Great Migration safari

5 days—Four nights wherever the wildebeest herds are in the month you travel, from the calving plains to the Mara River

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$2480 USD

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Safari summary

The migration is not a place, so this itinerary does not name one. We put you where the herds are in the month you travel — calving grounds in February, the Grumeti in June, the Mara River from July.

Camp position is chosen for your month, not booked a year in advance. Four nights in the migration zone, so you are there at first light. We will tell you honestly what your dates can and cannot deliver. No promised river crossing — nobody honest promises one.

Every TopaTanzania safari is private: your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and your own Maasai guide, with nobody else put in your vehicle. The itinerary is a starting point, so the length, route, pace, camps and dates can all be changed.

Where: Southern plains, Western Corridor or the far north — by season. Best time: Jan–Mar calving; Jun Grumeti; Jul–Oct Mara crossings.

Price from US$2,480 per person sharing; your written quotation is the binding figure for your dates.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Countries
Parks

What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Airport transfers
  • Meals
  • Park fees
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • All drinks
  • Internal flights
  • International flights
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Visas

Itinerary

Arusha to the herds

Serengeti

A long day, and worth it. We drive or fly — depending on where the herds are that month — and reach camp in time for an afternoon drive. (Drive or scheduled flight; Afternoon game drive.)

First full day on the move

Serengeti

Out at dawn and stay out. Where the herds are dense the whole day is spent reading the leading edge: wind, grass height, and which way the zebra are facing before the wildebeest commit. (Dawn departure; Full-day game drive.)

Predators

Serengeti

The migration draws everything that eats it. A day built around lion, hyena and — where the country opens out — cheetah on the short grass. (Full-day game drive; Packed lunch.)

Wherever it has gone

Serengeti

The herds move. So do we. This day is planned the night before, on the radio, with the other guides in the area. (Flexible routing; Full-day game drive.)

Last light, and home

Serengeti

A final dawn drive, then the road or the airstrip back to Arusha. (Game drive until 09:00; Arusha by evening.)

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