Southern Migration Safari
6 Days | 5 Nights
- Area To Visit: Lake Manyara n.p, Serengeti n.p, Ngorongoro crater
- Jan-March
This is a comprehensive safari of Tanzania exploring the major parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara.
Serengeti is at its best with the great migration of the wildebeests and zebras being all around the south and central plains of the park.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Your Safari driver will meet you in the Kilimanjaro International Airport to welcome you and transfer you to the lodge in Arusha. Rest time.
Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara NP
After a leisurely breakfast, we transfer you in your private 4×4 safari vehicle to Lake Manyara. The national park has a lovely environment; a thin green band of forest, flanked on one side by the cliffs of the Rift Valley Wall, on the other by the shores of the ancient soda lake. Wildlife here is very diverse.
We’ll see many baboons and if we’re lucky – the famous tree-climbing lion. Lake Manyara is also one of the finest parks for birdlovers. Lunch in a picnic site. In the afternoon we drive to our accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu village or to Karatu area for dinner and overnight.
Possibility for optional activity (quoted separately): Cycling in the lakeshore of Manyara or Cultural visit to Mto Wa Mbu
Accompanied by a local guide, enjoy a cycling ride through banana plantations to the Lakeshore of Manyara, or a guided walk to visit a village, interact with the locals, visit their plantations and have a good view of the rift valley escarpment.
Accommodation options: Public Campsites and Lodge/Tented Camps
Day 3: Mto Wa Mbu / Karatu to Serengeti National Park
Today we are on our way to the Serengeti National Park in search of one of the greatest wildlife shows on the planet, the annual Great Migration. The migration is the movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti’s wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, eland and impala.
These move in a clockwise circle and the animals cover a distance of around 3000km annually. They migrating throughout the year, constantly seeking fresh grazing and water. The precise timing of the Serengeti wildebeest migration is entirely dependent upon the rainfall patterns of each year.
From December to March, the herds are grazing in the southern, east-central plains of the park and also the Ndutu area of Ngorongoro. End of January and February is the season that they are giving birth to their calves. Our journey is intended to follow the migration, moving with the herds to experience their trials and tribulations. We have lunch in a picnic site. We then continue with sunset game drive enroute to our camp. In the late afternoon we’ll arrive in our accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options: Public Campsites and Lodge/Tented Camps
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
Full day game drive exploring various areas of Serengeti in search of the “big five”. The Serengeti eco-system is home to the “big five” (lion, African elephant, cape buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros).
The other main species include zebra, wildebeest, various species of gazelles and antelopes, giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, hippopotamus, crocodiles and some primate species such as vervet monkeys and olive baboons. It is also an endemic bird area, with a total of 505 species being documented so far. In the evening, we return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Possibility for optional activity (quoted separately): Balloon Safari over the Serengeti plains
The Balloon Safari adventure starts early morning at about 5h00 am when you depart your lodge. It is still dark and you may be fortunate to see nocturnal animals on the way to the Launching site. When you arrive, you will meet your pilot and witness your balloon being inflated and prepared for launch.
After a thorough safety briefing and demonstration of boarding and landing position you board your balloon and lift off! Rising as the sun rises your balloon floats in whatever direction the winds of the day are heading over this wonderful area. Your pilot will use varying altitudes and layers of air to navigate the balloon over this amazing area spotting the wild animals and enjoying the view around.
We aim to fly for about an hour, depending on conditions. After landing, you celebrate in the traditional way with a champagne toast before heading off to a special breakfast in the bush under an acacia tree.
Accommodation options: Public Campsites and Lodge/Tented Camps.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Sunrise game drive, searching for big Cats while hunting, they actively hunt during early morning. Then we proceed with en route game drive to Ngorongoro. Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge inside the conservation area.
The crater and surrounding highlands are one of Africa’s most beautiful regions, with volcanic craters forming stunning backdrops to some of the richest grazing grounds in Africa.
With 600 metre high walls and a rich volcanic floor covering 260km2, the crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera, a crater formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to three million years ago. It is estimated that the height of the original volcano ranged between 4,500 to 5,800 metres high.
Accommodation options: Public Campsites and Lodge/Tented Camps
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha or Airport
Today early in the morning, we depart the lodge and drive down to the crater floor for wildlife game. With its abundant water, excellent grazing and natural protection from the densely vegetated crater walls, the crater provides shelter to over 25000 animals, including the endangered Black Rhinoceros.
Lunch will be taken in a picnic site inside the crater. In the afternoon we drive back to Arusha or directly to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
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SAFARIS packages
- 7 Days Wildlife Safari
- 7 Days Migration River and Materuni Safari
- 7 Days Migration River and Lake Eyasi Safari
- 8 Days Wildlife, Cycling and Walking Safari
- 9 Days Tribe, Hiking and Wildlife Safari
- 10 Days Hiking the Ngorongoro Highlands
- 12 Days Highlights of Tanzania Safari
- 14 Days Ultimate Active Safari
- INCLUSION
- Transfer from/to Arusha
- Transport with our Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 with pop up roof for game drive fitted with HF radio communication
- Dedicated Services of Kashengere Safari English speaking guide (possibility for more languages upon request in advance)
- Ngorongoro conservation and Crater fees
- Ranger fees
- Walking fees
- Government Vat fees
- Local Maasai guide fees
- Village fees
- Donkey fees
- Camping fees
- Camping gears (tents, thick foam mattresses, pillows, table, chairs, cooking equipment).
- Cook and crew to prepare the meals and take care of the campsites
- Meals as prescribed in the itinerary
- 1.5 lts of water per person per day
- EXCLUSION
- International & Domestic flights
- Visa fees
- For the camping please bring your personal sleeping bags
- Optional Activity Oldonyo Lengai climb: USD 100 per person (includes Mountain park fees, Guide fees and allowance)
- Tips and gratuities to the crew/personnel
- Items of a personal nature – spa treatments, laundry, mini-bars, internet etc.
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