7 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari

Overview

7 DAYS SERENGETI WILDEBEEST MIGRATION SAFARI with Mambo Tanzania tours are one of the ultimate safari experiences in Africa, for great wildebeest migration.
Safaris can range widely in cost – depending on how many days, how many people, the level of luxury you’re looking for and many other factors.
Our safari vehicles with the hatched roof for shade against sunny African wilderness; are the extended body with roomy seats for comfortable sitting and stretching out legs. Every guest is accessible to the window seat. Cars are also fitted with fridges, power charge sockets and VHF radio calls for easy and fast communication with the base office.

Detailed itinerary
Day 1Arrival in Tanzania

Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). We will arrange a private transfer to hotel in Arusha , where the rest of the day is at leisure. We will gather in the hotel for a per-safari briefing and an equipment check. We will also confirm you have the appropriate mandatory medical coverage and travel insurance.

Accomodation

Selected Hotel

Breakfast

Not Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 2Game drive in Tarangire National park

Today we drive to Tarangire National Park, for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park which offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water. We spend the night in our lodge beautifully set inside the park with stunning views and a unique atmosphere. In the late afternoon, we make a short journey from the park to our special tented camp.

Accomodation

Roika Tented Camp

Breakfast

Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 3Game drive in Serengeti National Park

We head towards the Serengeti National Park. En route, there is an opportunity to visit Olduvai Gorge. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here is a small museum we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. After lunch, we drive into the Serengeti itself and the rest of the afternoon is spent game viewing in the vast plains that are broken only by stands of acacia trees and the occasional kopje. In December, January and February we will normally meet the migration with large herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle. There are always plenty of resident animals, such as giraffe, buffalo, and elephant, and many large predators such as lion, cheetah, and leopard. We return to our special tented camp for the night.

Accomodation

Kati kati Tented Camp

Breakfast

Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 4Another full day Game drive in Serengeti National Park

We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year; we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration, sometimes surrounded by wildebeest, sometimes by zebras, which travel with the wildebeest. We journey from the wide open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing, we will hopefully see all of the plain games; elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lions and if you are lucky the elusive leopard and cheetah, as well as huge amounts of interesting bird life, from the elegant secretary birds to the flightless ostrich. We return to our special tented camp for the night.

Accomodation

Kati kati Tented Camp

Breakfast

Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 5Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater

We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive in Ngorongoro, we have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, we will drive around the rim of the Crater itself, and from here we can look down and see the herd of wildebeest or buffalos. Finally, we descend into the crater. The crater walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals, which means there is plenty to see: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino and leopard (if you are lucky). The only animal you won’t see in here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steeps sides of the crater. In the late afternoon, we travel back to our special tented camp.

Accomodation

Ngorongoro Wild Tented Camp

Breakfast

Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 6Ngorongoro to Arusha

Today you’ll experience the culture and traditions of the local Maasai on the way to Arusha. Your local guide will show you a Maasai Boma and explain the way on how Maasai live; after a short visit in the Maasai boma, we will drive back to Arusha.

 

Accomodation

Ambassador Lodge

Breakfast

Not Included

Lunch

Included

Dinner

Included

Day 7Arusha to the Airport

The airport departure transfer is free after the end of your safari.

Additional information
Safari Cost

The cost is $2550 per person, the price per person varies depending on group sizes.
The above prices should be used as a guide only. Real pricing will be based on group size and itinerary desires.
Pricing is normally based on the number of people and the options desired for the safari.
For smaller groups pricing can be similar and sometimes less expensive than regular expedition prices listed on the website.

Inclusions & Exclusions
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