Tanzania Migration Luxury Safari - 6 Days
Overview
Our Tanzania Migration Safari focuses its time in the Central Serengeti which is known as the wildlife hub of this celebrated National Park. We spend three nights in this incomparable area, following the animals as they follow the timeless cycle in search of nourishment. And after our time there, we leave the Serengeti to visit the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wonder of the world. In the hands of our expert driver-guides, you will experience encounters beyond your dreams.
Central Serengeti is the star of this week-long safari adventure, providing us with the stage for many of our adventures on this wildlife extravaganza as we visit Tanzania’s most iconic national park. From Arusha, we depart directly to the Central Serengeti, which could justifiably claim to be the ‘hub’ of the Serengeti’s wildlife-watching action. We enjoy three nights there, giving us ample time to fully explore its many diverse locations. Then, away from the Serengeti, we finish our safari tour at Ngorongoro, the extraordinary conservation area with its huge volcanic crater as its center. And it’s a crater teeming with animals!
Tour Itinerary
Welcome to Tanzania Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania’s self-styled ‘safari capital.’ On your one-hour journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.
Today is a full day of discovery, a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the Central Serengeti. The Seronera River weaves its way through the Serengeti, providing waters for all species of wildlife. You will also see the distinctive rocky outcrops, the famous kopjes which characterize the Serengeti landscape. Kopjes are very hard and often granite. They have been aged at maybe 600 million years old and created even before the earth’s surface was pushed up from the ocean. Lions and other cats frequent these stony places and they are also home to snakes and hyraxes. Slowly weathering in wind and rain, they are peeling off in layers, which you may see on close inspection.
Everything here varies with the seasons, but in April, May and November the migrating herds join the already rich population of resident animals which lives here year-round. (In the rainy season, the landscape turns black with hundreds of thousands of wildebeest – a simply incredible sight.)
From our accommodation, we set off after breakfast, a 6am departure to reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them.
The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories; 15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Thomson’s gazelle and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools and swampland and highland birdlife is colourful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor.
Departure Instructions
Please note that this Tanzania Migration Luxury Safari – 6 Days tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17.30 hours. Your departure can only take place today if you have pre-booked a domestic flight which leaves from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19.40 hours or after, or an international flight which leaves at 21.00 hours or after. Otherwise, you will need to book an extra night’s accommodation (not included in the tour price) and take a flight the following day.
Package Include:
Transport in well maintained 4WD Safari Land Cruiser with photographic roof thatch, window seat for everyone.
Service of a professional, well experience English/German/French/Spanish speaking safari driver guide
Domestic flight Arusha airport ARK to Serengeti National park
All park fees & concession fees
All accommodation & meals as per itinerary
Enough mineral water & Soft drinks during game drive
Tanzania Government value added tax VAT
Package does not include:
ny domestic connection flights on arrival or departure
International flights
Drinks and beverages in lodges
All items of a personal nature
Travel insurance if applicable
Tips for safari guide and lodge staff (please tip separately)
Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (589 US$ per person), including concession fees
Visa fee (50 US$ /100 US$ for American or Irish Passport holders
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