9-Days Serengeti Wildbeests Migration Luxury Safari

Arrival and airport pick up at Kilimanjaro international airport (JRO), transfer to the booked hotel at the base Arusha town, meet up with your guide for briefing about the safari then rest, dinner and overnight. Here the arriving time will depend on the flights booked but most of the flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport land in the late evening. Hotel planned is GRAN MELIA – ARUSHA- https://www.melia.com

This day is fully relaxing at the hotel in a base town, but we sometimes advise our clients to take a short Arusha town tour, just to experience the way of life of locals, then in the evening a face-to-face briefing of the safari with gear double check, dinner and overnight. Or to do a full day trip to Arusha national park as a pre safari trip, for some game drive with about 2hrs of walking safari on an escort of park ranger with real rifles as you will walk close to some wildlife. But it’s optional. Overnight at same Gran Hotel.

1^st day of safari: Early morning departure, after B/fast at hotel, catch on Safari Jeep and drive to Tarangire National park, about 3 hrs. drive to park entrance from Arusha town, after check in at Park gate start the game drive around the mid-day till late evening, with lunch en route, beautiful National park with amazing landscape, lots of animals to see as at this time of year this park is at its best with lots of wildlife and birdlife. But it’s more famous for its massive baobab tree and huge herds of elephants. Then in the late evening drive to booked tented lodge inside the park. Planned accommodation is MPINGO RIDGE LODGE – TARANGIRE: https://www.lemalacamps.com

2^nd day of safari: Full day in Tarangire, we start with early morning game drive up to afternoon then back to the lodge for Lunch and some swimming pool rest then go for evening game drive to late evening back to lodge for dinner and overnight at same Lodge. The best day for a game drive is within Tarangire Park as will have chance to go to different locations of the park on this day.

3^rd day of Safari: Early morning start for a half day game drive till early mid-day then check out Tarangire around 11am and drive for about hour and half to Lake Manyara for afternoon game drive to late evening check out the park and drive to the lodge on the Lake Manyara Rift valley ridge overlooking the lake for dinner and overnight at MAWE MAWE MANYARA LODGE – MANYARA: https://mawemawemanyaralodge.co.tz

Best Park for birdlife and landscape as it’s located right on bottom of the great East African rift valley ridge and about its 3 quarter of the park occupied by water however the park still over a stunning view of the area though might be less in wildlife compared to other parks as it shares habitat with Tarangire.

4^th day of Safari: After b/fast start the drive to Serengeti national park, transit Ngorongoro conservations Area and Crater, get and enter to Serengeti around 2-3pm via the Southern gate entrance/exit of Naabi Hills gate, late evening game drive while driving to the lodge inside the park, across southern and Eastern to Central Serengeti where recommended lodge locates.  Will have the Maasai visit activity for experiencing the Maasai traditional and their way of life in Ngorongoro area. Lunch en route, with lots to see on driving time, Serengeti is at its best at this time of year and will be seeing the herds of animals (wildebeests, Zebras and Antelopes) as this time a full migration will be in North Serengeti heading to cross the Mara River, also lots of big cats in Serengeti. The highlight of the day apart from seeing a lot of wildlife will be the sunset over the plains of Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at the booked lodge. Planned lodge is KUBU KUBU TENTED LODGE - http://twctanzania.com/accommodation/kubu-kubu-tented-lodge

At central Serengeti, there is dinner and overnight. Lots of experience on the way, lunch en route.

5^th day of Safari: A full day in Serengeti, early start with a game drive at central Serengeti for big cats tracking till midday then after Lunch start the drive to Northern Serengeti to Kogatende Area for wildebeest’s river crossing witnessing. Kogatende area and the whole of Northern Serengeti is another best place for game drives with lots to offer in views from landscapes to wildlife. Dinner and overnight at recommended MARA MARA TENTED LODGE – https://twctanzania.com

6^th day of safari: Another full day in Serengeti though this day is in full at Kogatende Northern Serengeti do game drive within the area of Mara river to track the crossing river gnus (wildebeests), most of the game on this day will be around the river and in some plains far North to the Border of Tanzania and Kenya where Serengeti bordered with Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. Another best day of the safari with lots to see on this day with lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight at the same Lodge. MARA MARA TENTED LODGE.

7^th day of Safari: Morning start with some game drive in Northern Serengeti till afternoon, then after drive to North-East Serengeti to Lobo valley area with lots to see on the way game drive. Check in at lodge in late evening for dinner and overnight at recommended accommodation LOBO WILDLIFE LODGE – https://www.hotelsandlodges-tanzania.com/lobo-wildlife-lodge/

8^th day of Safari: With early morning start after b/fast we depart from LOBO WILDLIFE LODGE to Ngorongoro Crater via Serengeti Southern exit/entrance Naabi Hills gate, with game drive for game viewing on drive as we cross the central Serengeti, the Seronera area which is also another part of Serengeti with plenty of animal, timing to exit the gate at around lunch time, so will buy time in game viewing at central Serengeti. On the drive to Ngorongoro after crossing the gate we will have a chance to pass at Olduvai Gorge Historical Museum for a bit historical experience of Ngorongoro conservations area and its legend of being the cradle of mankind thereafter continue to Ngorongoro crater rim located lodge for dinner and overnight. With lunch en-route, recommended accommodations is at MELIA NGORONGORO LODGE – https://www.melia.com

9^th and last day of safari. Early morning start, drive down to the Ngorongoro crater floor, do the game drive till mid-day for about 5hrs of game drive, with lunch en-route, then drive up out the crater to the Ngorongoro exit/entrance Lodoare Gate and out of Ngorongoro Area, then drive all the way back to the base town of Arusha for dinner and overnight at same hotel of first day. Another beautiful day with lots more to see, stunning landscape of crater floor and alkaline lakes with plenty of birds life and wildlife, this is the day we may have a chance to see endangers black Rhinos if luck.

This is the end day of our 9-day Safari so the drive back will start from around 1-2pm at Ngorongoro exit gate of Loduare gate all the way to the hotel in Arusha and we will get to our base hotel on late evening around 4-5pm. Dinner and overnight. The road is much better after the gate all the way to Arusha with some stops on the way to stretch up legs after some distance sitting on the safari jeep.

After the safari experience and a relaxed night at a hotel in the base town of Arusha, this day’s activity is only the drop off either to (JRO) airport for a flight back home or whatever may be planned. The end of Safari tour consists of full 9 days/8 nights of safari 2 leisure days (on arrival and after safari) and 1 arrival day.