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Tanzania Migration Safari – Serengeti

$ 10310 / per person

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TANZANIA MIGRATION SAFARI
Serengeti National Park

12 Days / 11 Nights
1 January – 31 December 2022

The Serengeti hosts the second largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, which helps secure it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and as one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world. The Serengeti is also renowned for its large lion population and is one of the best places to observe prides in their natural environment. The region contains the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and several game reserves.

Approximately 70 large mammal and 500 bird species are found there. This high diversity is a function of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Blue Wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region.

Each year around the same time, the circular great wildebeest migration begins in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and loops in a clockwise direction through the Serengeti National Park and north towards the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya. This migration is a natural phenomenon determined by the availability of grazing. The initial phase lasts from approximately January to March, when the calving season begins – a time when there is plenty of rain-ripened grass available for the 260,000 zebra that precede 1.7 million wildebeest and the following hundreds of thousands of other plains game, including around 470,000 gazelles.

INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE

11 Nights’ accommodation in 5* exclusive lodging.
All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) including select beverages.
Daily game drives.
Lodge transfers.
Internal domestic flight from Northern Serengeti to Arusha.

12 Days / 11 Nights

14+ Age

Tanzania

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Your chance to experience the great migration in the Serengeti.

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport. Transfer to Arusha, a city located at the base of volcanic Mt. Meru. The gateway to safari destinations and to Africa's highest peak, 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro, lying some 100 kilometers northeast. Start to your safari adventure and a overnight stay at a hotel of your choice.

Day 2 - Drive to Tarangire National Park

Drive through to Tarangire National park(120km or 2 hours)Tarangire is one of the more seasonal parks in northern Tanzania, with a lot of migratory movement within the greater Tarangire ecosystem.A lovely lunch on route and an afternoon/evening game drive and overnight a lodge of your choice in Tarangire National Park

Day 3 - Tarangire National Park

Breakfast, full day game drive in Tarangire .In the Dry season, between June and October, large herds of animals are attracted to the Tarangire River. At this time, the elephant numbers are spectacular and the park should be part of any safari in northern Tanzania. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Tarangire National Park.

Day 4 - Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park

After Breakfast, game drive as you exit Tarangire National Park, drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is a small park at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment. Its groundwater forest offers a nice change of scenery from the more savannah-dominated parks Lunch at the lodge and then afternoon/evening game drive with dinner at lodge of your choice..

Day 5 - Lake Manyara to Ngorogoro National Park

Breakfast, morning game drive in Lake Manyara. Lunch and afternoon drive to Ngorogoro National park and a crater rim walk. Marvel at the spectacular views down into the mighty Ngorongoro Crater on this walk to a seldom-visited section of the Crater rim – and watch out for any number of forest birds, animals and indigenous plants Dinner and overnight at lodge of your choice.

Day 6 - Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater

A early morning rise and a decend into the Ngorogoro crater for a tour of the crater. Home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and “big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse its plains during their annual migration. Livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals. Picnic breakfast at a location within the crater. Return to lodge of choice for lunch an afternoon of relaxation and dinner.

Day 7 - Central Serengeti

Breakfast , with pinic lunches drive to the central part of the Serengeti. A vibrant wildlife area, the Central Serengeti offers undeniably the best resident game of any region of the Serengeti National Park. Ideally located, Central Serengeti is a magnet for both excellent game and safari vehicles, so be prepared for high numbers of visitors in certain areas.Game drive en route to your accommodation and dinner the evening.

Day 8 - Central Serengeti

Breakfast and a full day game drive in the Seronera area.The main attraction of the Central Serengeti is undoubtedly the beautiful Seronera Valley, a network of perennial rivers that ensure year-round water supplies and supports an abundance of resident herbivores, including impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, hartebeest and giraffe throughout the year. The resident prey attracts the largest populations of predators in Africa and it is not unusual to see all four large predators (lion, hyena, leopard and cheetah) on a single game drive in the Central Serengeti. Lunch and dinner at the same lodge of day 7.

Day 9 - Northern Serengeti

Breakfast and drive to Northern Serengeti. Located between Tanzania's Central Serengeti and the Masaai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, lies the Northern Serengeti. An untouched wilderness region, the Northern Serengeti is relatively inaccessible and devoid of tourists for much of the year. With picnic lunches game drive viewing en-route to camp. Dinner and overnight at exclusive mobile camp.

Day 10 & 11 - Northern Serengeti

Breakfast and a full day game dive in Northern Serengeti.Comprising a vast pristine area of wooded rolling hills interspersed with open grassy patches and large granite outcrops, the Northern Serengeti boasts stunning landscapes and optimal wildlife viewing. Supporting a variety of wildlife, the northern reaches of the Serengeti is home to a number of resident herbivores, including hippo, giraffe, topi, eland and Thomson's gazelle. Lunch and dinner at same exclusive mobile camp.

Day 12 - Homeward Bound

Breakfast and game drive en-route to the Kogatende airstrip for a regional air flight to Arusha(arrival) midday. Met at Arusha and transfer if needed for onward arrangements.