4 Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Group Safari
4 Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Group Safari in Tanzania. Four days in a group safari in Tanzania is a short window. But when planned with intention, it becomes a concentrated masterpiece of wildlife, landscape, and human connection. This luxury 4-day Serengeti and Ngorongoro group safari is designed for travelers who want to feel the pulse of East Africa in its raw format. So, it gets more adventurous as this safari is built for groups who crave both adventure and connection. Get ready to share the roads, the discoveries, long silences and the laughter that bursts out when someone spots a lion cub tumbling through the grass.
This 4 day group safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro takes you to two ecosystems that might seem the same because one is usually referred to as a sub of the other. However, they are different because of their unique settings. One (Serengeti National Park) with its diverse plains that go beyond one’s reach. And the bird watcher’s paradise(Ngorongoro Conservation Area), which has the largest worldwide inactive caldera.
This 4-day Serengeti and Ngorongoro group safari packs East Africa’s premier wildlife destinations into an exciting, social, and budget-friendly adventure. Join like-minded travelers to explore these top Tanzania National Parks in a group safari. Lastly, this 4 day group safari in Tanzania is perfect for solo travelers, friends, or families wanting high-quality guiding without private costs.
Why Choose a 4-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Group Safari?
- The 4-day group safari in Tanzania is conducted between two landscapes that are in proximity. Hence, allowing travelers to compare and contrast the dramatic displays between Ngorongoro, which conveys a cinematic visual display of Mother Nature, and Serengeti National Park, which conveys a more raw wilderness experience. So, the closeness of these two areas makes accessibility easy, and travelers can efficiently maximize the 4-days exploring and unveiling all the hidden gems of these parks. Also, this loop is planned to minimize travel fatigue while maximizing viewing hours.
- While the private vehicles cover the long transfers, the internal light flights are optional for those who would like to reduce road time. So, these two options are offered for the group to decide whether to transfer by air or road.
- Choosing our 4 days group safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro is a way of social bonding. So, this is because you share and exchange ideas with fellow travelers. At the same time, you save costs and get the best group safari package in Tanzania.
4 day group Ngorongoro and Serengeti safari Itinerary Summary
- Day 1: Arusha to Serengeti
- Pickup & briefing at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa. Road trip (8–10 hours) via Mto wa Mbu village lunch. Ngorongoro viewpoint, afternoon game drive. Arrival at Mbalageti Serengeti and campfire dinner.
- Day 2: Full-Day Serengeti Exploration
- Rooftop breakfast followed by dawn/afternoon game drives (Mara/Grumeti rivers, possible crossings). Poolside lunch, sundowner on kopjes and bush dinner with group mates.
- Day 3: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
- Early game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro (4–5 hours) with en-route sightings. Arrive at Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge, enjoy afternoon spa relaxation and lastly, a bush dinner.
- Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater & Departure
- Breakfast, then full crater game drive with the group (rhinos, flamingos). Next, picnic lunch inside the crater, afternoon predator drive and transfer back to Arusha (4 hours).
Inclusions
- Pickup/briefing at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa (Arusha)
- Shared 4×4 transport with expert English-speaking guide/driver from Serengeti Masai Mara Experts.
- 3 nights accommodation (Mbalageti Serengeti 2 nights, Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge 1 night). Full board
- All meals, including breakfasts, picnic lunches, sundowners/snacks, bush dinners
- Daily game drives & crater descent in both parks
- Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Park entrance & conservation fees
- Bottled water during drives
- All taxes & service charges
Exclusions
- International/domestic flights
- Visa fees & travel/medical insurance (mandatory)
- Gratuities for guide, driver, lodge staff
- Premium drinks & alcoholic beverages
- Personal expenses (laundry, souvenirs)
- Optional extras (e.g., spa treatments, village visits)
- Single supplements if traveling solo
This 4 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro group safari offers incredible value and fun connections while delivering top-tier wildlife. Book for June-October for prime conditions!
Things to Do
- Full-day game drives along the Mara and Grumeti rivers. So, watch wildebeest crossings, hippos wallowing, and predators in action. Enjoy rooftop breakfasts overlooking the plains or poolside lunches at Mbalageti Serengeti.
- Enjoy sundowners on rocky kopjes, sipping drinks as the sun dips
- Have bush dinners around the campfire with your group, where stories flow freely.
- In Ngorongoro, descend into the crater for close-up Big Five spotting.
- A picnic lunch inside the “Garden of Eden.”
- Wind down with spa time at Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge before your final bush dinner.
- Throughout, enjoy en-route stops like Mto wa Mbu village for local culture.
