Tanzania · Safari

7-Day Serengeti Migration Safari from Arusha with Lake Eyasi

7 Days Round trip from Arusha Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Experience the Great Wildebeest Migration on a 7-day safari through Northern Tanzania
02 Explore the diverse wildlife scenes of Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks
03 Enjoy game drives in Serengeti amid stunning landscapes and remarkable animal interactions
04 Visit Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife
05 Engage with Bushmen culture at Lake Eyasi and join a traditional hunting experience

Catch the Great Wildebeest Migration on this 7-day safari through Northern Tanzania, following one of Africa's most spectacular wildlife events. Travel through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Eyasi, with game drives across diverse landscapes and rich wildlife habitats. Along the way, experience Tanzania's cultural wealth with opportunities to visit a Maasai village and spend time with the Bushmen community. This journey combines iconic safari destinations with memorable cultural encounters.

Catch the Great Wildebeest Migration on this 7-day safari through Northern Tanzania, following one of Africa's most spectacular wildlife events.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, Lake Eyasi

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival and Transfer to Arusha

Depending on your arrival time, meet one of our guides and transfer to Arusha for an overnight stay at L-Oasis Lodge.

Day 02

Tarangire Game Drive and Campsite Stay

After breakfast, start with an early morning pick-up from your hotel for a 2.5-hour drive to Tarangire National Park.
Set out on a full-day game drive and enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by landscape and wildlife scenes.

Overnight at Twiga Campsite and Lodge, outside/inside the park, where you will enjoy panoramic views, dinner, and watch shooting stars before retreating to sleep.

Day 03

Lake Manyara Wildlife and Maasai Village

After breakfast, head towards the lush Lake Manyara National Park. Enjoy a different wildlife scene and have your picnic lunch in the bush.
Leave the park in the afternoon for a Maasai village visit, then drive a short distance to Mto wa Mbu and settle at Fanaka Campsite and Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 04

Serengeti Wonders and Migration Tracking

Go on a game drive to discover more wonders of Serengeti. We might have two nights in Central and another two nights in other areas depending on the migration movement.

Return to your camp for dinner and rest.

Day 05

Serengeti Game Drive to Ngorongoro

Go on a game drive while heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There will be an optional stop to visit a Maasai village. Learn traditional ways and leave enriched with new insights while realizing the cultural wealth of Tanzania.

Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Eyasi

After breakfast, make way to the Ngorongoro Crater. Descend into the caldera floor, 260 km2 of paradise on Earth.
After lunch, drive towards Lake Eyasi for dinner and an overnight stay in the Bushmen community at Tindiga Tented Lodge.

Day 07

Bushmen Hunting Experience and Return to Arusha

Wake up early in the morning and go hunting with the Bushmen. It is a memorable experience that will make you feel part of the Bushmen culture.
Continue with the day's activities and drive back to Arusha.

Where this trip takes you

Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Crater caldera floor, Lake Eyasi Bushmen community

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Arusha 6 cities · 7 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Transport with a qualified driver/guide in 4×4 vehicles with a pop-up roof
Lodge accommodation, including the arrival day
All meals and water
Camping equipment
National park fees
Government taxes
Transfer back to Kilimanjaro Airport

What's Not Included

Visa
Tips
Alcohol

What to bring

Camera

Know before you go

You can see the Great Migration in Tanzania all year round - they migrate in a circular motion around Serengeti National Park; it is an ongoing event. Below, we will dissect where the wildebeest usually are at different times of the year.
The Great Wildebeest Migration is rarely in the Masai Mara, Kenya; the herds only ever venture there to extend their grazing lands in the northern point of Tanzania if they need fresh pastures. You can only find the migration in Kenya within a few months of the year when they head towards the border, and even then, most of the herds are still mulling around the northern parts of the Serengeti anyway.
For the rest of the year, in November, April, May, and June, the migration is "in-between" locations, and as such, these months are slightly transitional times to see the herds. November is the short rains, while April and May are the long rains, and the grass is green across the Serengeti during these months, so the wildebeest are more dispersed than in the prime periods of July - October and December - March. Thus, you do not get as many of those condensed big herds that people get excited about.
Although we try to be as comprehensive as possible, a lot of this is quite difficult to express on paper and is much easier to explain over the phone, so please do give us a call for a simple overview of the Migration's route.
Wildebeest facts: Why does the Great Migration occur, and why do the wildebeest migrate?
The wildebeest migrate around the Serengeti and into the Masai Mara for the sole purpose of following the rainfall. For their calving from December - March, they always begin their cycle in the Southern Serengeti area of Ndutu and follow wherever the grass is greener... Whilst we have a good idea of where the wildebeest should be at any given time of year, it really does depend on where the rain falls. The wildebeest are notoriously unreliable. Although they generally all head from south to north Serengeti and back around again, they often zig-zag along the way, making it sometimes impossible to predict where the big herds will be at any given time.

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