9-Day Wildebeest Migration and Big 5 Safari (Lodging)

DAY 1:  ARUSHA INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met and assisted by a Sense of Africa representative. You will then be transferred to your hotel in Arusha arriving in time for check-in. Rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Distance: 6.3 km

Time: 30 mints

DAY 2: ARUSHA - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, re-join your safari driver guide and drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is Tanzania's third-largest national park and a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are another interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. You may catch glimpses of lions, leopards and cheetahs

Overnight: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge
Distance: 118.7 km

Time: 3 to 4 hr

DAY 3:   TARANGIRE - THE HIGHLANDS OF THE NGORONGKORO AREA (KARATE)

After breakfast at the Lodge, commence drive to the floor of the crater for a crater tour. Quite possibly the most famous of all Africa’s conservation areas, this is one of the places where you stand a good chance of seeing the Big 5. The enduring charm of Ngorongoro stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident here. Later you will return to your camp. Late afternoon drive back to your Lodge in Karatu area.

Overnight: Eileen’s Tree Inn

Distance: 136.8 km

Time: 2.5 to 3 hr

DAY 4: NGORONGORO - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (CENTRAL - SERONERA)

Breakfast and check out. Drive to the Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequaled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drives until sunset.

Overnight: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

Distance: 83 km

Time: 2 to 2.5 Hr

DAY 5: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

On this incredible day, you will be driven across remote locations within the vast Serengeti plains in pursuit of the Great Migration. Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles that join the wildebeests’ trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over 6 million hooves pounding the open plains of Serengeti just like how you imagined African wildlife to be. After a long day of Safari, you will drive to your accommodation for evening leisure and overnight.

Overnight: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

Day 6: Seronera

DAY 6: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (CENTRAL-NORTH)

After breakfast we depart to north Serengeti for wildebeest migration, Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area, with pride of lions up to 30 strong, however, from July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note – actually finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck.

Overnight: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

Distance: 155km/5hrs drive

DAY 7: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (NORTH-FULL DAY)

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Wagakuria area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area of the park, with pride of lions up to 30 strong, however, from August to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note –Finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to the river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Overnight: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

DAY 8: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK - NGORONGORO CRATER

After breakfast, we take a short pleasant drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area, we will have an early morning game drive to Ngorongoro inside the Crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It also safeguards the interests of indigenous people and promotes tourism. In the evening drive to the lodge for evening leisure and overnight..

Overnight: Eileen’s Tree Lodge

Distance: 145km/

Time: 3.30hrs drive