Serengeti Wildebeest migration Safari together with a tour to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater. In this wildlife tour, we will help you to track the movement of the herds of wildebeest in Serengeti as well as visit other three parks.

Starting with Lake Manyara National Park before spending two days in Serengeti experiencing the breathtaking wildebeest migration. Depends the months of the year you can either visit the Ndutu area the southern Serengeti, Seronera the central Serengeti, or western Serengeti.

Selecting the right location will help you track the herds of the wildebeest easily. In the months of July and August when the herds are in northern Serengeti crossing Mara River an extra day will be required so instead of having five days you will have to have 6 days program.

A number of predators are also moving closely to the migration herds so at this time you can easily spot several prides of lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and many others chasing and killing.

Flocks of vultures and marabous stocks can also be observed soaring in the sky to the following the herds of the migrations

Day 1: Arusha City – Lake Manyara National Park

Drive from Arusha city at 0830 hrs to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive.

It’s a 2 hrs approximate drive to Lake Manyara depending on which town you start your route. Lunch will be served at Manyara and later in the afternoon proceed for a game drive. Dinner and overnight at Country Lodge Karatu or Bougainvillea Lodge

Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park

In the early morning, you will be leaving for Serengeti national park and driving through the Ngorongoro Highland where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of diverse landscapes covered by evergreen forest.

Stop for a few minutes at the crater viewpoint for a spectacular view of the crater. Proceed with game drive en – route to Serengeti national park where you will arrive in the afternoon.

Since the main target of this tour is to see the Serengeti wildebeest migration, the area where you will stay conducting a game drive will be chosen according to the location of the migration.

For example from December through March, the game viewing activities will be based in Ndutu southern Serengeti Area where the great migration will be. From April to June, we shall take you to the central or western Serengeti area since at that time the herds of migration will be situated there on their way to the north.

Apart from spotting the migration herds our guide will also work hard to locate other animals such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and a variety of antelopes and birds. Late afternoon hours you will drive to the camp for a sundowner, shower, dinner, and overnight.Optional accommodation ( Tanzania Bush camps, serengeti heritage camp, angani serengeti camp, serengeti osupuko camp or angata camp)

Day 3: Full-day Wildebeest Migration Safari

Wake early in the morning to take a cup of coffee or tea then depart for the game drive to enjoy the natural wonders of the Serengeti national park. Serengeti is the best leading park in Tanzania with the highest population of wildlife which count to about 1,300,000 wildebeests, 250,000 Thomson’s gazelles, 200,000 zebras, 70,000 impalas, 50,000 topis, 30,000 grants gazelles, 10,000 elands, and many antelopes and hundreds of predators. Evening drives back to the camp for a hot shower dinner and overnight. Optional accommodation ( Tanzania Bush camps, serengeti heritage camp, angani serengeti camp, serengeti osupuko camp or angata camp)

Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Early morning game drive in Serengeti national park then back to the camp /lodge for hot lunch. In the afternoon depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight at the lodge. The lodge in Ngorongoro is situated at the crater rim so on your stay you will enjoy the panoramic view of the crater. Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

After breakfast, you will descend to the crater floor with a picnic lunch for a half-day game drive.

The journey down the crater takes about 45 minutes full of adventure. In these morning hours, it is easy to spot lions hunting and hippos returning into the water after a whole night struggling for food.

Apart from hosting a significant number of animals, the crater is also the world garden where you can find several species of wildflowers. Furthermore, you will the natural crater with its wonderful volcanic caldera and Lake Magadi with flamingos.

When in season, the Ngorongoro Crater floor is flowered pink, red, and yellow, especially in late May and early June.

Also, Ngorongoro is where to find the black rhinos regularly inside the small forest. In the afternoon, you will ascend the crater to back to Arusha