6 day - Wildebeest Migration Safari in Serengeti, Tanzania

6 days

Duration

This is our most affordable Wildebeest migration safari in Tanzania package. Seeing the wildebeests during a safari in Masai Mara or Serengeti is everyone’s dream but nothing compares to the sight of watching the river crossing of wildebeests at Mara River in the Serengeti National Park.

Every year we give you the chance to witness the Wildebeests migration in a special way. We are offering our customers a Special offer / Discounted 6 Days Safari to Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Park with 3 Days at Serengeti and with a little luck you will see the famous Mara River Crossing of the Great Migration wildebeests without spending a fortune.

We are partnering with our special accommodation partners at the Northern Serengeti and that are located where you can get easy access to the Mara River and especially the crossing points. We use lodges and tented camps seasonal and permanent ones that are located very close to the river and those that are at short driving distances away from the river.

Wildebeest Migration Safari in Tanzania

The Wildebeests Migration Safari starts in Tanzania and the herds spends most of their time in Serengeti Tanzania. The herds can be seen in Southern Serengeti and Ndutu Plains during the months of December through February every year and they move towards the Central Serengeti between March and April each year. From June to July the herds can be located from the Western corridor of the Serengeti National Park as they move up north in big groups, ultimately reaching the Mara river where they dare the crocodile infested river and cross over to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya.

Best accommodation for Wildebeest Migration Safari in Tanzania

We at Tanzania Safari Desire have clients and therefore guides in Serengeti almost through out the year and therefore we have the first hand knowledge of the location of wildebeests migration herds at any given time. During the Wildebeests Migration Safari planning, location is crucial and we work with select lodges and tented camps in Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara to make sure that you stay as close as possible to the location of the herds. If you are looking planning to do a wildebeests migration safari in Tanzania, please do not hesitate to contact one of our experts for expert advice on how to do it at the most convenient and affordable way.

Additional information

Destination	Tanzania
Physicality	Relaxed
Location	Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Northern Tanzania, Serengeti National Park
Month	April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October

6 Days Migration Safari in Tanzania Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

The first day of your wildebeests Migration safari in Tanzania and this day you will be picked form your lodge/hotel at Arusha town and drive to Lake Manyara for game drives. Lake Manyara is a nice small park which lush green almost through out the year with a variety of animals to be spotted in the park. Among them the elephant herds, zebras, giraffes, didiks, hippos at the lake and more than 400 bird species having been recorded in the park. You will have picnic lunch and continue with game drives until later in the afternoon when you will drive to Karatu area for overnight at Country Lodge or Olea Africana Lodge. Lunch Box and Dinner included.

Day 2

Karatu - Northern Serengeti National Park

Early breakfast then drive across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enter Serengeti national park through Naabi Hill Gate. We will continue with game drives at in the end less plains of Serengeti until late in the afternoon when we retire to the lodge fr dinner and overnight. Overnight will be at Serengeti Mara Heritage Camp. All meals included.

Day 3 & 4

Northern Serengeti National Park

These two days will be spent doing game drives in Northern Serengeti areas including the Lobo area, the Bologonja areas and the Kogatende areas including a visit to the Mara River Banks on the Tanzanian sides to try and see the River crossing of the Wildebeests migration herds accompanied by some zebras and gazelles. During this time also many predators and big cats follow the animals to this area and so it is likely to see some spectacular wildlife actions like hunting. Overnight will be at Serengeti Mara Heritage Camp. All meals included.

Day 5

Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast in the morning we drive back slowly through the Central Serengeti with game viewing on the way until Naabi Hill Gate where we check out of the Serengeti National Park. We will drive then to the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. You will have a chance to visit the Olduvai Gorge or Maasai Village (at extra costs) if you wish. Dinner and overnight will be at Rhino Lodge. All meals included.

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Back to Arusha.

Very early morning we drive down the Ngorongoro Crater walls to the Crater floor where we will spend the better part of the day doing game drives in this 8th wonder of the world also referred to as the Eden of Africa. Here we will get the chance to spot the animals that we might have missed at Serengeti and Lake Manyara and with a little luck you can spot the Big 5 of; Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes and Rhinos, in a single day’s game drive. Later in the afternoon we shall drive back to Arusha town where your safari ends. Breakfast and dinner included.

-You can catch a flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Zanzibar or to Nairobi for further travel or take your international flight back home.

-The same program can be done by staying in other Luxury and Upmarket Lodges/ tented camps. Just request for a revised program and price if you wish.

-You can combine this safari with A Zanzibar Beach package staying at a Hotel/Resort of your choice.

-We can include your flight to Zanzibar and Accommodation at Zanzibar.