A 6-day Serengeti Migration Safari typically focuses on witnessing the great wildebeest migration, which is one of nature’s most incredible phenomena. The safari takes you through key areas of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, home to diverse wildlife and breathtaking landscapes.
Key Highlights of the Safari:
- Great Migration: The highlight is witnessing the migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles.
- Big Cats: Serengeti is famous for its big cats—lions, cheetahs, and leopards—so expect plenty of predator-prey drama.
- Scenic Landscapes: From endless savannah plains to the dramatic river crossings, the Serengeti offers stunning views.
- Ngorongoro Crater: If you visit the Crater, it’s an additional highlight with a chance to see the "Big Five" in one of the most concentrated wildlife areas in the world.
Best Time to Visit:
- Dry Season (June - October): This is the peak season for migration and game viewing, particularly the Mara River crossing.
- Green Season (November - May): During this time, there’s less crowding and the landscapes are lush and green. However, migration patterns can be harder to predict.
Accommodation Options:
- Tented Camps: Many safari companies offer luxury tented camps that provide an authentic yet comfortable experience.
- Lodges: Ranging from mid-range to luxury, lodges in the Serengeti offer excellent amenities and stunning views.
Day 0: Arrival – Arusha
When you arrive, you will meet our driver with a sign bearing your name, He will pick you and drive to Green Mountain Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Your Safari Guide will meet you at the hotel for a safari briefing.
Dinner on your own, overnight at Green Mountain Hotel
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel to start your safari to the Tarangire National Park. The park is roughly the size of Luxemburg and covers an area of about 2,600 km². Bush savannah, seasonal swamps and giant baobab trees make up the landscape of this nature reserve and the park is probably one of the best places in East Africa to see elephants. Not only they are found in thousands but also they seem to be more accustomed to the vehicles, and for this you can be closer to these gigantic animals. It is not only the elephants rather a varied numbers of animals such as to Masai giraffes, various gazelles, antelopes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, baboons and more than 500 types of birds make this the one stop solution for both the bird and the animal lovers. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to Ngorongoro Farm house where you will spend the night.
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast we will derive to Serengeti national park via Ngoro Ngoro Conservation Area you might stop for a breath-taking view over the Ngoro Ngoro Crater before you continue to the Serengeti National Park. The vast savannah of Serengeti that stretches to the horizon teeming with the wild animals would enthrall to any of the visitors visiting this park. In Massai language Serengeti means “endless plains” and the park justifies to its name bizarre rock formations dot the grassy landscape where predators roam. Blue wildebeests, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras and buffaloes are on the menu… Through the high and open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to enjoy the diversified habitats and landscapes of the park. You will pass the night at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 3: Serengeti – Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
After breakfast we head towards the far northern reaches of the Serengeti National Park. We will do a game drive en-route from central Serengeti area to the Kogatende area (Serengeti Migration Area). The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Kogatende area from August to October, depending on rainfall patterns. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park and the Mara River provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 4: Full Day Game drive in Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Early breakfast, depart for morning game drive along the Mara river. (picnic lunch by the river where you will be watching crocodiles. You will be waiting for crossing along the river, but you will also do game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti heritage tented Lodge https://www.heritagecampsandlodges.com/ (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 5: Northern Serengeti (Mara River) to Central Serengeti
Early morning breakfast and then depart for game drives in Kogatende /Mara river area with your expert guide. Many visitors only want to see the river crossings, but the true spectacle of the migration is more than 1,245,000 wildebeests, 200,000 Burch ell’s zebras, 18,000 elands and 500,000 Thomson’s Gazelles filling the entire stretch of landscape. The shifting columns of the herds as they traverse the valleys and the hills can only be watched in awe. There is nothing else like this on earth. After lunch we will drive back to central Serengeti. Enjoy your night Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngoro Ngoro Crater - Arusha
After breakfast you will drive in direction of the Ngoro Ngoro Crater and as soon as you have reached the edge of the crater, the caldera opens up before you. We will descend into the crater. Inside the world’s biggest caldera, you will see a diversity of wildlife ranging from black rhinos, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, lions and leopards, to elephants and mountain reedbucks in the forests on the slopes. You might also see buffaloes, spotted hyenas and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch you will leave the crater in the afternoon and drive to Arusha for dinner and overnight at Green Mountain Hotel. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included) for overnight stay
| Number of Pax | 2pax | 3 -5pax | 6-10pax |
| Price per person | $3,340 | $3,207 | $2,860 |
Items included:
- Lodge safari according to the itinerary
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- Overnight accommodation according to the itinerary
- Meals according to the itinerary
- All mentioned activities
- All national park fees
Items excluded:
- Flights
- Lunch or dinner at the hotel in Arusha
- Optional activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips for driver guide
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Travel insurance
