9 Days Serengeti & Wildebeest Migration Expedition
Day 1: arrival in Arusha Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport
We will arrange a private transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).check in at your lodge - where the rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 2: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park After your breakfast, start your safari by driving to lush and beautiful Manyara National Park for game viewing. At 1300 hrs takes your lunch in the park picnic area.
Day 3: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Game drive enroute to the great Serengeti Plains via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a picnic lunch proceed with your game drive in the central Serengeti national park around Seronera or trace the direction of the migration.
Day 4: Full day Game drive in Serengeti National Park
A full day game drive in Serengeti National Park Depending on the time of the year and the migration of the herds you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffe, zebras, Monkey, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes as well as a multitude of birds.
Day 5: Second day Game drive in Serengeti National Park (south western)
another full day game drive in the South of Serengeti National Park After breakfast we will take the packed lunch with us and proceed with the game drive in the Serengeti National Park. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 Km heading to the south western direction. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. After having our lunch we will proceed with our game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Approximately 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass.
Day 6: Transfer to Ngorongoro crater from Serengeti National Park
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater An early morning game drive in the Serengeti followed by picnic lunch on the way to Ngorongoro crater. We will stop at Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of man’s earliest known ancestral remains.
Day 7:Descend 2000 feet to the floor of Ngorongoro crater
Ngorongoro Crater Today we will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for your crater tour. Here you we will explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where we may see flamingos. We will also visit the open savannah where the lions hunt. Picnic lunch will be served in the crater.
Day 8: Day at leisure
Day 9: Transfer to the airport for departure flight
Transfer to the Airport we will arrange a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) after your safari.