7 Days The Grumeti River Migration
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Natural phenomena are a plenty around the world, but few compare to the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem’s annual Wildebeest Migration in terms of sheer size. The numbers alone are unbelievable: up to 2 million animals, along with wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, travel 3 000 km (1 900 miles) to follow the rains and their oldest instincts.
On an unforgettable and Great Wildbeest Migration Safari, spend 7 days Tanzania Safari discovering Tanzania’s most iconic and exciting national park. Visit the must-see Central Serengeti, the vast plains of Central Serengeti, and the Northern Serengeti
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Destination
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Departure
Main City Square, Old Town -
Departure Time
Please arrive by 9:15 AM for a prompt departure at 9:30 AM. -
Return Time
Approximately 8:30 PM. -
Dress Code
Casual. Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking shoes, hat, light jacket.
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Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport – Arusha Town
Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver guide from our office will be there waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile, relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha. On your journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time you may either meet with your Safari expert today for briefing or tomorrow before you start your Safari.
Overnight Stay at Kibo Palace Hotel
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Day 2: Arusha – Western Serengeti
After breakfast. We will provide you with all the essential information, before we set off to the airport for our flight to the Western Serengeti to begin our Migration Safari. From our arrival airport, we make the journey to our accommodation for our lunch, then begin our adventure with an afternoon game-drive. In late afternoon, we return to your accommodation for our evening meal and our overnight stay. Welcome to the Serengeti!.
Overnight stay at Mbalageti Tented Lodge
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Day 3: Full Day Game Drive Western Serengeti
After breakfast, enjoy the full day game viewing in western Serengeti. In Migration times, your driver-guide will do all he can to ensure you witness a crossing. If you didn’t see one yesterday, then today offers another possibility. But the Western Corridor has much more to offer. A favourite amongst our visitors is the collection of hippo pools: as they wallow throughout daylight hours in the mud, this really is wildlife-spotting at its easiest!
Overnight stay at Mbalageti Tented Lodge
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Day 4: Western Serengeti - Central Serengeti
After breakfast, and a final morning game-drive enrout, we set off for our next destination, the Central Serengeti, a journey of around 80km with a journey time of 2 hours. On arrival, we take lunch and have our first game-drive in Central Serengeti. At the end of your game-drive, you will be taken to your chosen accommodation for some well-earned relaxation and your evening meal.
Overnight stay at Serengeti Tortilis Camp
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Day 5: Full Day Game Drive Central Serengeti
Today, we set off from our accommodation in central Serengeti. Wildlife is abundant: sometimes you may think it has come to find you, rather than the other way round. Today’s highlight is unknown as the animals don’t publish their schedule and what we see also depends on the season, but this area is where bushland meets grassland, a favorite spot for big cats looking for prey. Cheetah, leopard and lions are all possibilities today. Today you will have a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the central Serengeti. The Seronera River weaves its way through this area, providing waters for all species of wildlife. You may also see the distinctive rocky outcrops, the famous kopjes which characterized the Serengeti landscape. Lunch will be served at the picnic site with an unforgettable experience enjoyed in the middle of the bush.
Overnight stay at Serengeti Tortilis Camp
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Day 6: Central Serengeti – Ngorongoro
Today our adventure takes us out of the Serengeti National Park and leads us to another of Tanzania’s true wonders, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With its wildlife-filled crater, Ngorongoro may be difficult to pronounce, but with its wildlife-filled volcanic crater it is easy to admire. Unsurprisingly, this is yet another of our country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. After a morning game drive and lunch, this afternoon we will head south-east towards Ngorongoro, a distance of 145km which will take us around 3 ½ hours. After the long drive you will be taken to your accommodation for Dinner and Overnight
Overnight stay at Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp
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Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Kilimanjaro International Airport
After our morning visit to the incomparable crater – see below - and then lunch, we will have a 4-hour journey, covering the 250km back to Kilimanjaro International Airport. From our accommodation, we set off after breakfast, a 6am departure to reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them. The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories; 15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Thomson’s gazelle and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools and swampland and highland birdlife is colourful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor.