Safari & wildlife Multi-day Private tour

4-Day Luxury Safari: Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

Arusha, Tanzania · 4 days, 3 nights · 1–6 people

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Your trip at a glance

  • 4 days, 3 nights
  • Day 1 starts at 09:00 in Arusha. Ends around 17:00 on day 4.
  • All 3 nights included: Karatu, Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge; Serengeti, Melia Serengeti Lodge
  • Meals: 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 3 dinners included
  • Group of 1–6
  • From age 3

This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.

Your guide

Tanzania Daily Tours & Safari

Moshi, Tanzania · Agency

Karibu Tanzania! I am Petro Paul Mihambo, Founder and Lead Guide at Tanzania Daily Tours & Safari, based at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro …

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Four days through Tanzania's Northern Circuit in a private 4x4 with your own driver-guide, staying in luxury lodges and tented camps.

Highlights

  • Track lions, leopards and cheetahs across the central Serengeti
  • Descend 600m into Ngorongoro Crater to look for endangered black rhinos
  • Private luxury 4x4 Land Cruiser with mini-fridge and charging ports
  • Stay in 5-star lodges and luxury tented camps with fine dining
This is a private 4-day, 3-night safari through Tanzania's Northern Circuit, built for travellers who want to see the Big Five without giving up comfort. You travel in a custom 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, accompanied by a dedicated English-speaking professional driver-guide. We start in Tarangire National Park, known for its giant baobabs and big elephant herds. Then we head to the central Serengeti for two days of tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs, with early game drives and sundowners in the bush. On the final day we descend 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater in search of black rhinos, hippos and flamingos. You stay in handpicked luxury lodges and tented camps, such as Neptune Ngorongoro and Melia Serengeti, with fine dining along the way. Pickup, guiding, meals, park fees and accommodation are all handled by our local team.

What's included

  • 3 nights full board in 5-star lodges and luxury tented camps
  • Exclusive use of a private 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof, leather seating, mini-fridge and charging outlets
  • All park fees: Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire and crater descent permits
  • English-speaking professional driver-guide
  • All meals, bush lunches, premium bottled water, soft drinks and house wines/beverages at the lodges
  • Private transfers from and to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK)
  • Entry tickets
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • International flights
  • Optional Serengeti hot air balloon safari with champagne breakfast (available on request)
  • Tips for the driver-guide and lodge staff
  • Personal expenses such as premium imported liquors, spa treatments or laundry (unless included by the resort)
  • Tanzania entry visa fees
  • Medical and travel insurance
  • Gratuities
  • Equipment
  • Drinks or a tasting
  • Insurance

Know before you go

  • Activity level is leisurely and scenic
  • The tour runs year-round
  • Pickup is from your Arusha hotel or Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO)

Pickup: Anywhere within 5.0 km of Arusha. You agree the place with your guide after booking.

Meeting point: Pickup from your Arusha hotel or Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO)

Drop-off: Back where your guide collected you.

Cancellation policy: Long trip, strict: Full refund up to 30 days before

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

Day 1

Arusha to Tarangire and Karatu

  1. 1
    Tarangire National Park
    Picnic, Wildlife viewing
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    A tailored game drive along the Tarangire River, among giant baobabs and elephant herds, followed by a private hot picnic lunch.

  2. 2
    Karatu luxury lodge
    Break time
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    Late-afternoon check-in at Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge, then a gourmet dinner and rest.

Night in Karatu, Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge. Included in the price.

Meals: lunch and dinner included

Day 2

Karatu to Central Serengeti

  1. 3
    Ngorongoro highlands drive
    Scenic drive
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    A scenic drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area highlands onto the Serengeti plains.

  2. 4
    Seronera Valley game drive
    Wildlife viewing, Sunset
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    An afternoon game drive focused on big cats resting on the kopjes, then sundowners at camp.

Night in Serengeti, Melia Serengeti Lodge. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 3

Full day in the Serengeti

  1. 5
    Sunrise game drive and bush breakfast
    Food tasting, Wildlife viewing
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    An early drive to see active predators, with a warm breakfast at camp or a private bush breakfast.

  2. 6
    Seronera River and Retina Hippo Pool
    Wildlife viewing, Visit
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    Game drives tracking zebras, wildebeests and giraffes, with a visit to the hippo pool.

Night in Serengeti, Melia Serengeti Lodge. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater and return to Arusha

  1. 7
    Ngorongoro Crater
    Food tasting, Wildlife viewing
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    A 600m descent to the crater floor for a Big Five game drive, looking for black rhinos, lions, hippos and flamingos at Lake Magadi, with a hot lunch near Ngoitoktok Springs.

  2. 8
    Transfer to Arusha or JRO
    Private vehicle transfer
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    Ascend from the crater and transfer back to Arusha or the airport for your departure.

Meals: breakfast and lunch included

Ends around 17:00.

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3100 USD / person · whole trip
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