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3-Day Serengeti Safari Tours
The Serengeti National Park is one of those special safari destinations in Africa where the reality exceeds the hype, and it’s the perfect destination for a 3-day safari. This vast park is best known for the annual migration of around 2 million wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle that make their way through the park. But this is a remarkable park at any time. The wildlife is as extraordinary as the landscapes that include seemingly endless savannah grasslands, bouldered kopjes (rock formations) rising from the plains, and so many perfectly formed acacia trees of the kind synonymous with an East African safari. But it’s the wildlife that most people come to see on their 3-day safari, and the Serengeti never disappoints.
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3-Day Luxury Fly in, Fly out Safari
$2,145 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Tented Camp
You Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar (End)
Safari Soles
5.0/5 – 244 Reviews
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3-Day Jewels of Tanzania - Mid-Range
$1,260 to $1,620 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Unlimited Expeditions: The Soul of Tanzania
4.9/5 – 438 Reviews
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3-Day Unique 2 Nights 3 Days Northern and Central
$1,895 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented CampYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Northern Serengeti NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar (End)
Mountain Warriors Tours and Safaris
4.9/5 – 73 Reviews
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3-Day Serengeti Fly-in with Ngorongoro Crater
$1,584 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Serengeti Mystery Adventures
4.8/5 – 22 Reviews
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3-Day Amazing Tanzania Serengeti Safari
$1,956 to $2,000 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented CampYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Serengeti NP, Central Serengeti, Arusha Airport (End)
Wild Pride Safaris
5.0/5 – 15 Reviews
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3-Day Winter Wildebeest Migration (December to February)
$1,361 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Southern Serengeti, Ndutu (Southern Serengeti), Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Tanzania Wildheart Adventures
5.0/5 – 12 Reviews
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3-Day Fascinating Tanzania Tour Mid - Range
$1,470 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Moshi (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Kilimanjaro Airport, Moshi (End)
Serengeti Morning Dew
5.0/5 – 12 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Amazing Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari
$1,472 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Serengeti Smile
5.0/5 – 203 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Camping in Serengeti and Ngorongoro
$1,296 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetCamping
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Shemeji Safari Tanzania
4.8/5 – 281 Reviews
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3-Day Exciting Adventure Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater
$1,410 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetCamping
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Ecotone Africa Safaris
4.8/5 – 5 Reviews
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3-Day Fly in and out from Zanzibar to Serengeti & Crater
$1,859 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar (End)
Amshar Serengeti Adventures
5.0/5 – 63 Reviews
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3-Day Wonderful Safari Serengeti and Ngorongoro
$1,352 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Full Package Adventures
5.0/5 – 61 Reviews
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3-Day Mid Range Safari - Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater
$1,250 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Serengeti Green Tanzania
4.9/5 – 26 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Fly in & out Zanzibar to Serengeti & Ngorongoro
$1,870 to $1,980 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented Camp & Tented Bush CampYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar (End)
Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris
5.0/5 – 467 Reviews
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3-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Semi-Luxury Safari
$1,474 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Nkollo Tours & Safaris
5.0/5 – 44 Reviews
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3-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Mid-Range Safari Tanzania
$1,350 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Zara Tours
4.9/5 – 18 Reviews
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3-Day Fly in & out from Zanzibar to Serengeti Luxury
$1,749 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryTented Camp
You Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Serengeti NP, Zanzibar (End)
Psalms Adventures
4.9/5 – 18 Reviews
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3-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Safari from Zanzibar
$1,499 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti NP, Arusha Airport (Arusha), Zanzibar (End)
Professional Safaris
5.0/5 – 55 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Shared Tour Camping Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater
$704 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetCamping
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha (End)
Crater Explorer Tours And Safaris
5.0/5 – 253 Reviews
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3-Day Classic, Sleeping with Lions Safari in Serengeti
$1,425 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourLuxuryTented Camp
You Visit: Arusha (Start), Serengeti NP, Arusha (End)
Msangai Adventure Safaris
5.0/5 – 68 Reviews
6 Questions About 3-Day Serengeti Safaris
Answered by
Anthony Ham
Anthony fell in love with the Serengeti the very first time he visited, and each time he explores this incredible park, the love affair deepens. He is an expert on Tanzania’s Northern safari circuit and author of Lonely Planet’s ‘Tanzania’ and ‘East Africa’ guides. He wrote ‘The Last Lions of Africa’.› More about Anthony
6 Questions About 3-Day Serengeti Safaris
Is 3 days enough time for a trip in Serengeti National Park?
“The simple answer is that 3 days is a minimum for exploring the Serengeti. But plan to stay longer if you can. You won’t be able to see all of the Serengeti in 3 days. But if you concentrate on one area, you’ll see enough to understand why this is the favorite safari park in Africa for so many people. Which area you choose may depend on the time of year you visit. If you’re here during the migration, your focus is likely to be on the area where the animals are during those months. If you happen to be where the migration is, then 3 days is all you’ll need to catch a glimpse of one of the greatest wildlife shows on earth. If not, you’ll be surprised at how much of the Serengeti you can see in a relatively short space of time. After all, the Serengeti is one place where one thrilling sighting or wildlife encounter is all it takes to have a safari experience that makes the whole trip worthwhile.”
1What are the accommodation options?
