6-Day Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari with Serengeti Crossing

• After breakfast in Arusha, we will depart early in the morning for Tarangire National Park. Once we arrive, we will begin exploring the enormous termite mounds and the ancient baobab trees.

  • This park is renowned for its diverse bird species and extensive population of elephants. There are regular sightings of ferocious lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostriches, impalas, cheetahs, mongoose, buffaloes, and mischievous baboons.

• After viewing the wildlife in Tarangire, we will continue our journey toward our next highlight, the Ngorongoro Crater area, close to Lake Manyara.

Dinner and overnight at camp or lodge.

• After breakfast, we collect our lunch boxes and begin our journey west and north to our exciting destination, a name familiar to everyone: the Serengeti.

  • Along the way, the sheer scale of the territory and the raw beauty and awesomeness of the landscapes reveal themselves, and your driver-guide will help you spot animals and birds. This is just a preview of things to come, for the Serengeti is home to what is possibly the world's greatest gathering of wildlife.

• After enjoying a picnic lunch, you will be eager to pursue more great wildlife-spotting opportunities in this UNESCO World Heritage Site. These endless plains are home to elephants, buffalo, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, and crocodiles; the adventure has truly begun.

• In the evening, exhausted and exhilarated, it is time to drive back to your chosen accommodation for dinner and to talk about the many fantastic experiences you had today.

Overnight at camp or lodge.

• On this trip of a lifetime, we now have a short drive to reach the great Serengeti's Western Corridor, the park's narrow section through which the Great Migration must pass at this time of year.

  • This is our focus as the herds of thousands of zebra and wildebeest gather enough strength to cross the Grumeti River. For them, danger lurks in the form of Nile crocodiles; for you, safe in your vehicle, this is a chance to see nature at its very rawest in this stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Animals on the move, animals hunting or being hunted - a varied, rich birdlife is present, as are the colobus monkeys that inhabit the forests. Each day is different here, unpredictable and full of surprises, but nothing can surpass the Great Migration, that unique natural wonder involving breathtaking numbers, literally hundreds of thousands of animals making their annual journey.

Overnight at camp or lodge.

• Before leaving the Western Serengeti, we take the opportunity this morning to enjoy another game drive in this incredible location.

  • This gives us more time to wonder at the migratory herds and the dangers and challenges they face each year in their battle for survival. As well as the herd animals, you may perhaps see a hippopotamus or, up in the skies, a majestic martial eagle. In addition to the migrating animals, this area also has a good population of resident wildlife, so you will not be disappointed.

• In the afternoon, we will take the short drive back to the central part of the Serengeti, where you will be taken to your chosen accommodation for relaxation and your evening meal.

Overnight at camp or lodge.

• Soon after breakfast, you will enjoy another game drive in this incredible location. This gives us more time to wonder at the migratory herds and the dangers and challenges they face each year in their battle for survival.

  • While watching the animals in this area, you may perhaps see a hippopotamus or, up in the skies, a majestic martial eagle. As well as the migrating animals, this area also has a good population of resident wildlife, so you will not be disappointed.

• In the afternoon, you will take a short game drive, and later continue to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will have your evening meal.

Overnight at camp or lodge.

• Today, after breakfast, we will descend into Ngorongoro Crater, often called the Wonder of the World. This is the world's largest caldera, full of grassland, forest, and swamp, in a setting of jaw-dropping beauty.

  • The permanent water on the crater floor supports a resident population of more than 25,000 large mammals. Here, you will find many of the reasons you chose to do a safari in Tanzania: lions, waterbuck, hippos, baboons, black rhinos, leopards, hyenas, jackals, buffalo, warthogs, gazelle, and much more abundant wildlife.

  • The Maasai share this awesome space with animals and their cattle in an area that has been a separate conservation area since 1956 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978. This harmonious cohabitation of people and wildlife makes Ngorongoro unique in the world.

• You will pause for a picnic lunch during the game drive, and in the late evening, ascend from the crater and drive to your hotel in Arusha.