5-Day Group Joining - Serengeti Budget Safari Tour from Arusha. 2026

During your afternoon game drive, you will witness some of the largest elephant herds in Africa, alongside migratory blocks of wildebeest, zebras, buffaloes, and elusive predators like lions and leopards tracking their prey near the water sources.

In the afternoon, your official Serengeti game drive begins as you search for the famous Big Five animals. You will cruise past golden grasslands and rocky hills to spot lions resting in the shade, cheetahs hunting, and massive herds of wildebeest. As the sun sets over the horizon, you will head to your park basic Camp, tented camp or lodge to eat a warm dinner and sleep under the stars.

Your guide will lead you through the Seronera Valley and around rocky hills to spot hippos cooling in the rivers and elephants grazing in the grasslands, stopping only for a relaxing picnic lunch under an acacia tree.

As the afternoon turns to evening, you will enjoy a golden hour game drive while the sun sets over the endless horizon. The fading light offers beautiful views of the landscape and a final chance to spot nocturnal wildlife waking up. Afterward, you will head to your basic camp, tented camp, or safari lodge to wash up and unwind. You will wrap up your perfect day in the wild with a warm dinner by the campfire, sharing stories and sleeping under a clear sky full of stars.

After lunch, you will pack up and enjoy a final en-route game drive as you leave the park boundaries. You will travel back toward the highlands and climb up to the Ngorongoro Crater Rim to check into your lodging for the night. The temperature will drop as you reach the top, where you can relax and enjoy spectacular, chilly evening views over the crater floor.

260-square-kilometer caldera offers your best chance to spot the highly endangered black rhino, completing your quest for the African Big Five. After a picnic lunch surrounded by herds of wildebeest and zebra, you will ascend the crater rim and drive back, arriving in Arusha town by late afternoon.

You can walk inside their mud-walled homes, learn how they herd livestock, and talk with the elders to see how this famous tribe lives in harmony with wild animals.

Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari

Your morning starts before dawn as you climb into a massive hot air balloon and float gently up into the sky just as the sun rises. You will drift silently over the endless Serengeti plains, getting a bird's-eye view of vast wildebeest herds running below and predators stalking their breakfast. After you touch down back on land, you will celebrate the unforgettable flight with a traditional champagne toast and a delicious breakfast cooked right out in the wild bush.