8 Days Luxury Wildebeest Migration Safari from Arusha

We will leave Arusha early morning and drive to Serengeti National Park. We will drive to Serengeti on a road near the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, allowing for animal sightings along the way. The golden savannah and endless plains, teeming with zebras, wildebeest and giraffes make it easy to understand why the Serengeti is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. On this day, we will enjoy a picnic lunch on Naabai kopje (a small, rocky hill in a generally flat area), where you will have the opportunity to view Serengeti’s famous pink-headed lizards. After lunch, we will proceed further into the plains for a leisurely game drive. You will spend the night at the Central Serengeti. 

Main Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge 

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks are not included)

Early morning after breakfast, we depart to Western Serengeti. A vast army of wildebeests along with its partners, zebras, elands and gazelles mill around the Western Corridor of the Serengeti, south of the Grumeti River. Harassed behind by lions, cheetahs, leopards and hyenas and ahead by giant Nile crocodiles, many hundreds perish as some hazard the river crossing while others detour it. But the beauty of the landscape, stretching without end beneath an infinite sky on a Serengeti West Safari, changes something within the watcher, who becomes more aware of the place of humankind within the drama of the animal world. After Lunch and an extensive game drive, we head for our partner lodges for dinner and overnight at Western Serengeti 

Main Accommodation: Lahia Tented Lodge

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks are not included)

Rise up early, so that you can depart your lodge for a full day moving with the herds across the plains exploring the Great Migration. An impressive experience to see all those hoofed mammals, followed by predators, migrate in a clockwise circle every year, you might sport a host of predators like lions, cheetah, and hyenas. Around the river check for the black and colobus monkey, another sighting might include elephants, buffaloes, topi, hippos, jackals, and a host of raptors. Western Serengeti. 

Main Accommodation: Lahia Tented Lodge

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks are not included).

After breakfast, we'll start our game drive to the Kogatende area, searching around the kopjes looking for carnivores and the large migration groups that will be preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya. Home to large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles, the Mara River is the last major obstacle standing between the Wildebeest Migration and the relative safety of the Maasai Mara. If you're patient and a little lucky, you may even get to witness the death-defying crossing itself where wildebeest and zebras brave the river's currents and crocodiles in an attempt to reach safety. Dinner and overnight North Serengeti.

Main Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge 

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks are not included)

After breakfast you will proceed to continue our game drive in Kogatende and Bologonja Area with much focus on the Great Migration. Enjoy picnic lunch under the Acacia Tree with a spectacular view of Great Migration and the Mountain ranges of the Maasai Mara. If we are lucky, we might see the Crossing of the Great Migration passing through the Mara River to Maasai Mara an event one should never miss to see. Later in the afternoon, we will drive back to the Camp for a nice dinner and a decent overnight. 

Accommodation Plan: Full Board Basis Dinner and overnight North Serengeti 

Main Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge 

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks are not included).

We'll start our day immediately after breakfast, driving through the plains of Togoro and the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes on our way to cross the Banagi River into the Seronera region of the Central Serengeti. Along the way, you'll spot everything from the enigmatic dik-diks to towering elephants, and everything in between. The Seronera is often known as 'big cat country', and its kopjes and acacias provide an excellent opportunity to spot prides of lazy lions, sleek cheetahs out on the hunt, and leopards overseeing everything from their lofty perches. The region's hippo pools and wide-open spaces provide ample opportunities for game viewing. Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park.

Main Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge 

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks is not included).

After breakfast, we get right on the road back towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you’ll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators. You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion. Dinner and overnight on the rim of the Ngorongoro. 

Main Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge 

Meals: Water is included in all meals (Other drinks is not included).

After an early breakfast, we head to Ngorongoro Crater for the best animal sightings. A game drive around the crater offers opportunities to spot the Big 5 – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo. We stop for a picnic at a small lake home to hippos and migratory birds. The crater, formed over two million years ago by a collapsed volcano, is full of wildlife, including zebras, wildebeests, flamingos, and hyenas. After an afternoon of exploring, we return to Arusha.