5 day Serengeti migration safari

5 Days Serengeti migration safari

Travelers hoping to see the Serengeti Great Migration, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, will find our 5 day Serengeti migration safari to be an ideal migration experience.

You will get amazing views of the Serengeti grasslands, which are filled with enormous herds of gazelles, zebras, and wildebeests, throughout your safari. Additionally, you will be treated to breathtaking views of the Serengeti’s terrain, which consists of huge plains, rocky outcrops, rivers, and forests interspersed with volcanic grasslands.

Traveling to the right place at the appropriate time of year is the greatest way to experience the Great Migration and its incredible sightings.

As travelers follow the enormous migratory herds, they can enjoy sights of some of the most recognized predators on the African continent, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas, who are never far from the herds.

THE SAFARI’S DURATION IS FIVE DAYS

SITES TO VISIT: SERENGETI AND NGORONGORO CRATER

SELECTIONS FROM THE 5-DAY GREAT MIGRATION SAFARI

Day 1: Ngorongoro Crater in Arusha
Day 2: Serengeti – Ngorongoro
Day 3: Mara North, Serengeti
Day 4: Mara North, Serengeti
Day 5: Leaving the Serengeti National Park

A complete 5 Day Serenegti Migration Itinerary

Day 1: Ngorongoro Crater in Arusha

After being collected from your Arusha hotel, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for a tour, stopping along the way to take a 2000-foot walk down the crater. You will bring a picnic lunch with you. The biggest attraction in the area is the Ngorongoro Crater, also known as “Africa’s Eden” and the eighth natural wonder. As you explore, you can see a variety of wildlife species, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, wildebeests, and other birds.

The Ngorongoro Crater, located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), was created approximately 2.5 million years ago when a volcanic mountain sank as a result of inactivity. At first, it was believed to be higher than Tanzania’s well-known Kilimanjaro. With a rim wall that rises to a height of 600 meters, the 22.5-kilometer-wide crater has developed into a distinctive and essential component of Tanzania’s ecosystem. Over 30,000 different species of animals and birds call the crater home.

You will return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay in the evening.

Lunch and dinner are served.

Accommodation: Serena Lodge at Ngorongoro

Day 2: Transfer from Ngorongoro to serengeti national park

Following breakfast, you will be picked up from your lodge and driven to Serengeti North with a packed lunch. Once you reach the Serengeti plains, you will have the opportunity to see the big migration en route.

An enormous gathering of native species, including the “big five” (lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and rhinos), is well-known to occur in the Serengeti National Park. Due to the variety of prey species, the Serengeti National Park is home to the highest population of lions in Africa, with around 3,000 lions living there.

You will travel to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay after your game drive.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meals

Accommodations: Acacia Camps in the Serengeti

Day 3–4: North Mara, Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, you will head out on a full game drive across the North Mara area of the Serengeti National Park, following the migratory herds, carrying your packed lunch.

You will visit the Mara River, where you can witness the herds crossing the crocodile-infested river, and explore the plains of the North Mara over these two days. From August to October, the plains of the North Mara spring to life and become a wildlife paradise. The herds frequently cross the Mara River north one day and then return south a few days later.

As the huge herd begins to settle in, river crossings at Kogatende become daily events in August. From August to October, game viewing is at its peak, with daily river crossings almost inevitable. The herds don’t really move; instead, they usually cross the river back and forth when it rains and then reappear on fresh grass. It’s also not unusual to witness various herds crossing on the same day in different directions.

Note: Sometimes luck plays a role in seeing the Mara River crossing.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meals

Accommodations: Acacia Camps in the Serengeti

Day 5: Leaving Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, you will leave the park for an early morning game drive. Once you arrive in Arusha, you will be driven to Kilimanjaro International Airport, where your aircraft to return home will depart.

Final Day of the Great Migration in the Serengeti

The safari includes

Parking costs

All activities (except from those marked as optional)

Every lodging included on the schedule

A qualified chauffeur or guide

Every mode of transportation (unless otherwise noted)

VAT and All Taxes

Return airport transportation

Every Meal (as detailed in the section titled “Day-by-Day”)

Tour excludes

flights abroad (to/from home)