3 Days Serengeti Game Safari
Tour Overview
The 3 Days Serengeti National park wildlife safari is a perfect short Tanzania safari set for you to explore diverse wildlife species in the Serengeti National Park. On this wildlife tour, you will be heading to Serengeti National Park in the Northern Circuit. Expect to engage in a game drive to search for the Big 5 game and also get a chance to observe the Great Migration.
Serengeti National Park extends for about 15,000 sq. km. It extends to the North bordering Kenya and Lake Victoria to the Western part of the country. While on your 3 days Serengeti National Park wildlife tour, expect to explore wildlife species such as the cape buffaloes, lions, African elephants, rhinos, cheetahs, wildebeests, Grant’s gazelles, giraffes, Kongoni, elands, impalas, and over 500 bird species. Overall, your short Serengeti wildlife safari will begin and end in Arusha City in Tanzania.
Tour Details
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and travel to Serengeti National Park in Uganda
Day 2: Game drive –full day with an experienced guide
Day 3: Game drive and return to Arusha
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and travel to Serengeti National Park in Uganda
Expect to enjoy an early morning breakfast at your respective hotels in Arusha. After the delicious breakfast, you will be meeting your experienced Tanzania guide for a briefing about what the captivating 3 days of Serengeti National Park vacation covers.
You will transfer to Serengeti and your journey will cover about 6 hour’s drive from the heart of Arusha. Transverse via the breathtaking Great Rift Valley and Ngorongoro Crater area to connect to Serengeti National Park. Arrive early at the park to check in at your gorilla safari lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Melia Serengeti Lodge/Serengeti Serena Lodge/Singita Faru Faru Lodge
- Midrange: Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti/Serengeti Migration Camp
- Budget: Serengeti Sound Silence/Seronera Wildlife Lodge
Meal plan: Half board
Travel plan from Arusha: 6-7 hours
Day 2: Game drive –full day with an experienced guide
Enjoy a hefty breakfast at leisure then you will meet the driver guide who will provide insight on what you should expect on today’s game drive session. You will depart from the lodge for the actual search for wildlife in Serengeti National Park. It will be a full-day wildlife encounter through the savanna plains of Serengeti.
The full-day game drive comes with great wildlife encounters in the wild. These include the Big 5 game (lions, African cape buffaloes, African elephants, leopards, and rhinos). The other wild animals to expect to encounter are the Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, impalas, elands, topis, Kongoni, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, and bird species.
The Great Migration is also possible to be witnessed as per this itinerary provided that you visit Serengeti around its peak season. The Great Migration is excellently witnessed around the months of July, August, September, and early October.
Today being a full-day excursion, you will have lunch in the wild and proceed with the afternoon game drive phase as well. The afternoon game drive allows you to look for more wildlife late afternoon. After the game drives, you will have leisurely time at the lodge to chill and retire for the night.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Melia Serengeti Lodge/Serengeti Serena Lodge/Singita Faru Faru Lodge
- Midrange: Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti/Serengeti Migration Camp
- Budget: Serengeti Sound Silence/Seronera Wildlife Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Game drive and return to Arusha
Wake up early, and you will be served a delicious breakfast. After, you will meet the guide, and this should be when you have checked out of the accommodation. Proceed with a short game-viewing safari through the Serengeti National Park. Spend the short game drive session to enjoy the sights of more wildlife.
After the morning game drive session, you will proceed to Arusha City. Get to Arusha early to check in your hotel or you can be dropped off at the airport to take a flight back home thus marking the end of 3 days in Serengeti.
End of safari
Inclusions
- The park entry fees
- Game drives
- Ground travel using a 4×4 vehicle
- The presence of an experienced guide from Tanzania
- Accommodation and meals as per travel plan
- All relevant government taxes and levies
- Photography
Exclusions
- Laundry services
- Travel Insurance expenses
- All expenses for shopping
- Cost of acquiring visas/passports
- Cost for accommodation after/before the actual safari
- All international airfares
- Optional Activities
- Tips for the guides/drivers, waiters, waitresses
The best time to travel to enjoy the 3 days Serengeti safari
The peak dry months are the best for wildlife safaris in Serengeti, especially if your focus is to explore the Big 5 game and also to witness the Great Migration. The dry months to mark on your travel calendar range from July to October. These are characterized by low or no rainfall with the ground kept relatively drier making it easier to transverse through the park in search of your favorite wildlife.
Additional experiences to enjoy
Visitors can also embark on active horseback riding, hot air balloon safaris, bush walks, cultural experiences in the Maasai village, bird watching or birding, and others. With multiple-day tours, you have plenty to unearth both in the Serengeti National Park and other top destinations in Tanzania.
Getting to Serengeti National Park in the Northern Circuit
Serengeti National Park is accessible by road or air starting from Arusha City. Driving from Arusha to Serengeti takes about 6 hours from the heart of Arusha City. By air, fly-in wildlife safaris can be organized and you set off from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)/Arusha Airport and land at any of the 7 airstrips.
The different access gates to the spectacular Serengeti National Park include Klein’s Gate, Handajega Gate, Naabi Gate, Ndabaka Gate, Bolongoja Gate, and Fort Koma Gate.
What to carry on a Serengeti National Park wildlife tour
A complete packing list for the Tanzania wildlife safari to Serengeti National Park includes a good camera, insect repellents, a first aid kit, a waterproof daypack, a safari hat, waterproof walking boots, a rain jacket, a sweater, a pair of binoculars, etc.
