5 Day Serengeti Great Migration Safari (Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti and Northern Serengeti)

After early breakfast, we will depart from Arusha and drive to Ngorongoro where we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro 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 national park is its 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 southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here. After a game drive, we will start ascending from the crater and return to our accommodation for dinner and overnight. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 
Accommodation: Ang’ata Tented Camp 
Room: Standard Double Room

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as 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 arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 
Accommodation: Baobab Tented Camp

After breakfast, we depart for Serengeti North for a game drive viewing the great migration. River crossings at Kogatende start in August as the mega herd settles into the area. Between August- October, game viewing is at its best with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement, as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses. Among other incredible wildlife and stunning views is famed for the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and a hundred thousand zebras, a frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating happening from July-October. Witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters. The wildebeest produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 miles) pilgrimage begins again.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 
Accommodation: Mara River Camp

After breakfast, we will proceed for a full-day game drive viewing the great migration at the Mara area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area. The key feature is the Mara River and there is a great chance to see the herds cross the Mara River to the north one day and back south a few days later. Please note that it can be very difficult to witness crossing and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to the river and only decide to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation, and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 
Accommodation: Mara River Camp

After Breakfast departs from the accommodation with a lunch box packed to the Kogatende airstrip where you will catch a flight to Arusha. 

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: No Accommodation