8 Days Serengeti Migration safari

Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
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This safari takes you to the northern Tanzania popular parks where you will witness the great wildebeest migration, every year in this region, herds of wildebeest and zebra embark on a long-distance migration that coincides with the annual rain fall patterns and grass growth at the serengeti national park. The Mto wa mbu Village and its beautiful people on way to these majestic nature parks will give you the insight of the cultural ways of life to many Tanzanians as the village is small but has all the 120 Tanzania tribes: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire national park and Lake Manyara National Park giving you the opportunity to see large herds of elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest as well as a good number of incredible bird life and much more.

Description

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival day

Pass By: Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Region
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), our representative will meet you and transfer you to your hotel accommodation for an overnight stay. Your professional safari guide will brief you during dinner on various aspects of your itinerary and activities.

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Arusha Moivaro safari lodge

Day 2: Arusha – Mto Wa Mbu Biking Excursion – Manyara National Park

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
Depart early to Lake Manyara National Park for a biking excursion in Mto Wa Mbu village, followed by hot local lunch. After lunch, we will proceed to Manyara NP for a game drive. The park is green throughout the year because of its underground water sources. Its verdant color attracts hundreds of spectacular varieties of migratory and wetland birds flying overhead. It also attracts huge populations of flamingos because its shallow alkaline-saline (salt) soda lake creates an ideal environment for microorganisms to grow that these flamingos feed upon. Manyara’s natural habitat also includes large troops of baboons, velvet monkeys, blue monkeys, tree-climbing lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, warthogs, impalas, Thomson-gazelles, and Grant gazelles. Leopards, cheetahs, rock/tree hyrax, kudus, elands, bushbucks, waterbucks, and dik-diks also live in this park. Activities like Forest Hike– 2.5 to 3hrs, Nature Walk–1hr to 1.5hrs,Village Walk–2.5 to 3hrs are also advised to do
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Karatu Kudu Lodge

Day 3: Karatu - Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we proceed to the endless Serengeti plains by way of the lush Ngorongoro Crater Highlands where fertile soils grow crops such as wheat, corn and coffee. The name “Serengeti” comes from the Maasai word ‘siringeti’ which means “endless plains”. You will see why it’s called so once you see its ocean of grassland savannas stretching to the horizon as far as the eyes can see. The patterns of life, death, adaptation and migration are as old as the hills themselves.
Later in the evening, we drive to the camp for evening leisure and hot dinner.
Lodging: The Whisper Tented Camp
Meal plan: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner


Duration: 1 day

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Serengeti Whisper tented Lodge

Day 4: Serengeti Central – Serengeti North

Stop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch to northern Serengeti Kogatende area following the great migration at Mara River. The game drive will be along the Mara River and other interesting places in the north where the big groups of wildebeests will be at that particular time. After the full day of game drive, we will drive to the camp for evening leisure and hot dinner.
Lodging: Serengeti Wilderness Camp
Meal plan: All Meals provided

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Serengeti wildernes camps

Day 5: Full day in The Northern Serengeti

Stop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Full day of game drive along Mara River following the great migration; arrive at the camp for evening leisure and hot dinner.
Lodging: Serengeti Wilderness Camp
Meal plan: All Meals provided

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Serengeti Wilderness Camps

Day 6: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater Rim Walk

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch for a final game drive in Serengeti national park. After lunch, we will drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you have reached the edge of the crater rim, the crater appears half a mile below, inviting you to gaze at this jaw dropping natural wonders.
“Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometers wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest”.

Duration: 10 days

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater– Tarangire National Park

Stop At: Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha Region
After breakfast, we drive to the Ngorongoro Crater and descend into it for game viewing. Ngorongoro Crater was formed over 3 million years ago. It is inhabited by a unique ecosystem of more than 25,000 animals. In the grass steppes and Acacia forest, you will find almost every type of animal from the East African savanna. The Big Five (rhino, elephant, Cape buffalo, lion, leopard) and most of the animal species found in the Serengeti, including zebra, hippos, wildebeest, and cheetahs can be viewed close up in Ngorongoro area. The Ngorongoro Crater ecosystem maintains the historic balance between people and nature in a way that is not possible in other parks. After lunch, ascend and proceed to Tarangire for evening leisure and hot dinner at the Lodge.
Lodging: Corfield tented Camp
Meal plan: All Meals provided

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Corfield tented Camp

Day 8: Tarangire – Kilimanjaro International Airport

Stop At: Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha Region
Today you will have and early morning game drive in Tarangire national park, one outstanding feature of this park is the huge number of enormous big baobab trees –these giants known as upside down trees are a strange and a wonderful sight on their own. After lunch you will be transfered to Arusha or to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:


No accommodation included on this day.

Inclusions

  • 7x Breakfast
  • 7x Dinner
  • 7x Lunch
  • Accommodation included: 7 nights
  • Entry/Admission - Migration at Serengeti National Park
  • Entry/Admission - Ngorongoro Crater

Exclusions

  • Flights

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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