“The Serengeti has an exceptional array of accommodation choices, but the mainstays are lodges and tented camps. Lodges are usually four-walled structures with rooms, often decked out in safari colors. The lodges offer accommodation that usually combines an excellent location (you often find them deep in the Serengeti’s best wildlife areas) with all-round luxury and good service. Tented camps consist of large canvas safari tents, where you can lie awake at night and listen for lions. These tents range from simple to downright luxurious. Some of these tented camps are mobile camps. That means that they follow the migration’s usual route through the park, staying until the animals have left the area. Then they’re dismantled and moved to where the animals are headed. These mobile camps are necessarily less luxurious but many are still extremely comfortable. These mobile camps move between two, or sometimes even three, Serengeti locations. There is also a handful of camping options, but only in the central Seronera area.”
2Which animals am I likely to see on a 3-day Serengeti safari?
“Where you are in the Serengeti will, to some extent, determine what you see. If you’re following the migration, you’ll see more zebra and wildebeest than you ever imagined possible. The noise of the passing migration is constant and, when seen from afar, the animals look like a moving river. Where there is this much prey, the predators are surely never far away, especially lions, leopards, cheetahs and spotted hyenas. You don’t have to be tracking with the migration to see most of these species. My most rewarding big-cat encounters have taken place far from the migration. The Serengeti has an endless array of antelope species. Also commonly seen are elephants, giraffes, black-backed jackals and buffalo, as well as an impressive portfolio of birds. Black rhinos also lurk in the Serengeti shadows, although it’s really hitting the jackpot if you see one.”
3How much will this safari cost?
“How much you pay for a 3-day Serengeti safari depends on a number of factors. At the top of this list is the level of luxury you’re looking for. If you plan on staying in high-end tented camps or lodges, you can expect to pay more than US$2,000 per person, more if you include local flights to, from or within the Serengeti. If on a budget and/or a camping safari, the costs will be considerably lower, starting at around US$850 per person and rising to around US$1,250. There are, of course, a number of other variables. These include which season you plan on traveling in, whether you’re staying for 2 or 3 nights, and transport options such as flights and the number of people per vehicle. At the lower end of the price range, if you’re on a camping safari, you may be expected to participate in setting up camp, cooking and other responsibilities while out on safari.”
4What can I expect from a 3-day Serengeti safari?
“You can expect to see lots of animals. In many ways, this is a classic East African safari experience with lots of animals to see against a backdrop of vast savannah grasslands stretching to a very far horizon. Expect to be out early as the activities of night predators spill over into the early daylight hours, and again in the hours before sunset as they get ready for the night ahead. Game drives usually last for anywhere between two to four or even five hours. In the hot hours in the middle of the day, you’ll often be back at camp or at your lodge for lunch and relaxation time, before heading out again in the mid- to late afternoon. A particular highlight of the late-afternoon drive is the sundowner, a most agreeable safari tradition whereby you’ll stop for drinks at a scenic spot close to sunset. A hot-air balloon safari is an incredible experience, but it’s usually an add-on to a standard 3-day safari.”
5What kind of vehicle can I expect?
“You will almost certainly be traveling in a 4WD vehicle while you’re in the Serengeti. Although you’re not allowed to stray from established trails while you’re in the park, many of these can be bumpy and often muddy, depending on the time of year, hence the need for a high-clearance 4WD. There are no paved roads within the park. Most often, your transport will be an open-sided vehicle with a canopy roof covering and tiered seating in anywhere between three and five rows. It’s a wonderful way to explore the wilds of the Serengeti. With no walls to separate you from what you’ll be seeing, you’ll catch a breeze, and you’ll feel really close to the animals, so close that you’ll feel like you can almost reach out and touch that lion as it passes (don’t!). There are other 4WDs that are enclosed, and these are used more often for smaller groups.”
6Serengeti Reviews
Stuart is a travel writer and author of numerous Lonely Planet guidebooks, including 'Kenya', 'Rwanda' and 'Tanzania'.
Classic Africa
What can be said about the Serengeti that hasn’t already been said? This is simply Africa as you always imagined it. Endless rolling bleached grasslands with scattered flat-topped acacia trees and animals everywhere. This is the...
Mary is an acclaimed travel writer and author of many Lonely Planet guidebooks, including South Africa, Tanzania, East Africa and Africa.
One of Africa's Greatest Parks & the Annual Wildebeest Migration
Serengeti is Tanzania's most visited park, and with good reason. Almost from the moment you enter the gates, wildlife surrounds you in astounding numbers and variety, together with an incomparable sense of space. The headline event is the...
The ability to off road during this time of the season allowed us to get up close to watch animals stalk prey and even observe some kills. Truly unbelievable wildlife sightings in the early morning, particularly lions and lion cubs, and...
Just amazing. the scenery, the amount and veriaty of wildlife, the closeness of the animals, the interactions between the animals, all unforgettable. it is not a surprise that you see footage from the Serengeti in almost every nature...
Words cannot do it justice. You have to see it to believe it - the sheer amount of animals is something I never thought I'd see. The hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti as the sun rises is something that you must do.
Great wildlife, so many different animal specias and many rare happenings like mating lions and a leopard eating its prey. We saw soooo many lions, also many male lions. Scenery was a bit monotonous as it is mostly flat and has few trees in...