8 DAYS GREAT SERENGETI MIGRATION SAFARI PACKAGES | TARANGIRE, LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI AND NGORONGORO
DRIVE IN – DRIVE OUT 2024

Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Tanzania Burigi Chato Safaris guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to start your 8 Days Great Tanzania Serengeti Migration safari (Mara River Crossing) the next day.

Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town)

• BUDGET LODGES –

Mrimba palm Hotel | Arusha tourist inn hotel

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Natron Palace Hotel | City Link Hotel | Charity international

• LUXURY LODGES –

Mount Meru Hotel | Tulia Hotel & Spa | Kibo Paris | Arusha Serena Lodge

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –

Gran Melia

Arusha – Tarangire National Park On this day you leave Arusha town; the base town for safaris in the northern Tanzania and along the Arusha – Dodoma highway a scenic drive towards the Tarangire National Park. You will pass by a supermarket (if you wish) for some last-minute shopping of any personal effects that you may need then drive through a scenic Masai Steppe and arrive at Tarangire in 2 hour-time. Your driver will take care of the paper work at the park’s gate then you will embark on your first game drive

The Tarangire National Park has the highest density of elephantsand large baobab trees that dot the grasslandin North Tanzania and you can view these animals all year round in which the herds often can reach an impressive number of 300 animals. The Tarangire River has water all year round, and during the dry season, between July and October, many animals from the surrounding areas come to the river for drinking. If you visit the park during the dry season, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you can observe wonderful creatures such as lions, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests and zebras as well as various types of antelopes and gazelles and with a little luck, you can also spot a python! This area is during the dry season also a haven for bird watchers with over 550 different species including the Masai Ostrich -the world largest bird. Around lunchtime, you will stop at a suitable picnic place before the afternoon is dedicated to more wildlife watching. Before sunset, you will be taken to yourCamp or Lodgein Manyara (MtowaMbu) for overnight.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Karatu/Manyara- Mtowa Mbu)

• BUDGET TENTED CAMPING –

SUNBRIGHT | LILAC | SAVANNA | KIZUMBA

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Twiga Lodge | Eileen's Trees Inn | Fanaka

• LUXURY LODGES -

Manyara Serena Safari Lodge | Manyara Wildlife Lodge

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoiled paradise of ground water forest fed by underground springs and teeming with wildlife such as elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and some of the largest baboon troupes in Africa. The lake shore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions, and people flock from all over the world to see these iconic predators lounging in the trees

There are a surprising number of other large mammals and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment form a dramatic backdrop

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Karatu/Manyara- Mtowa Mbu)

• BUDGET TENTED CAMPING –

SUNBRIGHT | LILAC | SAVANNA | KIZUMBA

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Twiga Lodge | Eileen's Trees Inn | Fanaka

• LUXURY LODGES -

Manyara Serena Safari Lodge | Manyara Wildlife Lodge

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

On this day you leave Manyara/Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater. You’ll arrive Ngorongoro after 30 minutes then we’ll descend over 600m to the crater to view the wildlife in it.

The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino

Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south western corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Overnight stay – (Ngorongoro – Ngorongoro {Crater Rim})

• BUDGET CAMPING –

Simba Public Campsite

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Rhino Hotel

• LUXURY LODGES –

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge | Ngorongoro Wildlife | Ngorongoro SopaEntamanu Camp | Kirurumu Ngorongoro | Lemala Ngorongoro Camp |

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

After breakfast, we’ll head towards the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We’ll proceed to the Lobo area which is located just north of the Seronera area (central Serengeti National Park). The wildebeest migration, normally pass through the Lobo area every year around July / August en-route to the Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve and again in late October / November en-route to the southern Serengeti National Park.

NOTE THAT:

You can break up the drive with some or both of the below activities:

• Olduvai Gorge Museum: Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever found. Here you will see some of the oldest fossil evidence in the world of human habitation, visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum to learn more about the human journey, and take in the stunning views of this stark gorge country.

• Maasai boma visit: You will visit one of the famous Maasai bomas, where you'll have the opportunity to witness (and participate in) traditional Maasai dance, tour an authentic Maasai village, and even do a little souvenir shopping at the local market.

