Serengeti Safari | Tour Guide to the Center of Wilderness

The Serengeti is not just the cream of Africa; but it is everything that is African wild. Here are animals at any time of year; from May to October. Serengeti National Park surrounding teems with wildlife, including wildebeest, impala, warthogs, zebra topi, gazelles and hyena. Lion, leopard, cheetah and caracal can be more easily spotted in the Kopjes, granite inselbergs scattered across the landscape.

Serengeti is renowned for the phenomenal wildebeest migration that occurs every year. Over two million large mammals carve across the plains in a circular trek; their steady instinctive movements tied to the land and grass and rain. The predators follow the wildebeest and zebra closely and a Serengeti travel safari is the best to view lions, cheetahs, hyenas and leopards as well as other big cats. Also see National Parks & Reserves in Tanzania

The Great Migration

The Wildebeest Migration is a dramatic story. It takes place within Kenya and Tanzania and is the greatest wildlife show on earth. Between the open plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara, thousands of wildebeest and zebras migrate to greener pastures as the seasons change and the circle of life and death continues. Predators follow the Wildebeest Migration closely, waiting for an opportunity to strike weak prey as they make their way into different territories.

Best time to go for the migration

The precise timing of the Wildebeest Migration changes annually and it is a very unpredictable and spontaneous natural event. The calving season takes place in the Serengeti between the months of January and mid-March before the Wildebeest Migration begins heading towards the western Serengeti in June. The best time to see the migration is usually between June and August when the wildebeest congregate and prepare to cross the famous Grumeti River. There are a few excellent camps in this area where you can stay to witness this natural phenomenon. If you are in the Masai Mara national reserve you can expect the wildebeest to make their arrival as early as July, but they generally arrive between August and September and remain in the Mara between October and November. Between December and January the wildebeest gradually begin their migration back towards the Serengeti

The accommodation in the Serengeti is varied enough to suit you, whatever your taste. There are mobile tented camps, beautifully designed lodges that blend in with the surroundings, luxurious Tanzania villas and colonial-style retreats where you can live the luxury of days gone by. Visit Serengeti and begin your own great adventure story.

Wildlife Safari – 6 days / 5 nights excursion tour to Tanzania’s Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Safari Highlights;

This exciting tour takes you through some of Tanzania’s premium wildlife sanctuaries. Lake Manyara National Park in the Great Rift Valley with its huge elephant population; Ngorongoro Crater - the world’s eighth wonder rising high above the Serengeti plains with vast wildlife; ending in the Serengeti - a magnificently vast expanse of savannah where lions, cheetahs and hyenas stalk their prey.

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked by a safari guide and transferred to Arusha for overnight at Impala Hotel

Day 2: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, set off to Lake Manyara, nestled at the foot of the Great Rift Valley, in time for an afternoon game drive. Lake Manyara National park welcomes you to wide-ranging ecosystems, incredible bird species and amazing scenery. Home to the Africa’s “Big 5”; elephant, lion, rhinoceros, buffalo and leopard, plus several predators, scavengers, antelope, and other African beasts; Lake Manyara’s bush plains, baobab strewn cliffs, ground water forests and algae-streaked hot springs flavor the country’s wonderful ecological diversity. Over night at Manyara Sopa Lodge

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park – Ngorongoro

In the morning, drive to Ngorongoro for a tour of the crater floor. Do not miss the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with abundance of wildlife, particularly in the crater. You get to see highlands around the crater (concentrated with elephants) and Ngorongoro crater. Park fees are $50 @ day a person (by July 2007) in addition to $200 per vehicle for a six-hour game drive in the crater. Overnight in Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Day 4: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park

Drive through magnificent scenery to Serengeti vie Olduvai Gorge, believed to be the origin of mankind. Overnight at your Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti National Park boasts 35 species of plains-dwelling mammals, including wildebeest and zebra which feature in the spectacular Great Migration. Bird life here is also spectacular. One major attraction here is the wildebeest migration. This Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra takes place continuously across borders between the Serengeti and Masai Mara- Kenya and back. Park fees are $50 a day @ person (by July 2008), and a guide with a 4WD is recommended. If the migration is your main purpose for visiting the Serengeti, you should target the period between June and September but can vary from year to year.
A Serengeti safari and being in the Serengeti at the height of the Migration is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. Overnight at your Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Day 6: Serengeti National Park – Arusha

Drive to Arusha for an early lunch and transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your return flight.
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