5-Day Migration Magic in Serengeti, Ngorongoro

Having Morning breakfast, at 08:00 your guide will arrive at your hotel to pick you up and you head off towards Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch and game viewing on the way. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. On the way, you make a short stop at a viewpoint on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Among the many animals, you may see here are lion, hyena, leopard, cheetah, jackal, giraffe, and many more. You stop for a picnic lunch inside the park.

In the evening you arrive at your tented camp in the heart of Serengeti, we drive to accommodation where we take the opportunity to relax, enjoy dinner in aesthetic surrounds, and retire to our well-appointed quarters when the spirit moves us.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park

We will once more enjoy an early breakfast and set off on our game drive at about 6:30 am, spending 6-7 hours exploring this incredible park.

This will be the highlight day of the 5 Day Safari.

The Serengeti is the habitat for an abundance of wildlife, such as impala, buffalo, crocodile and hippo, but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras (two hundred and fifty thousand), wildebeest (one and a half million!), and antelope (half a million). The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. Apart from the migrating herds, we may see predators, such as leopard, cheetah, and lion, plying their rough trade. At roughly 1400hrs.

After an extensive game drive, we drive to the camp. It is now time to relax, dine, swim and relive the memories you collected during the day.

Main Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park

This entire day is set aside for game drives upon the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year.

In November and December the animals move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return to the north. Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopard, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

After an unforgettable day, we will return to Tanzania Bush Camp (Kogatende) for relaxation, dinner and our overnight sleep on The Endless Plain.

Main Destination: Northern Serengeti National Park

After our hearty breakfast, we head out to enjoy a full day game drive in the Central Serengeti.

We endeavor to explore the range of different habitats found here that include the world-famous Serengeti short grass plains. We will see the awesome sight of the great thronging herds of wildebeest and zebra. During a short time frame around January, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, the majority of the wildebeest calves, dropping in the region of half a million young in this awesome act of synchronized birthing.

The sea of grass provides little cover and the young Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.

As our full day of adventure upon the ‘Endless Plain,’ we depart to our accommodation for dinner and Overnight. It is now time to relax, dine, swim and relive the memories you collected during the day.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park

Early risers are rewarded with breath-taking views of the rising sun over the crater’s edge and, after a hearty breakfast, before embarking on our journey to the Ngorongoro Crater.

This UNESCO world heritage site, one of the seven wonders of Africa, formed about three million years ago, is 610 m deep and covers roughly 260 square kilometers. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25,000 ungulates, the crater offers the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania. In a matter of minutes we will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, elephant, and some of the more than 500 bird species here inhabiting.

With a little bit of luck we may catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch we leave the crater in the afternoon to travel back to Arusha where we will be dropped at your accommodation or airport.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater