Budget 3 days: Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater
The quickest way to see two very different parks: elephants and baobabs in Tarangire, then a morning on the floor of Ngorongoro Crater.
From $762 per person
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5-day Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro safari
The classic Northern Circuit on a budget: elephants in Tarangire, two days of big cats on the Serengeti plains and a game drive in Ngorongoro Crater.
From $1,456 per person
- Length
- 5 days, 4 nights on safari
- Start and end
- Arusha
- Accommodation
- Public campsites in Tarangire and the Serengeti
- Vehicle
- Private 4x4 with your own guide
Day-by-day itinerary
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Arrival in Arusha
We meet you at Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport and take you to your hotel. In the evening your guide briefs you on the days ahead and answers your questions.
Overnight: Arusha hotel (your first night is on us)
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Tarangire National Park
A two-hour drive to Tarangire for a full day among baobabs, elephant herds and the wildlife that gathers along the Tarangire River.
Overnight: Tarangire Public Campsite
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Into the Serengeti
We cross the Ngorongoro highlands and descend onto the Serengeti plains, game driving on the way to Seronera.
Overnight: Seronera Public Campsite
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Central Serengeti
A full day around Seronera, one of the best areas in Africa for lions, leopards and cheetahs.
Overnight: Seronera Public Campsite
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Ngorongoro Crater, then back to Arusha
An early start from the Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Crater. Down on the crater floor you spend the morning on a game drive, with a good chance of black rhino, lions and big herds of buffalo and zebra. After a picnic lunch we drive back to Arusha or the airport.
Good to know
- We pick you up at Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport, and your first night in Arusha is covered by us.
- Your guide briefs you before you set off and picks you up from your hotel on the first morning.
- After the safari we drop you at the airport or your hotel.
- Every day can be changed: add a park, swap a camp or extend your trip.
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Budget 4 days: Serengeti & Ngorongoro camping
Two nights camping at Seronera, in the heart of the Serengeti's big cat country, and a game drive in Ngorongoro Crater on the way home.
From $1,178 per person
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Comfort 4 days: Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater
A relaxed short safari with comfortable lodges: a day in Tarangire, a night in the Karatu highlands and an early start into Ngorongoro Crater.
From $1,162 per person
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