Short Itinerary

Day 1 (Nov 02, 2024) - Arusha to Arusha National Park
Day 2 (Nov 03, 2024) - Arusha to Central Serengeti
Day 3 (Nov 04, 2024) - Morning game drives in Central Serengeti and transfer to Ngorongoro/Karatu
Day 4 (Nov 05, 2024) - Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Arusha

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Safari tour prices vary depending on the starting date, your group size, and the choice of stay.

Ensuite Accommodation Packages

Below are packages with a few popular ensuite options for your tour, starting on Nov 02, 2024, in a group of two adults . Ensuite hotels are tented camps/lodges that can be inside/around national parks. You will have a private room with attached bathroom. Meals are provided by hotels.

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Option E1: $1,384 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Crest Safari Lodge - Standard, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Bed & Breakfast]
- Stay at Serengeti Wild Camp, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Omega View Hotel, Karatu from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E2: $1,554 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Kutoka Lodge, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Bed & Breakfast]
- Stay at Tanzania Bush Camps, Seronera, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp, NCA, NCA from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E3: $1,715 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional Queen, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Bed & Breakfast]
- Stay at Serenity Camp, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, NCA, NCA from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E4: $1,943 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Hamerkop House by Lemala, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti - Safari Room, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Lemala Ngorongoro, NCA, NCA from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E5: $2,557 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation Room, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Bed & Breakfast]
- Stay at Lemala Nanyukie, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [All Inclusive]
- Stay at Melia Ngorongoro Lodge, NCA - The Rim Room, NCA from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E6: $3,536 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation Suite, Arusha from Nov 02, 2024 to Nov 03, 2024 [Half Board]
- Stay at Four Seasons Safari Lodge - Terrace Suite Water Hole View, Central Serengeti from Nov 03, 2024 to Nov 04, 2024 [All Inclusive]
- Stay at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, NCA - Suite, NCA from Nov 04, 2024 to Nov 05, 2024 [Full Board]

A detailed list of inclusions is shared below. We have many more accommodations and addon tours to offer. Please share with us your requirements by clicking on the "Request Quote" button below, and our reservations team will get in touch with you.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arusha to Arusha National Park

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your Hotel in Arusha & depart for Arusha National Park. Walking with an Armed Ranger, you will have picnic lunch and game drive in the Park. The park is at the base of Mount Meru, which is good for climbing. It has a range of habitats including forest – home to the black-and-white colobus monkey – and is excellent for birding. Several lakes often host flocks of flamingo. The park's appeal is mainly its scenery. The habitat diversity spans from montane (mountain) rain forest to moist savannah to alpine moorland. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 2 - Arusha to Central Serengeti

Your safari will begin by 8AM in the morning with a pick up from your hotel at Arusha. With everyone aboard, you will head towards Serengeti National Park. The 240 Km drive will be covered in about 6hrs. The Serengeti, means endless plains in the local African language and watching the grassland stretch out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is an absolutely breathtaking view. With an overall land area of 14,763 Sq Kms, It puts our notion about distance to shame. The Serengeti also houses the glorious “Big 5” (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard). Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animals – The Impala. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. In seronera, one must really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. You must also look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass. They provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 3 - Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 4 - Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Arusha

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your preferred location in Arusha by 6:00 PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Stay Locations

Maps

Pre & Post Tour Hotels

Arusha is the base for safari tours in North Tanzania. If you need accommodation in Arusha before/after your safari tour you can check some popular hotel prices on bed and breakfast basis below (Prices are per person).

Single room:

• Kutoka Lodge - USD 64
• Gold Crest Hotel - USD 100
• The African Tulip - USD 149
• Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 205
• Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 375

Double sharing room:

• Kutoka Lodge - USD 42
• Gold Crest Hotel - USD 60
• The African Tulip - USD 112
• Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 120
• Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 250

Triple sharing room:

• Kutoka Lodge - USD 39
• Gold Crest Hotel - USD 50
• The African Tulip - USD 93
• Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 188

All of the above prices are on per person per night on bed and breakfast basis. More hotel options can be shared upon request

Transfers

This tour starts from Arusha. Kilimanjaro airport is the nearest international airport and Arusha airport is the nearest domestic airport. Please check our page on how to get to Arusha

Airport Pickup/Drop
Pickup or drop off at Arusha airport on the day of safari: No extra charge
Pickup or drop off at Kilimanjaro airport on the day of safari: USD 30 per vehicle

Airport to Hotel transfers
Transfer from Arusha airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 25 per vehicle
Transfer from Kilimanjaro airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 50 per vehicle

InterCity transfers
Transfer from Moshi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 100 per vehicle
Transfer from Nairobi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 275 per vehicle

Flights

We do not book International Flights.
We can book local flights based on availability. Below are indicative additional costs for local flights.

