7-Day Serengeti Migration Safari from Arusha with Ngorongoro

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. You will pass by a supermarket, if you wish, for some last-minute shopping.
• Arrive at Lake Manyara in 2 hours. Your driver will take care of the paperwork at the park's gate.
• Embark on your first game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoiled paradise of groundwater forest fed by underground springs and teeming with wildlife such as elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and some of the largest baboon troops in Africa.
• Drive back to Manyara or Karatu.

Overnight stay - (Karatu/Manyara- Mtowa Mbu) full board.

BUDGET TENTED CAMPING -

SUNBRIGHT | LILAC | SAVANNA | KIZUMBA

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Twiga Lodge | Eileen's Trees Inn | Fanaka

LUXURY LODGES -

Manyara Serena Safari Lodge | Manyara Wildlife Lodge

SUPER LUXURY LODGES -

Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

• Depart early after breakfast from Manyara and head across the Great Rift Valley floor, up the escarpment, and traverse the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in what will ultimately be a pleasant and enjoyable scenic drive, as you take in the beautiful scenery and breathtaking views on your way to Serengeti National Park.
• Proceed to the Lobo area, which is located just north of the Seronera area in central Serengeti National Park. The wildebeest migration normally passes through the Lobo area.
• Break up the drive with some or both of the following activities:
  • Visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum. Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever found.
  • Visit the Maasai boma. You will visit one of the famous Maasai bomas, where you'll have the opportunity to witness, and participate in, traditional Maasai dance, tour an authentic Maasai village, and even do a little souvenir shopping at the local market. Both of the above activities are excluded from your tour and require an additional cost.
• Arrive in the Serengeti in the late afternoon for an evening game drive. Lunch is taken at one of the picnic sites, most likely at the Naabi Hill Gate, where you will also get the chance to stretch your legs as your guide sorts out the registration and relevant paperwork.
• Check in at a camp or lodge for dinner.

Overnight stay (Serengeti - Central Serengeti) full board.

BUDGET CAMPING -

Nyani (Seronera) Public Campsite | Pimbi Public Campsite

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Katikati Tented Lodge | Kenzan Tented Camp | Kiota Tented Camp | Serengeti Wilderness Camp

LUXURY LODGES -

Serengeti Serena Lodge | Serengeti Wildlife Lodge | Angata Serengeti | Asanja Moru | Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) | Kiota Camp | Serengeti Sopa Lodge

SUPER LUXURY LODGES -

Four Season Safari Lodge | Melia Serengeti Lodge | &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas

• Have breakfast and enjoy a full-day game drive in the park. The area around Lobo and the Grumeti River has good resident game throughout the year. Non-migrating animals like elephant, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion, leopard, and cheetah can be seen here all year round.

Overnight stay (Serengeti - Central Serengeti) full board.

BUDGET CAMPING -

Nyani (Seronera) Public Campsite | Pimbi Public Campsite

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Katikati Tented Lodge | Kenzan Tented Camp | Kiota Tented Camp | Serengeti Wilderness Camp

LUXURY LODGES -

Serengeti Serena Lodge | Serengeti Wildlife Lodge | Angata Serengeti | Asanja Moru | Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) | Kiota Camp | Serengeti Sopa Lodge

SUPER LUXURY LODGES -

Four Season Safari Lodge | Melia Serengeti Lodge | &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas

• Have breakfast and head towards the far northern reaches of Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria.
• Enjoy a game drive en route from the Lobo area to the Wagakuria area. As you head north, good sightings of giraffe, plains game, herds of buffalo, and elephants can often be seen.
• Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge.
• Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Wagakuria area from mid-July to October, depending on rainfall patterns. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.

Overnight stay (Serengeti - Northern Serengeti) full board.

BUDGET CAMPING -

Robo Campsite

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Chaka Tented Camp | Kenzan Mara Tented Camp | Mara River Kati Kati

LUXURY LODGES -

Lobo Wildlife Lodge | Angata Bologonja Tented Camp | &Beyond Klein's Camp | Bologonya Under Canvas | Lemala Kuria Hills | Singita Mara River Tented Camp | Mara mara Lodge | Orakira Migration Camp | Under Canvas

• Have breakfast and enjoy a full-day game drive in the Wagakuria area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area of the park, with prides of lion up to 30 strong.
• Take the chance to ride in a hot air balloon. Get a bird's-eye view of the park as you ride alongside the sun. The flight lasts about an hour, after which passengers gather around a table, surrounded by the park's lush plains, for an "Out of Africa" English-style breakfast. (optional)

Overnight stay (Serengeti - Central Serengeti) full board.

BUDGET CAMPING -

Nyani (Seronera) Public Campsite | Pimbi Public Campsite

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Katikati Tented Lodge | Kenzan Tented Camp | Kiota Tented Camp | Serengeti Wilderness Camp

LUXURY LODGES -

Serengeti Serena Lodge | Serengeti Wildlife Lodge | Angata Serengeti | Asanja Moru | Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) | Kiota Camp | Serengeti Sopa Lodge

SUPER LUXURY LODGES -

Four Season Safari Lodge | Melia Serengeti Lodge | Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas |

• Proceed with morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti, with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid-afternoon.
• Have lunch and continue with game viewing in the Serengeti, heading to the gate to check out of Serengeti National Park.
• Proceed with game viewing en route, heading to Ngorongoro Crater.

Overnight stay - (Ngorongoro - Ngorongoro {Crater Rim}) full board.

BUDGET CAMPING -

Simba Public Campsite

MID-RANGE LODGES -

Rhino Hotel

LUXURY LODGES -

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge | Ngorongoro Wildlife | Ngorongoro SopaEntamanu Camp | Kirurumu Ngorongoro | Lemala Ngorongoro Camp |

SUPER LUXURY LODGES -

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

• Have breakfast and descend into the crater with a lunch box, enjoying the game drive for more than 7 hours. The crater is a playground where you can enjoy game drives in search of the Big Five.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch and continue with a game drive.
• Drive to Arusha.
• Take the chance to ride in a hot air balloon. Get a bird's-eye view of the park as you ride alongside the sun. The flight lasts about an hour, after which passengers gather around a table, surrounded by the park's lush plains, for an "Out of Africa" English-style breakfast. (optional)