The great wildebeest migration is one of the most phenomenal natural spectacles in the world. It is an annual movement by millions of wildebeest, accompanied
by large numbers of zebra, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, elands and impalas across the Serengeti/Maasai Mara ecosystem.
From July to September the Wildebeest cross the Grumeti and Mara Rivers and From February to late March, the Wildebeests give birth to hundreds of thousand calves in
Southern Serengeti. During the wildebeest migration, you will witness how the constant battle for survival makes the Migration Season a particularly
exhilarating time to visit the Serengeti National Park.
On this 7-day safari, you will visit Tarangire whereby you will have an opportunity to see what the park has to offer starting from the giant baobab trees
to the huge number of largest African Elephants inside Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater which is a UNESCO world heritage site and the best place to witness the
endangered black rhino and Serengeti National Park which has the greatest concentration of wildlife as well as the great migration which is the major
highlight for this tour whereby you will visit the north Serengeti and spend 2 nights following the great migration and river crossing. You will also
have 1 night at the central Serengeti.
Find the details of our 7 days safari below..
Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro or Arusha) you will be met by Irangi Africa Safaris' representative and drive you to your accommodation in Arusha for
overnight stay waiting for your adventures to start on the following day.
Destination: Arusha
Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, you will be picked up by your private driver guide and take you straight to Tarangire National
Park which takes approximately 2 hours. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks of Tanzania that covers an area of 2,600 square kilometres.
Tarangire National Park is most popular for its large elephant herds and giant baobab trees. It also has a mini-wildlife migration that takes place during the dry
season which consists of about 250,000 animals enter the park. More than 300-strong herds of elephant, visitors will find big groups of buffalo and healthy
populations of lions and leopards. During the dry season, Tarangire has the highest concentration of mammals in the country. There are wild dogs and rare antelopes
such as gerenuk, plus more than 550 species of birds to spot throughout the year. You will have picnic lunch boxes where you will have them inside the park in the
afternoon. After lunch and further game viewing, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
Meal plan: Full Board (B,L&D)
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation you will drive straight to Serengeti National Park passing through Ngorongoro Consevation Area where you will
have a stop at the crater’s view point before you proceed with your drive to Serengeti. The Serengeti National Park is the largest park on the northern circuit of
Tanzania which is originated from a Maasai word “Siringet” meaning endless plains. The park covers approximately 25,000 km2 which harbour the largest remaining
unaltered animal migration in the world where over one million wildebeest plus hundreds of thousands of other ungulates engage in a 1,000 km long annual circular
trek. The soils’ richness due to volcanic activity combined with the impact of the migration results in one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, sustaining
the largest number of ungulates and the highest concentration of large predators in the world than nowhere else on the planet.
The park consists of animals such as buffalos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, warthogs, jackals, hartebeests etc. The park is also home to more
than 500 bird species including the Maasai Ostrich. Serengeti's scenery is renowned for its grassland plains in the southeast. The northern part of Serengeti is
hillier and rocky. To the west on the Grumeti, valleys, rivers and forest can be found. Serengeti has 'kopjes', granite outcrops rising up from the plains. It's
an immense landscape and quite stunning – big sky country that feels like untamed wilderness.
After lunch and game drive inside the park, you will drive straight to your carefully selected accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Embalakai Camps
Meal plan: Full Board (B,L&D)
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, we will drive straight to the far north of Serengeti National Park known as Kogatende to follow the great
migration of more than a million of wildebeests accompanied by hundred thousands of Zebras and antelopes. During July – October, the wildebeest are in the northern
Serengeti plains, and you have a chance of seeing up to thousands crossing the great Mara River. As the sight of the wildebeest crossing the so dramatic,
it is considered by many the most desirable time to see the migration. You will not only see the migration of wildebeests but also other animals such as predators
hunting their prey and other birds’ species at the area.
After lunch and extensive game viewing, you will drive straight to your carefully selected accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park (Kogatende)
Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal plan: Full Board (B,L&D)
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, we will proceed our game drive on the northern Serengeti (Kogatende) following the great migration. You
will spend this full day on the northern Serengeti for game viewing and if you’re lucky enough you can spot the crossing at the Mara river as well as crocodiles
hunting their prey during the crossing. After lunch and game drive, you will head straight for your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park (Kogatende)
Accommodation: Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp
Meal plan: Full Board (B,L&D)
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight from Northern Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area en-route whereby you will arrive in the late
afternoon at your accommodation on the rim of the crater for relaxation, dinner and overnight before your game drive inside the crater on the following day.
Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full Board (B,L&D)
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will descend down the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera
forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor
consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lakes filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract
wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb.
The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely
leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. It is one of the most beautiful nature safari locations in the
world and an extraordinary place to meet people from the Maasai tribe.
The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you and after having lunch at the picnic site,
you will proceed with game drive until the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight to Arusha where your adventures end with us.
If you would like to have an extra night in Arusha, we can arrange that for you or if you are flying, we will drive you straight to the airport to catch your
onwards flight.
Destination: Ngorongoro crater
Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch
• Professional Safari guide,
• Accommodation in Arusha before Safari
• All nights’ accommodation during safari
• Private transportation in a 4 x 4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop up roofs
• Park Entry Fees, VAT inclusive
• Unlimited (pure) drinking water during safari
• Unlimited mileage during game drives
• Some soft drinks in the safari vehicle
• Airport Transfers
• International & domestic airfare & flights
• All items of a personal nature
• Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff
• Travel insurance
• Visa fees