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

9 Days /8 Nights
Max People : 26
Jan 18’ - Dec 21'
Min Age : 10+
Pickup: Airpot

Tour Details:
This 9-Day Wildebeest Migration and Big 5 Safari will take you to the Great Migration. The wildebeest gather by the thousands in the Northern Serengeti and start to crisscross over the Mara River. A river crossing is a truly phenomenal sigh. The stuff of wildlife documentaries. In the dry season month of October, vast herds of wildebeest and zebra will converge on Mara River in Tanzania’s northern Serengeti.

Tour Highlights:

What better way to witness the Great Migration than in a hot air ballon. Remain undisturbed as you watch the grand spectacle from above.
Head to the Mara River for unbeatable wildlife sightings as the animals tackle their hardest challenge of crossing the river safely.
Feel like part of the herd on a horseback riding safari. Experience a unique perspective as the animals see you as one of their own.
Track the migrating herds with a jeep and witness Mother Nature in action as lions use the collation of impala to their advantage.

Trip Facts

Destinations	Accommodation	Nights	Meals
Arusha	Ilboru Safari Lodge	1 Night	FB
Tarangire National Park	Sangaiwe Tented Lodge	1 Night	FB
Karatu	Eileen’s Tree Inn	1 Night	FB
Seronera	Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti	4 Nights	FB
Ngorongoro Crater	Eileen’s Tree Inn	1 Night	FB

Includes

Qualified professional driver-guide
Vehicle / fuel
Park entrance fees as per itinerary
Passenger liability 15%
VAT 2% tourism levy
Airport transfers
Accommodation
Breakfast and Dinner for the Client

Excludes

Expenses of personal nature
Entrance fees not mentioned in the itinerary
Meals not mentioned
Drinks at lodges and on road
Optional excursions and activities
Tips for tour guides
International flights and airport taxes
Items not mentioned in the itinerary
Alcohol Drinks

Payment Instructions

• Upon Booking a 10% non-refundable Deposit is required to Confirm booking of Tour/Activity/
Accommodation or Car Rental.
• Remaining 90% should be paid not later than 30 Days Prior to Departure.
• If tour is within 40 days or less prior to booking full payment is required.
• Your deposit can either be made through a Bank Transfer, Online Debit or Credit Card Payment.

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Itinerary

Day 1ARUSHA 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 2ARUSHA - 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 3TARANGIRE - THE HIGHLANDS OF THE NGORONGORO AREA (KARATE)

After breakfast at the Lodge, commence a 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 the Karatu area.

Overnight: Eileen’s Tree Inn

Distance: 136.8 km

Time: 2.5 to 3 hr

Day 4NGORONGORO - 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 5SERENGETI 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 6Seronera

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti, Seronera / Similar

After breakfast you will head off to Northern Serengeti to take part in an action-packed game drive.

The unforgettable sightings of this natural wonder of the world between July and November; watching the river crossings of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest as they plunge into the crocodile infested waters on their relentless journey to find food.

This event is a dramatic event, featured in countless wildlife documentaries. One of Tanzania’s best kept secrets is at the fact that nearly half of the Mara River is situated in the North Serengeti. Later in the evening you will return to camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner

Included Activities: Game Drive

Day 6SERENGETI 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 7SERENGETI 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 8SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK - NGORONGORO CRATER

After breakfast, we take a short pleasant drive to the 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

Day 9KARATU/NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA - KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Distance: 245km/4hrs drive

After breakfast, we head back to Arusha and pass by a shopping market on the way. After which, we will facilitate your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.

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