4-Day Serengeti Safari & Magical Hot Air Balloon Ride

Overview

Experience the adventure of a lifetime on these unforgettable Tanzania Safari Holidays, combining spectacular wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and a magical sunrise hot air balloon flight. Over four exciting days, you will explore three of Tanzania’s most famous safari destinations—Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater.

Your Tanzania Safari Holidays begin in Tarangire National Park, famous for its giant baobab trees and large elephant herds. The park is also home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeests, and more than 500 bird species. Enjoy exciting game drives while taking in the peaceful beauty of one of Tanzania’s hidden gems.

Next, journey to the legendary Serengeti National Park, where endless golden plains stretch as far as the eye can see. The Serengeti is renowned for its incredible wildlife, including the Big Five and the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration during the right season. One of the highlights of your Tanzania Safari Holidays is a breathtaking hot air balloon ride at sunrise. Float quietly above the plains as wildlife moves below before celebrating with a traditional champagne bush breakfast.

Your adventure concludes at the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that offers one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Throughout your Tanzania Safari Holidays, enjoy comfortable mid-range accommodation, professional guiding, and unforgettable game drives that showcase the very best of Tanzania’s natural beauty.

Tour Plan

Your Tanzania Safari Holidays begin with a morning pick-up from your hotel or the airport in Arusha. Drive to Tarangire National Park, where your first exciting game drive awaits. Explore the park's beautiful landscapes filled with towering baobab trees and search for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, leopards, and many bird species. Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing your afternoon wildlife adventure. Later, drive to Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge

After breakfast, travel through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Serengeti National Park. Along the way, enjoy spectacular views of the highlands before arriving in the famous Seronera region, known for its year-round wildlife. After lunch, head out on an afternoon game drive searching for lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and countless other animals. As the sun sets across the plains, arrive at Tukaone Hembe Camp for dinner and overnight.

Wake up before sunrise for one of the highlights of your Tanzania Safari Holidays. Board a hot air balloon and gently float above the endless Serengeti plains as the rising sun lights up the landscape below. Watch elephants, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, and other wildlife from a unique perspective before landing for a memorable champagne bush breakfast. Continue with a morning game drive before enjoying lunch and driving back to the beautiful Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge

After an early breakfast, descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for an unforgettable game drive. This remarkable natural wonder is home to black rhinos, elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, and hundreds of bird species. Enjoy a picnic lunch beside the famous hippo pool before beginning your scenic drive back to Arusha, where your memorable Tanzania Safari Holidays come to an end.

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