7 day Ngorongoro and Serengeti honeymoon safari.

Price

Duration

7 Days

Tour Type

Language

English

Tour Summary

A 7-day Ngorongoro and Serengeti honeymoon safari allows you to skip the extra stops and focus deeply on East Africa’s two ultimate wildlife spectacles. By dedicating your time exclusively to the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park, you minimize travel time and maximize your private, intimate moments in the wild.

Day 1: Arrive.

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where your private safari guide meets you. Instead of staying in the city, drive straight toward the cooler, romantic coffee plantations near the crater highlands. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater Floor.

Wake up early to descend 2,000 feet into Ngorongoro Crater floor. This ancient, collapsed volcano hosts over 25,000 large mammals. It offers your absolute best chance to see the endangered black rhino alongside lions, elephants, and hyenas.

In the afternoon enjoy a private, white-tablecloth gourmet picnic lunch served right on the crater floor, surrounded by wildlife. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Transfer from Ngorongoro to Serengeti.

After breakfast, then check out and take a scenic drive out of the crater highlands, watching the landscape shift into the boundless, golden savannas of Serengeti. Enjoy an afternoon game drive en route to your camp.

Later enjoy a luxury tented camp to find a private sundowner setup waiting for you complete with a roaring campfire and champagne. Later dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Full day in Serengeti National Park.

This is a bucket-list morning. Wake up before morning for a Hot Air Balloon Safari over the Serengeti. Glide silently over rivers and plains as the sun breaks over the horizon, viewing wildlife from above. Land in the middle of the savanna for a romantic bush champagne breakfast, followed by a customized afternoon game drive targeting the Serengeti’s famous pride of lions and elusive leopards. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Exclusive Wilderness and Private Bush Walk in Serengeti National Park.

Get up early in the morning, and enjoy breakfast and dedicate this day to exploring deeper, quieter corners of the park. In the afternoon, switch the 4×4 for a guided walking safari led by an expert tracker, awakening your senses to the finer details of the bush.

A private outdoor bath drawn for you back at your luxury tent, followed by a candlelit dinner under the stars. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6: Chasing Great Migration in Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, work with your private guide to locate the massive herds of the Great Migration. Depending on the time of year, you will spend the day witnessing hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains. After the experience proceed with a game drive and later drive to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.

Day 7: Departure.

Enjoy one final, en-route short morning game drive on your way to the nearest bush airstrip. Board an executive bush plane for a spectacular scenic flight back to Arusha. Take in the aerial views of the Great Rift Valley from the air before transitioning to your flight home or your beach holiday.

Day 1: Arrive.

Day 2: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater Floor.

Day 3: Transfer from Ngorongoro to Serengeti

Day 4: Full day in Serengeti National Park.

Day 5: Exclusive Wilderness and Private Bush Walk in Serengeti National Park.

Day 6: Chasing Great Migration in Serengeti National Park.

Day 7: Departure.

Cost Includes

Pick up and dropoff.

Entrance fees.

Domestic flights.

Professional English-speaking safari guide.

Meals.

Crater fees.

Cross boarder fees.

Hot air balloon safari.

Accommodation.

Government taxes.

Game viewing experience.

Bottled drinking water during the safari.

Cost Excludes

International flights.

Tanzania visa fees.

Travel insurance.

Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks.

Personal expenses such as souvenirs.

Tips and gratuities.

Laundry services.

Because you are focusing tightly on just these two areas, keep these highly specific logistical details in mind:

Serengeti is Massive (Location is Everything): Serengeti is larger than Connecticut. The Great Migration moves constantly. If you book a fixed lodge in the South during July, you will be hundreds of miles away from the action in the North. Always choose your Serengeti camp based strictly on your travel month.

Crater Crowds vs. Intimacy: Ngorongoro Crater is a top tourist attraction and can feel busy with safari vehicles. To preserve the romance, have your guide descend at the absolute earliest morning gate opening (6:00 AM) to experience the crater floor before the crowds arrive.

Temperature Whiplash: Packing for a safari can catch couples off guard. Ngorongoro Crater rim sits at a high altitude (over 7,500 feet) and gets incredibly cold, windy, and misty at night and early morning. Yet, down in the Serengeti plains, it can be hot and dusty. Pack high-quality layers, beanies, and fleece jackets alongside your lightweight safari clothes.

Opt for Fly-In, Fly-Out: While you can drive from Arusha to Ngorongoro, driving all the way from Ngorongoro into the deep Serengeti takes many grueling, dusty hours on rough corrugated roads. For a honeymoon, save your energy and comfort by driving into Ngorongoro, but flying out of a Serengeti airstrip back to Arusha via regional carriers like Coastal Aviation.

Park Fees are Steep: Tanzania’s park entry and crater descent fees are among the highest in Africa and are billed per 24-hour cycle. Ensure your tour operator includes all concession and conservation fees upfront so there are no awkward surprises during your romantic getaway.