6 Days Luxury Ndutu Tented Camp and Serengeti Safari

Distance: Approximately 260–280 kilometres
Driving Time: Around 6–7 hours
Attractions: Rift Valley, Ngorongoro highlands, Ndutu Plains and migration wildlife
Experience: Scenic drive, afternoon game viewing and camp arrival

Your guide will collect you from Arusha after breakfast. You will travel through Mto wa Mbu, Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before reaching Ndutu. Following lunch, your first game drive searches for wildebeest herds, calves, zebras and predators. You will later arrive at a luxury tented camp, where staff will explain safety procedures. Your spacious tent will include comfortable bedding and private bathroom facilities according to the selected property. Dinner is served in the dining tent or approved outdoor area before your first night surrounded by wilderness sounds.

Game-Drive Distance: Flexible according to herd location
Activity Duration: Approximately 8–10 hours
Attractions: Wildebeest calves, predators, Lake Ndutu and open plains
Experience: Full-day private safari and luxury camp evening

After breakfast, you will leave camp for a complete game-drive day. Your guide will search open plains, marshes and woodland for calving herds and predators. You may observe mothers protecting calves, zebras grazing nearby and cheetahs or lions watching prey. A picnic lunch allows you to remain close to productive areas. The afternoon may include Lake Ndutu, Lake Masek or quieter routes. You will return to camp for a hot shower, dinner and an evening listening to wildlife from a safe designated area.

Game-Drive Distance: Based on current wildlife reports
Activity Duration: Full day or split game drives
Attractions: Migration corridors, woodland, predators and birds
Experience: Flexible exploration and immersive camp atmosphere

Your second full Ndutu day can begin early or after breakfast. The guide may explore woodland for elephants and giraffes before returning to the open plains. When the camp is conveniently located, you may return for lunch and rest before an afternoon drive. A picnic is recommended when wildlife is farther away. The private vehicle allows unhurried observation and photography. You will return to camp for your final Ndutu dinner and overnight.

Distance: Approximately 80–110 kilometres
Driving and Game-Drive Time: Around 5–7 hours
Attractions: Southern Plains, kopjes, wildlife corridors and Central Serengeti
Experience: Final Ndutu drive and transfer to another wilderness camp

You will enjoy a half-day Ndutu game drive before beginning the journey north. The transfer operates as a safari, allowing stops for wildlife and changing landscapes. As you enter Central Serengeti, rocky kopjes, river valleys and woodland become more prominent. Lions, elephants, giraffes and resident antelopes may be observed. You will arrive at a luxury Central Serengeti tented camp during the late afternoon. Staff will provide a safety briefing before dinner and overnight.

Destination:

Ndutu Area

Overnight:

Serengeti Wilderness Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Distance: Approximately 140–170 kilometres
Driving Time: Around 4–6 hours
Attractions: Seronera Valley, resident predators, kopjes and highland scenery
Experience: Half-day game drive and scenic transfer

After breakfast in camp, you will explore Central Serengeti. The guide may search river corridors and kopjes for lions, leopards, elephants and giraffes. After lunch, you will travel toward Ngorongoro, continuing to observe suitable wildlife along the route. The scenery changes as you approach the cooler highlands. You will check in at a luxury lodge or tented property near Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight.

Destination:

Central Serengeti

Overnight:

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Distance: Approximately 180–200 kilometres to Arusha
Attractions: Crater grasslands, Lake Magadi, Lerai Forest and resident wildlife
Experience: Extended crater game drive and scenic return

After an early breakfast, you will descend into Ngorongoro Crater. Your guide will search several habitats for lions, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, elephants, hippos and hyenas. The crater provides a dramatic contrast to both tented-camp wilderness areas. A picnic lunch will be served at an authorised location. You will then ascend and travel through Karatu and Mto wa Mbu toward Arusha. Arrival during the evening concludes your luxury tented-camp safari.