Safari Itinerary

The Great Wildebeest Migration Tour

STATUS mid-range CATEGORY Wildlife Safaris, Adventure & Niche Safaris

9 Days $4,050.00 / adult

You will be served this package by Africa Independent Adventures

Trip overview

This 9 days program gives you full 7 days safari trip to experience game drives to great destinations in Tanzania’s northern circuit and even getting you closer to the great wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park. This tour will also take you to explore Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the wonders of the world. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare black rhino can be observed in their natural setting and Tarangire National Park: the kingdom of elephants, birds, and baobabs. This tour plan can be tailored based on the location of the migration at the time of your trip.

Trip Highlights

A transfer from and back to the airport is included
pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
Can be customized
Can start any day
Private tour

Starts: Arusha City Ends: Arusha City

Book Now

What is included

Guarantee Departure
Arrival and departure Kilimanjaro airport transfers
Accommodation as indicated (2 people sharing a double room)
Activities as indicate
Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
All park fees and government taxes
Services of professional English-speaking driver-guide
Game drives in Land Cruiser with pop up roof top and guarantee window seat
Bottled water while on safari
Unlimited mileage on the safari
Maximum of 6 passengers in the safari vehicles

What is not included

Maximum of 6 passengers in the safari vehicles
Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, and traveler’s insurance
Tips to driver-guide

The itinerary

Day by day

You will be met upon your arrival in JRO; and transfer to Hotel in Arusha. In the evening there will be a safari briefing (time will be communicated); if your flight arrive late then the briefing will be given the following morning before safari.

Accommodation & Meals: See options below, Bed and Breakfast.

Accommodation

Airport Planet Lodge

Meals

Dinner

Activities

Arrival, Transfer and Briefing

Today, after breakfast, we drive to Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch, the park is famous for its big herds of African elephants, tree climbing lions, African wild dogs, lesser and greater Kudu, Beisa Oryx, Gerenuk and others. The hilly landscape is dotted with vast numbers of Baobab trees, dense bushes and grasses. Game drives in the park.

Estimated driving time: 2.5 hrs

Accommodation

Tarangire Safari Lodge

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

After breakfast, we will drive to the Central Serengeti for Afternoon game drive. You will have full day game drives safari in the Serengeti exploring the endless plains of Serengeti National Park where you will get an opportunity to see large predators such as Lions, Leopard, Cheetahs in the wild and plenty of animals that range from big mammals like elephants, buffaloes and hippos, eland, giraffe to rodents like mongooses.

Estimated driving distance: 4hrs drive

Accommodation

Acacia Central Camp

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

Today after breakfast we will have another game drive in central Serengeti then later in the day we will drive to Northern Serengeti where Migration is expected to be there during this time of the year.

Estimated driving distance: 3hrs

Accommodation

Acacia Migration Camp

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game Drives

Game drives safari in Northern Serengeti and today we will drive near the migration to experience the exotic movement of the great migration.

Accommodation

Acacia Migration Camp

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

After breakfast we will have more game drive in North Serengeti then later in the day we will drive to central Serengeti for dinner and overnight.

Estimated driving distance: 3hrs drive

Accommodation

Acacia Central Camp

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

Another game drive in central Serengeti; Central Serengeti is famous for hosting large number of wildlife throughout the year. Then later in the day we drive to overnight in Ngorongoro, on the way there is an option of visiting Masai village ($50/vehicle) and learn more about their culture, with optional visit of Olduvai Gorge ($36/person) to learn more of this history-changing archaeological site made famous by the Leakey family.

Estimated driving distance: 3hrs drive

Accommodation

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

After breakfast you will descend to the crater for game drive safari in the Crater, you will spend the day exploring this extraordinary ecosystem that hosts a large diversity of animals in the crater, ranging from the lions, cheetahs, black rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, waterbucks, elephants, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, the hippopotamus to many more games. Later in the day we drive to Arusha for overnight.

Estimated driving distance: 3hrs drive to Arusha

Accommodation

Airport Planet Lodge (standard room)

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Activities

Game drives

After breakfast (check out time is around 10 -11am), we will drive to Kilimanjaro airport (JRO) for your departure flight (please share with us your flight details).