Your Ultimate Big Five Adventure
Embark on an unforgettable 3-day journey through Tanzania's wild heart, where legendary predators and gentle giants roam free. With Serengeti Plains Expeditions, you'll track the majestic Big Five - lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalo - while discovering countless other species in their natural habitat. Each day brings new wonders, from golden savannas dotted with acacia trees to wildlife-rich wetlands teeming with life.
Guided by Safari Experts
Our professional guides - born storytellers with encyclopedic knowledge of the bush - will transform your game drives into immersive learning experiences. They'll reveal hidden animal behaviors, explain fascinating plant adaptations, and share insights into local cultures that bring the landscape to life. Travel in comfort in our custom-outfitted 4x4 safari vehicles featuring:
Dawn Breaks Over Tarangire
As the first golden light touches the savanna, your safari adventure begins with a pick-up from your lodge or airport. Settle into your comfortable 4x4 as your expert guide navigates toward Tarangire National Park, where Africa's wild heartbeat grows louder with every passing mile.
Land of Giants
Enter a landscape straight from an African dream - ancient baobabs standing like sentinels over golden plains where elephant herds numbering in the hundreds roam freely. Watch these gentle giants create dust clouds as they traverse their ancestral trails, stopping to drink from the life-giving Tarangire River.
Predators' Domain
Your guide's sharp eyes will help spot Tarangire's famous predators: lion prides lounging in sausage tree shade, leopards draped elegantly over acacia branches, and cheetahs scanning the plains from termite mound lookouts. Even the trees teem with life, from chattering vervet monkeys to colorful starling flocks.
Wildlife Wonderland
Explore diverse ecosystems where each turn reveals new wonders - from seasonal wetlands alive with bird calls to sun-baked plains where giraffes silhouette against the horizon. As the day ends, enjoy sundowner drinks while recounting your elephant encounters and predator sightings, already dreaming of tomorrow's adventures.
Into the Wild
Your expert guide will collect you at dawn from your lodge, beginning the scenic journey into Serengeti National Park's untamed wilderness. The adventure starts immediately as you scan the roadside for your first wildlife sightings en route to the park gates.
Nature's Greatest Show
Experience the Serengeti's crown jewel - the legendary Great Migration. Watch in awe as endless columns of wildebeest and zebra flow across golden plains, their hooves drumming the earth while predators stalk the edges of the herd. This UNESCO-protected ecosystem offers front-row seats to Earth's last great wildlife spectacle.
Predators & Giants
Your guide's trained eye will help spot the Big Five in their natural arena: lion prides lounging in sausage trees, leopards draped over acacia branches, elephants leading their young to waterholes. Don't miss the Serengeti's famous cats - cheetahs accelerating across open plains and lionesses teaching cubs to hunt.
Safari Sundown
As the fiery African sun dips below the horizon, return to your lodge where cool drinks and a gourmet bush dinner await. Share stories of the day's sightings around the firepit before retiring to the sounds of the African night - hyenas whooping, lions roaring in the distance, ready for tomorrow's adventures.
Descend into Africa's Eden
After a breakfast of fresh tropical fruits and steaming local coffee, we begin our journey down into the legendary Ngorongoro Crater. This UNESCO-protected wonder, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera, forms a spectacular natural amphitheater where wildlife thrives in breathtaking concentration.
Nature's Living Theater
The crater floor buzzes with activity - watch lion prides lounging on grassy knolls, elephant herds creating dust clouds as they traverse the plains, and the rare black rhino grazing peacefully. Birdlife dazzles at every turn: flocks of flamingos painting the soda lakes pink, martial eagles scanning for prey, and vibrant starlings darting between acacia trees. Every moment offers new wonders in this unparalleled ecosystem.
Farewell to the Wild
As the afternoon shadows lengthen across the crater floor, we ascend to the rim for your transfer to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport. Depart with your senses full of Africa's magic - the echo of lion roars against ancient walls, the scent of wild sage after rain, and memories of wildlife encounters that will stay with you forever.