Serengeti Migration

INTRODUCING Lake Manyara National Park (or Tarangire National Park) & Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater

  • OPTIONS:  
Serengeti Migration Luxury Eight-day Safari
Serengeti Migration Lodge/Tented Camp Eight-day Safari
Serengeti Migration Camping Eight-day Safari

Wildebeest or Gnu»The Great Migration« is the most breathtaking event in the animal kingdom ever known to humans, when more than 1.5 million Wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of Zebra and gazelles »race for life«, constantly followed by many predators!

Note:
Each option includes the same itinerary; they only differ in type of accommodation. Details and photographs of different Lodges and Tented Camps are given in Safari Accommodation section.

For more information about what to bring on safari and other details, have a look at our Safari Tips and Safari FAQ. Information about animals you may encounter on your tour is given in our Wildlife section. And for more safari images have a look at our Photo Gallery!

Balloon Safari in SerengetiOn DAYS 3-7 of Serengeti Migration tour you can have a once in a lifetime experience - a BALLOON FLIGHT over the incredible Serengeti National Park with traditional Champagne toast after landing and »Out of Africa« breakfast prepared and served in the bush! Contact us!

For queries and quick price quotations about any Safari Tour as well as Tailor-Made Programmes to suit all your wishes, please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • ITINERARY:

Tree-climbing LionsDAY 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara
Depart Arusha for Lake Manyara National Park game drive. This lush »little park« situated at the footsteps of the Great Rift Valley provides a home to a wide range of different animals including Elephants, Buffalos, Giraffes, Hippos and more than 400 species of birds, but its most famous and unusual inhabitants are the »tree-climbing Lions«, resting on Acacia branches six to seven meters above the ground! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 2: Lake Manyara – Olduvai Gorge - Serengeti
Wildebeest MigrationAfter breakfast head off to the world’s most famous park, Serengeti National Park, with an optional stop at »the cradle of mankind«, as Olduvai Gorge is also called. And here you are in the celebrated Serengeti National Park, with the size equivalent to Ireland, a home to four million different animals and also the place, where yearly »Great Migration« occurs! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 3: Serengeti
Cheetah feeding on its preyOne part of the herds of Wildebeest, Zebras and antelopes drift towards the west of Serengeti National Park seeking for permanent waters of Grumeti River and further to the north towards Lake Victoria; they are closely pursued by predators like Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Hyenas and Vultures. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp in Western Serengeti

DAY 4: Serengeti
From the west a transfer to the north of the Serengeti National Park, where the other part of the herds of Wildebeest, Zebras and antelopes »races for life« in search for the permanent waters of the northern rivers and the Mara. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp in Northern Serengeti

Zebra MigrationDAY 5: Serengeti
Another day in the northern part of Serengeti National Park observing »the Great Migration«; animals are prepared to sacrifice their lives when crossing rivers full of hungry Nile Crocodiles just to reach the green Maasai Mara. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp in Northern Serengeti

DAY 6: Serengeti
When the grazing in Mara is exhausted, »migrators« turn back to the central Serengeti to breed. And predators follow! Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp in Central Serengeti

Grant's GazelleDAY 7: Serengeti – Maasai Boma - Ngorongoro
»Sunrise game drive« in southern »Endless Plains«, as Serengeti was named by Maasai. After lunch an optional stop by a colourful Maasai tribe, the pastoral nomads who vigorously resisted change and still live the same as they have for centuries! Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

HippopotamusDAY 8: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
After breakfast descend into the astonishing »Natural Zoo«, the Ngorongoro Crater, abundant with wildlife and where you will have a big chance to spot »the Big Five«! Picnic lunch. In the afternoon return to Arusha town.

End of tour!

 

 

 
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

On 1 January 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the rise of the 2006 price of Serengeti Migration Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Serengeti National Park increased for 70%.
2) Ngorongoro Crater Fee quadrupled and only half-day crater tour is allowed.

In addition, on 1 July 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the additional rise of the 2006 price of all Serengeti Migration Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park increased for 40%.
2) Camping Fees for Basic Campsites increased for 50% and 25% for Special Campsites.

3) Vehicle Fees in all National Parks doubled.

 
For all queries and quick price quotations about our Serengeti Migration Luxury, Serengeti Migration Lodge/Tented Camp and Serengeti Migration Camping Safari Tours please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • All prices are quoted in US dollars (US$) per person.
  • The prices are inclusive of: park entrance fees, Lodge/Hotel/Camping costs, full board/a cook (three meals per day while on tour), rescue fees, transfers, English speaking guide, 4x4 vehicle, camping equipment if applicable (tents, matresses, sleeping bags, pillows, table and chairs), unlimited game viewing within park opening hours.
  • The prices are exclusive of: items of personal nature (e.g. toiletries, phone calls, souvenirs, bottled water, beverages etc.), medical and personal insurance, accommodation and meals before/after the tour, tipping to the crew.
  • In Ngorongoro Conservation Area a stop-by at Olduvai Gorge and/or Maasai Boma is optional and not included in the price of the tour.
  • Additional AAR Action - Emergency Rescue & Evacuation Insurance (also called AAR Tourist Cover) can be obtained in our office for only 1 USD per day!
  • Please read our Terms and Conditions.
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