8 Days Wildebeest Migration Safari

Destinations: Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara NP

Tour Overview

The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of animals on the planet. In fact, with up to 1,000 animals per km², the great columns of wildebeest can be seen from space.

The numbers are astonishing: over 1.2 million wildebeest and 300 000 zebra along with other gazelles move in a constant cycle through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in search of nutritious grass and water. Guided by survival instinct, each wildebeest will cover 800 to 1,000 km on its individual journey along age-old migration routes. Hungry predators – lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, wild dog and crocs – make sure only the strongest survive.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Arusha

You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Arusha for your dinner and overnight before your Serengeti wildebeest Migration safari big adventure starts

Day 2 – Arusha – Ngorongoro

Pick up from Arusha and transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation area. We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for an afternoon safari tour.Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro  Conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque conservation area, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south western corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.

Day 3– Ngorongoro – Central Serengeti

Non game-viewing travel time: 5 hours
Distance: 145 km
After breakfast we will head towards the Serengeti National Park, leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We enjoy a game drive en-route to the lodge.

We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Day 4: Explore – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, enjoy a full day game drive in the Serengeti National Park. The wildebeest migration normally pass through the area in April & May, however the Seronera area is within reach of both the southern plains and the Western Corridor. The resident game in the area is phenomenal and species such as elephant, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion and a variety of other predators and herbivores can be seen here all year round.

Day 5 – Central Serengeti – Western Serengeti

After breakfast we head towards the western reaches of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Western Corridor. We will do a game drive en-route from the Seronera area to the Western Corridor area.
We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch will we enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Western Corridor area in June, depending on rainfall patterns.

Day 6 – Western Serengeti 

After breakfast enjoy a full day game drive in the Western Corridor. The key feature in the Western Corridor is the Grumeti and Mbalageti rivers, running almost parallel to each other, each support a band of evergreen forest. The rivers sustain a permanent game population of zebra, wildebeest, all the predators and birdlife. It is also possible to find large pods of hippo’s and huge crocodiles in the Grumeti River. The wildebeest normally gather around waterholes midmorning in such densities, that they look like ants swarming around a nest.

Day 7 – Western Serengeti – Arusha

After breakfast at the camp we will drive to Arusha via ngorongoro conservation explore the masai boma and other  areas on arrival in Arusha will we have lunch and then we will end our African safari adventure. You will be taken to your hotel, which ends our tour.

End of Safari

  • Park Entrance Fees
  • Airport and inter-hotel transfers from day 1 to the last day
  • Accommodation at hotels/lodges & meals mentioned in the program
  • Inclusive use of a safari land cruiser 4×4 open roof
  • Full day game drive 8 hrs game drive.
  • Professional driver-guide
  • Bottled mineral water in the vehicle during the tour
  • All activities, visits and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • Excursion as per the itinerary
  • Transport in a 4WD with an open roof
  • Beverages and alcoholic drinks
  • Items of personal nature
  • International Flights ( From / To Home )
  • Telephone bills
  • Medical insurance
  • Tips
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