Serengeti Safari Packages3 Day Private Serengeti Safari With Enkirari Wilderness Camp
This 3 day private Serengeti safari from Gosheni Safaris costs $2,206.35 per person and runs from Arusha to Serengeti National Park and back through the Ngorongoro Crater. It carries a 5 rating from 291 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor verified reviews. You get your own 4x4 with a pop-up roof, a fridge and binoculars, two nights at Enkirari Wilderness Camp in the central Serengeti, and all Serengeti and crater entrance fees in the price. The listing needs a minimum of 2 people per booking and caps the group at 7. This page covers what the price actually buys, the route day by day, the honest limits and the alternatives worth checking before you commit. Compare it with the other Serengeti safari packages.
About This Tour
Gosheni Safaris runs this as a fully private trip: your own vehicle, your own English-speaking guide and a booking of 2 to 7 people. Day 1 is the long drive from Arusha into the Serengeti with a first afternoon game drive, day 2 is a full day on the plains around the camp, and day 3 drops into the Ngorongoro Crater before the late-afternoon drop-off at your Arusha hotel. Park and crater fees and government taxes are covered, which removes a line item that cheaper camping listings often leave unclear.
The trade-off is time and money. Three days means two long road days around one full Serengeti day, and the price sits well above the camping equivalents in the catalog. Flights, Arusha hotel nights, insurance, the Tanzania visa, alcohol and tips are all paid separately.
$2,206.35 per person, covering park and crater entrance fees, government taxes and levies, the private 4x4, the guide, 2 camp nights and meals as listed.
3 days, roughly 11 hours of driving and game viewing on day 1, 10 hours on day 2 and 8 hours on day 3 per the listing itinerary.
Hotel pickup in Arusha. Check availability to see starting times.
2 nights at Enkirari Wilderness Camp, a central Serengeti camp with 18 safari tents.
Flights, hotel nights in Arusha, travel or medical insurance, the Tanzania visa, alcohol, optional activities and tips. The listing suggests $20 per person per day for the guide and driver.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. The booking can also be cancelled for bad weather.
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Quick answer The short answer
This 3 day private Serengeti safari costs $2,206.35 per person for 3 days from Arusha, with 2 nights at Enkirari Wilderness Camp and all Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater entrance fees included. It is private, needs a minimum of 2 people and takes up to 7 per booking. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before departure.
Key takeaways
- See exactly what is covered and what is not in What the Price Actually Covers.
- Walk the route in The Route Day by Day.
- If the price or pace does not fit, compare it with the 4-day mid-range safari or browse all Serengeti safari tours.
- For fees, seasons and paperwork, read Season, Fees and Paperwork.
What the Price Actually Covers
This listing is unusually clear about inclusions. The figures below come from the operator's own listing text on Viator.
What Is in the $2,206.35
The listing states that all park entrance fees for Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater are included, along with government taxes and levies. That matters, because several other listings in this catalog do not say whether park fees are in the price and leave you to ask. Also included are the private 4x4 with pop-up roof, fridge and binoculars, hotel pickup and drop-off in Arusha, a professional English-speaking guide, unlimited bottled water plus soft drinks, tea and coffee during game drives, 2 nights at Enkirari Wilderness Camp, daily game drives with unlimited mileage, and breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed in the itinerary.
Guides are offered in English, German, Italian, French and Spanish, so non-English groups can ask for a matching guide. Specialized infant seats are available.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Park and crater entrance fees | Yes | All fees for Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, plus government taxes and levies |
| Private 4x4 with pop-up roof | Yes | Vehicle also has a fridge and binoculars |
| Arusha hotel pickup and drop-off | Yes | Return to your Arusha hotel in the late afternoon on day 3 |
| English-speaking guide | Yes | German, Italian, French and Spanish guides also available |
| 2 nights at Enkirari Wilderness Camp | Yes | Central Serengeti camp with 18 safari tents |
| Meals | Yes | Breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed, plus unlimited bottled water, soft drinks, tea and coffee on game drives |
| Flights | No | International and domestic flights are excluded |
| Arusha hotel before or after | No | Accommodation in Arusha is not part of the package |
| Insurance and Tanzania visa | No | Travel or medical insurance and visa fees are excluded |
| Alcohol and personal expenses | No | Laundry, souvenirs and phone calls are named as personal expenses |
| Optional activities | No | Anything not listed in the itinerary costs extra |
| Tips | No | The listing recommends $20 per person per day for the guide and driver |
What You Pay on Top
Budget separately for your flights, a hotel night in Arusha before and after, the Tanzania visa, travel and medical insurance, drinks at camp beyond the game-drive supply, and tips at the suggested $20 per person per day. A minimum of 2 people per booking applies, so the per-person price assumes a pair or more. The honest note here is that the headline figure is not the whole trip cost.
