5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari
Witness one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, The Serengeti Great Migration on this 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari. This Great Migration Safari Packages offers incredible sight of millions of wildebeests accompanied by thousands of zebras and gazelles on their annual journey looking for water and green pastures.
The Great Migration is the largest overland migration in the world, with wildlife traveling a total of 800 km or more during each cycle. The magnificence of this event lies in its magnitude, between 1.5 to 2 million wildebeests, zebras and gazelles canter across Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara in Kenya.
These migratory herds also attract the attention of some of the most renowned predators on the continent including the Big cats – leopards, lions and cheetahs, crocodiles and hyenas that are never too far behind.
Highlights of 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari
Day 1: Arusha – Ngorongoro
Day 2: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park
Day 3: Serengeti National Park (North Mara)
Day 4: Serengeti National Park (North Mara)
Day 5: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari
Day 1: Arusha – Ngorongoro
To start your 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari, you will be picked up by our representatives and your safari driver guide at your hotel in Arusha. With picnic lunch boxes, embark on a journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
On arrival, you will descend 2000ft down the crater for a Ngorongoro Crater game drive before ascending and drive to your lodge set on the crater rim. The caldera measures 22.5 km across and the rim walls stand 600m.
Often referred to as Africa’s Garden of Eden and the “8th Natural Wonder of the World”, Ngorongoro Crater is the main attraction in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). The crater was formed about 2.5 million years ago as a result of volcanic activity and initially it was thought to be higher than the famous Mount Kilimanjaro. For years, the crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania’s eco-system. Ngorongoro Crater houses 30,000 animals and a variety of bird species seen in the crater. In the evening, drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Overnight stay: Lion’s Paw Camp
Day 2: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park
Enjoy a delicious meal, meet your guide and drive from Ngorongoro to Central Serengeti. When you arrive in the endless plains of park, you will go for a full-day game drive searching for the Great Migration.
Serengeti National Park is famous for its healthy concentration of wildlife, particularly the “Big Five” – lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, rhinos and elephants named for the five most prized trophies. Serengeti is believed to host the largest population of lions in Africa due to its abundant prey, more than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem.
During the game drive you will enjoy sighting of several animals including lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, elephants, gazelles among others. Later head to your lodge for check-in, enjoy dinner and have an overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight stay: Acacia Migration Camp
Day 3-4: Serengeti National Park (North Mara)
After breakfast at the camp and head into the North Mara Plains for full day game drives following the Great Wildebeest Migration.
The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most sought-after experiences for wildlife and nature enthusiasts, the migration is an ever-moving circular migration of over a million animals across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem.
The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of animals on the planet, with over 1,000 animals per km² the great columns of wildebeests can be seen from space. The numbers of the herds are astonishing, over 1.2 million wildebeests and 300,000 zebras along with topi and other gazelles move in a constant cycle through the Serengeti – Mara ecosystem in search for grass and water. Guided by survival instinct, each wildebeest will cover 800 to 1,000 km on its individual journey along age-old migration routes. The herds are constantly followed by hungry predators including lions, leopards, cheetah, hyena, wild dogs and crocodiles which make sure the strongest survive in this natural spectacle.
In Serengeti, the resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area, with prides of lion up to strong, however from August to October turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later.
Note: To actually find a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight stay: Acacia Migration Camp
Day 5: Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and embark on journey to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home, bringing your 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari
Inclusions
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Exclusions
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
