9 Day Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari
Duration
9 Days / 8 Nights
Group Size
Unlimited
Travel Styles
Nature & Adventure
Starts from $6,731.08 Per person
Tour Overview:
This 9 day luxury Tanzania safari is designed around the Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration, one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife experiences. The journey combines Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park, giving travelers a rich Northern Circuit safari with strong focus on migration movement, predator activity, scenic landscapes, and premium safari accommodation.
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Trip Type: Private Group
Travel on your own schedule with full flexibility in dates, pace, and itinerary. Pricing is tailored to your private group size, and you can enjoy a fully customized experience!
Age Requirements: 3+
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Safari Tour Seasons & Pricing
Peak Season
July-Oct / Dec - Jan
2 Person
$7,554.25
4 Person
$6,936.88
6 Person
$6,731.08
7+
Upon Request
Peak Season
July-Oct / Dec - Jan
2 Person
$8,713.65
4 Person
$8,096.28
6 Person
$7,890.48
7+
Upon Request
Low Season
Apr - May
2 Person
$9,212.50
4 Person
$8,595.13
6 Person
$8,389.33
7+
Upon Request
You’ll Visit
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport – Transfer to Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our safari representative and professional driver-guide. After a short briefing, you will be transferred to Arusha for dinner and overnight.
Depending on your arrival time, you may relax at the hotel, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and prepare for your safari adventure starting the following day.
The drive offers beautiful views of northern Tanzania’s countryside, local villages, farms, and the Great Rift Valley landscape. Upon arrival, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 1 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Half Board (HB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
Planet Lodges 3*
Signature
Arusha Coffee Lodge 4*
Premium
Gran Meliá Arusha 5*
Day 2: Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park – Karatu
After breakfast, depart from Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunch boxes. Lake Manyara is located at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and is known for its groundwater forest, lake views, elephants, baboons, hippos, giraffes, and rich birdlife.
Enjoy a game drive through the park before continuing to Karatu in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
Enjoy game viewing en route as you enter the Serengeti. Depending on the season and wildlife movement, your guide will begin tracking the Great Migration, including wildebeest herds, zebras, gazelles, and predators following the herds.
Day 2 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast (BB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
Eileen’s Inn 3*
Signature
Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge 4*
Premium
Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge 5*
Day 3: Karatu – Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with packed lunch boxes. Your journey takes you through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where transit fees apply, before continuing toward the endless plains of the Serengeti.
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with packed lunch boxes. Your journey takes you through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where transit fees apply, before continuing toward the endless plains of the Serengeti.
Enjoy game viewing en route as you enter Serengeti National Park and proceed toward your lodge or camp. Serengeti is home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, and many other wildlife species
Day 3 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
Kontik Camp 3*
Signature
Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge 4*
Premium
Meliá Serengeti Lodge 5*
Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Game Drive and Overnight at One Nature
After breakfast, continue exploring Serengeti National Park with packed lunch boxes. This day allows you to enjoy more game viewing across the Serengeti plains as you move through different wildlife areas.
Your guide will follow wildlife movement and recent sightings to maximize your chances of seeing big cats, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and other animals. Later, proceed to One Nature for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
One Nature 3*
Signature
One Nature 4*
Premium
One Nature 5*
Day 5: Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Today is dedicated to a full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. After breakfast, depart with packed lunch boxes and spend the day exploring the park’s vast plains, kopjes, river areas, and predator-rich habitats.
This extra day in the Serengeti gives you more time for wildlife viewing and photography. You may see lions resting near the kopjes, cheetahs on the open plains, leopards in riverine areas, and large herds of zebras, wildebeests, and antelopes
Day 5 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
One Nature 3*
Signature
One Nature 4*
Premium
One Nature 5*
Day 6: Serengeti National Park Game Drive
After breakfast, continue with another game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your guide will explore different areas depending on wildlife movement, weather conditions, and recent sightings.
This day provides another opportunity to enjoy the Serengeti’s big cats, large herbivore herds, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, and birdlife before returning to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
Kontik Camp 3*
Signature
Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge 4*
Premium
Meliá Serengeti Lodge 5*
Day 7: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater Safari
After breakfast, depart from Serengeti and drive toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Upon arrival, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive on the crater floor.
Ngorongoro Crater is one of Tanzania’s most rewarding wildlife destinations, with a high concentration of animals throughout the year. You may see lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, jackals, and, with luck, the rare black rhino. Later, ascend the crater walls and proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
 Eileen’s Inn 3*
Signature
 Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge 4*
Premium
 Meliá Serengeti Lodge 5*
Day 8: Ngorongoro – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park with packed lunch boxes. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and the Tarangire River, which attracts wildlife during the dry season.
Enjoy a game drive through the park with chances to see elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, buffaloes, and many bird species. Later, proceed to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 8 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Full Board (FB)
Options based on your package:
Explorer
Dancing Duma 3*
Signature
Tarangire Kuro Treetops Lodge 4*
Premium
Elephant Springs 5*
Day 9: Tarangire – Arusha – Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast, depart from Tarangire and drive back toward Arusha. You will enjoy a hot lunch at a selected restaurant before continuing to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight.
This marks the end of your 9-day luxury Tanzania safari, leaving you with unforgettable memories of Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park.
Day 9 | Accommodation
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Hot Lunch
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What's included
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Transfers from Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Accommodation at all mentioned lodges and camps
- Serengeti National Park fees
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area transit fees
- All government taxes
- Packed lunches during safari days
- Scheduled domestic flight from Serengeti to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Hot lunch on departure day
- 1 litre of mineral water per person per day while on safari
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide during safari
What's not included
- Visa
- International flights
- Tips for lodge and camp staff
- Tips for driver-guide
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
- Optional activities such as balloon safari, walking safari, sundowner, cultural visit, or hiking safari
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