The 3-day Serengeti Safari (Budget) From Arusha Overview
A 3-day Serengeti budget safari in Tanzania is a tourist tour to visit Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, this budget tourist tour will involve overnights in basic caps available in Serengeti.
So, on the first day of this tour, you will start in the city of Arusha towards Serengeti, where you will do game drives for two days, and on the last day you will finish in the Ngorongoro Crater. Inside the Serengeti National Park, you will witness an interesting landscape filled with amazing wildlife, prepare your camera to record important events in this park. You will also have the chance to witness The Great Wildebeest Serengeti Migration where millions of wildebeest accompanied by zebra, Thomson gazelle, and other herbivores move from the south of the Serengeti to the north in search of good pastures.
Ngorongoro Crater "The Eden of Africa" is one of the best historical and animal attractions in Tanzania, the area known as Olguvai Gorge in the Ngorongoro conservation area is where the remains of ancient humans were found. While inside the Ngorongoro Crater, you will have the chance to see the Big Five animals which are leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros.
So, the 3-day Serengeti Safari (Budget) from Arusha city is a tourist tour that will add a new experience and complete the best tourist vacation for you that will not be forgotten.
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The Itinerary for the 3-day Serengeti Safari (budget) from Arusha
The budget 3-day Serengeti trip itinerary focuses more on visiting Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, although the tourist can upgrade and update and choose destinations and the number of days he needs. So based on the suggestions of our guests, our 3-day Serengeti safari itinerary (budget) from Arusha is as follows:
Day 1: From Arusha to Serengeti National Park
The first day of the 3-day Tanzania camping safari starts in the morning from Arusha city towards Serengeti National Park. It is 335 kilometers, which takes 6 to 7 hours, depending on the road conditions. Prepare your camera to capture the important moments of your 3-day vacation in Tanzania. After arriving in the Serengeti, the game drive will begin in the early afternoon.
The scenery and landscape of Serengeti are decorated with a very interesting landscape with the wildest animals in Tanzania. The natural vegetation in the reserve is savanna, grasslands, and acacia trees. Also, its landscape is characterized by rocky outcrops (kopjes) and seasonal rivers. This landscape makes the Serengeti Reserve more friendly to the environment, and wild animals prefer to live there, making its ecosystem unique in Africa and the world in general.
The attractions found in Serengeti include the great wildebeest migration, Serenora Valley, and the Grumeti River. Here is also a large habitat for lions, cheetahs, elephants, gazelles, buffaloes, zebras, crocodiles, hyenas, and hippos.
The top activities to make the 3-day Serengeti safari (budget) from Arusha the best include balloon safaris, walking safaris, and cultural tours. So, the game drive will continue until the evening, when the tour guide takes you to the base camp to have dinner, review your day's experience, and rest to prepare for the next tour.
Day 2: The full-day Serengeti Budget Safari
On the second day, while you are in the Serengeti, after having breakfast, you will make a game drive from Central Serengeti to the Ndutu region. The Ndutu region is in the south of the Serengeti Plain, which is a famous area for wildebeest migration during the calving season (January to March). Also, it is an area that has a lot of wild animals and is a good place to witness cheetahs or lions with their prey.
In the afternoon, you will find a picnic lunch in a very beautiful and isolated area of the park with a very attractive landscape. So, after lunch, the game drive will continue until the evening, when you head to your basic camping accommodations for the night.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater game drive, then back to Arusha City
The last day of the 3-day Serengeti budget safari will start inside the Ngorongoro reserve, where you will go and descend into the crater floor for game drives and picnic lunch. Prepare your camera to capture important events in the Ngorongoro crater, including the Big Five animals in Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater is a huge, intact caldera with grassland, a soda lake, and a large concentration of wildlife in it. Some of the animals found inside the crater are lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, hippos, black rhinos, hyenas, and a lot of bird species.
During the day, you will have a picnic lunch near the hippo pool inside the crater rim. After lunch, you will continue with game drives until late afternoon, when you will wave goodbye to Ngorongoro Carter and start your journey back to Arusha. This is how you will conclude your 3-day Serengeti safari from Arusha.
Price inclusions and exclusions
Price inclusions for 3-day Serengeti Safari (Budget) From Arusha
- Transport during 3-day safari (Go and return)
- Budget-friendly lodging
- Meals during 3-day Tanzania budget safari
- Park Fees
- Game Drives
- Activities included in itinerary
- Professional safari guides
- Drinking water during game drives
Price exclusions for 3-day Serengeti Safari (Budget) From Arusha
- International Flights
- Visa Fees
- Travel Insurance
- Personal Expenses such as souvenirs
- Gratuities and tips for driver guide
- Optional Tours that are not in the itinerary such as balloon safari
- Optional Activities
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Optional Activities
We invite you on a 3-day Serengeti safari (Budget) tour package to witness and connect to an unforgettable adventure trip in Africa. You can also do this tour by joining a group of other tourists to reduce the cost or by making it private. The easiest way to book this tour is by filling in your information in the form on this page.