Day 1 - Arusha to Northern Serengeti
Today you fly from Arusha Airport on a morning flight to a northern Serengeti airstrip. On arrival you will meet our safari driver who will take you for your first migration game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your next few nights are spent conveniently located in Northern Serengeti (Mid-high range) or North West Serengeti (Basic to budget).
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Lobo Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Simba Lodge (Ikoma)
- Mid range: Mara Kati Kati camp (Serengeti), Ang'ata Migration camp (Serengeti), Lobo Wildllife Lodge (Serengeti)
- High range: Dunia camp (Serengeti), Serengeti Under Canvas (Serengeti), Serena Mbuzi Mawe (Serengeti)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Afternoon
- Optional activities: None, speak to your consultant
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 2 & 3 - Full day migration game drives
Spend a full day in Northern Serengeti for migration viewing and searching for the big 5 in this world famous safari destination. The savannah is so vast that you likely will only explore a small portion of the park even in a couple of days.
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Lobo Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Simba Lodge (Ikoma)
- Mid range: Mara Kati Kati camp (Serengeti), Ang'ata Migration camp (Serengeti), Lobo Wildllife Lodge (Serengeti)
- High range: Dunia camp (Serengeti), Serengeti Under Canvas (Serengeti), Serena Mbuzi Mawe (Serengeti)
- Distance from previous location: None (Mid to high range), 2-3 hours (Basic to budget range)
- Expected game drive: Morning, afternoon
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 4 - Northern Serengeti to Arusha
Spend your last morning experiencing the migration in the northern Serengeti and take an afternoon flight back to Arusha Airstrip where you can be transferred on to your overnight accommodation, a domestic flight from Arusha Airport (e.g. to Zanzibar) or to the airport for a night fight from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Accommodation options
None included but you can add pre / post tour accommodation to any of our safaris on request in Arusha, Moshi or around Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Morning
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 1 - Arusha to Western Serengeti
Today you fly from Arusha Airport to a Western (Mid to high) or Central Serengeti (Basic to budget) airstrip. On arrival you will meet our safari driver who will take you for your first migration game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your next few nights are spent inside of Serengeti National Park in the West (Mid to high range) or Central (Basic to budget range).
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Seronera Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Simba Lodge (Ikoma), Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Baobab Camp (Seronera)
- Mid range: Mbalageti Serengeit Lodge (Western Serengeti)
- High range: Serengeti Migration Camp (Western Serengeti), Serena Kirawira Camp (Western Serengeti)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Afternoon
- Optional activities: None, speak to your consultant
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 2 & 3 - Full day migration game drives
Spend a full day in Western Serengeti for migration viewing and searching for the big 5 in this world famous safari destination. The savannah is so vast that you likely will only explore a small portion of the park even in a couple of days.
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Seronera Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Simba Lodge (Ikoma), Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Baobab Camp (Seronera)
- Mid range: Mbalageti Serengeit Lodge (Western Serengeti)
- High range: Serengeti Migration Camp (Western Serengeti), Serena Kirawira Camp (Western Serengeti)
- Distance from previous location: None (Mid to high range), 2-3 hours (Basic to budget range)
- Expected game drive: Morning, afternoon
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 4 - Northern Serengeti to Arusha
Spend your last morning experiencing the migration in the Serengeti and take an afternoon flight back to Arusha Airstrip where you can be transferred on to your overnight accommodation, a domestic flight from Arusha Airport (e.g. to Zanzibar) or to the airport for a night fight from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Accommodation options
None included but you can add pre / post tour accommodation to any of our safaris on request in Arusha, Moshi or around Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Morning
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 1 - Arusha to Central Serengeti
Fly from Arusha Airport in a morning flight to a Central Serengeti Seronera airstrip. On arrival you will meet our safari driver who will take you for your first game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your will spend tonight in Serengeti and cross into the Ndutu Area (Southern Serengeti, Ngorongoro Conservation Area) for the following two nights on a mid to high range itinerary / stay in Central Serengeti for the basic to budget accommodation range .
