Great African Migration Safari

The adventure begins!

For your added comfort, an English speaking airport representative will meet you at the Kilimanjaro Airport arrivals hall. This representative will walk you through the welcome package documents, your itinerary and answer any questions you may have.

You will be greeted by a private English-speaking guide in the public waiting area of Kilimanjaro International Airport after passing through baggage claim. This guide will transfer you to your hotel and assist with check-in.

Before departing on your first day of activities, our trip representative will meet you at your hotel to discuss the details of your trips and answer any questions you may have.

While in our care, your safety and security are our number one priority. As such, in the unlikely event of serious illness or injury, all guests are provided with a “Flying Doctors” insurance policy. This emergency evacuation insurance covers the cost of the evacuation flight back to Nairobi for treatment, however, does not cover the cost of any medical treatment received. Travel insurance for full coverage of treatment costs can be added at the clients request.

Where you’re staying

Mount Meru Hotel 
Standard room with Breakfast included, (2 Adults)

From Arusha, your guide will drive you to Tarangire National Park. Approximate travel time is three hours.

On this afternoon's game drive you will notice the unusually shaped baobab trees, also known as the “upside-down tree”. Look up and you might find the tree climbing African pythons. This is one of the world's largest species of snakes, but do not worry, it is also a non-venomous species. Tarangire's pythons climb trees, as do its lions and leopards, lounging in the branches.

Where you’re staying

Maramboi Tented Camp 
Suite with Full Board, (2 Adults)

The sun-kissed plains of Tarangire National Park are home to an incredible range of wildlife. Herds of elephants, prides of lions, troops of baboons, towers of giraffes and many more impressive creatures dot the land, as the park’s lagoons and rivers lure animals with reliable, life-sustaining sources of water.

Surrounding the swamps – tinged green year-round – a remarkable array of bird-life can be found, more than 500 species visit these lands.

Today, reveal the wonders of Tarangire National Park alongside an expert guide, enjoying a boxed lunch mid-day to ensure you have the energy needed to fully appreciate this brilliant park.

Where you’re staying

Maramboi Tented Camp 
Suite with Full Board, (2 Adults)

From Tarangire National Park, your guide will drive you to the picturesque Lake Manyara. This drive will take approximately three hours.

Best known for its baboon population, the Manyara region is a land of sweeping plains, giant figs and mahogany trees, and is host to a range of herbivores including hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs and giraffes. The scenic Lake Manyara National Park has the wall of the Great Rift Valley to one side and the lake on the other, and affords guests with incredible photography opportunities.

Today you will explore this diverse land on a game drive alongside an expert guide. Lucky guests may spot the rare tree climbing lion while in Manyara, and following your exploration, you will be transferred to your lodge or camp.

Where you’re staying

Ngorongoro Farm House 
Standard Room with Full Board,(2 Adults)

Today, discover one of the most remarkable wildlife conservation areas in Tanzania; the Ngorongoro Crater. Departing from your camp in a privately driven vehicle alongside a local expert guide, make your way to the entrance of the park, then drive a further 20 minutes to reach the rim of Ngorongoro Crater: the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. 

This geological marvel was formed as the result of a gigantic explosion which caused the volcano to collapse on itself, thereby creating the massive crater. Roughly 12 miles wide and some 2,000 feet deep, the trip from crater rim to floor takes approximately 45 minutes by vehicle. 

The extremely fertile crater floor has attracted incredibly dense populations of wildlife, and at present over 25,000 large animals call the crater home, including some of the world’s last remaining black rhinos. The crater floor is also host to some of the highest concentrations of carnivores in the world, featuring large prides of lions, packs of hyenas and solitary predators like cheetahs and jackals. 

A keen eye paired with expertly procured search patterns from your guide is sure to help you spot a wide range of wildlife and perhaps some of the more elusive species like leopards, servals, and bat-eared foxes.

Our experienced tracker-guide and private vehicle will accompany you today while exploring Ngorongoro National Park.

A boxed lunch will be provided today. 

