3-Day Budget Tanzania Big-Five Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Serengeti National Park

Your Tanzania African safari guide will pick you up and embark on the journey to Serengeti, providing hot lunch not lunch boxes as you will traverse the Maasai steppe, witness the ever-changing landscape minute by minute.

Encounter Maasai people adorned in red, blue, or violet fabrics, tending to their cattle, and women fetching water with their donkeys.

Approximately 3 hours into the drive, you'll enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, transitioning into a natural setting where diverse wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, Cape buffaloes, gazelles, and waterbucks, becomes visible.

With luck, you may even spot predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Arrival in Serengeti is scheduled for the afternoon, allowing time for a game drive before heading to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Central Serengeti National Park

Enjoy breakfast at the lodge before embarking on a full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, armed with lunch boxes for the day's adventure.

Today is dedicated to exploring the realm of predators on the savannah plains, where lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, caracals, and serval cats roam.

The picturesque plains are adorned with various antelope species such as gazelle, topi, hartebeest, waterbuck, zebra, and wildebeest. Serengeti boasts a rich avian population, with over 500 species of birds.

Following a satisfying lunch and an extensive game drive, your journey will continue. You will drive to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Ngorongoro Crater

Indulge in an early breakfast at the camp before setting out with lunch boxes for a tour of Ngorongoro Crater. This natural wonder hosts over 27,000 wild animals, showcasing the Big Five and more than 100 bird species.

The crater provides a remarkable opportunity to spot the endangered black rhinos. In addition to the Big Five, the crater is home to hippos, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, hartebeests, bushbucks, waterbucks, caracals, and serval cats, among others.

Following a satisfying lunch and an extensive game drive, your journey will lead you back to Arusha Airport for a flight back to Zanzibar.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.