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5 Days Serengeti Migration Safari

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5 Days Serengeti Migration Safari

Trip overview

The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning northern Tanzania. The protected area within the region includes approximately 30,000 km² of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves. The Serengeti hosts the 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.

This tour titled 5 Days Serengeti Migration Safari will expose you to the Serengeti National Park, you will experience breathtaking wildlife in the midst of some of the most diverse landscapes imaginable, this trip will take you to the world-famous Serengeti National Park. The Great Migration is the movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti's wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra and other animals. These animals move in an annual pattern that is fairly predictable.


Trip Summary

Day 1

Arrival to Arusha - Transfer to The Hotel

  Serena Hotel Arusha

Day 2

Transfer to Serengeti National Park

  Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 3

Game drive at The Endless Serengeti Plains a World Heritage Site

  Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 4

The Great Migration

  Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 5

Game Drive/Transfer to Arusha

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1
Tour activity

Arrival to Arusha - Transfer to The Hotel

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and after customs and immigration formalities, you will be met by our representative who will drive you to Arusha City which is the safari capital of Tanzania. It is located beneath the peak twins of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. Arusha is a major international diplomatic hub.
Arusha is your gateway to the safari adventures that can be found on the famed northern circuit. Arusha is a dynamic and bustling city where Africa and the west collide in a dizzying, fascinating fusion. With a domestic airport (Arusha) and an international airport (Kilimanjaro), it's also the perfect place to launch your adventures to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, or even neighboring countries such as Rwanda, Kenya, or Uganda. The city is the capital of the East Africa Community and also houses the East Africa Court of Justice, located in the northern highlands of Tanzania.
Your overnight stay will be at Arusha Serena Hotel

Tour activity

Serena Hotel Arusha

Day 2
Tour activity

Transfer to Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National Park in the world, the Serengeti. The drive itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". It has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. The plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home to the great migration of 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for the big cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous River Crossings having been filmed in this park. Serengeti is truly home to the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration. Late in the afternoon drive to the lodge

Tour activity

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 3
Tour activity

Game drive at The Endless Serengeti Plains a World Heritage Site

On this day you spend the whole day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch. During game drives sometimes you may drive for a long time without spotting any animal and then suddenly they appear! The guide will take you to the best spots according to your animal wish list! Sometimes you may spot animals in the trees, flying, camouflaged in the bush, in rivers, and in streams. This is the adventure of a lifetime! On this day there is an option of doing the hot air balloon in the morning at an extra cost according to availability. Overnight at the same lodge

Tour activity

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 4
Tour activity

The Great Migration

Today we will wake up early in the morning to depart to Kogatende for the Great Migration. The Great Migration – As a rough guideline, the Great Migration begins from January to April in the south of the Serengeti in Tanzania and ends around November in the far north in the Masai Mara in Kenya, before the animals make their arduous return journey.

The journey for the key players in the Great Migration, the roughly two million wildebeest, starts in the south of the Serengeti, with the birth of half a million calves between January and March. A favorite season for many of the seasoned Serengeti guides: the air during these months is full of new life and action. Read all about Africa's biggest wildlife event on this page.
The 800-kilometer trek of the immense wildebeest herd is the largest mammal migration on earth. The timing of the migration coincides with the greening of nutritious grasses on the short-grass plains during the wet season. These areas are safer because predators can be easily spotted making them an ideal place for calving. However, the plains dry, and the wildebeest are forced to move in search of greener pastures in the western corridor. The northern extension of the ecosystem has the highest rainfall, but the grasses are the least nutritious. This is the dry season retreat for the wildebeest, at least until the south becomes green again. The result is a clockwise movement from the south, west, north, and back to the south.

A better representation of the circle of life probably cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The journey starts in Southern Serengeti when wildebeest calves are being born. Predators like lions and hyenas are constantly hunting for babies, and thousands and thousands of calves are born within a couple of weeks of each other – a feast for the eyes of true wildlife enthusiasts.

When the drought comes in May, the herd moves north, towards the Masai Mara in Kenya, chomping down the high green grass, quickly followed by the gazelles and zebras. The migration is not without risk: crossing rivers means facing about 3,000 crocodiles, patiently waiting for a kill. Not to mention the famous Serengeti lion population: by far the largest in Africa. Despite the abundance of hoofed meat in this area, life is not easy for these big cats in this unforgiving landscape. But seeing a group of lions collaborating to hunt down a wildebeest is an unforgettable sight.

Then, with the beginning of the short rains in late October, the migration makes its way back into the Serengeti. By December, the herds trek past Seronera - a small settlement in central Serengeti where the official Serengeti Visitors’ Centre is located - to return to their calving grounds again, and the circle is complete.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Mara Camp

Tour activity

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Day 5
Tour activity

Game Drive/Transfer to Arusha

You'll do an early morning game drive and then return to the lodge for a full breakfast. Thereafter, leave for Arusha to be dropped off at the hotel or Airport.

package includes Package Includes

  • Park fees(For non-residents)
  • All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)

package includes Package Doesn't Include

  • International flights(From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips(Tipping guideline US$25.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Price Description

$3,888 per person for two people sharing

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Package Details

Tanzania

Destination Country

Tanzania

5 Days / 4 Nights

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