7 Days Great Migration Safari in Serengeti

Day 1: Arrival

Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro airport, you will be welcomed by our representative and transported to your hotel in Arusha. Spend evening at leisure of your hotel or relax and prepare for your safari through northern Tanzania.

Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater

Early in the morning, we drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which boasts the Ngorongoro Crater as its crown jewel, is a wildlife area of exceptional features. The crater itself is home to 30,000 animals and is the only place in Africa where one can almost certainly see the Big 5. Additionally, Ngorongoro is one of the few places where the endangered African black rhino can be observed. 

As this area is not an official national park, the Maasai people reside here without any boundaries, and visitors have the opportunity to encounter them in their natural habitat. At the crater floor, visitors can also witness large groups of lions, while at Lake Magadi, they can observe big herds of water buffalos and hippos in their own pool while enjoying a picnic lunch. 

The bird life is also impressive, with over 500 species recorded, including thousands of greater and lesser flamingos, sandpipers, storks, and vultures. Dinner and overnight at your selected accommodation.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast we are heading from Ngorongoro Crater toward Serengeti National Park is unequivocally the most renowned wildlife reserve in the entirety of Africa. Despite its name originating from the Maasai term for endless plains, the Serengeti offers a diverse range of habitats and landscapes. It is a complex ecosystem that encompasses areas of acacia forests, river vegetation, soda lakes, and granite mountains. 

The most notable spectacle hosted within this park is undoubtedly the Great Migration, where over 2 million wildebeests and zebras embark on a journey from Maasai Mara in Kenya towards Southern Serengeti in search of verdant pastures. The Serengeti is home to a variety of animal species, including wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, ostrich, cheetah, hyena, leopard, lion, jackal, and vultures. The park has also recorded over 500 species of birds, with several of them being endemic to this area. Dinner and overnight at your selected accommodation.

Day 4 : Serengeti National Park

We spend the full day on an extended game drive to observe the great migration. Millions of zebras and wildebeests follow the rains in order to find fresh food. The stunning sights of this unique natural event will leave a lasting impression. Dinner and overnight at your selected accommodation.

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti plains are vast and we want to explore yet another part of it. We once more use the opportunity to observe the wildebeest migration but also find the time to explore nature on the side of the herds. We will be looking out for the predators attempting a catch in one of the herds. Dinner and overnight at your selected accommodation.

Day 6: Olduvai Gorge

Experience a visit to the world-renowned archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge, also referred to as the Cradle of Mankind. This extraordinary location is where Mary Leaky discovered the earliest remains of homo sapiens, making it a fascinating destination for anyone with an interest in the origins of humanity. Take the opportunity to explore the charming museum and marvel at the rugged landscape. This paleoanthropological site, situated in the eastern Serengeti Plain, is a steep-sided ravine consisting of two branches that span approximately 48 km and reach a depth of 90 metres. The deposits exposed in the sides of the gorge have yielded a wealth of fossil remains. In the late afternoon we shall proceed toward Karatu area for dinner and overnight at your selected accommodation.

Day 7: Departure

Today, after breakfast, you will check out from your accommodation and we will transport you to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home, or to hotel in Arusha or Moshi in anticipation for some other adventure like climbing Kilimanjaro or visiting Zanzibar island.