One of the most sought-after experiences for wildlife and nature enthusiasts, the Great Migration is the ever-moving circular migration of over a million animals across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. You will visit Serengeti NP, the no.1-ranked national park. Thereafter, You will visit the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest caldera with grassland & a setting of jaw-dropping beauty. Finally, you will visit Tarangire NP, famous for its age-old baobab trees, as well as Lake Manyara NP, known for its tree-climbing lions.
Important to Know
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Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
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This tour accepts children who are 1 years and older.
Rates & Pricing
$ 2941 USD
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This tour is offered by Msangai Adventures
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This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on TravelTanzania.
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If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
Arrival:
- You will be collected from airport.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your accommodation in Arusha or from the airport, and head straight to Lake Manyara National Park. Its groundwater forests, bush plains, baobab-strewn cliffs, and algae-streaked hot springs offer incredible ecological variety in a small area, rich in wildlife and incredible numbers of birds. Pink flamingos stoop and graze by the thousands, colorful specks against the grey minerals of the lakeshore. Lake Manyara National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, set in grassland, savannah, woods, mountain scenery, and hot springs. This park is home to flamingos, elephants, tree-climbing lions, buffalos, leopards, gazelles, baboons, hyenas, and many others. In the afternoon you will break for lunch. After lunch, the game drive continues until you start driving to your lodge. It is now time to relax, dine, swim and relive the memories you collected during the day.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation: Kankiri lodge
Day 2: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will be picked up and depart to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, you will enjoy scenic views of Tanzania, hop off the vehicle to view the Ngorongoro Crater and experience the Serengeti plains.
Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife. Over 2 million ungulates, 4,000 lions, 1,000 leopards, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size. Today, most visitors come here with one aim alone – to witness millions of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and eland on a mass trek to quench their thirst for water and to eat fresh grass. During this great cyclical movement, these ungulates move around the ecosystem in a seasonal pattern, defined by rainfall and grass nutrients.
Lunch will be offered on the vehicle during the safari. By late afternoon, you will arrive at your designated lodge to rest, dine and cherish the greatest moments you gathered during the safari.
Meals: All meals
Accomodation: Moyo Tented Lodge
Day 3: Gamedrive in Serengeti National Park
Today you will go on a full-day game drive witnessing the greatest animal migration on the planet. After an early breakfast in your lodge in Serengeti, you will drive to Northern Serengeti.
The magic of Serengeti National Park is not easy to describe in words. Not only seeing, but also hearing the buzz of millions of wildebeest so thick in the air that it vibrates through your entire body, is something you will try to describe to friends and family, before realizing it’s impossible. Vistas of honey-lit plains at sunset are so beautiful, that it’s worth the trip just to witness this.
You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, you continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments.
Meals: All meals
Accomodation: Sero Tented Camp
Day 4: Gamedrive in Serengeti National Park
Today you will go on a full-day game drive witnessing the greatest animal migration on the planet. After an early breakfast in your lodge you resume your game drives following wildebeests.
The magic of Serengeti National Park is not easy to describe in words. Not only seeing, but also hearing the buzz of millions of wildebeest so thick in the air that it vibrates through your entire body, is something you will try to describe to friends and family, before realizing it’s impossible. Vistas of honey-lit plains at sunset are so beautiful, that it’s worth the trip just to witness this.
You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, you continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments.
Meals: All meals
Accomodation: Sero Tented Camp
Day 5: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater
Today you will have an option of either a full-day game drive or two game drives (one in morning and one in early evening). After an early breakfast in your lodge you resume your game drives following wildebeests. The magic of Serengeti National Park is not easy to describe in words. Not only seeing, but also hearing the buzz of millions of wildebeest so thick in the air that it vibrates through your entire body, is something you will try to describe to friends and family, before realizing it’s impossible. Vistas of honey-lit plains at sunset are so beautiful, that it’s worth the trip just to witness this. You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, you continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accomodation: Sero Tented Camp
Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater
Today, you will start the day immediately after breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti. After check-out from the lodge, you head straight into the Ngorongoro Crater whilst enjoying a game drive en-route. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact and unfilled volcanic caldera, and is indeed the flagship tourist attraction of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It’s home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and the Big Five game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino). Huge herds of wildebeest and zebra traverse its plains during their annual migration.
You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, you continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments.
Meals: All meals
Accomodation: Kankiri lodge
Day 7: Tarangire National Park to Arusha
After breakfast, you will check out from the lodge and drive straight to Tarangire National Park in the Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. Ranking as the 6th largest national park in Tanzania and covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, it is most popular for its large elephant herds and is usually very dry, in fact, drier than the Serengeti. However, its vegetation is much greener with lots of grass, vast areas with mixed acacia woodlands and some of the wonderful ribbons of the aquatic forest. Also, do not forget about the giant baobab trees that can live up to 600 years, storing between 300 and 900 liters of water.After lunch, the game drive continues until you start driving back to your accommodation in Arusha or head to the airport – this is where your safari ends.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Included
- Parking fees
- All activities (unless labeled optional)
- All accomodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All taxes/ VAT
- Meals
Excluded
- International flights
- Additional accomodation after tour
- Visa fee
- Tips for safari guide
$ 2941 per person
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