Tanzania is one of the best countries in Africa to witness the wildebeest migration. This tour combines Serengeti wildebeest migration with a cultural hike as well as game drive viewing in Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara National Park. Accommodation will be at Serena Lodges, known for their cozy ambience and facility. Indeed, a safari package with all the things you need for that well-deserved safari holiday.

Places to Visit

Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival and pick-up in Arusha

You will be picked up from the airport and taken to your hotel at Serena Mountain Village in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Nestled at the foot of the wooded slopes of Mount Meru, this unique hotel stands amid coffee plantations on the shores of tranquil Lake Duluti. It stands at the gateway to the famous Tanzanian ‘Northern Safari Circuit’ and offers a range of tastefully presented cottage-styled rooms set amid extensive landscaped grounds.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel

Day 2 – Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara provides a perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favoured haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Overnight will be at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, a towering terracotta escarpment with panoramic views over the glittering alkaline waters of Lake Manyara.

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Day 3-4 Serengeti National Park

After breakfast at the lodge, depart for the renowned Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch. Upon arrival, enjoy game viewing in the park en-route to your lodge. Serengeti National Park covering 10,000 square miles is Tanzania’s largest and most famous national park. As the southern part of a vast expanse of plains land shared with Kenya (where known as the Masai Mara), the Serengeti supports one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in the world. It is home to dozens of species including antelope, hyena, leopard, giraffe, lion, buffalo and cheetah; but, at certain times of year, the main attraction is the vast numbers of herd animals – primarily zebra and wildebeest – on the move across the plain in a massive migration in search of fresh grass and water. The sight of so many animals, from the air or on the ground, is spectacular. A game drive this afternoon will introduce you to this park, famed throughout the world..

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 5- Optional balloon Safari in Serengeti Park

You have the option to do an early morning balloon safari at Serengeti and this will be followed by another game drive at Serengeti National Park. Overnight will be at Serengeti Serena Lodge

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 6 – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Time to drive to the scenic Ngorongoro Crater enjoying wildlife viewing along the way drive to Ngorongoro crater and on arrival descend into the crater for a full day of game viewing. A picnic lunch will be taken on the crater floor. The crater supports up to 25,000 large mammals. Grazers dominate zebra, wildebeest – accounting for almost half the animals – gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and wart hog. Giraffe, for example, stay away because there is insufficient food at tree level; top because they compete directly with wildebeest.

An odd feature of the crater elephants is that they are almost exclusively bulls. Breeding herds – comprising large numbers of females and young with a few attendant older males – are probably unable to find sufficient quality food in the crater. Ngorongoro has carnivores in quantity, drawn by the large herds of prey animals. It has the densest population of large predators, mainly lion – about 100 – and more than 400 spotted hyenas, living in eight clans of up to eighty individuals. Both lions and hyenas will from each other, depending on weight of numbers and of course, hunger.

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 7 – Ngorongoro Crater

Early morning game drive at Ngorongoro Crater, the eighth wonder of the world and one of Africa’s best wildlife arenas. This place offers a unique biosphere, which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Thousands of large mammals can be found in the creater including elephants, rhinos and lions. Overnight will be at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 8 – Tarangire National Park – Back to Arusha

An early game drive at Tarangire national Park in Northern Tanzania famous for its elephant migration, and birding safari. As this park is slightly off the main safari route, majority of travellers leave this out in favor of the nearer ones, which leaves major parts of Tarangire untouched.

We will head back to Arusha in the afternoon where you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the airport for your onward flight.

Meals: FB

Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost