6-Day Great Migration & Northern Circuit Safari: Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Serengeti
Price:
$2455.00
Duration
6 Days
People:
21
Tour Overview
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Amenities
Day by Day Itinerary
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Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Your driver-guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha with a picnic lunch to begin your journey to Tarangire National Park.
As one of the region's diverse ecosystems, Tarangire is famous for its majestic herds of elephants roaming amidst iconic baobab trees. Home to an exceptionally high concentration of wild elephants, you can often spot herds of up to 300 individuals around the Tarangire River drinking from the shallows or enjoying mud baths. Beyond the elephants, the park is a paradise for bird lovers and hosts lions, leopards, cheetahs, and tree-climbing pythons around its seasonal swamps. After a full day of game drives, you will drive to your lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Activities: Airport pickup, transfer to Tarangire, full-day game drive.
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner included (Breakfast not included); drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge (Mid-range lodge located 1–2 hours from Tarangire NP).
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Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive & Transfer to Serengeti
After an early, delicious breakfast, descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for an extraordinary wildlife game drive with a packed picnic lunch. Widely celebrated as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the crater features a dense wildlife population where you are almost guaranteed year-round sightings of lions, Cape buffaloes, and the rare black rhino.
At 2:00 PM, ascend the crater walls and drive north toward Serengeti National Park, arriving at your camp inside the Central Serengeti for an evening of relaxation and an overnight stay.
Activities: Morning descent into Ngorongoro Crater, game drive, picnic lunch, afternoon transfer drive into Serengeti.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included; drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: Mbuni Serengeti Camp (Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP).
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Day 3: Central Serengeti National Park Game Drive
Start your day pre-dawn with coffee and anticipation before embarking on a full-day game drive across the vast savannah of the Serengeti. Board your 4x4 to witness the grandeur of grazing zebras, towering giraffes, trumpeting elephants, and elusive predators like lions and cheetahs moving through diverse landscapes of rocky kopjes and acacia woodlands.
Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch under the shade of a majestic tree before continuing your exploration as the golden hour bathes the plains in warmth. Return to your accommodation in the evening with memories of the Serengeti's breathtaking beauty.
Activities: Pre-dawn coffee, full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, bush picnic lunch.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included; drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: Mbuni Migration Camp (Tented camp inside Serengeti NP).
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Day 4: Northern Serengeti National Park Game Drive
After breakfast at the camp, depart with a packed picnic lunch for a dedicated game drive tracking the Great Migration into the Northern Serengeti. The park's endless plains and unmatched wildlife density provide a true natural spectacle, highlighted by millions of wildebeests and zebras crossing the Mara River.
Alongside the migratory herds, you will search the plains alongside your private guide for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and other wildlife. In the evening, return to your tented camp for dinner and a restful overnight stay.
Activities: Full-day Northern Serengeti game drive, Mara River migration tracking, picnic lunch.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included; drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: Mbuni Migration Camp (Tented camp inside Serengeti NP).
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Day 5: Central Serengeti National Park Game Drive
Enjoy a delicious, fresh breakfast at the camp before setting out for a full-day game drive back in the Central Serengeti, one of the most wildlife-rich sectors of the national park. Spend the day exploring the vast plains and kopjes of the Seronera area, famous for abundant resident wildlife, big cat sightings, and large herds of plains game.
Savor a picnic lunch served out in the bush to fully immerse yourself in the sounds and sights of the wilderness before returning to your central camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Activities: Full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, Seronera area exploration, bush picnic lunch.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included; drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: Mbuni Serengeti Camp (Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP).
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Day 6: Central Serengeti Game Drive & Transfer to Arusha
Before your departure, enjoy a refreshing morning game drive in the Central Serengeti, offering one last chance to witness active wildlife and stunning morning landscapes as animals make the most of the cooler hours. Following the safari drive, you will receive a smooth and comfortable transfer back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport, bringing your safari journey to a memorable close.
Activities: Morning game drive in Central Serengeti, overland transfer back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch included (Dinner not included); drinking water provided (other drinks not included).
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour).