THE GREAT MIGRATION
7 Days Tanzania Migration Safari
Safari overview
Embark on an awe-inspiring 7 Days safari journey through Tanzania’s most captivating national parks, with a special focus on the magnificent Great Migration in the Serengeti. Beginning in Arusha, you’ll traverse the picturesque landscapes to reach Tarangire National Park, where you’ll witness herds of elephants and iconic baobab trees. As you venture into the northern Serengeti, prepare to be mesmerized by the sight of thousands of wildebeests and zebras braving the treacherous Mara River crossings during the Great Migration, an epic wildlife spectacle like no other. Immerse yourself in the heart of the action, capturing unforgettable moments of nature’s raw drama. Your journey continues to the central Serengeti, where vast grasslands and rocky outcrops provide a backdrop for an abundance of wildlife encounters. Conclude your adventure with a visit to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, where you’ll marvel at the concentrated wildlife and stunning natural beauty. This safari promises an extraordinary experience, offering you the opportunity to witness the awe-inspiring phenomenon of the Great Migration firsthand.
Day 1 : Arusha- Tarangire National Park
On this day you leave Arusha town; the base town for safaris in the northern Tanzania and along the Arusha – Dodoma highway a scenic drive towards the Tarangire National Park. You will pass by a supermarket (if you wish) for some last minute shopping of any personal effects that you may need then drive through a scenic Masai Steppe and arrive at Tarangire in 2 hours time or so. Your driver will take care of the paper work at the park’s gate then you will embark on your first game drive in the Tarangire National Park famous for its large herds of elephants and large baobab trees that dot the grassland. Lunch will be at a designated picnic site then afternoon game drives until sunset time to check in at a lodge / camp for overnight. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge or Country Lodge or similar lodge at Karatu. Lunch and dinner included.
Day 2 : Karatu-Northern Serengeti
After finishing up a good breakfast at our accommodation you will head out towards northern Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. Later on, we proceed to North Serengeti with an en-route game drive and a transit to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Serengeti National Park is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have a late afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day-long game drive itself.
On the way to Serengeti National Park you will have to visit Olduvai Gorge with extra cost of $35 per person (Optional Tour ). It is within this steep sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here in a small museum we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation. Dinner and Overnight in Northern Serengeti Northern Serengeti.
Day 3 : Northern Serengeti National Park
You will depart for full-day game drives around 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive to northern Serengeti for Kogatende Area to see the Mara River. Kogatende, which is in Northern Serengeti, near the Mara River is a great place to get away from the crowds since it is secluded and inaccessible, sandwiched between the Central Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve to the north. Travelers who make it to this part of the Serengeti will be rewarded with breathtaking scenery, including green rolling hills, granite outcrops, and acacia woodlands dotting open savanna, incredible wildlife, and, most importantly, massive herds of wildebeest and zebra crossing the croc-infested Mara River during the Great Migration in June and July, and again in September and October. This area of the park is also home to a number of other attractions. This section of the park is also home to the Serengeti’s highest concentration of elephants, as well as large concentrations of lion, leopard, cheetah, and hyena, as well as a variety of resident species including giraffe, topi, eland, and hippo. The Mara River, which flows through the Northern Serengeti before entering Lake Victoria in the west, is without a doubt the centerpiece of this isolated Serengeti region. The river is home to massive hippos and a variety of wildlife, including giraffes, elephants, leopards, and lions. Thousands upon thousands of wildebeest and zebra battle currents and massive Nile crocodiles to reach the opposite side of the Mara River, where they make their journey north into Kenya’s Masai Mara, between North Serengeti .Later on, after this beautiful scenery tour full of memories.
Day 4 : Northern to Central Serengeti National Park
We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year, we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration, sometimes surrounded by wildebeest, sometimes by zebras, which travel with the wildebeest. We journey from the wide-open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 Km heading in the southwestern direction. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. Approximately 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles, and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing, we will hopefully see all of the plain games; elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lions, and if you are lucky the exclusive leopard and cheetah, as well as different species of the interesting birdlife, from the elegant secretary birds to the flightless ostrich. After having our lunch we will proceed with our game viewing following the move of the migrants to the central area of the park famously known as Seronera Area.Later on, after this beautiful scenery tour full of memories.
Day 5 : Central Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Early after having a heavy breakfast, depart for a game drive you will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti – known as the Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off-season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrives in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full-day game drive evening. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be doing another full game drive since the Serengeti is large and vast we can find different areas to exploit and spot animals and when you are lucky enough you can even see some events such as animal hunting and fighting. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. We will have a picnic lunch before starting our en-route game drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, on the way we will be able to spot different animals and bird species, then upon our arrival at Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Day 6 : Ngorongoro Crater – Mto wa Mbu
On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a heavy breakfast you will leave your in Eileen’s Trees Inn to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive Area ready to make an early descent into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq. km with a depth of over 2000 feet. Ngoro Ngoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngoro Ngoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs, and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team. We will then have a picnic lunch at a beautiful picnic site, then we will have at least 2 hours of the game drive before start heading back to Arusha Town. The eventful day comes to an end with a departure to Mto wa Mbu for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Departure from Mto wa Mbu – Arusha - Airport
After a leisurely breakfast, you will start your return trip to Arusha, where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city Centre for lunch. lunch you will have in best restaurant in Arusha then our drive will drive you to the airport.