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Seronera Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Kati Kati Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Baobab Camp (Seronera)
- Mid range: Serengeti Kubu Kubu Lodge (Seronera), Serengeti Sopa Lodge (Seronera)
- High range: Dunia camp (Serengeti), Serengeti Serena Lodge (Serengeti)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Afternoon
- Optional activities: None, speak to your consultant
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 2 & 3 - Full day migration game drives
You spend full days in Seronera (Basic to budget range - 1 day Ndutu / 1 day Serengeti National Park) or Ndutu area (Mid to high range - Southern Serengeti, Ngorongoro Conservation Area) searching for the migration and big 5. The savannah is so vast that you likely will only cover a small portion of the park even in a couple of days.
- Accommodation options
- Basic camping: Seronera Campsite
- Budget range: Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Kati Kati Camp (Seronera), Serengeti Baobab Camp (Seronera)
- Mid range: None
- High range: Ndutu Migration Camp (Ndutu). Ndutu Safari Lodge (Ndutu), Ndutu Under Canvas (Ndutu)
- Distance from previous location: None (Mid to high range), 2-3 hours (Basic to budget range)
- Expected game drive: Morning, afternoon
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
Day 4 - Serengeti to Arusha
Spend your last morning experiencing in the Serengeti and take an afternoon flight back to Arusha Airstrip where you can be transferred on to your overnight accommodation, a domestic flight from Arusha Airport (e.g. to Zanzibar) or to the airport for a night fight from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Accommodation options
None included but you can add pre / post tour accommodation to any of our safaris on request in Arusha, Moshi or around Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Distance from previous location: 1-3 hours
- Expected game drive: Morning
- Optional activities: Hot air balloon safari
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
- Commonly seen: Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik.
- Occasionally seen: Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer.
- Rarely seen: Black rhino, wild dog.
4 days and 3 nights Serengeit Migration safaris
North / West / South Serengeti (3 nights)
- Parks and reserves:
Serengeti National Park - Activities included:
Wildlife safari (game drives) - Optional extras:
Hot air balloon - Pre/post safari accommodation:
Not included but can be added as an extra. - Best months for this tour:
December to February or June to October - Commonly seen animals:
Elephant, giraffe, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, hyena, warthog, kudu, leopard, ostrich, mongoose, hyrax, dik-dik. - Occasionally seen animals:
Crocodile, caracal, serval, klipspringer, black rhino - Rarely seen animals:
Wild dog
Standard packages usually include...
- Accommodation as stated in the itinterary with all taxes and fees included
- National park, Conservation area or Wildlife Management Area fees as applicable to your itinerary
- Game drives as indicated in the itinerary with a dedicated (private) 4x4 Land Cruiser operated by our English speaking safari-guides and sanitized between uses.
- Meals as indicated in your itinerary
- Domestic flights if indicated in your personal itinerary
- In vehicle sanitizers and complimentary face masks
- In vehicle safari WiFi subject to network connectivity
Optional extras you can add...
- Airport or other transfers
- Pre and post safari accommodation if not already included
- Hot air balloon safaris if available on your planned route
- Night game drives if available on your planned route
- Walking safaris in Arusha or Tarangire National Parks
- Extra activities such as museums, snake parks, cultural or nature walks if avaialble on your planned route
- Canoeing safaris in Arusha or Lake Manyara National Parks (subject to water levels)
- Kilimanjaro scenic flight
- Special bush meals if available at your planned activity
Standard packages usually exclude...
- Tips / gratuities
- Beverages such as soft drinks, alcohol etc.
- International flights
- Insurance
- Items of a personal nature
When to visit
These recommendations are based on weather predictions and trends.
Jul to Sep
North Serengeti, Mara river
Dec to Mar
South Serengeit, Ndutu area
May to July
West Serengeti, Gurumeti river
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