Southern Serengeti & Crater Secrets

Starting from $5,700 per person (based on 2 travelers, excluding flights)

  • Duration

    7 Days
  • Min Age

    5 +
  • Location

    Tanzania

Overview

Go beyond the typical safari circuit. This private journey uncovers Tanzania’s hidden treasures — secret valleys of the Serengeti where big cats roam undisturbed and remote descents into the Ngorongoro Crater where few travelers ever tread. For true adventurers who seek the extraordinary, this safari offers access to Tanzania’s best-kept wilderness secrets.

Highlights

  • Private Access to Remote Areas of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro
  • Calving Season Action in the Southern Serengeti (Dec–March)
  • Hidden Valleys, Off-the-Map Wildlife Experiences
  • Private 4x4 Vehicle and Expert Local Guide

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha – Into the Wild Awaits

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Your WildReality Safari host greets you and transfers you to a peaceful lodge surrounded by lush greenery — a restful base before heading into the true wilderness.
Accommodation: Quiet garden eco-lodge
Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Arusha to Ngorongoro Highlands – Off the Map

After breakfast, drive toward the Ngorongoro Highlands. Here, life moves at a slower, more ancient pace. Stop at remote villages en route. Arrive at your intimate lodge tucked into the misty slopes of extinct volcanoes.
Optional: Highland walks to nearby crater viewpoints.
Accommodation: Secluded highland retreat
Meals: B, L, D

Day 3: Remote Crater Descent – A Hidden World

Early morning private descent into a rarely visited part of the Ngorongoro Crater. Explore the silent corners of this ancient caldera, away from the usual routes. Search for black rhinos, prides of lions, and great herds of zebra and wildebeest.
Private picnic lunch overlooking hidden hippo pools.
Accommodation: Secluded highland retreat
Meals: B, L, D

Day 4: Drive to Southern Serengeti – Calving Season Magic

Travel toward the southern Serengeti. If traveling between December and March, this is calving season — when over half a million wildebeest are born, attracting predators in dramatic numbers.
Accommodation: Mobile tented camp positioned near migration routes
Meals: B, L, D

Day 5: Southern Serengeti Safari – Predator’s Playground

Full day of flexible game drives. Lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and jackals prowl the open plains. Newborn calves wobble on unsteady legs. The drama of survival unfolds right before your eyes.
Optional: Guided walking safari in the surrounding plains.
Accommodation: Mobile tented camp
Meals: B, L, D

Day 6: Hidden Valleys of the Serengeti


Today, explore the Serengeti’s hidden valleys — areas few vehicles ever reach. Watch elephants in secret woodlands, track elusive leopards, and savor quiet, unspoiled views across vast horizons.
Accommodation: Mobile tented camp
Meals: B, L, D

Day 7: Serengeti to Arusha or Zanzibar Extension

Fly back to Arusha for your onward international flight or extend your adventure with a few relaxing days on the beaches of Zanzibar.
Meals: B

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