9-Day Serengeti Migration Footsteps Tanzania Safari
This 9 day itinerary, specially designed to follow the great migration, takes us to the heart of this majestical Earthly event. With four nights on The Serengeti we are afforded the opportunity to take in the vast Serengeti plains and also to spend some days witnessing the great migration, found in the region of Ndutu from December to March, and in the remote Northern tip of the Serengeti from July to November.
ItineraryDay 1: Arrival in ArushaStop At: Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Region
You will be picked up from the airport by a Lion King representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come. Ilboru Safari Lodge, is an oasis of calm and aesthetic pleasure.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Day 2: Tarangire national parkStop At: Babati, tanzania, Tarangire National Park 3134 Tanzania
After our breakfast we depart for Tarangire National Park for our full day game drive in on her diverse landscapes. Tarangire, with her nine vegetation zones, is peppered with ancient baobab trees, the largest trees in Africa, dotting the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River, meandering through the park, attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, antelope, to a myriad variety of colourful birds. The park is most famed for having the greatest elephant population in Tanzania and, during a safari here, we will have the opportunity to quietly observe many families of elephant interacting. With a stop for a picnic lunch in an observatory inside the park where we may view animals imbibing the refreshing waters of the river, with oft times lions attacking a thirsty zebra or wildebeest. We rove on on our safari til evening begins to fall when we shall return to our lodge for dinner and well deserved rest.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Eileen's Trees Inn
Day 3: Lake Manyara National ParkStop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
This morning we depart after breakfast for our drive across The Rift Valley to Lake Manyara for a full day game drive. Although only 205 sq. miles in size this enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. The park is also home to a large numbers of buffalo, giraffe, elephant, impala, and a hippo lake. Well known for its birds (over 400 species), Lake Manyara is one of the few places where we may see the Ground Horn-bill and the Crested Eagle. This park, famed for the tree climbing lions, also hosts thousands of flamingo. The landscapes are stunning, very different from the Serengeti. The game drives are done along the lake shore, and, from the open roof of our truck, we can drink in the sights of this wildlife wonderland. After our extensive game drive we return to our lodge for fine dining and a casting of the mind's eye back over the memories the day has gifted us.
Duration: 24 minutes
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Accommodation included: Eileen's Trees Inn
Day 4: Serengeti National ParkStop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
On this, our third day, we set out for the world renowned Serengeti, home of the Great Migration and one of the seven wonders of Africa. Our drive today is spectacular as we drive up onto the highlands, and the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Spread out before us as far as the eye can see is the vast Serengeti, a 6,900 sq. mile park inhabited by more than three million large animals including more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 250,000 zebra, and a 500,000 Thomson’s gazelle. Large predators including lion, cheetah, and hyena, are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat eared fox, mongoose, honey badger, monkey, baboon, and African hare, also here inhabit along with nearly 500 species of birds
After lunch we continue with the game drive en-route to the Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp where we dine in comfort, take a drink by the outdoor fire with hyena slinking past, and recall our day beneath the endless African sky before finally turning in.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Day 5: Serengeti National ParkStop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
This whole day we will spend on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park. During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south while during the longer rainy season from April to June they return back up north. This circle of life is determined by the rainfalls and locations of the herds might vary from year to year but our guide will know where to find the animals and where best to view them. A visit to the Serengeti Visitor Centre is also possible. Here we can learn more about the history of the park and the research that is being done by the Frankfurt Zoological Society. This night we will spend again at the Heritage Tented Camp.
Duration: 24 minutes
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Accommodation included: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Day 6: Serengeti National Park > Following the MigrationStop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
On these days our fifth and sixth, we will rumble our way across the Serengeti’s vast plains in search of the migration. The location of the migration depends on the time of the year and could be as far as the remote North of the Serengeti near the border with Kenya, or alternatively, in the South, the Ndutu Region.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Day 7: Serengeti National ParkStop At: Migration at Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
After our hearty breakfast a full day exploring The Serengeti National Park lies ahead of us with both morning and afternoon game drives. We will traverse the Serengeti’s vast plains in search of the migration. We will spend a full day taking in with all our senses this incredible Earthly paradise, exploring the park, its animals, and incredible landscapes.
Duration: 1 day
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Accommodation included: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Day 8: Serengeti to NgorongoroStop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
After breakfast we enjoy yet another game drive in the Serengeti National Park and we may well spot animals not yet encountered over the last two days. The Serengeti is also home to the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard and, today, we might have the opportunity to tick off all the members of this group. After our lunch at a picnic site we drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Crater and, as soon as we have reached the rim of the crater, the caldera opens up before us. This approximate 20 km wide crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to over 25,000 animals, is the best place of all to see these creatures in their true state, natural and wild. We will drive to the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge from whence we may witness the sun setting over the stunning calderal vista.
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Accommodation included: Rhino Lodge
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater to ArushaStop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Very early on this, our last morning, we descend down onto the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth. One of the seven wonders of Africa, the Caldera was formed about three million years ago with the massive explosion of a volcano that rivalled Kilimanjaro in height. The Caldera, 610 m deep and covering roughly 260 square kilometres, is an enclosed ecosystem. Ngorongoro, coming from the Maasai for the bell their cows wear, onomatopoeic in its mirroring of the sound that fills the valley as their herds graze, is one of the premier places in Africa to view the big five in their element, in the wild, as well as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, a plethora of others, along with about 500 bird species
After a stop for our delectable picnic lunch near the hippo lake and more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, we ascend, surely sated, up the steep road out of the crater for our return to Arusha and the inevitable end of our adventure.
Duration: 1 day
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Horário de Início:
08:30 AM
Duração: 9 Days
Ponto de partida: Arusha, Tanzania
Traveler pickup is offered
Airports- Kilimanjaro Airport, Kilimanjaro National Park Tanzania
- Arusha Airport, Arusha Tanzania
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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