Work out your flights, visa, Arusha nights and tips before comparing it with any other listing, because a cheaper package that excludes park fees can end up closer than it looks.
Sources: TANAPA fee tariff for context on what park fees cost when not included.
A lioness on a Serengeti kopje. Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Route Day by Day
The itinerary below follows the listing's own three days. Drive and activity durations come from the listing itself, which notes that times can change with local traffic.
Arusha to the Serengeti, Then Two Nights at Enkirari
Day 1 starts with hotel pickup in Arusha and the journey toward Serengeti National Park, listed at 660 minutes or 11 hours for the day including the first game drive. On arrival you go straight into a first afternoon game drive across the plains, looking for lions, elephants, giraffes and buffalo before dinner and the night at Enkirari Wilderness Camp. Lunch and dinner are listed for this day.
Day 2 is the full Serengeti day, about 600 minutes or 10 hours of game drives from the camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner included. The listing names lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, hippos and crocodiles among the species on the plains. What you actually see on any given day is decided by the animals, not the itinerary. Night 2 is back at Enkirari Wilderness Camp.
Day 3 is an early departure for Ngorongoro, about 480 minutes or 8 hours covering the descent, the crater game drive and the road back. The crater admission is marked as included. You return to your Arusha hotel in the late afternoon with breakfast and lunch listed.
| Day | Route | Night at |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Arusha hotel pickup, road to Serengeti National Park, afternoon game drive | Enkirari Wilderness Camp |
| Day 2 | Full day of game drives on the Serengeti plains from the camp | Enkirari Wilderness Camp |
| Day 3 | Early drive to Ngorongoro Crater, crater floor game drive, road back to Arusha | Not applicable, drop-off at your Arusha hotel late afternoon |
Who This Trip Rules Out
The listing sets real limits. Check them before booking, and check the alternatives if any of these apply to you.
The Stated Limits
The booking age band runs from 18 to 80 and the listing says children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant seats are available, so ask the operator before booking for young children. A minimum of 2 people per booking applies and the cap is 7. The listing says travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness and is not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health.
The price itself rules out budget travelers. At $2,206.35 per person it costs far more than the $770 shared camping option. The two long road days are the other filter: day 1 is about 11 hours and day 3 packs the crater and the return into about 8 hours. If that pace or price does not suit, there are cheaper and slower ways to cover the same parks.
- Solo travelers: the minimum is 2 per booking. A shared small-group option such as the 3-day Serengeti camping safari is a shared trip at $770 per person.
- Travelers on a budget: camping versions cover the same parks for far less, with the trade-off of public campsites instead of a tented camp.
- Families with children under 18: the age band starts at 18 here. The 3-day Serengeti Big Five safari states no minimum age.
- Travelers who dread long drives: the Serengeti fly-in safari lands in the Serengeti on day 1 instead of driving.
- Anyone wanting more than one full Serengeti day: the private 5-day Serengeti Ngorongoro safari spreads the same parks over 5 days, though all sales are final on that listing.
A pop-up-roof safari Land Cruiser parked in the shade of an acacia. Photo: Güldem Üstün, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Season, Fees and Paperwork
Everything in this block comes from researched sources on the Serengeti, Tanzanian fees and entry rules. The wildlife itself follows the rain, not the calendar.
When to Go and Where the Herds Are
SafariBookings places the Serengeti dry season from June to October and the wet season from November to May, with the heaviest rain in March and April, and high season running July to March. Daytime highs average about 27 °C with chilly nights. The heaviest rain falls in March and April.
The Great Migration moves with the rain. SafariBookings describes more than 2 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle on an 800 km loop through the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, and Wikipedia's park article gives the herds in the Western Corridor around April to May in one place and May to July in another. This 3-day itinerary stays in the central Serengeti, so it is not built to chase the herds to Kogatende or the Mara River. If a river crossing is the point of the trip, look at the 8-day migration safari instead.
Park Fees You Are Not Paying
Because this listing includes entrance fees, the TANAPA tariff matters mostly for comparison. It sets the Serengeti conservation fee for non-East African adults at $70 per day in peak season and $60 in low season, with peak defined as 16 May to 14 March. A second source gives the same fee with 18% VAT added as $82.60 high season and $70.80 low season.
The crater sits in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area under its own authority. Since the fees are in your price here, treat these figures as background rather than a bill.
