10 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver guides will extend a warm welcome, ensuring you feel at home right away. After a brief introduction, you’ll be offered refreshing bottles of mineral water before embarking on a comfortable private transfer to Arusha. Relax and enjoy the scenic drive as you make your way to Gold Crest Hotel, where you’ll unwind and settle in for an overnight stay.

After a healthy breakfast made by skilled cooks, you’ll head to Tarangire National Park for an exciting day of wildlife viewing and photography. Tarangire, Tanzania’s third-largest national park, is famous for its large elephant herds and massive baobab trees, which tower over the animals below. During your game drives, you may spot lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, and more. Your guide will serve lunch at a picnic site in the park, where you’ll take a short break before continuing your afternoon drive. After a memorable day of exploring and taking photos, you’ll leave the park and drive to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay at The Retreat at Ngorongoro.

This morning, your journey takes you to Serengeti National Park, passing through the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, often called the “eighth wonder of the world.” Your driver-guide will make stops at some of the best viewpoints for sightseeing over the crater, where you might see animals like giraffes, elephants, wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, lions, and buffaloes. You’ll also have the option to visit the Oldupai Gorge Museum, an archaeological site where Dr. Leakey and Mary Leakey discovered some of the earliest human remains, or stop by a Maasai Boma for an authentic cultural experience with the Maasai people. After crossing into the Serengeti, you’ll enjoy a picnic lunch, followed by game drives en route to Matawi Camp, where you’ll have dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you’ll set off with packed lunches for the “Great Serengeti Game Drives,” exploring one of the world’s most famous wildlife reserves. Covering over 14,763 square kilometers, the Serengeti’s vast plains, named after the Maasai word meaning “endless plain,” host an incredible array of wildlife, including lions, elephants, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, leopards, cheetahs, warthogs, hyenas, and countless bird species. During certain times, the migration takes place here, with millions of wildebeests and zebras gathering, often followed by predators. Your skilled safari guide will lead you along the best trails, sharing insights on animal behaviors and ensuring an unforgettable experience. After an exciting day, you’ll enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Matawi Camp.

Optional Activity: Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari. Afterward, continue with more game drives. These days will be flexible, and your driver-guide will discuss the best times for breakfast and game drives with you. You can choose to either head out for game drives with packed lunches or return to camp for a hot lunch, followed by late afternoon game drives. Serengeti National Park is known for its breathtaking scenery and is one of Africa’s top wildlife sanctuaries. From June to October, massive herds of wildebeest gather in the Western Corridor and Northern Serengeti before crossing the river, filled with giant crocodiles. Where there are herbivores, predators are never far behind. It’s not unusual to witness lions ambushing buffalo bulls, leopards dragging prey into trees, vultures circling the plains, or hyenas fighting over a cheetah’s abandoned kill. After an exciting day of exploration, you’ll enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at River Camp.

Early in the morning, head out for game drives to observe nocturnal animals returning from their hunts and other wildlife as they begin their day. After a rewarding morning of exploration, return to the camp for a healthy breakfast and some rest. Later, you’ll continue your adventure with a full day of game drives as you make your way to Central Serengeti. After a day filled with wildlife sightings and natural beauty, you’ll enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Matawi Camp.

Every day in Serengeti offers new and exciting wildlife encounters. After breakfast, you’ll leave the camp with packed lunches for another unforgettable day, heading toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, you’ll continue exploring the Serengeti ecosystem, with a great chance to spot any animals you might have missed in the previous days. A picnic lunch will be served at a scenic spot, followed by more game drives as you make your way to the famous Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a day full of adventure, you’ll enjoy dinner and spend the night at Ngorongoro Tortilis Tented Camp.

After an early breakfast, you’ll leave the lodge with your packed lunches, ready for another thrilling day of exploration. Today, your expert safari guide will take you down into the Ngorongoro Crater for an incredible photographic game drive. Known as the 8th wonder of the natural world, the Ngorongoro Crater spans 102 square miles and is surrounded by 2,000-foot-high walls, creating a unique wildlife haven. The crater is home to nearly every species of wildlife native to East Africa, including the rare and endangered black rhino. During your game drives, you may also spot elands, lions, waterbucks, wildebeests, hyenas, jackals, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, and many bird species, such as the Maasai ostrich, Kori bustard, ibis, and starlings. Lunch will be served at a picnic spot inside the crater. Afterward, you’ll ascend the crater walls and drive back to Arusha, where you’ll enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Gold Crest Hotel.