Great Serengeti Migration Safari – 7 Days

The game drive goes on until late afternoon and includes a small stop for a picnic lunch. The 3,000 Sq Kms Park gets its name from the Tarangire River that flows through it. The river attracts a lot of diverse animals and you should be able to spot lots of elephants, giraffe, lions, antelopes and zebra.

If it’s your lucky day, you might be able to spot the python and the long necked Gerek. The Tarangire National Park has the highest concentration of elephants, which offers a unique chance for you to observe interactions between elephant families.

Remember to capture this beautiful scenery with your camera ready at hand. After the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where dinner awaits you and to rest for next day’s adventure.

Day 2 – Tarangire to  Ndutu

You will begin your day after breakfast, around 8 am. The destination for today is the Ndutu region which is a 3 hrs drive from your accommodation in Karatu.

After about an hour into the drive, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will notice the landscape changing from hilly forests to plain and green grasslands as you drive further. Once you reach Ndutu you will begin your day game drive with a convenient stop for your picnic lunch. Sweeping grasslands of the Ndutu cover the region which gradually fades into the Serengeti.

Ndutu forms a part of the route for the annual migration of more than 2 million wildebeests and thousands of zebra, antelope and gazelle. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration.

The calving season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. Crested with Ndutu lake and Lake Masek, these waterholes offer plenty of wildlife game during the dry season.

The Ndutu is also the home ground for 6 species of big cats – leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, serval and wildcat. The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening by around 5PM.

You will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where a freshly prepared dinner awaits you. Ensure you get some good rest and recharge yourself for another eventful day.

Day 3 – Ndutu

Stunned by the previous days spotting of the migration, today you get another chance to view the beautiful wildlife spectacle. The Ndutu region is a part of the glorious Serengeti National Park as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Heading out for a full day game drive after breakfast, today you will be following the migration depending on its location in either Ngorongoro Conservation Area or Serengeti. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration.

This season attracts many groups of predators preying on vulnerable young wildebeest. Watching the circle of life take its course will be an unforgettable experience etched for life.

The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening by around 5 pm. You will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where you will have a freshly prepared dinner.

Day 4 – Ndutu to Serengeti

The excitement for today will be quite high as you make your way into the most celebrated wildlife park in the world – The Serengeti. After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel during the never-ending plain grasslands.

Serengeti means endless plains in the local African language and watching the grassland stretch out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is an breathtaking view.

With an overall land area of 14,763 Sq Kms, It puts our notion about distance to shame. The Serengeti also houses the glorious Big 5 (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard). Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animal, the Impala.

The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. You must also look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass. They provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna.

A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. Today’s eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 5 – Serengeti National Park

Today, after a wholesome breakfast you will have a complete day of game drive in the Serengeti.

With an overall land area of 14,763 Sq. Kms, It puts our notion about distance to shame. It is the home of the great migration of about 2 million wildebeest every year.

The Serengeti also houses the glorious Big 5 (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard). Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animal – The Impala.

The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. You must also look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass. They provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna.

A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The action-packed day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 6 – Serengeti to Ngorongoro

In the morning, after breakfast, you will head out for a short game drive in the Serengeti. After completing a half day game drive along with a picnic lunch, we will branch out and head towards the Ngorongoro crater rim.

The 75 km drive to Ngorongoro Crater rim will take about 2.5 hrs., with mild game action to see on the way. The crater is one of Africa’s impressive geological attraction and supreme mecca of wilderness.

The day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good rest in your choice of accommodation. Get a good rest and refuel yourself, for the following day you will descend into the massive crater.

Day 7 – Ngorongoro to Arusha

On this day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descend 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. kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive in the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is 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 ascend to the top exit of the crater.

This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4 hrs drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your preferred location at Arusha by 6 pm in the evening.

With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.