Experience the very best of Tanzania on this 5-day safari built around the Great Migration. Your journey brings you face to face with extraordinary wildlife, from monkeys playing in the forest and tree-climbing lions to roaming elephants and the remarkable diversity of animals living inside the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano. The heart of the trip is Serengeti National Park, home to more than 3 million animals, where vast herds of wildebeest and zebra move across the plains and every game drive offers a chance for unforgettable moments. Each night you stay in carefully selected mid-range to luxury accommodation, so you can rest in comfort after a full day in the bush. With a bit of luck, you may even spot the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino), making this a rich and rewarding introduction to Tanzania’s wildlife and landscapes.
Life on Safari
Your tour guide will collect you from your accommodation after breakfast. You will then drive to Tarangire National Park. This transit drive is approximately 2.5 hours on good tarmac roads.
The park is named after the Tarangire River, which runs through it. This “river of warthogs” is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the Dry season. The park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. You may also see giraffes, bushbucks, and hartebeests. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire than anywhere else on the planet! The huge and ancient baobab trees can be seen here. Some of them are said to have lived for more than a thousand years.
Lunch will be at a picnic site inside the park. After your game drive, you will transit to your accommodation in Mto wa Mbu.
Accommodation: Suricata Boma Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will drive up to Serengeti, a place where you can see a variety of wildlife, including predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, as well as herbivores like wildebeests. It is one of Africa’s principal attractions and offers the chance to see the Big Five (lions, buffalo, rhinos, leopards, and elephants). The park is globally famous and draws many visitors, particularly for witnessing the great wildebeest migration in the northern part, but on this day, you will be based in Central Serengeti.
Activities for the day include a wildlife game drive. You will stay in a lodge for the night.
Accommodation: Misako Serengeti Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will depart in the morning and transfer to the northern part of the Serengeti, specifically the Kogatende-Masai Mara region. You will enjoy an overnight stay here and packed lunch boxes provided for the journey. You will spend one day in this area to enhance your experience and enjoyment.
From Late June to early October, this region is a prime location for observing wildlife such as wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes as they migrate from Kogatende to the Masai Mara, crossing the Mara River. This spectacle is particularly fascinating as large numbers of wildebeests move together, often encountering predators like crocodiles, which lie in wait, trying to capture them for food.
Activities for the day include a wildlife game drive. You’ll spend the night in the Northern Serengeti.
Accommodation: Safari Haven Migration Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you’ll continue with the game drive in the Northern Serengeti and proceed to the Central Serengeti with a game drive en route.
Serengeti National Park is the most famous park in Africa, with more than 15,000 square kilometers of savannah full of lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, and many other wild animals.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Land of Nature Tented Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will head to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater, bringing along lunch boxes. Once the drive is done, we’ll take you back to your lodge to unwind, have dinner, and spend the night.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area boasts the world’s largest caldera and is home to around 30,000 large mammals like buffalo, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos, along with diverse bird species like flamingos, eagles, and buzzards.
After Ngorongoro Crater, you will head to Arusha to the hotel that you have booked, where the safari ends.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Price Per Person (From July – October)
- All Park entrances & taxes
- All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner),
- soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
- Transfer to & from the airport
- Accommodation during the safari
- A professional driver/guide
- All Taxes/VAT
- Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
- Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, a communications radio, an electric cooler, and filtered water
- Flight from Arusha to Seronera only
- Tips for guides, driver
- International Flight
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Tanzania Visa fee
- Balloons in Serengeti ($600 per person )
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Note: We have a discount for kids under 15 years old
"Our guide Emmanuel was incredible — he spotted a leopard and two lion cubs that three other vehicles completely missed. The most magical experience of our lives."
"The private setup meant we could spend 45 minutes with a cheetah and cubs without feeling rushed. The lodges were far beyond what we expected."
"As first-time safari travelers, we were nervous. From the moment we arrived, Serengeti African Tours took care of everything. The Ngorongoro Crater literally took our breath away."
"Booked through SafariBookings and couldn't be happier. Every detail was handled perfectly. Guide Abouh is extraordinary — his knowledge of wildlife is encyclopaedic."
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