9 Days Great Migration Safari

Day 1: Arrival Arusha
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Arusha for your dinner and overnight stay. If time allows, you will have time to do a walking tour of the coffee plantation or the option to visit Arusha National park before your big adventure starts.

Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After your breakfast, start your safari by driving to lush and beautiful Manyara National Park for game viewing. At 1300 hrs takes your lunch in the park picnic area. 
 
Day 3: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Morning breakfast at Like Manyara Serena Hotel. Game drive en-route to the great Serengeti Plains via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a picnic lunch proceeds with your game drive in the central Serengeti national park around Seronera or trace the direction of the migration.

Day 4: A full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
Depending on the time of the year and the migration of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffe, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes as well as a multitude of birds.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kubu Kubu  Lodge: Full board.

Day 5: Another full day game drive in the South of Serengeti 
After breakfast, we will take the packed lunch with us and proceed with the game drive in the Serengeti National Park. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 Km heading to the southwestern direction. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. After having our lunch we will proceed with our game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Approximately 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles, and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass.

Day 6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
An early morning game drive in the Serengeti followed by picnic lunch on the way to Ngorongoro crater. We will stop at Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge: Full board.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
Today we will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for your crater tour. Here you will explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where we may see flamingos. We will also visit the open savannah where the lions hunt. Picnic lunch will be served in the crater.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater  to Kia Lodge
This lovely lodge is located near the airport and your accommodations will be in one of the 40 charming bungalows set among the gardens. The open-air bar has a magnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Relax the remainder of the day by the pool, or soak in the view from your bungalow. A late dinner buffet for those flying in late is provided.

Day 9: Kia Lodge to the Airport
We will arrange a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) after your safari.
E-mail us at any time to discuss your trip and get an accurate quotation.