed to drive to Serengeti National Park, arriving in the evening. Check in at the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
| Time | 6 hours |
| Meal plan | Full board |
| Accommodation | Osero Serengeti Tented Camp |
Day 4&5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
Today, you will enjoy a 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.
| Time | N/A |
| Meal plan | Full Board |
| Accommodation | Osero Serengeti Tented Camp |
Day 6: 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 which will bring your safari to an end.
| Time | 6 Hours |
| Meal plan | Half Board |
| Accommodation | N/A |
Note: Flight option available
End of 6 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 safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- 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