6-Day Migration Wonder Safari in Northern Serengeti

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Day 1Arusha to Tarangire National Park Arusha to Tarangire National Park After breakfast, you will be picked up from your accommodation in Arusha or the airport, and head straight to Tarangire National Park in the Manyara Region. Ranking as the 6th largest national park in Tanzania and covering an area of 2,600 square kilometres, it is most popular for its large elephant herds and is usually very dry, in fact, drier than the Serengeti. However, its vegetation is much greener with lots of grass, vast areas with mixed acacia woodlands and some of the wonderful ribbons of the aquatic forest. Also, giant baobab trees that can live up to 600 years storing between 300 and 900 litres of water are here. In the afternoon, you will break for lunch. After lunch, the game drive continues until sunset when you will drive back to your lodge. There, you will relax, dine, swim and relive the memories you collected during the day. Main Destination: Tarangire National Park Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River) High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Tarangire NP ElephantAbundant GiraffeCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant Show more HippoCommon HyenaOccasional LeopardRare CheetahRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP +7 Photos +6 Photos Meals & D

Drive to Serengeti National Park

Day 2Drive to Serengeti National Park Drive to Serengeti National Park After breakfast, you will depart to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, you will enjoy scenic views of Tanzania, hop off the vehicle to view the Ngorongoro Crater and experience the Serengeti plains. Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife. Over 2 million ungulates, 4,000 lions, 1,000 leopards, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometres in size. On this day, you will witness millions of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and eland on a mass trek to quench their thirst for water and to eat fresh grass. During this great cyclical movement, these ungulates move around the ecosystem in a seasonal pattern, defined by rainfall and grass nutrients. Lunch will be offered on the vehicle during the safari. By late afternoon, you will arrive at your designated lodge to rest, dine and cherish the greatest moments you gathered during the safari. Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times) High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded) Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall) Wildlife in Serengeti NP ElephantCommon LionCommon CheetahCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant Show more GiraffeCommon HippoCommon HyenaCommon LeopardOccasional Black RhinoVery Rare Wild DogVery Rare Whit

Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park

Day 3Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park After breakfast, you will start a game drive towards the North of Serengeti National Park to witness the Great Migration near the river crossing with your picnic lunch. The park has endless plains and is home to lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffalos, elands, wild dogs, gazelles, crocodiles and many more. Also, you will enjoy a variety of birds that decorate the park with different sounds. After lunch, you will continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments. Main Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park Accommodation: Sero Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP +28 Photos +27 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park

Day 4Full Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park Full Game Drive at Northern Serengeti National Park After taking breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive in the Northern part of Serengeti National Park to witness the great migration. The great migration is the world's longest overland migration. The complete migration route is around 800 km (500 miles). South of this migration route covers the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where around half a million wildebeests are born between January and March. By March, at the beginning of the dry season, roughly 1.5 million wildebeests and 250,000 zebras start to migrate heading north towards Masai Mara. To get to the Masai Mara, the herds have to cross the Grumeti and Mara Rivers where around 3,000 crocodiles lie in wait. For every wildebeest captured by the crocodiles, 50 drown. You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, you continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will start driving to central Serengeti Lodge, dine and cherish the wonderful moments. Main Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park Accommodation: Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 5Ngorongoro Crater Ngorongoro Crater After breakfast, you will check out from the lodge and start the game drive with a packed picnic lunch. The magic of Serengeti National Park is not easy to describe in words. You will not only see but also hear the buzz of millions of wildebeests so thick in the air that it vibrates through your entire body. Describing this experience to friends and family is nearly impossible. In the early afternoon, you will drive back to Nabi Gate, signing off at Serengeti National Park and arriving at your lodge. You will have time to dine and cherish the wonderful moments. Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best) High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds) Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none) Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater Black RhinoCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant HyenaAbundant Show more ElephantCommon HippoCommon LeopardOccasional GiraffeNone White RhinoNone CheetahNone Wild DogNone Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Manyara National Park

Day 6Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara National Park After an early breakfast, you will leave your lodge and drive to Lake Manyara. There will be a short stop at Rift Valley Viewpoint before you drive into the park. Lake Manyara is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but it has an amazing variety of nature and wildlife. Inside the park, you will drive through lush groundwater forest, marshland and savannah. Among the animals you are likely to see here are baboons, vervet monkeys, black and white Colobus monkeys, hippos, buffalos, elephants, warthogs, giraffes, impalas and many species of birds. You will stop for lunch at a picnic site inside the park. In the afternoon, you will leave Lake Manyara and drive back to Arusha where your guide will drop you at your accommodation or airport. Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals) High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP ElephantCommon GiraffeCommon BuffaloCommon ZebraCommon WildebeestCommon HippoCommon Show more LionOccasional HyenaOccasional LeopardRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone CheetahNone Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional acco