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7 Days – Luxury Serengeti & Great Migration Safari
From $ 5200 pp
Luxury Safaris
Tour Overview
Experience the spectacular wildlife of northern Tanzania on a 7-day private luxury safari designed around the Great Migration. Spend several days exploring the Serengeti, following the movement of wildebeest and zebra herds according to the season, while enjoying carefully selected luxury lodges and tented camps.
The itinerary also includes the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater and the wildlife-rich landscapes of Tarangire National Park, creating a complete luxury safari experience.
The exact Serengeti areas will be adjusted according to the season and current location of the migration herds.
The itinerary also includes the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater and the wildlife-rich landscapes of Tarangire National Park, creating a complete luxury safari experience.
The exact Serengeti areas will be adjusted according to the season and current location of the migration herds.
Safari Highlights
Tarangire/Ngorongoro/Serengeti
Detailed Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha → Tarangire National Park
Your luxury safari begins with a private pickup from your hotel in Arusha. Meet your professional safari guide and receive a briefing before travelling towards Tarangire National Park.
After entering the park, begin your first game drive through a landscape of giant baobabs, open savannah and seasonal wetlands. Tarangire is particularly famous for its large elephant herds.
Look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, impalas and abundant birdlife. Lions and other predators may also be encountered.
Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch before continuing your afternoon game drive. Later, proceed to your luxury lodge or premium tented camp for dinner and relaxation.
Overnight:Escapement Lake Manyara
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Tarangire → Ngorongoro Highlands → Serengeti
After breakfast, leave Tarangire and travel towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Enjoy the beautiful highland scenery before continuing towards Serengeti. As you enter the park, the landscape changes into the vast plains for which Serengeti is famous.
Begin an en-route game drive while travelling towards your luxury accommodation. Depending on the season, your guide will begin positioning the safari around the migration route and current location of the herds.
Arrive at your luxury camp in the evening and enjoy dinner surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Serengeti – Following the Migration
Today begins your dedicated Great Migration experience.
After an early breakfast, head out with your private guide to search for the migration herds. Your exact location will depend on the time of year.
Spend the day exploring the plains, following large concentrations of wildebeest and zebra where conditions allow. Alongside the herds, watch for the predators that follow them, including lions, cheetahs and hyenas.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your afternoon game drive.
Your guide will continuously adapt the route to maximize your chances of experiencing the migration rather than simply visiting a fixed location.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Full-Day Serengeti – Migration & Predators
Enjoy another full day in the Serengeti.
Early morning is ideal for wildlife viewing, photography and observing predator activity. Depending on the season, you may witness enormous herds moving across the plains, searching for fresh grazing and water.
Your guide will follow recent herd movements and select areas offering the best combination of wildlife viewing and scenery.
During river-crossing periods, the focus can shift toward the relevant river areas where the migration is occurring. However, crossings are a natural event and cannot be guaranteed.
Spend the afternoon continuing your search for wildlife before returning to your luxury camp.
Optional: Add a Serengeti hot-air balloon safari at sunrise.
Overnight: Serengeti serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Serengeti → Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Enjoy a final morning game drive in Serengeti before departing towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Continue through the changing landscapes from the Serengeti plains into the dramatic Ngorongoro Highlands.
Depending on timing, you may stop at a scenic viewpoint or arrange a cultural experience with a local Maasai community.
Arrive at your luxury accommodation near Ngorongoro and spend the evening relaxing and enjoying the spectacular surroundings.
Overnight: Luxury lodge – Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Wake early and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for an extended game drive.
Explore the crater floor, where a remarkable concentration of wildlife can be found. Search for lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and hyenas. With luck, you may also encounter the endangered black rhino.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater before ascending the crater walls.
Continue towards Arusha and arrive at your luxury hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight: Melia hotel – Arusha
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 7: Arusha → Departure
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your hotel. Depending on your departure time, you may have the opportunity to explore Arusha, visit a local cultural or craft centre, or simply relax at your hotel.
Your private transfer will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your onward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
transfer
Your luxury safari begins with a private pickup from your hotel in Arusha. Meet your professional safari guide and receive a briefing before travelling towards Tarangire National Park.
After entering the park, begin your first game drive through a landscape of giant baobabs, open savannah and seasonal wetlands. Tarangire is particularly famous for its large elephant herds.
Look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, impalas and abundant birdlife. Lions and other predators may also be encountered.
Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch before continuing your afternoon game drive. Later, proceed to your luxury lodge or premium tented camp for dinner and relaxation.
Overnight:Escapement Lake Manyara
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Tarangire → Ngorongoro Highlands → Serengeti
After breakfast, leave Tarangire and travel towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Enjoy the beautiful highland scenery before continuing towards Serengeti. As you enter the park, the landscape changes into the vast plains for which Serengeti is famous.
