7 DAYS PURE MIGRATION ARUSHA – NGORONGORO – LAKE MANYARA – SERENGETI – ARUSHA

• Tanzania

OVERVIEW

On this safari, you will get to explore three different wildlife areas in northern Tanzania. Make your way through Lake Manyara National Park and the stunned by the breathtaking landscapes of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the natural wonders of the world. Venture deep into the Serengeti’s endless plains from Seronera valley to Northern Serengeti, by the Mara River where the endless annual rhythm of great migration resonates through a migrating herd of 1.5 million wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s  gazelle and best known population of great predators, lions, spotted hyenas and leopards.

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1:

Your private, English-speaking driver will meet you in the public waiting area after passing through baggage claim to transfer you to your hotel. Prior to departing on your first day of activities, a trip representative will meet you at your hotel (often in the morning) to give you a briefing on the details of your trip.

DAY 2 – 3:

NGORONGORO CRATER

Explore one of the most recognized wildlife conservation areas in Tanzania today. Depart your camp or lodge in a privately driven vehicle, along with a local expert guide, for an approximately 20 to 30 minute drive towards the Ngorongoro Park Gate. It will then take you another 20 minutes to reach the crater rim itself. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. This geological masterpiece was formed as a result of an extremely large volcanic explosion which caused the volcano to collapse in on itself, thus creating a crater. The crater is roughly 20 kilometers wide and some 2000 feet deep, making the trip from crater floor to rim around 45 minutes by 4×4. The extremely fertile crater floor is the reason why there is such a highly concentrated amount of wildlife here. Over 20000 mammals call the crater home, including some of the only remaining black rhinos in the world. The crater floor also boasts one of the highest carnivore densities in the world including large prides of lions, packs of hyenas and solitary predators like cheetahs and jackals.

DAY 4 – 6:

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

The Serengeti houses an abundance of wildlife. It is home to the millions of wildebeest, Thomson’s gazelle and Zebra between late October and August. Another great time to visit the Serengeti is between December and March, because the plains are green and lush after the short rains in November and the animals are well fed and prepared for the calving season in February. At this time, the wildebeest migration should be in the southern plains of the Serengeti, and young cubs and calves can be spotted early in the year. Big game such as lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, and elephant, as well as giraffes, impala, gazelle, and zebra are abundant and can be spotted on safari in Tanzania year round.

DAY 7:

TRANSFER TO ARUSHA

A representative from your lodge will pick you up and transfer you between the lodge and airstrip. Depending on time, they will fit in a quick game drive to/from the lodge.