10 Day Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari Itinerary
Day 1 – Zanzibar to Tarangire National Park
Your safari begins with an early morning transfer from your hotel in Zanzibar to Zanzibar Airport for your domestic flight to Arusha. Upon arrival, meet your professional safari guide and drive directly to Tarangire National Park for your first exciting game drive. Tarangire is famous for giant baobab trees, large elephant herds, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and beautiful savannah landscapes. After the safari, continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
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Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge / Similar
Day 2 – Tarangire to Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Serengeti National Park. Enjoy beautiful landscapes and Maasai villages along the way. Enter Serengeti through Naabi Hill Gate and continue with an afternoon game drive in Central Serengeti (Seronera), famous for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, and large wildebeest herds.
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Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Haven / Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Day 3 – Full Day Safari in Central Serengeti
Start your day with an early morning game drive in Central Serengeti, one of the best places for wildlife viewing in Tanzania. Morning is the perfect time to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and many other animals.After breakfast, continue your full-day Serengeti safari through the famous Seronera area, known for its rich wildlife and beautiful savannah plains. Your professional safari guide will help you spot big cats, hippos, crocodiles, gazelles, and many bird species.Enjoy a picnic lunch inside Serengeti National Park surrounded by nature and amazing wildlife views. In the afternoon, continue exploring the endless Serengeti plains before returning to your safari camp for dinner and overnight inside Serengeti National Park.
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Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Haven / Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Day 4 – Central Serengeti to Northern Serengeti
After breakfast, drive from Central Serengeti to Northern Serengeti, one of the best places to see the Great Wildebeest Migration in Tanzania. Enjoy a scenic game drive through the Serengeti ecosystem while spotting elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest. Northern Serengeti is famous for the Mara River crossing, where thousands of wildebeest cross the river during migration season while crocodiles wait in the water. Enjoy wildlife viewing and photography along the way before arriving at your luxury tented camp in Northern Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
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Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge / Baobab Mara Luxury Camp
Day 5 – Full Day Northern Serengeti Migration Safari
Today you will enjoy a full-day migration safari in Northern Serengeti. This area is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for seeing the Great Wildebeest Migration and Mara River crossings. Watch thousands of wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains while predators like lions, leopards, and hyenas follow nearby. You may also see elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and many bird species. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive in remote areas of Serengeti National Park. Return to your safari camp for dinner and overnight.
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Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge / Baobab Mara Luxury Camp
Day 6 – Another Full Day in Northern Serengeti
Enjoy another exciting safari day in Northern Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives focused on the movement of the Great Migration. Your safari guide will use radio communication to find the best wildlife viewing areas and possible Mara River crossings. Search for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, wildebeest, zebras, hyenas, jackals, and many other animals.After a full day of wildlife viewing and photography, return to your luxury safari camp for dinner and overnight inside Serengeti National Park.
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Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge / Baobab Mara Luxury Camp
Day 7 – Northern Serengeti to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, enjoy a scenic game drive from Northern Serengeti back to Central Serengeti. This is another great safari day with many chances to see wildlife across the endless Serengeti plains. As you travel through different parts of Serengeti National Park, you may spot large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Your professional safari guide will stop at the best wildlife viewing areas for photography and animal sightings while sharing information about the Serengeti ecosystem and the Great Wildebeest Migration. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush surrounded by beautiful savannah landscapes before continuing your afternoon game drive toward the famous Seronera region in Central Serengeti. Arrive at your safari lodge or tented camp in the evening for dinner and overnight inside Serengeti National Park.
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Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Haven / Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Day 8 – Full Day Safari in Central Serengeti
Spend another full day on safari in Central Serengeti, one of the top safari destinations in Tanzania. Start with an early morning game drive to look for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, hippos, and wildebeest. Explore different areas of the Serengeti plains with your professional safari guide while enjoying amazing wildlife viewing and beautiful landscapes.Optional hot air balloon safari is available for travelers who want a special Serengeti experience. After lunch in the bush, continue your afternoon game drive before returning to your safari lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight inside Serengeti National Park.
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Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Haven / Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Day 9 – Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in Serengeti before traveling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.Dinner and overnight near the crater rim.
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Accommodation: Ngorongoro Safari Lodge / Lion’s Paw Camp
Day 10 – Ngorongoro Crater – Flight Back to Zanzibar
After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day safari. Spot the Big Five including lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and black rhinos.After your safari and picnic lunch, drive to Arusha Airport for your flight back to Zanzibar.
