Serengeti National Park · Luxury Safari

Fly In & Drive Out Great Migration Mating Season

Mating Season Migration Safari - May to June

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The Journey

Trip Overview

Experience one of the natural wonders of the Great Wildebeest Migration on this eight-day safari through the Serengeti National Park and Grumeti Game Reserve. After the rains descend in May, the herds revel in the lush, new growth and begin their annual mating season. Witness this incredible spectacle up close while exploring the vast savannah on daily game drives and get a bird’s eye view on a hot air balloon flight, with the itinerary also including visits to the UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Crater and a Maasai community.

Ideal duration: 5 Days     From $7500 per person    
  • Best time to go:
  • Peak
  • Good
  • Green season

Peak — prime wildlife & weather  ·  Good — great value, fewer crowds  ·  Green season — lush scenery, newborn wildlife & the lowest rates.

YOUR ADVENTURE BEGINS
1 Night - Arusha

1 Night - Arusha

Welcome to Tanzania – Worry free VIP meet & greet at Kilimanjaro Airport. Our Visa Specialist will meet you right on the tarmac and welcome you to the beautiful country of Tanzania. He will issue your Tanzania Visas (all costs included), making your arrival to East Africa easy and efficient. With Vencha Travel you'll skip the long lines! Your safari will be 100% escorted and chauffeured from arrival to departure. It's a 45-minute drive to your first accommodations.
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2 Nights – West Serengeti

2 Nights – West Serengeti

Fly to the majestic Serengeti to witness this famous park's teeming wildlife. Depart at 8.00am on a 90-minute flight to the West Serengeti where your very own private vehicle and personal driver-guide will be waiting. Explore the Grumeti River today, which is most famous for the legendary wildebeest crossing, a dramatic event featured in countless wildlife documentaries. Hippos abound in these dark waters, along with massive Nile crocodiles looming just below the murky surface.  Witness the most amazing wildlife spectacle in Africa, the Great Migration. Depart at sunrise to cross the Grumeti River and embark on a full day adventure drive to explore the Ruwana Plains. Ruwana's verdant grasslands serve as a critical refuge for the wildebeest migration in MAY and JUNE. Stretch those safari legs with a short walk across the Grumeti suspension bridge. The lush riparian forest that shades the river here is home to the rare black-and white colobus monkey.
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2 Nights – Central Serengeti

2 Nights – Central Serengeti

Next stop is the Central Serengeti - The Big Cat Capital of Africa! Focus your game drives along the Seronera River for quality encounters with lions and leopards. There is no better place in Africa to see these species in action. After lunch, head to the idyllic Makoma Plain, a well-known area for cheetahs. You just might witness the world's fastest land animal sprinting across the plains. Conclude the day at Retina where you can walk next to the 200 hippos that inhabit the pool. Explore the remote corners of the Central Serengeti on a sunrise game drive. Depart at 6.00am for a sunrise game drive before breakfast. The early morning is the best time to spot the big cats hunting. Resident animal viewing will be superb today for giraffe, buffalo, impala, elephant and waterbuck. Return to your accommodations for lunch. Depart on an afternoon game drive to the remote Sametu Marsh, the territory of the Serengeti's most famous lion pride and a magnet for wildlife.
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2 Nights – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

2 Nights – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Choose from several exciting optional tours as you depart the Serengeti. Today you will game drive to the Crater with optional tours along the way including an excursion to the Matiti Plains (the main wildebeest calving grounds), a tour of the famous archaeological site at Olduvai Gorge or a visit to a traditional Maasai Village. Few places in the world can match the Serengeti's long human history and this fact has earned this part of Africa the title 'Cradle of Mankind'. Aim to be the first vehicle in the famous Ngorongoro Crater this morning! Descend the steep walls of the Crater for an early morning game drive and enjoy this amazing sanctuary undisturbed from other visitors. After tracking down the Crater's rare black rhinos, massive bull elephants and famed black-maned lions, head over to Ngoitokitok Springs and indulge in a bush picnic with superb hippo viewing. Complete your circumnavigation of the Crater before returning to your accommodations.
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Lake Manyara National Park & Departure

Lake Manyara National Park & Departure

Discover Lake Manyara National Park as you descend the Great Rift Valley. Descend the windy road that leads from the Crater to Lake Manyara, which is nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley. After exploring the park's varied habitats, choose from several exciting optional tours this afternoon, shopping excursions in Arusha or the Poli Village cultural tour. Enjoy a day room in Arusha and a farewell dinner before departing to Kilimanjaro Airport.
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