4 Days 3 Nights Safari
Tour Overview: The Classic Trio
Our 4 Days 3 Nights safari is meticulously crafted to deliver the quintessential Tanzanian safari experience, featuring three of the most celebrated national parks. You'll begin in Tarangire, famed for its massive elephant populations and majestic baobab trees. The journey then takes you into the vast, iconic plains of the Serengeti, world-renowned for its incredible predators and the stage for the Great Wildebeest Migration (seasonal). Finally, you'll descend into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wonder teeming with an astonishing concentration of wildlife, including the "Big Five".
This itinerary offers a powerful immersion into diverse ecosystems, delivering incredible game viewing opportunities and unforgettable African moments.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Your adventure commences with an early morning pick-up from your Arusha hotel. A comfortable drive through the Tanzanian countryside leads you to Tarangire National Park. After completing park formalities with your Maasai Spirit Expedition guide, you’ll embark on an extensive game drive, immersing yourself in Tarangire’s unique landscape of baobab trees and its legendary elephant herds. The Tarangire River attracts a wide array of wildlife, from lions and leopards to zebras and giraffes, offering excellent photographic opportunities. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed inside the park. As the afternoon unfolds, you’ll continue game viewing before driving to a lodge or tented camp in Karatu, near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Karatu to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you’ll depart Karatu and drive towards the world-famous Serengeti National Park, often making a brief stop at the Olduvai Gorge museum (optional), a significant paleoanthropological site. As you enter the Serengeti’s endless plains, the excitement builds for your afternoon game drive. This vast ecosystem is renowned for its immense herds of wildebeest and zebras (seasonal), powerful predators like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, and countless other species. You’ll traverse the central Seronera region, known for its year-round wildlife. As evening approaches, you’ll head to your lodge or tented camp within the Serengeti for dinner and overnight, under a sky full of stars.
Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Rim
Rise with the sun for an early morning game drive in the Serengeti, a magical time when predators are most active and the light is perfect for photography. After returning to your camp for a late breakfast, you’ll continue with another game drive, maximizing your time in this iconic park. In the mid-afternoon, you’ll begin your journey out of the Serengeti, driving towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The drive will take you up to the rim of the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, offering breathtaking views as you arrive at your lodge or tented camp, situated right on the crater rim or nearby, for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive to Arusha
Today is dedicated to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site. After an early breakfast, you’ll descend 600 meters to the crater floor for an unparalleled game drive. This natural amphitheater is home to an extraordinary concentration of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and the rare black rhino. You’ll spend hours exploring its diverse habitats, encountering a vast array of animals in this Eden-like setting, with a picnic lunch served on the crater floor. In the mid-afternoon, you will ascend the crater walls and begin your drive back to Arusha, arriving in the late afternoon, concluding your unforgettable safari.
Price Included:
- Accommodation: 3 nights in comfortable lodges or tented camps (1 night near Ngorongoro/Karatu, 2 nights in Serengeti/Ngorongoro rim), based on twin/double sharing.
- Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 3 Dinners (Full Board during safari).
- Professional, Experienced, English-Speaking Maasai Spirit Expedition Safari Driver-Guide: Your knowledgeable companion throughout the journey.
- Private, Custom-Built 4×4 Safari Vehicle: With a pop-up roof for optimal game viewing and photography, ensuring comfort and excellent visibility.
- All National Park Entrance Fees and Government Taxes: For Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Crater Service Fees: Specific fees for descending into Ngorongoro Crater.
- Bottled Drinking Water: Provided daily throughout your safari.
- Pickup and Drop-off: From/to your hotel in Arusha.
- Accommodation before/after the safari in Arusha.
Price Excluded:
- International and Domestic Flights: To and from Tanzania.
- Visa Fees: For Tanzania.
- Travel Insurance: Highly recommended to cover unforeseen circumstances.
- Tips for Your Guide and Lodge Staff: Tipping guidelines will be provided for your convenience.
- Personal Expenses: Such as souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, etc.
- Alcoholic and Soft Drinks: Other than bottled water provided.
- Optional Activities: Such as Maasai village visit (can be arranged at extra cost).