10-Day Great Migration Safari in Tanzania

10 Days Great Wildebeest Migration Safari

On this 10-day Tanzania Migration Safari, you will visit the Serengeti National Park, which is home to the world’s largest animal migration, known as the “Great Migration.” More than 1.7 million wildebeest, 500,000 zebra, and 200,000 antelope migrate north from the Ndutu region of the southern Serengeti (to witness the greatest show on earth of wildebeest crossing the Mara river) through Tarangire National Park and the multi-faceted jewel (Ngorongoro Crater), which is often looked by safari goers. This safari is scheduled to run any date between June to October every year.

Day 1: Arrival for walking Safari at Arusha National Park

Distance: 45km /50Mnts

Joagro Safaris Tanzania representative will meet you at the Airport and drive straight to Arusha National Park for a day game drive and walking safari in the park. Evening drive the Hotel in the heart of Arusha City ready for the next day experience in Tanzania.

• MEALS:Bed | Breakfast- BB
• ACCOMMODATION:  The Charity Hotel

Day 2: Kilimanjaro Forest Day Trip

You will be picked at 7:00AM from your hotel enroute to Kilimanjaro region directly to Marangu gate via Moshi town. Check-in at the entry gate and proceed with hiking throughout the forest of Mount Kilimanjaro. This tour is tailored to serve clients who wish to explore Kilimanjaro mountain but they have limited time. Monkeys and different bird species are the of large population in this route. The forest consists of the elephant, leopard, buffalo, bushbuck, some small antelope, primates and rodents. You will take 2-3 hours hiking to Mandara Hut for picnic lunch and proceed to Maundi Crater for sometimes and hike down the Marangu gate where you will be waited by our luxury van back to Arusha.

• PLAN: Breakfast | Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: The Charity Hotel

Day 3: Materuni Waterfalls & Kikuletwa – Chemka Hot spring

The waterfalls during March-May is a little slippery as it is rain season but it is worth explored. This tour will firstly start with coffee tour to see how coffee is grown, picked and a little time to prepare and enjoy it. So after the coffee tour there is where Kikuletwa hotspring will come next.

What to Carry

• Swimwear: This may be a swimming costume, trunks or shorts
• Towel: A towel is important for drying off after your swim if you don’t want to get dried from the African sun which is highly recommended.
• Flip flops: This is in case you don’t fancy going barefoot around the spring
• Hairbrush or hair bands for those with long hairs if you want to swim without a cap
• Snacks for after the swimming though we can arrange some
• PLAN: Breakfast | Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: The Charity Hotel

Day 4: Arusha-Ngorongoro Crater-Serengeti National Park

Distance:190 km /Time 3 – 4 hrs

After an early breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro and descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife supported by a year-round water supply and fodder. The Ngorongoro conservation area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big drawcard to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here. Then we heard about the northern part of the park area, known as the Kogatende area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park in the months of July and August, featuring the Mara River. Arrive on time for dinner and overnight.

• MEALS:Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: Nguchiro Campsite  

Day 5: Serengeti National Park Central to North

Distance: 380km/Time 6-7 Hrs 

After breakfast, depart for a deep game drive to North Serengeti across the Mara River chasing the migration and the river crossing – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the Northern part known as the Kogatende area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Mara River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an evening game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight at Lobo Campsite.

• MEALS:Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: Lobo Campsite  

Day 6: Serengeti National Park full day- North

Early morning game drive to North Serengeti. This will be the first full day game drive in the northern Serengeti with dinner and overnight at Lobo Campsite in the northern Serengeti.

• MEALS: Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: Lobo Campsite

Day 7: Serengeti National Park full day- North

On this day again you will have a full day game drive in the Northern Serengeti before heading to the Central in the next day. This will be a second full day game drive in the northern Serengeti with dinner and overnight at Lobo Campsite in the northern Serengeti.

• MEALS: Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: Lobo Campsite

Day 8: Serengeti National Park North- Central

This will be a half day game drive in the northern Serengeti following the wildebeest migration heading to central Serengeti for dinner and overnight at Nguchiro Campsite in the central Serengeti.

• MEALS: Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: Nguchiro Campsite  

Day 9: Serengeti National Park- Arusha via Olduvai Gorge

Distance: 244km/ Time: 3-4hrs

On this day, you will drive from Serengeti National Park with a game on the way to Karatu for dinner and overnight. You will visit the world famous archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge known as the Cradle of Mankind. The earliest remains of homo sapiens were discovered here by Mary Leaky and anyone with an interest in mankind’s ancestors will be fascinated by this extraordinary place. Explore the quaint little museum and marvel at the rugged landscape. This paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti Plain is a steep-sided ravine composed of two branches that have a combined length of about 48 km and are 90 meters deep. Deposits exposed in the sides of the gorge cover have yielded a treasure trove of fossil remains.

• MEALS:Breakfast |Lunch |Dinner
• ACCOMMODATION: The Charity Hotel  

Day 10: Airport Transfer

This day after breakfast you will drive to the Airport for your departure flight whether in the morning, afternoon or evening depends on your flight schedule which marks the end of the 10-day migration safari in Tanzania.

OFFER:

Note: The price quoted is per person, with a minimum of two people sharing.

Optional Activities

• Balloon Safari (USD 590 per person)
• Maasai Visit (USD 60 Per Vehicle)
• Ngorongoro Crater Rim walk (USD 40 Per person)
• Visit the Olduvai Gorge (USD 50 per person)

10-Day Migration Safari in Tanzania Includes

• Airport Pick Up/ drop off
• Guarantee price/guarantee Safari on confirmation
• All accommodations
• Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner on Safari
• Services of skilled and experienced driver/guide
• All park entrance fees including government taxes
• Extensive Game Drives in the National Parks
• Crater tour services
• 3 meals per day while on safari- vegetarian & non vegetarian
• Drinking water 5 Ltr per person per day
• Safari transport by 4 x 4 Land Cruiser (6 seat) with a roof hatch that ‘pops up’ to enable easy viewing and photograp

10-Day Migration Safari in Tanzania Excludes

• Personal & baggage insurance
• Laundry services
• Optional travel insurance
• Health requirements
• Medical and trip cancellation insurance
• Shuttle Bus Transfer apart from Airport pick up / drop off
• Excess baggage or shipping charges
• Tips or Gratitude (Recommended $10 per person per day)
• Personal Toiletries and items of a personal nature
• Beverages/Drinks (Available upon request)
• International flights
• Visas
• Optional activities/excursions
• Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

What you need to bring

• Personal spending money
• Additional toiletries if allergic
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent.
• Enough film for your cameras and chargers for type G Sockets as they are widely used in Tanzania.
• Light clothes for day wear
• Warm jacket/pullover/sweat-shirt/fleece for the chilly evenings and mornings
• Sneakers, walking boots or sandals