5 Days Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari

5 Days Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari. This 5-Day Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari is a short Tanzania safari tour that visits two of Tanzania’s most popular national parks: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, also known as Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania, and Serengeti National Park, also known as Serengeti Park Tanzania. It also includes a hike to the Materuni waterfalls in the foothills of Kilimanjaro Mountain.

You can customize this 5-Day Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari according to your availability and preference.

Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari

Day 1: Arrival, Materuni Waterfalls Visit, Transfer to Ngorongoro Highlands

Upon arrival at the airport (morning arrival time), your Tanzania safari guide shall be ready to pick you up and welcome you to Tanzania. After a brief briefing, proceed to the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro for a hike to the Materuni waterfalls, where you will have the opportunity to hike through communities and enjoy scenic views of the Materuni waterfalls, as well as views of the Kilimanjaro Mountain on a clear day.

Enjoy a local lunch, and thereafter proceed to transfer to the Ngorongoro Highlands. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and enjoy an overnight stay at Hhando Coffee Lodge for Budget, Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for Luxury 1, and Ngorongoro Lodge by Melia for Luxury II.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Bomas Visit

After breakfast, with your packed lunch, head out for a full-day game drive in the crater. You will descend 600 meters into the crater, home to numerous wildlife species, including the Big 5, which includes lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos, and elephants. Other wildlife species in Ngorongoro include hyenas, wildebeests, antelopes, cheetahs, antelopes, zebras, hippos, waterbucks, and warthogs, among others.

Around the Ngorongoro Crater, you can spot a variety of bird species, including ostriches and flamingos, which are common along the shores of Lake Magadi. Following your game drive around the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, you will have the opportunity to interact with the Maasai Bomas, before returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive in Serengeti Park, Tanzania

After breakfast, check out and proceed to the central area of the Serengeti National Park, which is renowned for its big cats and diverse wild game. The great wildebeest migration around this time is expected to move through the East and Central Serengeti towards the southern Ndutu area.

Enjoy a picnic lunch and a short introductory game drive in Serengeti National Park for wild game viewing. Thereafter, proceed to the camp/lodge in Serengeti National Park whilst looking out for wild game, including lion prides and so much more; check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serena Serengeti Lodge for Luxury I, Melia Serengeti Lodge for Luxury II

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: Full Day Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

After breakfast at your lodge, you will head out with your packed lunch for a full-day Serengeti National Park safari experience. Engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti National Park and look out for the big 5 in the Savannah Plains as well as other wildlife species. You will have a picnic lunch ahead of another wildlife experience in the national park.

Later in the evening, you will return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: As above

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Optional Activity: Hot Air Balloon @ 550 pp.

5 Days Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari — Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

Day 5: Departure Flight to Kilimanjaro

After enjoying breakfast at your lodge, you will check out and proceed to the Seronera Airstrip for your scheduled departure flight at 11:00 AM. During this time, you will be on the lookout for wild game in the park, marking the end of your safari.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

End of 5 Days Materuni Waterfalls, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti Safari

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