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7 Days Tanzania Serengeti Wildebeest migration safari package
Tour Information
Tour Code : Tanzania Serengeti Migration safari package
Start : Arusha
End : Arusha
Tour Duration: 7Days - 6 nights
Highlights : safari that visits Tanzanians largest and most famous national park with the wildebeest migration expected in December to May, optional hot air balloon over Serengeti plains and night
game drives can be arranged. Tree climbing lions and birdlife in manyara and finally a tour to the worlds most visited destination (Ngorongoro) famous for high wildlife concentration and breath taking sceneries.
Accommodations: Budget lodges and Permanent Tented camps
Group Size: 2 pax and above; guaranteed departure on private and
exclusive basis
Day 01: arrival – Arusha
Pick up from JRO/Arusha airport on arrival and transfer you to Arusha Crown hotel for overnight stay in readiness for an adventure migration tour the following morning.
Day 02- Arusha – Lake Manyara
Depart Arusha in the morning for Lake Manyara, afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara hotel
The Lake Manyara National park is serene and beautiful with main attractions of a rich bird life, tree-climbing lions, its elephants, and hippos that you can see at closer range than most other places. Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake and at certain times of the year hosts thousands of flamingos and a diversity of other bird life. Although it is one of the smallest parks, its vegetation is so diverse enabling it to host a variety of wildlife habitats.
Day 03: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge, the site of the Leakey family discovery of fossils of human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years.
game is viewed as you proceed to Ikoma safari camp - Serenera area for
dinner and overnight Serengeti Ikoma safari camp
Days 04/5: Serengeti Full day
Full days in Serengeti plains, search for wild game /trailing the wildebeest migration and predators .Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Ikoma tented camp. Optional night
game drives can be arranged with the camp at an extra cost
Serengeti is easily Tanzania's most famous national park, and it's also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometres of protected area that borders Kenya's Masai Mara Game ParkIt is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the south
ern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants
Day 06: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Crater where a 4-wheel drive vehicle will take you 2000ft down to the crater, enjoy picnic lunch at the crater, ascend back to
the crater rim for dinner and overnight stay at Bouganvilea hotel for dinner and overnight.
The Ngorongoro crater is the world's biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa's largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today.
Day 07: Ngorongoro - Arusha – Departure
After breakfast depart for Arusha where the safari ends. Drop off at the airport to board your flight back home
This tour would combine well with a few relaxing days in Zanzibar beach.
- Tour cost per person
- 2 pax - US$ 2170
- 4 pax - US$ 1750
- 6 pax US$ 1620
- Tour Package includes:-
-Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable safari land cruiser
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari
--Full board accommodation in lodges/hotels indicated above
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide and skilled cook
-Extensive game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Ngorongoro crater tour - -JRO return airport transfers
-Bottled mineral water whilst on safari
-Return airport transfers as per the itinerary - Excluded in the safari price:
-Hotel accommodation after the tour
--Tips
-Laundry
-Holiday supplements - - Night game drives in Serengeti
- -Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of personal nature
-Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
The Best Time To Experience the Serengeti Migration
It's important to remember that there are no guarantees when it comes to the timing of the migration. It's all dependant on the rain and the seasons start at different times every year which means the herds might not be where historically they should be.
You can make a rough estimate based on the past and hope that things run accordingly. Historically the times to see the migration in the Serengeti are...
January:
The massive herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle are to be found on the plains of the southern Serengeti.
February:
The wildebeest begin foaling and they do this at roughly the same time with all the predators in close attendance. Many people only want to see the migration and don't realize that this is a comparable wildlife spectacle. One of the best times to see the predators.
March-April: Heavy rains are approaching and the grazing is starting to get worse. The herd begins to move northwards along the western corridor of the Serengeti.
May-June: The herd moves towards the Grumeti controlled area where there is still good grazing and they begin to cross the Grumeti river where crocodiles lie in wait for their annual feast and you find the scenes occurring that has made the wildebeest migration famous in so many wildlife documentaries.
July-August:
The herd is drawn ever northwards towards the Masai Mara in their quest for better grazing. They have one more dangerous river to cross, the Mara, before they receive their reward in the sweet grazing plains of Kenya.
