8 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari. This Tanzania safari tour takes you to enjoy Serengeti migration safaris in the respective areas where the herds are expected, depending on your time of travel. Get to follow the migrating herds, spot the big five animals, large elephant herds, and so much more. This 8 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari takes you to Tarangire National Park, which allows an overnight break of the long drive to Serengeti. This safari also takes you to the Ngorongoro Crater, which is famous for all the big five animals and amazing scenery.
Detailed Itinerary of 8 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Upon your arrival at the airport in Kilimanjaro, our driver will pick you up from the arrivals section and welcome you to Tanzania. Have a short brief and thereafter proceed on a transfer to the hotel in Arusha. Check in, relax, and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Burka Coffee Lounge for Budget, Zawadi House Lodge for Mid-range, Arusha Serena Resort and Spa for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Tarangire National Park Game Drive
Meet your Tanzania safari guide at your hotel lobby after enjoying your breakfast earlier. With your packed lunch, drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for large herds of elephants and ancient baobab tree dotting the savanna of the park. Look out for the different animals in Tarangire National Park, including lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and so much more.
After your picnic lunch in the park, have another game drive and thereafter drive to your lodge. Check in and relax for the rest of the late afternoon. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Twiga Safari Lodge and Campsite for Budget, Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge for Mid-range, Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Central Serengeti, Game Drive
Proceed to transfer to Serengeti National Park after an early breakfast at the lodge. With your packed lunch box, embark on a game drive in Serengeti National Park, along the Seronera River area, in the quest to see the different animals in Serengeti. Have a picnic lunch, and more game viewing before proceeding to your camp/lodge in Serengeti. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4-6: Northern/Western/Southern Serengeti Migration Safari Experiences
After breakfast at the camp/lodge, with your packed lunch boxes, enjoy 3 full days of following the migrating herds. Chance to watch them cross the Mara River/Grumeti River or even see the whole calving experience. This all depends on your travel period. For December to March, the migration is in the south, April to May and June in the western corridor, and July to October in the northern Serengeti. For whichever time you visit, be sure to witness a great spectacle that many dream to encounter. Dinner and an overnight stay at the camp/lodge.
Accommodation: Robin Migration Camp for Budget, Mara Bush Camp for Mid-range, Ole Serai Luxury Camp Kogatende for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro, Ol Duvai Gorge Visit, and Maasai Bomas
Wake up to an early breakfast and thereafter proceed to drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. En route, take a detour of the Ol Duvai Gorge to learn about the historical discoveries of the early inhabitants of the land. Also visit the Maasai Bomas to see how the Maasai tribe in the conservancy still lives, learn their way of life, and take part in a couple of activities, like singing and dancing with the locals. Proceed to the lodge, check in, and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Drive and Departure
Finally, on this last day of your 8 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari, enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge and with a packed lunch proceed to descend the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Descend the 600m deep crater for an unforgettable wild game drive seeing the Big Five animals and well over 25,000 animals that call this place home throughout the year. Look out for birds as well, and the scenic beauty of the Ngorongoro.
Enjoy your picnic lunch and thereafter drive out of the crater floor while enjoying more game viewing. Proceed on a transfer back to Arusha. You will be dropped off at the airport for your onward travel or hotel of stay in Arusha. This ends your 8 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Price Includes:
- 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser with fuel
- Full-time English-speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities are specified
- Concession and crater fees
- Government taxes
Price excludes
- Flights
- Visas and related costs.
- Personal expenses like drinks, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
