This 3-day Serengeti National Park safari is ideal for travelers looking for a short tour that combines Big Five wildlife viewing with the chance to see the wildebeest migration. Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s most famous wildlife areas and is well known as the home of the great migration. The park offers close wildlife encounters and wide open plains that support large numbers of animals throughout the year.
With this safari, you explore Serengeti National Park, often referred to as the land of endless plains. Game drives in the park give you the opportunity to see many animals such as buffaloes, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, antelopes, baboons, spotted hyenas, hippos, impalas, and gazelles. The park is also home to about 540 bird species. Birds commonly seen include grey crested helmet shrike, red throated tit, grey throated spurfowl, secretary birds, Fischer’s lovebirds, Schalow’s turacos, rufous tailed weaverbirds, Kori bustards, white faced whistling duck, and Maccoa duck.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Start the day with an early cup of tea or coffee. After breakfast, depart from your hotel and begin the drive to Serengeti National Park. The journey from Arusha to Serengeti is about 335 kilometres and takes most of the day. Lunch will be taken along the way. Continue driving through the countryside of Tanzania, passing rift valley areas and open plains. Arrive in Serengeti later in the day and check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Full Day Serengeti Game Safari
After breakfast, head out for a full day game drive in Serengeti National Park. This day focuses on Big Five wildlife viewing and following areas where the wildebeest migration may be found. You may see lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, rhinos, antelopes, and many bird species during the drive. A picnic lunch will be served inside the park. Continue with game viewing in the afternoon before returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Depart Serengeti and Return to Arusha
Enjoy a morning cup of tea or coffee, then check out of the lodge. Begin the drive back to Arusha, marking the end of the 3-day Serengeti National Park safari. End of safari.