Great migration Serengeti
TANZANIA
The Great Wildebeest Migration is an ongoing process which means that when and where you choose to go determines what you will see. Our chosen dates and camps are to maximise on sightings based on where the herds are at the time.
We recommend a minimum stay of 5 days to enjoy the spectacle of the great wildebeest migration and can tailor your safari to include more days and to combine it with other sensational wildlife encounters in the region. Your Serengeti safari will begin and end in the airport town of Arusha, where you will be met and escorted to your short flight to and from the national park. You will be met at the national park airfield by your lodge guide.
Front-row seat action as the Great Wildebeest Migration makes its way through the vast open plains of the Serengeti
Overview
Length: 4 nights / 5 days, but we will amend to suit your needs
Group Size: Flexible – you tell us how many in your party
Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Departure Dates:
Serengeti north season - June to October
Serengeti south season - January to March
(See details below about each season)
More about the Great Wildebeest Migration:
The Greatest Show on Earth is, in fact, an ongoing process and not an event. 1,5 to 2 million wildebeest and zebras form the largest land mammal migration on Earth as they continuously follow the rains and good grazing across the vast plains of Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
Along the way, they cross many rivers, a sometimes chaotic and dramatic process if the river banks are steep and the water deep and fast flowing. Crocodiles trawl the murky waters, and lions, leopards and hyenas line the banks as they too, make the most of the situation.
The great migration follows a clockwise direction, with exact timing varying yearly, depending on the rains. December to February usually sees most of the herds giving birth in the southern Serengeti, when the grass is green and highly nutritious. From March to May, the grasses have dried up, and the herds start moving northwards through the Serengeti, ending up in the Maasai Mara area in mid to late July. The herds move continually back and forth between the northern Serengeti in Tanzania and Maasai Mara in Kenya until late September or mid-October – with the regular river crossings across the often-treacherous Mara River being a focal point for tourists. Then the herds start to move back south through the Serengeti, although stragglers will still be seen in the Maasai Mara into late October.
Our migration camps of choice are Lemala Serengeti mobile tented camps - Mara & Ndutu
READ more about the Serengeti here and more about the Great Wildebeest Migration here.
We offer two Serengeti migration safari seasonal packages, as follows:
SEASONAL PACKAGES
Seasonal camp visited: Lemala Serengeti mobile tented camp - Mara
5 days / 4 nights | |
June - per person sharing | US$ 3,500 |
June - SOLO | US$ 3,525 |
Jul-Sep - per person sharing | US$ 5,425 |
Jul-Sep - SOLO | US$ 6,640 |
Oct - per person sharing | US$ 4,240 |
Oct - SOLO | US$ 4,265 |
Includes:
TWO Domestic flights in/out of the Serengeti from JRO airport (Subject to rate and seat availability)
All airstrip to lodge transfers
Full Board accommodation including breakfast, lunch and dinner and twice-daily game drives
House drinks including house wines and spirits, local beers, soft drinks, juices, and water
Unlimited shared game drives with driver guide
All park, camping and concession fees
Tourism Development Levy
WiFi
Laundry
Arusha Medivac Cover
24/7 Office Support
Excludes:
International Flights into and out of Tanzania
Airport departure taxes (if applicable)
Excess baggage charges
Visas and COVID tests to enter Tanzania
Items of Personal Nature
Gratuities
Telephone calls
Travel and medical insurance
Any activities not specified in the itinerary such as spa
Curios
Seasonal camp visited: Lemala Serengeti mobile tented camp - Ndutu
5 days / 4 nights | |
1-5 Jan - per person sharing | US$ 5,935 |
1-5 Jan - SOLO | US$ 6,425 |
6-31 Jan - per person sharing | US$ 4,775 |
6-31 Jan - SOLO | US$ 4,800 |
Feb-Mar - per person sharing | US$ 5,135 |
Feb-Mar - SOLO | US$ 5,510 |
Includes:
TWO Domestic flights in/out of the Serengeti from JRO airport (Subject to rate and seat availability)
All airstrip to lodge transfers.
Full Board accommodation incl. breakfast, lunch and dinner and twice-daily game drives
All park, camping and concession fees at Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti NP.
Tourism Development Levy
House wines and spirits, local beers, soft drinks, juices, and water
WiFi
Laundry
24/7 office support
Excludes:
International Flights into and out of Tanzania
Airport departure taxes (if applicable)
Excess baggage charges.
Visas and COVID tests
Items of Personal Nature
Gratuities
Telephone calls
All drinks not listed
Travel and medical insurance
Any activities not specified in the itinerary
Premium brand spirits and wines
Why us
We live here, in Africa, and have been doing this since 1991. Travel in Africa is about knowing when and where to go, and with whom. A few weeks too early / late or a few kilometers off course and you could miss the greatest show on Earth. And wouldn’t that be a pity?
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