Overview
Embark on an unforgettable Great Wildebeest Migration safari through Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife destinations. Begin your adventure in Tarangire National Park, famous for its impressive elephant population, then visit the breathtaking Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Continue into the vast Serengeti, traveling from the Seronera region to the Mara River in the Northern Serengeti, where millions of wildebeests undertake their extraordinary annual migration.
Trip Highlights
- Mid-range tour: This mid-range tour uses lodges and tented camps.
- Private tour: This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.
- Can start any day: If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
- Can be customized: You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
- Suitable for solo travelers: Solo travelers can book this private tour.
- Suitable for all ages: This tour is suitable for children of all ages.
Itinerary
Your 10-day Serengeti migration safari begins here. Today, after your breakfast you will depart to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. You will reach the main gate and after registration, you will proceed into the park for a safari game drive. You'll have a picnic lunch inside the park. After lunch, you'll continue with the game drive. Later, you'll head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Accommodation:
Lake Burunge Tented Lodge
Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today, you will have a morning breakfast followed by a long safari to Serengeti National Park. It will take you about seven hours to reach the main gate. On your way, you will have the option to pass via Olduvai Gorge for a historical tour. At the main gate, you will have your packed lunch. Later, you'll transfer to the park for the next game drive before it gets dark. You will have dinner and a hot shower at the park before your overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
ThornTree Camp
Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You will spend much of your 10-day Serengeti wildebeest safari in this park. Therefore, today you will spend a full day driving in Serengeti. The game drive will take you to the kopjes famous for a large number of carnivores resting there to wait for their prey during night time, also along the plain where migration of wildebeest commonly occurs. Later, you will return for dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
ThornTree Camp
Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Serengeti needs someone to have a full-day drive. This is due to its large size and diversity of animals in habitats. For instance, in the plain where wildlife does migrate, kopjes are the resting area of predators looking for distant prey, and in the riverine areas, you can experience the drama of crocodiles catching wildebeest as they cross to another side. All these will be explored during morning and evening safari drives.
Main Destination:
Mara River
Accommodation:
Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You'll spend this day in Serengeti for a full day's game drives. The trip will involve tracking migratory wildebeest crossing the Mara River from the vast Serengeti plains to the champagne-colored hills of Kenya's Masai Mara. Over 2+ million wildebeest and 200,000 zebras, gazelles, migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in search of rain-ripened grass. Your overnight stay will be at camps.
Main Destination:
Mara River
Accommodation:
Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After having breakfast, you will drive to central Serengeti while enjoying wildlife viewing including tracking more migration of animals mainly wildebeest and zebras. You will have your lunch somewhere at the picnic site. Later, you'll proceed inside the park for a short game tour before night. You will drive to view the kopjes and other plain areas for animal viewing. Your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
ThornTree Camp
Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
The safari from Serengeti to Ngorongoro will start after the early morning game drive in Serengeti. Thereafter, you will depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Masai Boma for a cultural tour. After the tour visit ends, you will continue with a safari to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This is where you will stay at the lodge for your overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation:
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today, you will have a tour of Ngorongoro Crater by moving down to the rim of the floor. This area is rich in wild animals and varieties of vegetation patterns. It is a place where the Big Five animals may be seen easily. You will have your lunch at the picnic site inside the crater. Later, you will drive to Karatu for an overnight stay at the lodge.
Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation:
Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early in the morning, you will depart with a breakfast box and pick a local guide on the way for a hunting trip with the bushmen of the Hadzabe tribe who are also wild fruit gatherers. After a hunting trip with the Hadzabe tribe, you will also visit the Datoga blacksmith tribe for a cultural tour.
The Hadza Bushmen of western Tanzania are a dying race isolated from the rest of Africa by language and culture and an absolute refusal to update from the ancient way of living. They travel light with minimal possessions sleeping in caves or on the ground in overnight grass shelters as feral as the land itself. Later, you will drive back to the lodge for a hot lunch and relax until the next day.
Main Destination:
Lake Eyasi
Accommodation:
Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Eyasi
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara Park for a half-day game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is home to primate animals such as baboons, blue monkeys, and vervet monkeys. It is also home to birds and big animals like elephants and giraffes. Later, you will drive back to Arusha for drop-off at the airport or at the lodge.
Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Includes/Excludes
Cost Includes
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Cost Excludes
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
FAQs
The 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari takes you through Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife destinations, including Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Central Serengeti (Seronera), and Northern Serengeti near the Mara River. The itinerary is carefully designed to maximize your chances of witnessing the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration.
During the 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari, you may witness over 1.5 million wildebeests and hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles on their annual migration. You’ll also have opportunities to spot the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and black rhino—along with cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and a wide variety of bird species.
The best time for the 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari depends on the stage of the migration you wish to experience. River crossings in the Northern Serengeti are typically best from July to October, while the calving season in the Southern Serengeti usually takes place from January to March. The itinerary can often be adjusted to follow the migration’s location.
The 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari typically includes accommodation, meals as specified in the itinerary, park entrance fees, transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle, daily game drives, the services of a professional driver-guide, bottled drinking water, and airport or hotel transfers.
For the 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari, pack lightweight clothing in neutral colors, a warm jacket for early mornings and evenings, comfortable walking shoes, a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, insect repellent, binoculars, a camera with extra batteries or memory cards, and any personal medications.
Yes. The 10-Day Great Wildebeest Migration Safari is an excellent choice for photographers, nature lovers, and wildlife enthusiasts. With extended time in the Serengeti and visits to key migration areas, the safari offers outstanding opportunities to capture dramatic wildlife moments and breathtaking landscapes.
