12 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration

Day 1: Arrival Day

• Budget :Home villa Arusha

• Mid-range :Mount Meru Hotel

• Luxury :Grand Melia

As soon as you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha airport, your personal Elong’o tours guide will be eagerly waiting for you and greets you with a big smile: 'Karibu Tanzania'. The guide takes you straight to your hotel (Moshi/Arusha), where you can relax and bask the African atmosphere and surroundings.

Day 2: Lake Manyara

• Budget: Pembeni Rhotia

• Mid-range : Octagon Lodge

• Luxury: Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp

After breakfast we’ll drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Giant fig trees and mahogany trees can be seen in the groundwater forest immediately around the park gates. They draw nourishment from the underground springs which are continuously replenished by the crater highlands directly above the Manyara basin.

While mostly known for its famous tree-climbing lions and baboons, Lake Manyara and its environment are also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs and giraffes.

Activity: wildlife game drive and photographing

Day 3,4,5: Serengeti National Park

• Budget: Osero Serengeti Tented Camp

• Mid-range : Ndoto Serengeti Camp

• Luxury: Mbalimbali Soroi Serengeti Lodge

After breakfast, depart from Manyara and drive to the endless plains of the Serengeti via Ngorongoro Crater. You will have one half day and two full days to view the migration. Serengeti is the oldest and most popular national park, in particular for its annual migration of wildebeest with zebra and Thomson gazelle joining the trek for fresh grazing. Other wildlife found in Serengeti includes buffalo, giraffe, eland, topi, kongoni, impala, Grant’s gazelle, lion, cheetah, leopard and African jackal.

Activity: Wildlife game drive and photographing .

Day 6: Olduvai Gorge- Boma

• Budget: Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range : Octagon Lodge

• Luxury: Acacia Farm Lodge

After breakfast, and with packed lunches at the ready, we will drive to Ngorongoro, stopping on the way at Olduvai Gorge, the archaeological site made famous by the Louis and Mary Leakey discoveries and the Masai Boma community where you can learn about Masai customs and traditions.

Activity: Photographing .

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater

• Budget: Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range : Octagon Lodge

• Luxury: Acacia Farm Lodge

After breakfast and with packed lunches at the ready, we’ll drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the crater for game viewing. The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the Ngorongoro Crater – a large, unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is 610m (2,000 ft) deep and its floor covers 260 km² (100 miles²). Estimations of the height of the original volcano range from fifteen to nineteen thousand feet (4500 to 5800 meters). Animal populations in the crater include most of the species found in East Africa such as lion, elephant, zebra, rhino, leopard, buffalo, gazelle, wildebeest, hippo and many different bird species.

Activity: Wildlife Game Drive And Photographing.

Day 8: Tarangire National Park

• Budget: Tanzanite Farm Lodge

• Mid-range : Karatu Tented Lodge

• Luxury: Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp, Acacia Tarangire Tented Camp

After breakfast, depart to Tarangire National Park which is famous for its tree-climbing lions, massive baobab trees and large herds of elephants. Tarangire National Park is small but still home to a significant wildlife population with a density of wildlife matched only by Ngorongoro. You’ll enjoy a packed lunch during your safari drive and have plenty of time to explore the national park, stop to observe the wildlife and take photos.

Activity: Wildlife Game Drive And Photographing.

Day 9: Lake Natron (full day)

• Budget: Tanzanite Farm Lodge

• Mid-range : Karatu Tented Lodge

• Luxury: Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp, Acacia Tarangire Tented Camp

After breakfast, enjoy an adventure packed day of game driving in Tarangire National Park. Beside herds of elephants, you can also expect to see zebra, eland, mongoose, giraffe, bushbuck, hartebeest, dik dik, impala, warthog and reedbuck. Many carnivores are abundant throughout the park such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and jackal. At the end of a busy day we’ll retire to Tarangire River Camp to enjoy a sundowner while taking in the many colours of the setting sun over the Tarangire landscape.

Activity:Wildlife Game Drive And Photographing .

Day 10: Arusha National Park

• Budget: Home Villa Arusha

• Mid-range : Mount Meru Hotel

• Luxury: Grand Melia

After breakfast we we’ll drive to Arusha National Park taking packed lunch boxes so we can enjoy the game viewing until evening. Arusha National Park offers a wide variety of wildlife including Cape buffalo, elephant, hippo, giraffe, warthog, antelope, zebra, blue monkey, vervet monkey, colobus monkey and various reptiles. The Momella lakes attract a wide range of birds, both resident and migratory.

Day 11: Arusha National Park – Arusha Town

• Budget: Home Villa Arusha

• Mid-range : Mount Meru Hotel

• Luxury: Grand Melia

After breakfast you’ll go on a guided walking safari accompanied by an armed ranger. You will have plenty of time to take photos of the wildlife which may include zebra, antelopes and Cape buffalo as well as birds. You’ll enjoy a delicious picnic lunch at the beautiful Mount Meru waterfall providing a spectacular end to your safari. In the evening, we’ll drive you back to Arusha Town for your final night.

Activity: Wildlife Game Drive And Photographing

Day 12: End Of Tour

After breakfast you’ll be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.