5-Day Serengeti Migration Safari with Kogatende and Ngorongoro

After breakfast, depart from Arusha and drive toward Serengeti National Park through the scenic landscapes of the Ngorongoro Highlands. Continue across the vast plains of the Serengeti, with opportunities to see wildlife along the way. Arrive in the Central Serengeti and begin your first game drive, exploring the area in search of lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeests. Central Serengeti is an excellent area for wildlife viewing throughout the year and can also provide opportunities to encounter migration herds depending on the season. Continue to your camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp Central Serengeti
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, begin your journey from Central Serengeti toward the Northern Serengeti and Kogatende area. Enjoy a scenic game drive as you travel north, following the changing landscapes and searching for wildlife along the route. Depending on the season, your guide will focus on areas where the Great Serengeti Migration herds are currently moving. The Northern Serengeti is particularly famous for the dramatic Mara River crossings, which are seasonal and depend on the location and movement of the herds. Arrive at Kogatende and continue with an afternoon game drive before reaching your camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp Kogatende
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Spend a full day exploring the Northern Serengeti around Kogatende, focusing on tracking the Great Serengeti Migration. Start early for a game drive when wildlife is most active and temperatures are cooler. Your experienced guide will monitor the movement of the herds and choose suitable areas for wildlife viewing. During the migration season, you may witness large groups of wildebeests and zebras gathering near the Mara River and, if conditions are right, dramatic river crossings. River crossings are natural events and cannot be guaranteed, but the area offers excellent wildlife viewing even when the herds are elsewhere. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your afternoon game drive and returning to camp in the evening.

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp Kogatende
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in the Northern Serengeti before beginning your journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Take advantage of the morning hours to search for wildlife and enjoy the beautiful northern Serengeti landscapes before leaving the park. Continue south through changing scenery, from open savannah to the highlands surrounding Ngorongoro. Along the way, you may encounter Maasai communities and traditional livestock herding. Arrive at your camp near the Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon or evening, where you can relax and enjoy dinner in the peaceful surroundings.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater and descend approximately 600 meters into the crater for an exciting final game drive. Explore the crater floor, home to a remarkable concentration of wildlife and diverse habitats. Search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, flamingos, and, with luck, the endangered black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the crater surrounded by spectacular volcanic scenery before ascending in the afternoon. Continue the drive back to Arusha, arriving later in the day. Your 5-Day Great Serengeti Migration Safari ends with unforgettable memories of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch