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4-Day Luxury Safari in Tanzania: Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

Spend one night in the Serengeti before staying on Ngorongoro’s crater rim, with a morning crater game drive and picnic lunch near Hippo Lake.

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Duration
4 days
5 stops
Stays
3 stays
Guide price
From US$2,291
per person
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Private tour

The journey

Journey overview

This 4-day safari is the ideal choice, taking you to Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the legendary Serengeti. While the itinerary includes just one night in the Serengeti—typically considered brief—it offers a rewarding glimpse into this extraordinary ecosystem. For travelers with limited time who still want to witness Tanzania’s world-famous wildlife and landscapes, this tour delivers an unforgettable safari experience in just a few days.

  • Activities: game drives
  • Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle We can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • Luxury tour
  • Private tour
  • Can start any day
  • Can be customized
  • Not for solo travelers
  • Minimum age of 18 years

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Listing last checked on 28 Aug 2026

Journey route

Route

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Day by day

Your itinerary

01Day 1

Day 1

Arusha To Tarangire National Park

You'll be picked up from your hotel at 8 am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full-day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and is well-known for its lush acacia forest, giant figs, and baobab trees. Permanent residents of this park include giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a huge population of elephants and buffalo. The landscapes of Tarangire are something that can not be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffalo in the foreground. In the afternoon, you'll return to the lodge for dinner.
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
02Day 2

Day 2

Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, you'll depart for the most famous national park in the world, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in a local language, "endless plains". The park has 6,900 sq miles (18,000 sq kilometers), and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon, defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the great migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for the big cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. There are many television scenes, like the famous River Crossings, that have been filmed in this park.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
03Day 3

Day 3

Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

On this day, we suggest a very early wake-up call to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you'll ever witness. After the game drive, you will return to the camp for a rewarding brunch and then we'll proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th Wonder of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq miles and has 2,000-ft high walls, making it virtually Noah's ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It's one of the very rare locations on the continent where you can witness the black rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It's also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World. You will reach Ngorongoro in time for a sundowner.
  • Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
04Day 4

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater To Arusha

You will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife viewing in one of the most stunning places on earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, you will have time for a short game drive. Then, you will ascend the crater and exit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Arusha. We expect to be back in Arusha at around 5 pm, although we are flexible if there is a flight to catch or another situation.
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Stays

Where you will stay

Accommodation is subject to confirmation for your dates.

What’s included

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Included in this journey

  1. Park fees (For non-residents)
  2. All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  3. All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  4. A professional driver/guide
  5. All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  6. All Taxes/VAT
  7. Roundtrip airport transfer
  8. Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  9. Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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From

US$2,291

per person

Guide price

US$2,291 per person

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3 nights across 4 days.

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28 Aug 2026

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