7 Days Tanzania Great Migration Safari.

 

Trip Overview

Number of days: 7
Destinations: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater
Travel category: big 5 wildlife, adventure

This journey of a lifetime is found in this ultimate safari through the most popular Tanzania National parks. Catch the Big 5 in action and create unforgettable memories.

Itinerary

Your guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport via KLM or ET and escort you to accommodations in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity , so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave. You will be assisted to check-in at your hotel, and if possible followed with a short safari briefing or it can be done tomorrow early morning. Overnight stay at:

Meals: Dinner Included           

After a safari briefing in the morning and an approximate 2 hour drive you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals.  Dinner and Overnight stay at:

Meals: Breakfast,  Lunch, Dinner Included

 

After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water.  Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

Meals: Breakfast,  Lunch, Dinner Included

Full day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards and cheetahs. During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best. Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

Meals: Breakfast,  Lunch, Dinner Included

On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. As soon as you reach the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, you will see the giant caldera below – a breath-taking view. You will leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and drive to Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands. Here you will join a walk in the coffee plantation to learn more about the cultivation and processing of coffee. Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

Meals: Breakfast,  Lunch, Dinner Included

Rise and shine! After breakfast at daybreak you travel back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before you drive down into the crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon. Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

Meals: Breakfast,  Lunch, Dinner Included

After breakfast you will travel from the Karatu Area to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is known for its over 400 bird species, primate filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowls. The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of baboons. Thereafter you will drive to Arusha then to the airport for a flight back home or to Zanzibar if there is another extended  excursion chosen.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch  Included