This 3-day Serengeti safari from Mwanza offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the western and central regions of the Serengeti National Park with scenic drives, big game sightings, and authentic Tanzanian hospitality. The trip includes comfortable midrange lodge accommodations, full-board meals, and game drives with an experienced guide.
Drive along a smooth tarmac road from Mwanza to the Ndabaka Gate, entering the western corridor of Serengeti National Park. Begin your wildlife adventure by exploring this rich ecosystem, home to diverse resident species in their natural environment. Make scenic stops at the Grumeti River and Retima Hippo Pool, where large pods of hippos and massive Nile crocodiles can be observed up close.
Continue your journey toward the Seronera area, renowned for its high concentration of wildlife. Encounter an impressive array of animals including leopards, lion prides, cheetahs, spotted hyena packs, and a variety of plains game such as buffaloes, wildebeests, topis, hartebeests, elands, zebras, gazelles, waterbucks, warthogs, and more. Bird lovers will be delighted, as over 100 bird species can often be spotted in a single day.
As the day winds down, head to your lodge or tented camp for a hearty dinner and a peaceful night’s rest surrounded by the sounds of the Serengeti.
On Day 2, start with an early morning game drive at 6:00 am to catch predators in action before the sun rises high, followed by breakfast back at the lodge. Continue exploring the vast Serengeti ecosystem with game drives across the plains and rocky outcrops known as kopjes—a term from Afrikaans meaning “spearhead.” These granite formations serve as vital habitats and breeding grounds for predators such as cheetahs, lions, leopards, and wild dogs. You may spot lions lounging on the iconic Simba Kopjes, named after the Swahili word for lion. After an exciting morning, return to the lodge or camp for lunch and a short rest. Later in the afternoon, head out again for a sunset game drive, offering spectacular views of the Serengeti at golden hour and a chance to see nocturnal wildlife begin to emerge. End the day with dinner and an overnight stay at your midrange lodge or tented camp.
The day may start with an early morning sunrise game drive (that is before breakfast), or you can take breakfast and then start the day game viewing. We are always flexible on that so that our clients can get what they expected on a safari. After lunch, prepare the journey back to Mwanza while enjoying en route game drives. Arrive in Mwanza in the evening.
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