7 days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari

Itinerary details Day to Day activities

Serengeti Wildebeests Migration is a journey of roughly two million Wildebeest starting in the south of the Serengeti, with the birth of half a million calves between January and March. A favorite season for many of the seasoned Serengeti guides: the air during these months is full of new life and action.

A better representation of the circle of life probably cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The journey starts in Southern Serengeti when wildebeest calves are being born. Predators like lions and hyenas are constantly hunting for babies, and thousands and thousands of calves are born within a couple of weeks of each other – a feast for the eyes of true wildlife enthusiasts.

When the drought comes in May, the herd moves north, towards the Masai Mara in Kenya, chomping down the high green grass, quickly followed by the gazelles and zebras. The migration is not without risk: crossing rivers means facing about 3,000 crocodiles, patiently waiting for a kill. Not to mention the famous Serengeti lion population: by far the largest in Africa. Despite the abundance of hoofed meat in this area, life is not easy for these big cats in this unforgiving landscape. But seeing a group of lions collaborating to hunt down a wildebeest is an unforgettable sight.

Then, with the beginning of the short rains in late October, the migration makes its way back into the Serengeti. By December, the herds trek past Seronera - a small settlement in central Serengeti where the official Serengeti Visitors’ Centre is located - to return to their calving grounds again, and the circle is complete.

Arrival in Arusha.

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Our guide will meet you and facilitate a transfer to your hotel. 

Meals; Dinner

Day 1 - Arusha

After breakfast in Arusha, you will fly to Serengeti and after arriving at 10am you will have a game drive in Northern Mara, the place is known for its 1.5 million wildebeest and hundred thousand of zebras, a frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating happening from July-October. 

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

Day 2 - Serengeti North Mara (Kogatende)

After breakfast from the Camp, you will have a full day game drive in North Mara (Kogatende) viewing the Great Migration, the river crossing starts between August to October. 

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3 - Serengeti Central

After breakfast depart to Serengeti Central Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park and a world heritage site. The place is known for the great migration were the zebras, and Thomson gazelle all trek for fresh grazing. A place also has a variety of bird species.

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

Day 4 - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast we will have a full day game drive as Serengeti National Park is known as the home of the Big five, you will have a chance to see the lions, Zebras, African leopard, African Buffalo, African Elephant, and the Rhinoceros (either black or white) 

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

Day 5 - Serengeti - Ngorongoro

After breakfast, we will have an early drive straight to Ngorongoro, the drive takes 4 hours upon reaching Ngorongoro we will have a full day game drive inside Ngorongoro crater to see Elephants, elands, hartebeests, and the endangered rhinos are among the residents of the crater. There are also resident zebras and wildebeests in the crater that do not take part in the annual migration Hippos are found in the permanent freshwater pools and the swamps in the crater.

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

Day 6 - Tarangire

After breakfast, we drive straight to Tarangire National Park, as it is a quiet national park in the northern circuit known for its elephant and birding safari.

Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

Day 7 - Departure

After Breakfast from your camp, we will drive back to Arusha to your hotel/ lodge.