This trip offers stunning game viewing with a chance to witness the Serengeti Wildebeest Migration crossing the Mara River. It includes a visit to Tarangire National Park famous for its baobab trees and game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater.
Arusha (Google Map)
7:30 AM
On this camping, safari expects to stay in public camping sites located inside the park or private camping sites on the outskirts. This adventure takes you close to nature and wildlife, delivering an authentic and often affordable experience of the African wilderness. You will be accompanied by a skilled safari cook who will take care of your well-being. He will prepare all meals, often even including a packed meal for a picnic lunch. The camp and food will be set up and prepared for you so that you can just relax and enjoy your holiday.
Our Great Migration Safari starts as we drive to Tarangire National Park. Once you reach the park, start exploring the area with the huge termite mounds and old baobab trees. The park is known for its diverse bird species and large herds of elephants. The Dry season (from June to October) is the best time for wildlife viewing. There are regular sightings of lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostriches, impala, cheetah, buffalo, and baboons. Late in the afternoon, we will drive to Karatu for the overnight.
Accommodation at Kudu Lodge Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast depart for the famous Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. Beginning in 1931, excavations by Louis Leakey revealed evidence of early man dating back nearly 2 million years. Visit the Olduvai museum and see bone fossils and fragments of ancient stone tools. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides an intriguing glimpse into the origin and evolution of man in these Serengeti Plains of Africa. Optional visit to a Masai Village and then proceed to one of the great game parks in the world, the Serengeti.
Accommodation at Seronera Camping site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Early morning breakfast then depart for full-day game drives at the northern Serengeti near the Tanzania and Kenya border. The great migration of wildebeest is one of the impressive natural spectacles on earth as hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle make their annual journey around the plains of the Serengeti between Kenya and Tanzania. August is prime time with the beasts attempting to cross the Mara River, a journey made perilous by the steep banks of the river and the hungry crocodiles that lurk in the water.
Accommodation at Lobo Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Early morning breakfast and then depart for full-day game drives in Kogatende. One of the most spectacular sights of the migration is when the herds gather to cross the Mara River from July through September. As the herds cross, crocodiles are lying in wait for any weak and feeble ungulates that can`t cope with the strong currents or lose their mothers.
Accommodation at Lobo Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will begin another full-day game drive. You are likely to view hundreds of the diverse animals including the “Big Seven” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, rhino, and African hunting dog) that find their home within the Serengeti’s endless plains. You will also have the chance to view some of the park’s lesser-known, but equally majestic animals including, elands, hyenas, gazelles, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, and monkeys, baboons, hippos, and antelope.
Accommodation at Lobo Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Return to Central Serengeti after spending a few days in the northern part of the park bordering the Maasai Mara. This fantastic year-round destination has abundant wildlife, large numbers of big cats, and impressive landscapes of acacia-studded savanna. The Seronera River Valley, located in the south-central region of the park, is one of the most popular areas in the entire reserve. It is rich in lion, leopard, and cheetah – and people often spot all three in one day of game drives.
Accommodation at Simba Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today is our last game drive in Serengeti before we continue to Ngorongoro Crater with a game drive en-route where you have a chance to spot other animals among them are Buffalo, Zebra, and Wildebeest. Ngorongoro Conservation Area characterizes a unique setting with diverse scenery, prolific wildlife, and birdlife. It is one of the most unique areas where humans leave together in good harmony with the wildlife.
Accommodation at Simba Camping Site.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After an early breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. The 20 km wide Ngorongoro Crater was created by the collapse of a volcano and provided a space for elephants, leopards, rhinos, and lions to roam around the crater rim. It consists of a saline lake, marsh, plains, and forest and hosts a population of 25,000 animals – including wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, hyenas, and leopards. The crater also offers an insight into the life of the local population: outside the crater, the Maasai people and their herds of cattle live in a protected area. Late afternoon transfer to Arusha.