Where you’re staying

Ngorongoro Farm House 
Standard Room with Full Board, (2 Adults)

A representative from your lodge will provide you with a transfer to the Manyara airstrip. The transfer time will take approximately 45 minutes to an hour depending on the location of your camp.

Board a flight in Manyara with service to the Serengeti. Approximate time will vary based on your arrival airstrip, however, most flights take roughly one hour.

Please note, strict luggage restrictions apply to this flight: 1) Maximum weight allowance of 32 lbs (15 kg) is permitted per person. 2) Baggage must be soft-shelled. 3) Additional baggage allowance can be arranged at additional cost, please speak to your Destination Expert for more information.

The massive Olduvai Gorge, or Oldupai Gorge, is often referred to as “The Cradle of Mankind.” Beginning in the eastern Serengeti plains, the cavernous ravine is some 30 miles long and is the result of millions of years of natural erosion. The gorge features a steep-sided gully that cuts its way through the Great Rift Valley stretching along eastern Africa, and is named after a commonly used plant by the Masai people; Sansevieria-Ehrenbergii, or Olduvai for short.

This plant grows plentifully in the area, and is used for making bandages, rope, baskets, roofs and clothing. Today, discover the Olduvai Gorge firsthand alongside your expert local guide.

Get ready for an afternoon to remember as you set out in the company of our experienced tracker-guide to explore the expanses of the Serengeti. 

The park is world renowned for its healthy populations of resident wildlife species, in particular the African Big Five consisting of buffaloes, elephants, rhinoceroses, leopards and lions.

Although sightings are considered a rarity, a small group of black rhinoceros also live within the park grounds. Heavy concentrations of topi, gazelle, waterbuck and Coke’s hartebeest ensure that local carnivores including cheetah, hyenas and African wild dog are ever present. The park is also home to more than 500 species of birds, including ostriches, crowned cranes, marabou storks and secretary birds; some of the most sought-after and photogenic birds on the planet.

Where you’re staying

Lemala Mara North 
Tent with Full Board, (2 Adults)

This morning, your African adventure begins with an exploratory game drive through Tanzania’s oldest and most recognized National Park, the Serengeti.

 A land of unparalleled game viewing, from great herds of grazing herbivores to tactically cunning packs of carnivores, life on the plains of the Serengeti truly epitomizes the “circle of life.”

A paradise for photographers and wildlife enthusiasts alike, it is all but guaranteed that you will spot giraffes and elephants feasting on shrubbery, impalas, gazelles and buffaloes traipsing carefully through the plains to avoid being noticed by on-looking lions, cheetahs and hyenas, and a spectacular range of birdlife flitting through the sky.

Spend the day taking in the spectacle of one of the top safari highlights of any African sojourn; the famous wildebeest migration. Moving in a clockwise direction throughout the year in the Serengeti ecosystem, the wildebeest then head north into the Masai Mara in Kenya beginning in June and July through to September and October. 

Sightings are not guaranteed as the herds move according to the availability of food sources, thereby making migration movements unpredictable. The herds are accompanied by zebras and Thomson's gazelles and are stealthily hunted by predators such as leopards, lions and hyenas, bringing into sharp focus the awe-inspiring beauty of nature along with the harsh realities of life on the plains.

Where you’re staying

Lemala Mara North 
Tent with Full Board, (2 Adults)

Time permitting, our expert guide will include one more Serengeti game drive before dropping you off at the airstrip to catch your onward flight. This will be your last chance to take in the park's incredible landscape and diverse range of animals.

Board a flight in Serengeti with service to Arusha. The flight will make several stops along on the way. Approximate travel time is two hours.

Please note, strict luggage restrictions apply to this flight: 1) Maximum weight allowance of 32 lbs (15 kg) is permitted per person. 2) Baggage must be soft-shelled. 3) Additional baggage allowance can be arranged at additional cost, please speak to your Destination Expert for more information.

Time permitting, you can visit a local handicrafts market to stock up on souvenirs.

Enjoy a private airport transfer between Arusha and Kilimanjaro International Airport alongside an English-speaking driver.