For travellers with a week rather than two. Straight to the Serengeti, two full days with the herds, then the crater floor on the way back — with the Tarangire and Manyara detours left out rather than rushed.
$250 deposit holds your seat · Twin-share · single supplement $390
Airport pickup and a night outside town, briefing over dinner.
West through the highlands and Naabi Hill, game driving into camp.
A packed lunch and no fixed return time. Leopard along the river, lion on the kopjes.
A morning drive, then east and up to the rim for sunset.
Six hours on the floor from first light, then out to Karatu.
Transfer to JRO, arriving with time to spare.
Garden lodge · Arusha
Tented camp · Seronera
Rim lodge · Ngorongoro
Farm lodge · Karatu
For the Serengeti and the crater, yes. It is the shortest trip we will run without cutting a park short.
Yes, a light aircraft from Arusha saves most of a day. Add roughly 350 USD per person each way.
June to October for dry-season concentration, January to March for calving and fewer vehicles.