3-Day Serengeti Luxury Tour from Zanzibar To Serengeti & Crater
Overview
Experience the ultimate luxury on a short 3-day tour from Zanzibar to Serengeti National Park. Explore the Ngorongoro Crater and return to Zanzibar via Arusha National Park. This exclusive tour seamlessly blends two of Tanzania's premier wildlife destinations, allowing you to witness the magnificent Big Five and the unique beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Tour Features
- Luxury tour
This luxury tour uses lodges. - Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you. - Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start any day. - Can be customized
You can request changes to this tour. - Not for solo travelers
Solo travelers cannot book this private tour. - Minimum age of 2 years
The minimum age for this tour is 2 years.Activities & Transportation
- Activities: game drives
- Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
- Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle & air transfer
- A transfer from and back to the airport is includedAccommodation & Meals
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Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
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1 Day 1 Zanzibar - Serengeti National ParkKubu Kubu Tented Lodge Luxury lodge inside Central SerengetiLunch & Dinner Included
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2 Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge Luxury lodge on the escarpment above Lake Manyara NPAll Meals Included -
3 Ngorongoro Crater - ZanzibarEnd of tour
(No accommodation)All Meals Included
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Included/Excluded
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All flights during the tour
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- 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
Tour Plan
Day 1: Zanzibar - Serengeti National Park
You will be picked up from the hotel and driven to Zanzibar Airport, where you will fly to Serengeti National Park Airport. Meet our driver-guide, who is there to pick you up, and then start the game drive in Serengeti.
Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania, with a diversity of landscapes and habitats, such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannahs, and mountains. Here, the biggest wildebeest and zebra migration takes place, and depending on the season, you will have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals in their search for nourishment. Later in the evening, drive back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Wake up at 6:00 for an early morning game drive in Serengeti. At 10:00, we head back to the campsite for breakfast. In the Serengeti region, you can often watch wildebeest and zebras next to lions and other big cats such as leopards and cheetahs. On the way, you can pass by the Olduvai Gorge, where the English pair, Louis and Mary Leaky, pioneered excavation work. In the 1960s, some of the earliest archaeological deposits of human evolution were found, and a small museum documents these discoveries. You will check out and drive with a packed lunch and en-route game viewing to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Elephants, like humans, enjoy clearly defined stages of their lives, each lasting for several years or even decades. Stages are characterized by structured roles and duties. These fascinating creatures continue to amaze researchers in terms of their insight and resourcefulness. Later, we drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Ngorongoro Crater - Zanzibar
Wake up early in the morning for breakfast. At 07h00, you drive to the Ngorongoro Crater where you will descend to the crater floor (19.2km in diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq. km) for game drives. All of the Big Five (rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant), live in this wonderful caldera as well as many other mammals. Birds include flamingos on the soda lake, geese, storks, vultures, and more. Have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok Spring picnic site.
The Ngorongoro Crater is often called "Africa’s Eden" and the "8th Natural Wonder of the World". It is a massive, extinct volcano with towering tree-lined walls dropping thousands of feet to a “Noah’s Ark” of animals on the verdant floor below. This breathtaking oasis provides a haven for both predator and prey to live among grasslands, fresh springs, and the large soda lake.
After lunch, proceed with game viewing while ascending the crater. Later, drive to Arusha Airport for your flight back to Zanzibar.