4 Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Group Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Serengeti National Park
At around 9:00 am, meet at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa for breakfast with your group. Get a briefing from your guide about safety, wildlife etiquette, and camera care. Depart westward along the main highway toward Karatu. Along the way, stop at Mto WA Mbu Village, which is famous for banana farms and local carvings for a traditional Tanzanian meal.
Later, continue your journey to Serengeti National Park which in about 8-10 hours (approximately 384km). Travelers in your group are likely to see coffee farms, misty hills, and local children waving by the road. Also, stop briefly at the Ngorongoro Viewpoint, which will be your first scenic highlight before entering the Serengeti plains.
Have a drive through the park to the Mbalageti Serengeti, where you are to stay for the time you are in Serengeti. On the way to this Serengeti Lodge, you are likely to spot herds of elephants wandering through the grasslands. Also, prides of lions jus laying there, and also zebras grazing. On reaching the Mbalageti Serengeti, each of you will be transferred to your room. Freshen up, enjoy dinner around a campfire with a cold beverage as you share stories.
Day 2: Full-Day Serengeti Safari Group Game Drives
On the 2nd day, enjoy breakfast at the rooftop terrace of the Mbalageti Serengeti lodge. Also, take in the magical view from the African sun-rise followed by a dawn game drive to the river corridors of Mara and Grumeti. So, witness wildebeest herds accompanied by zebras trying to make their way in the muddy waters. Also, spot these wildebeests in Serengeti being ambushed by either the crocodiles in the water or the cheetahs on land. In the afternoon, the group will return to Mbalageti Serengeti lodge for relaxation at the pool as they await lunch by the poolside.
The Group can also choose a photographic review session with the guide. Later in the afternoon, carry on with the game drive to the hippo pools and watch the hippos and raptors on the surface of the banks. In the evening, enjoy a sundowner at the Kopjes with snacks and refreshments as a group, most preferably wine. Later, head back to Mbalageti Lodge for a bush dinner. So, on this day, most of you will have had some sense of connection to not only nature but also its surroundings.
Day 3: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim
By 9:00 am, the group will have breakfast at the terrace again before going for a final early game drive after checking out of Mbalageti Serengeti lodge. As you transition from Serengeti to Ngorongoro, take time to observe the distinct animal behaviors. Observe elephant family groups, giraffe feeding on the leaves of the acacia trees, and smaller antelope species like duikers and dik-dik in bush edges.
The journey to Ngorongoro from Serengeti takes an estimated time off 4-5 hours (228km). So, directly transfer to Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge with your group. Additionally, this lodge has suites that are very accommodating of large groups of people. Enjoy lunch at this lodge and spend the whole afternoon at this spa, enjoying the amenities. Later, have your first bush dinner in Ngorongoro with the whispers of nature in the proximity.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater & Return to Arusha
In the morning, at around 8:45 am, after breakfast, you will be driven to the Crater floor. So, you are likely to spot a black rhino from a distance, large elephant herds, hippo pool. Also, visit Lake Magadi with its shores tinted by the pink flamingos. The crater’s density means you will likely see species all day without long drives. Hence, you spend half of the day here. In the afternoon, have another picnic lunch setting near the crater.
Later, continue your game drive with emphasis on predator family interactions, focusing on lion prides in grass patches. Watch hyena clans in shadowed corridors, and predator -prey chases. After this game drive, transfer to the Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury lodge. Check out and board the safari vehicles back to Arusha’s Tulia Boutique Hotel& Spa.
Best and worst time for the 4 days group safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro
The best time to visit Serengeti and Ngorongoro for this 4 day group safari is from early December to February and July to early September. So, this is the dry period where the vegetation is low, so visibility is excellent. For example, the Tanzania big 5 predators, i.e., the lions and leopards, are easier to spot and often hunt in dry river corridors.
The Northern and Western Corridor plains are prime for dramatic Serengeti wildebeest migration scenes from June to October. Also, roads like the gravel high-water to Ngorongoro Crater and the main Seronera track harden to a firm. Hence, they become comfortable with road transfers from Serengeti to Ngorongoro on this 4 day group safari in Tanzania.
The less ideal time for the 4-days group safari in Ngorongoro and Serengeti is from March to May. During this time, there are prolonged rains that make routes like the Ndutu Interior tracks muddy. Hence, this leads to transportation delays. Also, some remote Serengeti Tented camps like the Mara Mist Mobile Camp are seasonal and depend on passable access roads to protect staff and supplies.
Hence, getting accommodation services for the 4 day Serengeti and Ngorongoro group safari might be hard. On the bright side, the landscape becomes intensely beautiful and ideal for photographers who love the vibrant green landscape.