Both of the above acare excluded in your Tour (additional cost is Needed).

Arrive the Serengeti in the late afternoon for an Evening game drive until Evening when you will check in at a Camp/lodge, dinner and overnight. Lunch is taken at one of the Picnic sites most likely at the Naabi Hill Gate where you will also get the chance to stretch your legs as your guide sorts out the registration and relevant paperwork. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti. All meals included.

Accommodation:

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Serengeti – Central Serengeti)

• BUDGET CAMPING –

Nyani (Seronera) Public Campsite | Pimbi Public campsite

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Katikati Tented Lodge | Kenzan Tented Camp | Kiota Tented Camp | Serengeti Wilderness Camp

• LUXURY LODGES –

Serengeti Serena Lodge | Serengeti Wildlife Lodge | Angata Serengeti | Asanja Moru | Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) | Kiota Camp | Serengeti Sopa Lodge

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES – Four Season Safari Lodge | Melia Serengeti Lodge | &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas |

After breakfast, we head towards the far northern reach of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria. We will do a game drive en-route from the Lobo area to the Wagakuria area. As we head north, good sightings of giraffe, plain game, herds of buffalo and elephants can often be seen.

We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch we will enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Wagakuria area from Mid-july to October, depending on rainfall patterns. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park and the Mara River provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Serengeti – Northern Serengeti)

• BUDGET CAMPING –

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Chaka Tented Camp | Kenzan Mara Tented Camp | Mara River Kati Kati |

• LUXURY LODGES –

Lobo Wildlife Lodge | Angata Bologonja Tented Camp &Beyond Klein’s Camp | Bologonya Under Canvas | Lemala Kuria Hills | Singita Mara River Tented Camp | Mara mara Lodge| Orakira Migration Camp | Under Camvas |

After breakfast, enjoy a full day game drive in the Wagakuria/Kogatende area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this area of the park, with prides of lion up to 30 strong, however, from Mid-July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note –Finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.

(An option of doing a Hot Air Balloon is also in this area)

Serengeti Balloon Safaris: There are no words that can do the experience of floating over the Serengeti justice.” Get a birds-eye view of the park as you rise alongside the sun.

The balloon tour lasts about an hour, after which passengers gather round a table, surrounded by the park’s lush plains, for an “Out of Africa” English-style breakfast.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

al: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Serengeti – Northern Serengeti)

• BUDGET CAMPING –

Robo Campsite

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Chaka Tented Camp | Kenzan Mara Tented Camp | Mara River Kati Kati |

• LUXURY LODGES –

Lobo Wildlife Lodge | Angata Bologonja Tented Camp &Beyond Klein’s Camp | Bologonya Under Canvas | Lemala Kuria Hills | Singita Mara River Tented Camp | Mara mara Lodge| Orakira Migration Camp | Under Camvas |

After breakfast at the camp, we depart for Kogatende Airstrip and enjoy a game drive en-route.

Around mid-morning, join a scheduled flight from Kogatende airstrip to Arusha airport. Upon arrival to Arusha airport, meet our driver who’ll drive you to Arusha town. Upon arrival, we will have our lunch and then we will end our African safari adventure. You will be taken to your hotel, which ends our safari services.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town)

• BUDGET LODGES –

Mrimba palm Hotel | Arusha tourist inn hotel

• MID-RANGE LODGES –

Natron Palace Hotel | City Link Hotel | Charity international

• LUXURY LODGES –

Mount Meru Hotel | Tulia Hotel & Spa | Kibo Paris | Arusha Serena Lodge

• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –

Gran Melia

INCLUSIONS

• Park fees

• All activities (unless labeled as optional)

• All accommodation as stated in the itinerary

• A professional driver/guide

• All transportation (unless labeled as optional)

• All Taxes/VAT

• Roundtrip airport transfer

• All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)

• Drinking water on all days

EXCLUSIONS

• International flights (from/to home

• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

• Tips to Guide and Cook

• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

• Alcohol drinks