8 Day Serengeti Migration Safari

Itinerary Highlights

Duration:  8 Days Category:  Safari, Northern circuit Destinations: Ngorongoro, Serengeti Attraction: Big Five, Cultural Tours, Lions, big herds of Elephants, Wildebeest, Hyenas, Jackals, Gazelles, Hippos, Budget Level:  Lodge Safari Tour Guides Language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Start in: Arusha End in: Arusha Packing list: Camera with enough zoom and memory space and extra batteries, binoculars, light clothes, safari boot, mosquito repellents, sunhat, sunglasses with ultraviolet radiation filtering etc. Extra info:  Rangers will escort all walking along the wildlife areas.

Itinerary Overview

In Serengeti expect to see the world greatest mammal migration to and from Masai Mara in Kenya. More than 2 millions of wildebeests and half a million of zebra and Thomson gazelle create a natural caravan searching for new pastures and waters between these two destinations. In Ngorongoro carter we expect to see almost all big five animals. Likewise in Tarangire expecting to see World largest overland mammal the African Elephants in groups under baobabs trees. Expect much in Manyara but tree climbing lions and the greater flamingos is vivid around the lake

Itinerary Detail

Day 01: Arrival at Kilimanjaro Air Port

Meet with your driver guide at the air port after greetings with our famous Swahili word Jambo! A brief explanation will be given from your guide then next 45 minutes you will be in a vehicle drive to Arusha at your booked hotel for dinner and over night

Day 02: Arusha to Lake Manyara

Our Tanzanian safari starts as we drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara with a picnic lunch en route. We enter the majestic Lake Manyara Game Park and embark on the first of the six Tanzanian safaris. This small park is sandwiched between the Rift Valley escarpment and the large odiferous Lake Manyara. It is a pretty location, with a good range of game, including giraffe, elephant, baboon and the rarely seen tree-climbing lion. Overnight at bagayo Camp site

Day 03: Lake Manyara to The Serengeti

After breakfast you start your way to Serengeti National Park, crossing the Ngorongoro to Serengeti en route game drive to the inner heart of Serengeti National Park evening game en route continues while heading Northern part of Serengeti to ikoma
game controlled area for dinner and over night at ikoma bush Camp.

Day 04: Full day in Serengeti 

The Serengeti National Park is most famous for its annual migration of over one million and a half white bearded wildebeest and 250,000 Zebras occurs here Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey amazing huge area of 14,763 Square Kilometers, Today is full day game drive with either a hot lunch at the lodge or picnic lunch. Dinner and over night at Ikoma bush Camp

Day 05: Serengeti  – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast we have yet another game drive before proceeding to the next highlight of our Tanzanian safari the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. We will use the Malanja Depression route allowing us to see many Maasai villages en route.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Simba camp site

Day 06: Ngorongoro Crater -Tarangire

After breakfast a drive to Ngorongoro Crater starts for a 6 hours game drive, The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCAA) is World Heritage Site Ngorongoro is a deep volcanic crater, the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. Its rich pasture and permanent water of the Crater floor supports a large population of wildlife of up to 25,000 largely grazing animals. These include wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, buffalo, eland, kongoni and warthogs. After the safari here it is followed by visiting Maasai Villages before proceeding to Tarangire for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Tarangire Wild Purm Camp site

Day 7: Tarangire – Arusha

After breakfast you will proceed with morning game viewing in Tarangire national park after morning game drive on the mid day you will return back to lodge for a hot lunch and thereafter in the afternoon en route game drive to Arusha at your lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 8: Little lake Duluti

After Breakfast, a short drive passing through Arusha town to Usa river town and then head down to the lake shores by 4×4 vehicle commerce your self in a walking safari out on the mud flats around the shores of Lake Duluti, observing the beautiful water bird life in Duluti forest , Together with your guide make your way to the water activities including canoeing and a lot of things to enjoy here take relaxation and swimming if possible to the lake Duluti before returning to your Hotel or from here you can also be transferred to the Airport for a flight either back home or to Zanzibar Beach holidays.