9 Days Migration Safari Circuit

Trip overview

Built around the Great Migration, with four days in the Serengeti placed where the herds are in your travel month, followed by the Ngorongoro Crater.

• Great Migration
• Four Serengeti days
• Ngorongoro Crater

Day by day

Day 2

Tarangire or Lake Manyara

A warm-up game drive in Tarangire or Lake Manyara National Park, depending on the season — elephants and baobabs in Tarangire, or forest, flamingos and hippo pools at Manyara.

Overnight: Karatu / ManyaraMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Park fees, game drive

Day 3

Central Serengeti

Head into the Serengeti through the Ngorongoro highlands, game-driving across the plains towards the Seronera area, known for its big cats.

Overnight: SerengetiMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Park fees, private vehicle

Day 4

Serengeti Migration Area

Explore the area where the wildebeest and zebra herds are gathered for your travel month, with the predators that follow them.

Overnight: SerengetiMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Park fees, game drives

Day 5

Full Day Serengeti Migration Safari

A full day with the Great Migration: vast herds of wildebeest and zebra, and the lion, hyena and cheetah that shadow them across the open plains.

Overnight: SerengetiMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Park fees, driver-guide

Day 6

Northern / Western / Southern Serengeti

An extra day placed where the migration is: river crossings in the north (July–October), the western corridor (May–June) or the calving plains in the south (January–March).

Overnight: SerengetiMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Park fees, game drives

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

A morning descent into the Ngorongoro Crater for Big Five viewing on the crater floor, with spectacular views from the rim on the way down and back up.

Overnight: Karatu / NgorongoroMeals: B, L, DIncluded: Crater fee, conservation fee

Day 8

Return to Arusha or Zanzibar Extension

Fly or drive back to Arusha, or continue to Zanzibar if you add a beach extension.

Overnight: Arusha / ZanzibarMeals: B / as bookedIncluded: Transfer/flight as listed

Meals: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner. The order of parks may change with the season and lodge availability.

Prices per person (USD)

Choose your accommodation level. The more travellers share the vehicle, the lower the price per person.

Prices are per person sharing, valid for 2026/27. Single travellers, larger groups and special lodges on request.

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