Intercity Flights
From Zanzibar to Arusha: From USD 100 per person (Morning flight)
From Dar es salaam to Arusha: From USD 90 per person (Morning flight)
From Arusha to Zanzibar: From USD 170 per person (Late Afternoon flight)
From Arusha to Dar es salaam: From USD 110 per person (Late Afternoon flight)

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This tour starts & ends at Arusha with road transfers between all locations. Central Serengeti is the farthest location you will be visiting in this tour and it is 7 hours from Arusha, each way. You can check about driving and flying to Serengeti here. To save drive time, you can directly fly into Central Serengeti where your safari vehicle with guide will be waiting to directly start the safari and cover other parks over the next few days making your way to Arusha by road on the last day. We will reroute the itinerary such that you cover all the parks included in the original itinerary with the same choice of accommodations & same number of nights as included in the original itinerary. This is called a Fly-in Safari

We can also reroute the itinerary such that you start with driving from Arusha on day 1 and cover other parks before you drive to Serengeti. We end the safari tour at Central Serengeti on the last day from where you can fly out to Ausha (or other cities). We will reroute the itinerary such that you cover all the parks included in the original itinerary with the same choice of accommodations & same number of nights as included in the original itinerary. This is called a Fly-out Safari.

Fly Into Serengeti
From Arusha to Central Serengeti: From USD 310 per person
From Zanzibar to Central Serengeti: From USD 370 per person
From Dar es Salaam to Central Serengeti: From USD 370 per person

Fly out of Serengeti
From Central Serengeti to Arusha: From USD 200 per person
From Central Serengeti to Zanzibar: From USD 420 per person
From Central Serengeti to Dar es salaam: From USD 420 per person

Note 1: Rates mentioned above are indicative and subject to change based on airlines and party(group) size
Note 2: In the Fly into Serengeti rates mentioned above, in addition to airfare, above rates also include cost to send the safari landcruiser with guide a day in advance to Serengeti, in time for your arrival & additional park fees that results due to rerouting of itinerary.
Note 3: Flights into Serengeti land at around 10:30 AM and game drives can start soon after landing while flights out of Serengeti depart around 11:00 AM and game drives can be done till about 45 min before flight departure.

Meals

Day 1 (Nov 02, 2024) - Lunch & Dinner

Day 2 (Nov 03, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 (Nov 04, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 (Nov 05, 2024) - Breakfast & Lunch

Drive Times

Day 1 - Arusha to Arusha National Park takes about 1 to 1.5 hours (40 km)
Day 2 - Arusha to Central Serengeti takes about 7 to 7.5 hours (305 km)
Day 3 - Central Serengeti to NCA takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (151 km)
Day 4 - NCA to Arusha takes about 4 to 4.5 hours (154 km)

Note: These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.

Inclusions

• Meals as per itinerary.

• Drinking water while on safari (2 litres per person per day).

• Park Fees (for Non-Residents).

• A professional driver/ guide.

• Daily game drives while on Safari.

• Concession/ Camping Fees.

• All Taxes and VAT.

• 4x4 Land Cruiser.

Exclusions

• International flights.

• Tips (Tipping guidelines).

• Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.

• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.

• Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).

Addons

Add-on tours in Arusha NP
Canoeing in Lake Momella: USD 79 per person

Add-on tours in Serengeti
Hot Air Balloon Ride: USD 540 per person
Rhino Tracking: USD 130 per person
Short Walking Tour (upto 4 hours): USD 45 per person
Long Walking Tour (upto 6 hours): USD 60 per person
Information on Serengeti Add-on tours

Add-on tours in Ngorongoro
Masai Village Tour: USD 25 per person
Olduvai Gorge museum visit: USD 35 per person
Ngorongoro Crater Rim Hike: USD 35 per person
Information on Ngorongoro Add-on tours