7 Day Great Migration North

7 Day Great Migration North overview

This amazing safari will take you to the top safari destinations in Tanzania to witness the high concentration of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, and at certain times of the year, the world-renowned “Great Wildebeest Migration”. Included in the tour are Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater.

ITINERARY

Day 1 : KLM Airport to Arusha Town

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be welcomed by a Meru Slopes driver and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day will be at leisure. In the evening, you will attend the tour briefing in preparation for the upcoming safari. Your accommodation is on a full-board basis.

Accomodation : TULIA Boutique hotel & spa

Day 2 -Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast at the lodge, you will leave early for the Tarangire National Park. This is the third largest park in Tanzania and it is characterized by the amazingly large herds of elephants that can be encountered in this park. The baobab trees are one of the highlights of Tarangire, The Tarangire River that flows all year round is the lifeblood of the park. Many animals; predators and prey alike gather around the river where you can do excellent wildlife viewing. After the game drives in the late afternoon, you will go back to the accommodation.

Accomodation : FARM OF DREAMS

Day 3 – Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti National Park

Breakfast will be served at 6:00 am. You’ll be picked up from the camp at 7:00 am. You’ll be driven to Serengeti National Park with your packed picnic lunch with game drives en route via Ngorongoro Crater rim. The Serengeti National Park is home to lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, elands, wild dogs, gazelles, crocodiles, and more. Serengeti is one of the most comprehensive and appealing internet presentations on nature, conservation, and research in general. Every day, hundreds of nature lovers and tourists from all over the world visit the virtual Serengeti. You’ll enjoy experiencing the local Maasai people around Lake Manyara. In our day it is one of the most famous national parks on Earth, renowned for its magnificent lions but best known for its great migration.

Your overnight stay will be at the HERRITAGE TENTED CAMP

Day 4 - Serengeti Central (Cental Seronera)

After breakfast, you’ll continue with both morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Remember this is the migration safari, so as Serengeti is very large, your game drives will depend on the move of the migrants. Your guide knows very well how to locate the herds. Serengeti National Park is famous for the great migration, over one million wildebeest and two hundred thousand plus zebras each year follow the rains. In October and November, they travel from the mountains of the north, southwards to the plains seeking lush pastures. After the great rainy season in April, May, and June the herds then make their return journey. Even without this mass migration, the Serengeti is still an exciting and spectacular place that still cannot fail to enthrall.

Your overnight stay will be at the HERRITAGE TENTED CAMP

Day 5 – Northern Serengeti National Park Game Drive.

After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive following the animal migration at Northern Serengeti where the migration will be. You can see wildebeest, zebras, topi, hartebeests, elands, antelope, hyenas, and varieties of birds singing in the trees. You’ll enjoy the beauty of the landscape and nature. Usually in August and November, the migration reaches its northern range: the grasslands on either bank of the crocodile-infested Mara River which the herds must cross not once, but twice, as they complete their migration. Also, you will enjoy the sunset at Serengeti between 6:20 pm and 6:40 pm after the game drive.

Your overnight stay will be at the HERRITAGE TENTED CAMP

Day 6- Serengeti N.P To Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will continue with a game view in Serengeti for three hours. Afterward, you will proceed with the game drive en route. You’ll arrive at Nabi gate for lunch. Then, you’ll proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and an overnight at Farm of Dreams

Day 7 – Lake Manyara N.P to ArushaTown

After breakfast, the journey continues to the village of Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara. Over the years, the village has attracted people from various ethnic groups and a wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicities. After a short briefing, your guide will take you on a walk through the village and its surroundings. From banana plantations to rice fields, from the local medicine man to the local brewery, from the paint and woodcraft workshop to the local school, the village walk gives you an insight into the daily village life. Lunch is prepared by a communal women’s group and served at a local compound. It consists of a wide variety of African dishes. After this wonderful experience, you will visit the Lake Manyara National Park. This amazing lake is the seasonal home of a giant flamingo colony and many waterfowl. Furthermore, the park is well known for its tree-climbing lions. Visitors can regularly observe lions taking a nap in the tree canopies or escaping from the heat on the ground.

Park fees
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)

International flights (from/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Alcoholic drinks
Services not mentioned in the program