Serengeti & the Crater

✦ Tanzania · Classic Game Safari

Serengeti & the Crater

The endless plains, the lost world of Ngorongoro, and the Great Migration in full cry.

Duration9 days
From$7,900 pp
Best timeJun–Oct & Jan–Mar
Group2–7 guests

✦ Overview

The journey

Tanzania's northern circuit at its most complete — from the giant baobabs of Tarangire to the wildlife-packed bowl of the Ngorongoro Crater and the limitless Serengeti, timed to the rhythm of the migration.

Highlights

  • Great Migration game drives
  • Ngorongoro Crater floor
  • Big cats of the central Serengeti
  • Optional balloon safari at dawn

Day by day

Day 1

Arrive Arusha

Met on arrival and transferred to your lodge on the slopes of Mount Meru to settle in.

Legendary Lodge Arusha

Day 2

Tarangire National Park

Giant baobabs and big elephant herds along the Tarangire River.

Legendary Lodge Arusha

Day 3

Ngorongoro Highlands

Drive to the crater rim with views over the caldera at sunset.

Gibb's Farm

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater floor

A full day among lion, rhino, flamingo and more in the world's largest intact caldera.

Gibb's Farm

Day 5

Into the Serengeti

Game-viewing transfer onto the endless plains.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Day 6

Central Serengeti

Big-cat country — lion prides, cheetah and leopard in the kopjes.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Day 7

Following the herds

Track the migration where the season places it, with an optional dawn balloon flight.

Sanctuary Kusini

Day 8

Serengeti to Arusha

Final morning drive, then a light aircraft hop back to Arusha.

Sanctuary Kusini

Day 9

Departure

Day room and transfer to Kilimanjaro International for your flight home.

What's included

  • All park & conservation fees
  • Private guide & 4x4
  • Full-board luxury camps & lodges
  • Internal flights on circuit

Not included

  • International flights
  • Visas & travel insurance
  • Premium drinks
  • Gratuities

✦ Your Route

9 days across Tanzania

A sense of the ground you'll cover — we handle every transfer and flight in between.

1Meru1 day
2Tarangire1 day
3Ngorongoro2 days
4Serengeti2 days
5Arusha1 day
6Kilimanjaro1 day
  1. 1Meru1 day
  2. 2Tarangire1 day
  3. 3Ngorongoro2 days
  4. 4Serengeti2 days
  5. 5Arusha1 day
  6. 6Kilimanjaro1 day

✦ Gallery

A glimpse of the wild

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