Tanzania Serengeti Migration 6 Days

On this day, you will depart Arusha, Tanzania's base town for safaris in northern Tanzania, for a magnificent journey down the Arusha-Dodoma highway to Lake Manyara National Park. You will drive and arrive in Lake Manyara in 2 hours, passing by a supermarket (if desired) for any last-minute shopping of any personal goods that you may require. Your driver will handle the paperwork at the park's entrance before taking you on your first game drive. This is a smaller park in Tanzania, yet it nevertheless provides a rewarding and diverse safari experience.
Elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and some of Africa's largest baboon troupes abound at Lake Manyara National Park, an untouched wonderland of groundwater forest fed by underground springs. Manyara's lakeshore is teeming with birdlife, and while looking for birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions, which attract visitors from all over the world. There are also a surprising number of other large mammals, and the striking cliffs of the Rift escarpment provide a dramatic backdrop. We return to Manyara or Karatu for the night after the game drive.

We depart early after breakfast from Manyara (Mtowambu) and travel across the Great Rift Valley's floor, up the escarpment, and through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in what will ultimately be a pleasant and enjoyable scenic drive as you take in the beautiful scenery and breathtaking visitors on our way to the Serengeti National Park.
Serengeti National Park is known for its boundless plains that stretch as far as the eye can see. We'll head to the Lobo neighborhood, which is slightly north of Seronera (central Serengeti National Park). Every year around July/August, the wildebeest migration passes through the Lobo area en route to Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve, and again in late October/November en route to the southern Serengeti National Park.
Arrive at the Serengeti late in the afternoon for an evening game drive until evening, when you will settle into a camp/lodge, have dinner, and sleep. Lunch is served at one of the picnic areas, most likely near the Naabi Hill Gate, where you may stretch your legs while your guide completes the necessary registration and paperwork. Serengeti dinner and overnight All meals are provided.

After breakfast, we depart for the Serengeti National Park's eastern portions, also known as the EAST OF THE GRUMETI RIVER, where we will take a game drive en-route from Seronera to the Eastern Serengeti. We will arrive at the resort in time for lunch and then go on an afternoon game drive around the vicinity. Depending on rainfall patterns, the wildebeest migration can be found in the Eastern Serengeti area in November, December, and early January. They usually linger in the north-eastern Serengeti until December, when they migrate further south. Dinner and overnight in the eastern Serengeti area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Enjoy a full day of game viewing in the Eastern Serengeti after breakfast. Wildebeest normally stay in the Serengeti's northern reaches until December, when they move south. During the wet season, the Gol Kopjes on the Eastern Plains have the highest number of cheetahs in Africa. The majority of Serengeti cheetahs are migratory, following the Thomson's Gazelle migration to the eastern short grass plains during the rainy season and then returning to the Central Serengeti (plains/woodland border) during the dry season. The eastern grasslands of the Serengeti and throughout Africa offer the best cheetah views during the rainy season. Several groups of cheetahs are likely to be encountered during a full-day game drive to the GOL kopjes. Cheetahs are primarily diurnal (daytime) hunters, and if you're lucky, you'll get to see the world's fastest land mammal in action.
During the green season, the eastern plains are home to the highest densities of hyenas, in addition to cheetahs. Hyena clans of up to 30 members have been sighted routinely from Naabi Hill east through the Gol Kopjes and Lemuta Hill. Hyenas, the most abundant predator in the ecosystem, are semi-nomadic and 'commute' to the Eastern Plains from their den sites in the Central Serengeti during the rainy season. During the wet season, lion numbers are also high on the eastern plains. The majority of lions in the Serengeti are resident, although a considerable minority (about 20%) are nomadic, and they do accompany migratory animals to the plains during the rainy season. Lions, on the other hand, are infrequently observed east of Lemuta and are much more common inside the Serengeti proper, notably the Gol Kopjes area. After lunch, you will continue with your Serengeti wildlife viewing before traveling to Central Serengeti for the night. Serengeti Camp or Lodge for dinner and sleep. All meals are provided.

Today marks the end of your adventure.