Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Highlands & Ngorongoro Crater Safari

Have an opportunity to see the wildlife of east Africa on a short but incredible three-day safari. The tour begins in Arusha Visit Serengeti National Park to search for the Big Five—elephant, lion, cheetah, buffalo, and leopard and hundreds of flamingos. The plains are the perfect hunting grounds for leopards and other big cats hunting wildebeest, impala, buffalo and other small mammals.

Breakfast, then you will continue with game drive through the Serengeti National Park. You will sight hundreds of wildebeests and zebras, often lions and other big cats such as leopards and cheetahs in the Seronera Valley. After lunch at a picnic site, you will drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Highlands. Afterwards you will undertake an approximate two and a half hours scenic drive along the savannah up to the Maasailand (Boma). After arriving at the Maasai Village a group of pleasant Maasai and the Village Chief welcomes you with a chilled welcome drink. During a walk through the village, your personal Maasai guide is explaining the life, past and today’s life of the Tanzania Maasai. Get more information about the culinary culture of the Maasai while tasting a traditional tea (chai) prepared on the wood fire. After the Maasai tour you be heading to Ngorongoro highlands and a s soon as you have reached the edge of the crater, the caldera opens up before you and you will have a remarkable view of this impressive natural wonder. You will stay for the night at the lodge and enjoy the fantastic view as the sun goes down.

Early risers are rewarded with breath-taking views of the rising sun over the crater’s edge and, after a hearty breakfast, you will drive down the adventurous track into the crater. This UNESCO world heritage site, one of the seven wonders of Africa and most incredible ecosystems on Earth, formed millions of years ago in the massive explosion of a volcano, is 610 m deep and covers roughly around 260 square kilometers. Due to its dense animal population of approximately25 000, the crater offers the best game viewing in matter of minutes, you will be able to see wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. With a little bit of luck you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. After lunch, you will ascend the the steep walls of the crater and head to your hotel in Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay.