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Five days across Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater — the three parks most people picture when they think of a Tanzania safari — with enough time in the Serengeti to actually settle in rather than just pass through.
Four nights out: one near Tarangire, two in the Serengeti, and one near the Ngorongoro Crater, before the drive back to Arusha on the final day.
The price below is a starting point and moves with season, group size and accommodation level, from comfortable mid-range lodges up to Ultra Luxury properties like Melia Serengeti. Tell us your dates and numbers and we'll quote it properly.
Travel on your own schedule — dates, pace and accommodation level are yours to choose. Tell us your group size and preferred dates on the enquiry form below and we'll confirm exact pricing.
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Collection from your hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport, then a drive of a little under two hours south-west into Tarangire National Park. The tarmac gives way to open acacia country, and the afternoon's game drive is your first proper taste of the bush.
Tarangire holds some of the highest elephant densities in Tanzania during the dry months, as herds converge on the Tarangire River, and the park's baobab trees — some many centuries old — give the landscape a distinctive character found nowhere else on this route.
The route climbs across the Ngorongoro highlands before dropping onto the Serengeti plains, with game viewing continuing along the way. The scale of the place is the first thing that strikes most visitors — 14,750 square kilometres of grassland with a horizon that barely changes for hours.
Depending on the time of year, this stretch can put you in the path of the wildebeest migration, and the Serengeti's resident lion, leopard, cheetah and elephant populations mean the game viewing rarely lets up, migration or not.
A full day to explore the Serengeti properly, with morning and afternoon game drives covering different parts of the ecosystem depending on where the wildlife currently is — your guide will have the latest reports from other vehicles and camps in the area.
This is usually the day that produces the most memorable sightings of the trip: large predator kills, big cats resting in trees or on kopjes, and if you're travelling during the migration months, the sight of wildebeest and zebra stretching to the horizon in numbers that are genuinely hard to process from a photograph.
A final morning game drive before the drive back up onto the Ngorongoro highlands — often the most productive time of day for predator sightings, with lion and cheetah more active in the cooler early hours.
The climb back out of the Serengeti into the greener, cooler highland forest around Ngorongoro is a landscape change worth noticing in its own right. You arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon with the crater floor waiting below for the next morning.
An early descent takes you 610 metres down onto the crater floor — a self-contained ecosystem of grassland, swamp and soda lake enclosed by the crater's walls, holding an estimated 25,000 large mammals within 260 square kilometres.
This is one of the most reliable places in East Africa to see the Big Five in a single day. Lion prides are commonly seen in the open, buffalo and wildebeest graze in large herds, and the crater remains one of the last strongholds of the black rhino, alongside some of the densest spotted hyena clans on the continent.
By mid-afternoon you climb back out of the crater and begin the drive back to Arusha, bringing the safari to a close in the early evening.
Per person, by group size — pick an accommodation level to compare
Comfortable, family-run properties for the Tarangire night, with Tukaone Serengeti for both Serengeti nights and a return to Farm of Dreams for the Ngorongoro-approach night.
| 2 people | 4 people | 6 people |
|---|---|---|
| $2,145 per person | $1,710 per person | $1,565 per person |
Escarpment for the Tarangire and Ngorongoro-approach nights, Olkarien Eco Safari Camp for both nights in the Serengeti.
| 2 people | 4 people | 6 people |
|---|---|---|
| $2,900 per person | $2,460 per person | $2,315 per person |
Our top-tier pick for this route, including two nights at Melia Serengeti's Savannah Panoramic rooms.
| 2 people | 4 people | 6 people |
|---|---|---|
| $4,130 per person | $3,670 per person | $3,520 per person |
Prices are a starting point — they move with season, exact dates and final group size. Tell us your details on the enquiry form below and we'll confirm the exact figure.
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Comfortable lodges and camps for your stay
Comfortable, family-run properties for the Tarangire night, with Tukaone Serengeti for both Serengeti nights and a return to Farm of Dreams for the Ngorongoro-approach night.
Escarpment for the Tarangire and Ngorongoro-approach nights, Olkarien Eco Safari Camp for both nights in the Serengeti.
Our top-tier pick for this route, including two nights at Melia Serengeti's Savannah Panoramic rooms.
What makes this experience exceptional
Two full nights and a complete day in the Serengeti, not a single pass-through visit.
Three accommodation levels, from comfortable mid-range up to our top-tier properties.
Every booking contributes toward the share of profit we commit to the community projects we run with ERIPOTO.
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