Begin an en-route game drive while travelling towards your luxury accommodation. Depending on the season, your guide will begin positioning the safari around the migration route and current location of the herds.
Arrive at your luxury camp in the evening and enjoy dinner surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Serengeti – Following the Migration
Today begins your dedicated Great Migration experience.
After an early breakfast, head out with your private guide to search for the migration herds. Your exact location will depend on the time of year.
Spend the day exploring the plains, following large concentrations of wildebeest and zebra where conditions allow. Alongside the herds, watch for the predators that follow them, including lions, cheetahs and hyenas.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your afternoon game drive.
Your guide will continuously adapt the route to maximize your chances of experiencing the migration rather than simply visiting a fixed location.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Full-Day Serengeti – Migration & Predators
Enjoy another full day in the Serengeti.
Early morning is ideal for wildlife viewing, photography and observing predator activity. Depending on the season, you may witness enormous herds moving across the plains, searching for fresh grazing and water.
Your guide will follow recent herd movements and select areas offering the best combination of wildlife viewing and scenery.
During river-crossing periods, the focus can shift toward the relevant river areas where the migration is occurring. However, crossings are a natural event and cannot be guaranteed.
Spend the afternoon continuing your search for wildlife before returning to your luxury camp.
Optional: Add a Serengeti hot-air balloon safari at sunrise.
Overnight: Serengeti serena lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Serengeti → Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Enjoy a final morning game drive in Serengeti before departing towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Continue through the changing landscapes from the Serengeti plains into the dramatic Ngorongoro Highlands.
Depending on timing, you may stop at a scenic viewpoint or arrange a cultural experience with a local Maasai community.
Arrive at your luxury accommodation near Ngorongoro and spend the evening relaxing and enjoying the spectacular surroundings.
Overnight: Luxury lodge – Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Wake early and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for an extended game drive.
Explore the crater floor, where a remarkable concentration of wildlife can be found. Search for lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and hyenas. With luck, you may also encounter the endangered black rhino.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater before ascending the crater walls.
Continue towards Arusha and arrive at your luxury hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight: Melia hotel – Arusha
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 7: Arusha → Departure
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your hotel. Depending on your departure time, you may have the opportunity to explore Arusha, visit a local cultural or craft centre, or simply relax at your hotel.
Your private transfer will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your onward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
transfer
Included & Excluded
What's Included
- Private luxury 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional English-speaking private safari guide
- 6 nights luxury accommodation
- Full-board meals during the safari
- Tarangire National Park fees
- Serengeti National Park fees
- Ngorongoro conservation and crater fees
- Daily game drives
- Migration-focused safari planning
- Bottled drinking water
- Airport/hotel transfers
- Arusha accommodation on Day 6
What's Not Included
- International flights
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic and premium drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Hot-air balloon safari
- Cultural activities unless specified
- Anything not specifically listed under “What’s Included”
Best Time To Visit
* January–March: Calving season in the southern Serengeti/Ndutu area. * April–May: Green season and movement towards the western/central Serengeti. * June–July: Herd movement towards the Western Corridor and northern Serengeti. * July–October: Northern Serengeti and potential Mara River crossing season. * November–December: Herds generally move back towards the southern Serengeti.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Can you guarantee seeing the Great Migration?
We design the safari around the predicted location of the herds, but wildlife movement is natural and cannot be guaranteed.
2. Can you arrange the safari according to the migration location?
Yes. The Serengeti accommodation and route can be adjusted according to the season and expected herd movements.
3. Can I see a river crossing?
River crossings are possible during the relevant season, particularly in the northern Serengeti, but they are unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed.
4. Is this a private safari?
Yes. You have your own private 4×4 safari vehicle and professional guide.
5. Can I add a hot-air balloon safari?
Yes. A Serengeti hot-air balloon safari can be added as an optional experience, subject to availability.
Book Your Luxury Great Migration Safari
Follow the herds. Experience the wilderness. Discover Tanzania in luxury.
We design the safari around the predicted location of the herds, but wildlife movement is natural and cannot be guaranteed.
2. Can you arrange the safari according to the migration location?
Yes. The Serengeti accommodation and route can be adjusted according to the season and expected herd movements.
3. Can I see a river crossing?
River crossings are possible during the relevant season, particularly in the northern Serengeti, but they are unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed.
4. Is this a private safari?
Yes. You have your own private 4×4 safari vehicle and professional guide.
5. Can I add a hot-air balloon safari?
Yes. A Serengeti hot-air balloon safari can be added as an optional experience, subject to availability.
Book Your Luxury Great Migration Safari
Follow the herds. Experience the wilderness. Discover Tanzania in luxury.
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