Serengeti vs Ngorongoro: What’s Better (Updated 2025)

Serengeti vs Ngorongoro: What’s Better – The perfect itinerary for your first visit. You will be picked up by our driver/guide at the hotel. This Serengeti vs Ngorongoro itinerary can start from Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam or Arusha, Moshi.

The three-day Serengeti vs Ngorongoro safari with a guide. You will be picked up by our driver/guide at the hotel. Elephants, powerful giraffes among the acacias, monkeys in the forest, lions in the trees, a large diversity of animals inside a collapsed volcanic crater, and through the infinite Serengeti plains are just some of the amazing species you will encounter. Along with visiting the Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks, you will also drive through the renowned rift valley.


Tanzania Safari – Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire

Itinerary Details: Serengeti vs Ngorongoro

Day 1: Arusha – Serengeti National Park


TANZANIA SAFARI | Exploring The Serengeti

Stop At: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will travel by car for 8 hours (including all stops) from Arusha to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro conservation area. Places to stop include Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Arusha region. I’m going to make a quick stop at the gate and viewing area to take in the breathtaking vista of the crater. Exactly 20 minutes Places to stop include Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Arusha region. Visit a Maasai village. Although this is optional, you should do so to experience the great Maasai tribe’s culture. The Maasai are famous for drinking raw animal blood and chasing lions after their kill, though these traditions are no longer practiced. Time: 20 to 45 minutes Many clients choose not to make this optional, extra-charged visit.

Duration: 24 hour

Day 2: Central Serengeti

Stop At: Serengeti National Park

After an early (6:30 am) breakfast, we will depart for a game drive in the Serengeti and head to the Simba campsite, which is close to the rim of the Ngorongoro crater (2 hours away), where we will pack up and see plenty of animals until the afternoon. Note that campsites are a good place to see animals. Included meals are: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Included lodging: a night at the Simba campground in Ngorongoro

Duration: 24 hour

Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Tour


You Won’t Believe What Happened on our Tanzania Safari (Ngorongoro Crater)

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater

Black rhinos are the most difficult to notice in the stunning crater, as most animals will be simpler to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater, so after an early breakfast, we descend the crater (6:15 am) on a trek to discover them. After lunch, we’ll go on a wildlife drive, climb the crater to camp, and pack for our return trip to Arusha. meals included: breakfast, lunch, and a free bottle of wine

Duration: 12 hour

End of the 3 Days Serengeti vs Ngorongoro Safari

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