9 DAYS GREAT SERENGETI MIGRATION SAFARI 2022 - 2023 via MAASAI MARA

9 DAYS GREAT SERENGETI MIGRATION SAFARI 2022 - 2023 via MAASAI MARA ITINERARY

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park (Time: 2 to 3 hrs.)

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After breakfast we start the Serengeti wildebeest migratory safari to Tarangire National Park, one of the most famous parks in the Northern Circuit of Tanzania with a large number of elephant populations. Large herds of elephants, giant baobab trees and the Tarangire River are the outstanding features of Tarangire National Park. The Tarangire River, which rises in the Kondoa Highlands and crosses the center of the park, is the only permanent source of water in the entire park. Animals available are lion, leopard, hyena, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, zebra. For bird watchers, this is the garden. Over 400 species have been recorded including the endemic species of Ash Stalling. Picnic lunch is served in the park followed by overnight and dinner at your choice of accommodation.

Day 2: Tarangire - Lake Manyara National Park (Time: 1 to 2 hrs.)

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After breakfast drive through the base of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park which is one of the best and most beautiful parks in Tanzania and is known for its tree climbing lion which spends much of the day sleeping in the acacia trees. The park has many underground water streams that feed Lake Manyara, making the park green all year round. You can see giraffe, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and many antelope, hyena and leopard. The bird life in this park is rich, both water and forest birds, flamingos are the main birds that dominate the lake and feed on green algae. After the safari we drive you to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After breakfast in the morning, start your journey to Serengeti National Park with game drives and arrive at Naabi Gate. After registration and other park requirements, begin your first game drives in the Central Serengeti. The Serengeti is the most amazing place and one of the most protected natural areas in the world. The endless plains of the Serengeti cover approximately 14,763 square kilometers and are home to migratory herds estimated at more than 1.5 million wildebeest, zebra and Thomson's gazelle. From December to March the herds are in the southern Serengeti, around Lake Ndutu and the Salei Plains where breeding and lactation take place. In July and August, they begin crossing the Mara River in the north of the Serengeti on their way to the Masai Mara in Kenya. The Great Migration attracts the attention of predators such as hyenas, leopards, lions, jackals and birds of prey. For the preparation of the night and dinner we need to go directly to your accommodation to rest.

Day 4: Central Serengeti to North Serengeti at Mara River

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After breakfast in the morning, get an early start and spend time in the central Serengeti before heading north for game drives and migrating wildebeest. You will go to the river to see the animals crossing.

Day 5 & 6: Full Day Game Drives in Northern Serengeti

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After the migration and crossing, spend a 2-day golden adventure in the North Serengeti. On a morning safari, you may spot some predators returning from their long night of hunting and other animals coming out of hiding, or a group of lionesses staging an ambush or feeding along the way. So, the two days will only be for game drives and watching the Serengeti migration. Return to your accommodation for overnight and dinner.

Day 7: North Serengeti Plain to Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

On a wildebeest migration day, begin your journey after breakfast and travel to the central Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area with game drives en route. Reach your accommodation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before or during sunset.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Eyasi

Accommodations: Client’s selection public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges

After breakfast, go down to the crater floor for an adventure game with packed lunch served on the crater floor. Ngorongoro Crater has been recognized as a natural wonder of the world. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to a large number of animal species that live in harmony with the Maasai cattle that descend to the crater floor to graze and drink. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the places on earth where the rare black rhino lives in its natural habitat. And other animals such as elephant, zebra, buffalo, hyena, jackal, lion, leopard and many antelope can be seen on the crater floor. Many bird species also inhabit the crater. In the afternoon departure to Lake Eyasi, the place of the Bushmen.

Day 9: Activities at Lake Eyasi – Arusha/Moshi

On this day you will get up early and get ready to hunt with the Hadzabe tribe where the hunt will include instruction in survival skills. The Hadzabe are one of three groups of Bushmen who make a living by hunting with bows and arrows, including gathering fruit, roots and tubers, much like Stone Age mankind. The second group is from Datoga "The Blacksmiths" and has been a commercial developer for centuries and still practices it in the same way as before. They make arrowheads for Hadzabe, as well as brass jewelry, some of which are for sale. In the afternoon we return to Arusha/Moshi