4-Day Serengeti Migration Safari in Tanzania with Ngorongoro

You will leave Arusha after breakfast for Lake Manyara National Park. The journey takes approximately two hours, passing through the market town of Mto Wa Mbu along the way. This agricultural fresh produce market is a melting pot of local cultures and a souvenir hunter's paradise.

After a brief stop at the countryside market, you will enter Lake Manyara National Park. The park is genuinely a photographer's playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa's most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions as a particular highlight. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees, practically pleading to be photographed.

Bird-watchers will find that Lake Manyara is an absolute delight, with a wide variety of birds on display in the park. Even a novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly colored lilac-breasted roller.

You will then retire to your chosen accommodation for dinner and a good night's rest.

We will have an early breakfast, as a big day of exploration and adventure lies ahead. We will begin with a scenic drive toward the Ndutu area of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, we will pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you might be lucky enough to glimpse Cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth. It is almost a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Ndutu, but you may choose to break up the journey with one or both optional activities.

Olduvai Gorge Museum: Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever discovered. Here, you may see some of the earliest fossil evidence in the world of human habitation, visit the museum to learn more about human history, and take in the beautiful views of this stark and gorgeous landscape.

Maasai bomas: Pay a visit to one of the famous Maasai bomas, where you will have the opportunity to witness, and even participate in, traditional Maasai dance, tour an authentic Maasai village, and do a little souvenir shopping at the nearby market. Both of the above activities attract an additional fee. Speak with your safari expert about adding them to your itinerary.

After a delicious lunch at the picnic area, it is time to explore the Ndutu area. Witness Africa's iconic savannah landscape and be amazed by the number of animals roaming these grassy plains. You may observe the giant herds of wildebeest moving across the area.

Dinner and overnight stay will be in the heart of the area, according to the standard and type of accommodation requested from our options.

You will be up before dawn so that we can enjoy an early morning game drive throughout the area. Watch the sunrise over the savannah as carnivores, including cheetahs and lions, are in action while it is still cool enough for them to hunt.

After your sunrise game drive, you will return to your lodge for breakfast before taking a picnic lunch and exploring more of Ndutu. You will enjoy a full-day game drive through the area, taking in the shores of Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek and the surrounding land where tens of thousands of young wildebeest take their first steps.

After your day-long exploration of Ndutu, you will overnight at camp or lodge.

After breakfast, you will leave for Ngorongoro Crater. When you get your first glimpse of this substantial, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will quickly understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.

Home to over 120 species of mammals, including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought-after safari destinations in the world. It is an especially rewarding place to spot the endangered black rhinoceros grazing on the grass plains, as well as large numbers of hippopotamuses enjoying the cool water.

From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you will be able to observe and photograph several of Africa's most recognizable animals. The crater is home to a large number of predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a huge population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, Cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa's premier safari destinations.

After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch at Ngoitoktok's famous hippo pool before returning to Arusha.