9 Days Best of Serengeti Great Migration Tour.

Experience the Great Migration of the Wildebeest with this 9-day safari to the Best of the Serengeti. As you take in the game safari drives and wildlife watching along the Wildebeest paths, you will go to both the center and northern regions of Serengeti National Park. This safari will also take you to other national parks for wildlife viewing, such as Lake Manyara, the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire, which is the finest place to see elephants. The all-inclusive 9-day Best of Serengeti Great Migration Safari will begin and end at the Kililmanjaro Airport in Arusha.

Day by day

DAY 01:  Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha town for overnight

After your arrival, our driver guide will get you from the airport and drop you off in Arusha town for supper and the night.

DAY 02: Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Tarangire National Park

Your driving guide will pick you up from Arusha and take you to Tarangire National Park for a full day of morning and evening game drives. After checking in at your lodge and getting refreshed, you will head out for a full day of wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park, which is well-known for its enormous elephant populations—an estimated 2,500—as well as its stunning giant Baobab trees, the Tarangire River, and a variety of bird species.

DAY 03: Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

Following breakfast, you will go to Lake Manyara National Park for a dawn wildlife drive. Despite being the smallest park in Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park offers a wide range of species for visitors to witness, including guinea fowls, dik-diks, bushbacks, zebras, and wildebeests. Elephants can be seen drinking and playing in the cool waters as you drive through bush tracks and explore the Lake, which is home to thousands of Flamingos, and the river’s winding paths.

You will visit the local town and take an optional short trip down the Great Rift Valley in the late afternoon. During the hike, you will get the opportunity to take in the sounds of the surrounding waterfalls and forest. Before you travel to the lodge for dinner and the night, you will enjoy a picnic lunch and continue your game drive until the sun sets.

DAY 04: Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park.

Following breakfast, you will travel northwest to reach Serengeti National Park. Continue to the Serengeti National Park (endless plain) after ascending the rugged, switchback route into the Ngorongoro Highlands. After an afternoon to dusk wildlife drive, head to your overnight camps for food and rest.

DAY 05: Central Serengeti to North Serengeti National Park.

On this day, you will explore Serengeti National Park on full-day wildlife drives. This will provide you with the chance to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs. You go on a game drive at 6 a.m. to look for early bird grazers, and then you have a bush breakfast at 8 a.m. After that, you go on another game drive to look for more animals. At noon, you enjoy a picnic and unwind while taking in the stunning Serengeti. Following lunch, you will continue your afternoon wildlife drive along the Mara River before returning to the lodge for supper and the night.

DAY 06: North Serengeti Mara River Area

Before embarking on a full day of wildlife drives in the Serengeti Park, have an early breakfast. You will attempt to track migratory groups in the Mara River area on this day. Drive back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and the night. Some herds of wildebeests do not cross the river, and you may be able to see them along the Mara River.

DAY 07: North Serengeti Park to Ngorongoro Crater Rim

Following the transfer, there will be wildlife drives in the morning before sunrise before dinner and sleep at the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. For breathtaking views of hippos and other wildlife, you will stop by the Retima Hippo Pool en route. Additionally, you might choose to go through the Olduvai Gorge. Numerous amazing archeological finds have been made in this region. It’s also a lovely place with Tanzanian Acacia trees towering over the countryside and lush, grassy ground. Another choice would be to go to a Masai village and discover their captivating singing and dance as well as their nomadic culture. You should definitely attempt to compete in the high jumps of the Maasai men!

DAY 08: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha – Airport

After an early breakfast, descend 600 meters into the crater to see wildlife. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area feeds herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and enormous African elephants with year-round water and forage. People call Ngorongoro Crater the eighth wonder of the world! Over 25,000 huge creatures live in the crater, formed by a volcano millions of years ago.

The large, walled crater with beautiful lakes, rich forests, and broad grasslands is home to peaceful creatures. The crater floor has forest, wetlands, lakes, springs, grassland, and sandy dunes due to its size and diversity. This wildlife experience is amazing. Lake Magadi, a massive but shallow alkaline lake in the southwest portion, is a major feature of the crater. Flamingos, hippos, and other water fowl are often spotted here.

DAY 09: Arusha to Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO).

Our driver will drop you back to the Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home to end the 9 Days Best of Serengeti Great Migration Safari.

End of your safari