7-Day Serengeti, Ndutu & Ngorongoro Crater Safari — Tanzania

Highlights: Full-day game drive among baobabs and elephant herds, overnight in Karatu

After breakfast, depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park, famous for its towering ancient baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and some of the largest elephant herds in Tanzania. Named after the Tarangire River that draws wildlife from miles around, the park offers superb, uncrowded game viewing. Enjoy a full day of game drives in search of elephant, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, and predators such as lion and leopard, plus over 500 bird species, with a picnic lunch at a scenic site. In the evening, head to the green highland town of Karatu, arriving at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Farm Of Dreams Lodge Lodge Mid-range

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Highlights: Scenic drive via the Ngorongoro highlands, afternoon game drive into the Serengeti

After breakfast, depart Karatu and travel to the legendary Serengeti National Park, ascending through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with dramatic highland views before descending onto the vast golden plains. Enjoy a picnic lunch en route, then continue with an afternoon game drive across the Serengeti in search of lion, cheetah, elephant, and herds of plains game as you make your way to your camp for dinner and overnight in the heart of the wilderness.

Accommodation

The African Kongoni Serengeti Safari Camp Lodge Mid-range

Inside Park Serengeti National Park

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Highlights: Full day across the Serengeti plains, picnic lunch, prime predator country

Spend a full day exploring the Serengeti, the most famous safari destination on earth, whose name means "endless plains." Your guide will track the park's legendary predators — lion, leopard, and cheetah — alongside elephant, giraffe, and vast herds of wildebeest and zebra sweeping across the grasslands, following wildlife movements and, in season, the Great Migration. Enjoy a picnic lunch out in the park to maximize your time among the wildlife, with an afternoon game drive before returning to camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

The African Kongoni Serengeti Safari Camp Lodge Mid-range

Inside Park Serengeti National Park

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Highlights: Game drive south to the Ndutu plains, predator-rich short-grass country

After breakfast, journey south from the Serengeti to the Ndutu area, which straddles the southern Serengeti ecosystem and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The drive is a game drive in itself, crossing open short-grass plains that are especially rewarding for predator sightings, including cheetah and lion. Enjoy a picnic lunch en route, then continue game viewing as you arrive at your camp in the heart of the Ndutu plains for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Ndutu Heritage Migration Camp Tented Camp Mid-range

Inside Park Serengeti National Park

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Highlights: Full day in the Ndutu plains, exceptional predator and (seasonal) calving action

Spend a full day exploring the Ndutu region's mix of open plains, acacia woodland, and seasonal lakes — renowned among guides for its high density of cheetah and lion. From December to March, Ndutu becomes the heart of the Great Wildebeest Migration's calving grounds, when hundreds of thousands of wildebeest gather to give birth, drawing dramatic predator activity. Enjoy a picnic lunch beneath the acacias and continue your game drive through the afternoon before returning to camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Ndutu Heritage Migration Camp Tented Camp Mid-range

Inside Park Serengeti National Park

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Highlights: Full descent into the Crater, Big Five and black rhino, then transfer to Karatu

After breakfast, depart Ndutu for the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater and descend approximately 600 meters onto the caldera floor — the largest intact volcanic caldera on earth and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spend the day game viewing in this natural amphitheatre, one of Tanzania's most reliable Big Five destinations, home to black rhino, dense lion prides, elephant, buffalo, and vast herds of zebra and wildebeest. Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the crater before ascending and continuing to Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Farm Of Dreams Lodge Lodge Mid-range

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Highlights: Cultural tour in Mto wa Mbu, then hotel or airport drop-off, or beach extension

On your final morning, enjoy a cultural tour of the vibrant, multi-tribal village of Mto wa Mbu, exploring local farms, banana plantations, and markets at the foot of the Rift Valley escarpment, and meeting members of the community. Afterward, transfer to your hotel or the airport for your departure flight — or continue seamlessly to a beach extension in Zanzibar, Kilwa, or Mafia. We're here to help — get a free quote.