Tanzania Serengeti safari tour

7 days—Tanzania private safari to Serengeti national park | Serengeti migration safari package in 2023,2024,2025

$1750-3500 USD

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Safari summary

This 7-Day Great Serengeti Migration Safari package has been designed specifically to focus on and increase your chance to see the great Serengeti Northern Serengeti Wildebeest Migration (mara river crossing). We have designed the itinerary to include both the Lobo area (the area north of the central Serengeti National Park) and the Wagakuria area (remote northern Serengeti National Park) where the majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found from Mid-July to October. This itinerary has been designed so that you Drive/Drive back from the Serengeti National Park to Arusha town. The itinerary also includes a visit to the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park.
Mid-July through October, the migration heads north, out of the central Serengeti, splitting into two routes. The main group heads into the western corridor crossing the Grumeti River in spectacular stampedes. Enormous crocodiles wait patiently to snatch wildebeests as they surge across the river. The wildebeest continue to move steadily across the Grumeti region, making another perilous river crossing cross the Mara River and reaching the lush grazing in Kenya's Masai Mara.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	July, August, September, October
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti

Fine details

Safari highlights

Photography safari—with professional guide
Sightseeing | shopping | markets
Self-drive safari

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
All drinks
Internal flights
Laundry
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
International flights
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

DAY 1 Arusha to Lake Manyara

Lake Manyara

On this day you leave Arusha town; the base town for safaris in northern Tanzania and along the Arusha – Dodoma highway a scenic drive towards the Lake Manyara National Park. You will pass by a supermarket (if you wish) for some last-minute shopping for any personal effects that you may need then drive and arrive at Lake Manyara in 2 hour-time. Your driver will take care of the paperwork at the park’s gate then you will embark on your first game drive.

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DAY 2 Manyara to Serengeti

Serengeti

The Ngorongoro Conservation area in what will ultimately end up being a pleasant and enjoyable scenic drive as you enjoy the beautiful scenery and breathtaking visitors on your way to the Serengeti National Park. The wildebeest migration normally passes through the Lobo area every year around July / August en route to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve and again in late October / November en route to the southern Serengeti National Park.

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DAY 3 Full Day Serengeti Game Drive

Serengeti

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the park. Non-migrating animals like elephants, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion, leopard, and cheetah can be seen here all year round. The game viewing is very good and you can follow the game for long periods without seeing other vehicles – truly one of the forgotten corners of the Serengeti Plains. Magnificent riverine trees can be found along the river lines and bird species such as kingfishers and fish eagles can be found here.

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DAY 4 Central to Northern Serengeti

Serengeti

After breakfast, we head towards the far northern reach of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria. We will do a game drive en route from the Lobo area to the Wagakuria area. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park and the Mara River provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.

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DAY 5 Northern to Central Serengeti

Serengeti

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Wagakuria area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area of the park, with pride of lions up to 30 strong, however, from Mid-July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. Please take note –Finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to the river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later.

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DAY 6 Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater

This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, vultures, secretary birds, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes, and guinea fowl. After having your lunch, you will continue with the game view in Serengeti heading to the gate of Serengeti to check out of Serengeti National Park, after there you will proceed with the game on route heading to Ngorongoro Crater.

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DAY 7 Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, descend into the crater with a lunch box enjoying the game drive for more than 7 hours. The park is supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater supports a vast variety of animals. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard crater floor. After a picnic lunch, you will have a game drive, after the game Drive, we drive to Arusha.

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