7-Day Serengeti Migration Safari in Tanzania with Ngorongoro Crater

The Tarangire National Park has the highest density of elephants and large baobab trees dotting the grassland in North Tanzania, and you can view these animals all year round. Herds often reach an impressive number of 300 animals. The Tarangire River has water all year round, and during the dry season, between July and October, many animals from the surrounding areas come to the river to drink.

If you visit the park during the dry season, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you observe wonderful creatures such as lions, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests, and zebras, as well as various types of antelopes and gazelles. With a little luck, you can also spot a python. This area is also a haven for bird watchers during the dry season, with over 550 different species, including the Masai Ostrich, the world's largest bird.

Around lunchtime, you will stop at a suitable picnic place before the afternoon is dedicated to more wildlife watching. Before sunset, you will be taken to your camp or lodge in Manyara (MtowaMbu) for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, we proceed with a game drive toward Serengeti National Park, passing the farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This part is famous for the abundance of lions and leopards, which can usually be seen quite easily.

Visitors heading toward the central Serengeti Park area, known as the Seronera area, will find one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. The Seronera River provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species.

We continue with game viewing in the central area and enjoy the views of endless plains and stunning wildlife such as cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, ostrich, jackals, hyenas, and hyrax. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, we head toward the northern Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria area, following the game drive route from the Lobo area to Wagakuria. As we head north, visitors can see many wild animals in Serengeti, such as giraffes, plains game, herds of buffalo, and elephants.

From mid-July to October, herds of wildebeest, gazelles, and zebras begin their spectacular annual migration northwards, passing through the Mara River. In their wake follow predators such as lions, cheetahs, and wild dogs, with vultures circling above.

We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, we 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. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, visitors enjoy a game drive in the Kogatende area, where large numbers of wildlife are found. This camp is used for the Serengeti Mobile Green Camp from July until the end of November, when the migration is in the Northern Serengeti and hopefully crossing the Mara River.

The camp is approximately 20 minutes from the Mara River and is set up on a ridge under large evergreen trees, overlooking a large part of the Northern Serengeti wilderness zone. Here, large groups of wildebeest cross the river, and visitors can enjoy wild animals in peace.

Visitors can also use a hot air balloon to enjoy viewing wild animals in this area.

We proceed in the morning and afternoon with a game drive in central Serengeti, with lunch in between. Afterward, we continue enjoying game viewing in Serengeti, and visitors can also take a break at the lodge in the mid-afternoon.

Central Serengeti means endless plain in the Masai language and is surrounded by different animals such as leopards, lions, hyenas, and cheetahs. This park is normally the scene of the annual wildebeest and zebra migration between the Kenya Mara and Serengeti. It also includes a variety of bird species such as eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, storks, herons, pelicans, cranes, and guinea fowl.

Serengeti National Park is arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, with over 3 million large mammals. About 35 species of plains animals can be seen there, including the "big 5": Elephant, Rhino, Lion, Leopard, and Buffalo. Other common species found here include hippos, giraffes, eland, impala and other antelope types, baboons, monkeys, and a profusion of over 500 species of birds.

After lunch, you will proceed with the game drive to view wild animals located in Serengeti. Thereafter, you will transfer to the gate of Serengeti to check out of Serengeti National Park, then continue with game viewing on the route to Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight will be at a camp or lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.

After breakfast, we proceed to descend into the crater and enjoy a game drive for more than 7 hours. Here, you will explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants.

You may also see flamingos, wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, lions, and elephants. Visitors should enjoy the game drive at Ngorongoro Crater and the chance to see wild animals in this remarkable setting.

After a short period, you will drive back to Manyara for an overnight stay.

We continue with a game drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Visitors should enjoy this national park, which is smaller but offers a huge number of wild animals that can attract visitors. Wild animals found in Manyara include elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, and antelopes.

Lake Manyara National Park is a small park at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment. Its groundwater forest offers a nice change of scenery from the more savannah-dominated parks. Although the park is known for tree-climbing lions, big cats are not that easily seen. Elephants are prolific and are the main attraction.

After the full game drive, we head back to Arusha or Moshi.