Great Wildebeest Migration Safari (9 days)

Overview

A nine-day safari planned around the Great Migration: from June to October the herds cross from the Maasai Mara into the northern Serengeti, and lions, cheetahs, leopards and crocodiles follow. Shared tour, up to six people per vehicle; minimum two travellers.

You visit: Arusha → Lake Manyara → Northern Serengeti → Ngorongoro Crater → Tarangire → Materuni → Kikuletwa Hot Springs

Highlights

Migration river crossings, northern Serengeti
A full day in Ngorongoro Crater
Materuni waterfall and coffee tour

Day by day

Day 1Arrive
Met at Kilimanjaro Airport and taken to your hotel (Springlands Hotel, Moshi, or similar). Optional visit to Arusha’s art galleries and Maasai market.
Day 2Lake Manyara
Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, below the Rift Valley wall: elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras and hippos. Night at Highview Hotel or similar.
Day 3–4Northern Serengeti
Game drives on the way north, then two days in the Serengeti, with morning and afternoon drives or a full day with a picnic lunch. Nights at Ikoma Wild Camp or similar.
Day 5Ngorongoro Crater
Down to the crater floor early for a full day of game viewing: black rhino, lions, hyenas and the flamingos of Lake Magadi. Picnic lunch in the crater.
Day 6Tarangire
Tarangire’s baobabs and its large elephant herds gathered along the river. Back to Moshi.
Day 7Materuni waterfall and coffee
A walk to Materuni waterfall with a local guide, a coffee tour in the village and a local lunch.
Day 8Kikuletwa Hot Springs
Half a day swimming in the clear, warm water of the Kikuletwa (Chemka) springs, with a packed lunch.
Day 9Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport.

Illustrative itinerary. Final details are confirmed in your written quotation.

Included

Hotels and tented camp as listed, or similar
Meals as listed (full board on safari days) and drinking water
Park fees for non-residents
Professional driver-guide and pop-up roof 4×4
All activities listed
Airport transfers, taxes and VAT

Not included

International flights
Extra nights before or after the tour
Some meals and drinks (see day by day)
Visa, travel insurance and personal items
Tips

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Gallery

Zebras and wildebeest grazing in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Wildebeest crossing a track during the Great Migration, northern Serengeti, Tanzania

An elephant beside safari vehicles on the floor of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Elephants under a baobab tree in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Materuni waterfall in the green hills near Moshi, Tanzania

The clear blue pool of the Kikuletwa hot springs, Tanzania

What travellers say

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Great guide, bumpy roads

The camp at the Mara was excellent and we saw a leopard on the second morning. The drive from Nakuru is long and rough, so plan for a tiring day, but the quotation told us that up front.

Gorillas one week, lions the next

Ten days and not one thing we had to sort out ourselves. Our driver-guide knew every lodge manager by name, and the hour with the gorilla family in Bwindi is something we will talk about for the rest of our lives.

Worth every step up the hill

The trek was steep and muddy, exactly as they warned us, and the porters made it possible. They secured our permits months ahead, so there were no surprises at all.

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Great Wildebeest Migration Safari