Visa, Health and Packing
Tanzania requires a tourist visa, listed at $50 for a single entry valid up to 90 days by SafariFind, while Duma Explorer says US passport holders pay $100 for a mandatory multiple-entry visa with no cheaper single-entry option. Check which rule applies to your nationality before you fly. The listing excludes visa fees either way.
For packing, Expert Africa advises light summer clothing for midday heat and warm layers for cool mornings and nights, in khaki, brown and green rather than white or bright colors. See the safari packing list and the guide on what to wear on safari for a full kit. This is a road trip, so the light-aircraft soft-bag limits do not apply to you.
The Places You Will See
Serengeti National Park covers about 14,750 to 14,763 km² (Wikipedia gives both figures) of plains and woodland, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981, with more than 3,000 lions across the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem. Ngorongoro Crater is 610 metres deep with a 260 km² floor about 1,800 metres above sea level, the largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera in the world. Both parks are covered in depth in the site guides to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Itinerary in Steps
The listing's own day structure, with the clock times it gives.
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Day 1
Pickup and the long drive
You are picked up from your Arusha hotel and drive toward Serengeti National Park, listed at 660 minutes for the day including the first game drive, with scenic views on the way.
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Day 1
First game drive
On arrival you head straight into an afternoon game drive across the plains, searching for lions, elephants, giraffes and buffalo.
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Day 1 evening
Dinner at camp
Proceed to Enkirari Wilderness Camp for dinner and the first of 2 nights. Lunch and dinner are listed for the day.
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Day 2
Full day on the Serengeti plains
About 600 minutes of uninterrupted game drives from the camp across the central Serengeti, with breakfast, lunch and dinner included. What appears on the plains is up to the animals.
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Day 3
Into the crater
Rise early and depart for Ngorongoro Crater. Descend to the floor for a game drive in one of the densest wildlife areas on the continent, with crater admission included.
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Day 3 late afternoon
Return to Arusha
After about 480 minutes covering the crater and the road back, you are dropped at your Arusha hotel in the late afternoon.
Pros and Cons
An honest read of this listing against the rest of the catalog.
What we genuinely like
- All Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater entrance fees plus government taxes are included, which many cheaper listings leave unstated.
- Fully private: your own 4x4 with a pop-up roof, a fridge and binoculars, up to 7 per booking.
- Both nights are in one camp, Enkirari Wilderness Camp with 18 safari tents, so there is no packing and moving mid-trip.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, plus the option of a weather cancellation.
- 5 rating from 291 verified reviews, and guides are available in five languages.
The honest downsides
- At $2,206.35 per person it is the most expensive 3-day road option in the catalog, well above the $770 shared camping price.
- Day 1 is listed at about 11 hours including the first game drive and day 3 at about 8 hours including the crater, so only one full Serengeti day remains.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking applies, and the age band starts at 18.
- Flights, Arusha hotel nights, insurance, visa, alcohol and tips are all excluded, with tips suggested at $20 per person per day.
- The itinerary stays in the central Serengeti, so it will not put you at the Mara River for the migration crossing.
Who it's NOT for: Not for solo travelers, families with children (ask the operator first), or anyone whose budget is closer to $770 than $2,206.35 per person for three days.
Questions About This Safari
Are park fees included in the $2,206.35 price?
Yes. The listing states that all park entrance fees for Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater are included, along with government taxes and levies. That is a real difference from listings such as the 4-day Serengeti mid-range safari, which does not state whether park fees are in the price.
How many people are on this 3 day private Serengeti safari?
It is private, with a minimum of 2 people per booking and a maximum of 7, in your own 4x4. If you would rather not meet that minimum, the shared 3-day Serengeti camping safari is the budget alternative.
What meals and drinks are included?
Breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed in the itinerary, plus unlimited bottled water, soft drinks, tea and coffee during game drives. Alcohol and personal expenses are excluded, a split you can see across all Serengeti safari packages on the comparison table.
Can I cancel this booking?
Yes, free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund, and the booking can also be cancelled for bad weather. That is more flexible than the private 5-day Serengeti Ngorongoro safari, where all sales are final.
Is this trip suitable for children?
The booking age band runs from 18 to 80 and the listing says children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant seats are available, so ask the operator before booking a child. Listings with no stated minimum age, like the 3-day Serengeti Big Five safari, are the family route.
Do I need to book flights separately?
Yes. International and domestic flights are excluded from this listing. The Serengeti fly-in safari lists a flight in its itinerary, and even there you should confirm the flight is in the price before booking.
Will I see the Great Migration on this route?
The itinerary is based in the central Serengeti, and the migration moves with the rain, so no sighting can be promised on a 3-day route. If the herds and the river crossings are the goal, the Mara River crossing safari is built around them over 6 days.
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