The Serengeti and the Ngorongoro National Parks

From Mwanza we headed to Bunda, Tanzania, in a bus. from there we intended to enter the Serengeti National Park. for the approx. 6 hours drive to Bunda we paid 6.000 tsh per person (4€) and took around 3 hours. Fair price!

Before reaching Bunda we stopped at the main gate of the Serengeti National Park, in Ndabaka, to inquire about the fees. This is how they look like:
-Entrance fee for foreigners in each of the parks 50US$
-Entrance for East Africans 1.500 tsh (1U$)
-Car and driver for 24hrs 300US$ (one must have a car to enter).
-Night in a tent (cheapest kind of accommodation) 40US$
-Food for one 30US$

We decided to go to Bunda and try to find cheaper possibilities to get a car. It wasn't an easy task, but we got it, 100US$ cheaper. The next morning we entered the Serengeti at 9am and drove through the park for around 4hrs. I was amazed with so many animals roaming around in the park.
The left us in the middle of the park, where we got another car with destination Arusha, and paid 40.000 tsh (20€) additionaly. With this one, we crossed the second national Park, the Ngorongoro. At entrance gate you one must pay another 50US$. We reached Arusha around 9pm.

To cross both parks was an amazing experience. Neve saw so many animals in free before, giraffes, gnus, buffaloes, gazelles, hippos, baboons, ostriches, warthogs, even an elephant. The landscape is of such a beauty and variety. Incredible! See some pics of the I took.

Personally, I enjoyed the Ngorongoro National Park more. It's a bit smaller than the Serengeti and has a much higher density of wild life. The Maasai tribes are concentrated there. You have flat land, mountains and the Ngorongoro crater in this park. So, I'd definitely recommend one to start the trip Arusha and do the mainly the Ngorongoro park. One will see the same as in the Serengeti, in higher number and in a shorter time. Besides, from Arusha is easier to find some tour cars and maybe for a better price, since they are so many there.

Hints:
-There are many lodges inside the park, from tents to very good accomodation.
-There is even an small airport for those which want land directly in the park.
-Once in Arusha look for Zara Tours (zaratour.com) and ask for Darimo. This guy was amazing!
-If coming from Bunda, stay in the Hotel Harieth View. It's a really good one with good rates and nice personnel.

Dear peeps safari njema!