Tanzania Serengeti Migration Safari - Imagine an ageless land, exotic and picturesque, abounding with birds and wildlife, majestic views of mountains and plains. Gracing these magnificent landscapes is the soul of Tanzania – its people. Spectacular sights and intriguing encounters with unique cultures. Charming village scenes and bustling markets, fascinating flora and fauna.

It’s the Africa safari adventure of a lifetime – an awe-inspiring, memory-making experience. Discover Tanzania Annual Animal Wildebeest Migration Safari in Serengeti, Africa, the way it was meant to be seen… in a personalized safari package designed around your

interests and hosted by African Safaris and Adventures. Tanzania's Serengeti National park is exceptional by any standards, but it's also something that you really need to understand before you book your Migration safari. The Serengeti National is a large park stretching from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, all the way out to Lake Victoria and up as far as the Masai Mara Kenya, the migratory animals range across this whole area.

Which areas of the Serengeti you tour is criticaland will depend on when you are traveling  This can make a huge difference to what you see;  on the one hand this could be massed herds of wildebeest, on the other it could be hordes of tourists. There are some excellent safari tented camps and lodge in the Serengeti from luxury lodges, to seasonal mobile camps and - if you don't mind helping stick up your tent to save a bit of money - an excellent light mobile camping option. The annual Wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara and Serengeti game reserves is the most spectacular wildlife show in the world.

Every year, between August and November, about 2 million wildebeest and zebras move in search of greener pasture and water as seasons change. Although the wildebeest migration timing varies, the best time to get a glimpse of the dramatic event is between June and August when the wildebeest gather in preparation to cross the renowned Grumeti River. Numerous predators such as lions, hyenas, cheetah, leopard and a host of carnivores can be spotted hovering around the area waiting for a chance to strike the weak prey. The wildebeest make their arrival in Masai Mara between August and September, although at times they arrive as early as July. The animals remain in the Masai Mara National Park between October and November before gradually returning to Serengeti.  This usually happens between December and January.

The Masai Mara National Reserve, located in the southwest Kenya on the border of Tanzania, is the most popular game park in Kenya. Although it is relatively smaller in size compared to other Kenyan national parks, Masai Mara is home to an amazing concentration of wildlife. It is therefore one of the most popular Kenya safaris holiday destination. The Masai Mara national park borders the Serengeti plains along its southern end and it is nourished by the Mara River.

The river has plenty of hippos and crocodiles that make the Annual Wildebeest Migration a really dangerous task. Serengeti Migration Safaris that you have been dreaming of, whether it's a Serengeti Lodge Safari, Honeymoon Holiday, Flying tour, Budget Backpacker Camping , wildebeest migration safaris in Serengeti, Bird watching safaris, your dream can come true by signing up for an a safari in Serengeti National park with us as we are the travel experts in East Africa. Our Safari tour Guides have personally escort all our Africa migration safari groups from the time they arrive in Arusha to the time they depart.  

They will personally greet you at the airport, unlike most other safari companies and tour operators in Tanzania where taxi drivers normally pick you up. After all, you have traveled thousands of miles to get to Africa and should be pampered and taken care of from the minute you arrive. What sets us apart from the rest of the Tanzania tour companies?  We know first hand how important it is to have a competent safari guide escorting you throughout your entire Tanzania safari. The majority of travel companies in Tanzania operating African safari holiday business do not provide tour guides for their groups.  If a client has a special request, to whom do they turn?  Having a

knowledgeable person with you will not only give you peace of mind, but will enhance your Serengeti safaris holidays experience as well. If you want a vacation different from the standard safari vacations, plan your next safari with us.

Our genuine concern for clients and what they experience while on safari in Serengeti is what makes our Serengeti safaris special. We offer a superb range of safaris Serengeti, from one night ‘tasters’ to a fabulous fourteen night safari expedition. Come with us on a safari in Africa and experience the ultimate holiday adventure. Each day extensive game drives are arranged, sometimes at day break when many of

the animals are at their most active. You travel in four wheel drive Toyota Safari Land Cruisers, Land Rovers, Unimogs (open back lorries)

or specially adapted mini-buses led by experienced tour drivers/guides, all with a vast knowledge of the game reserves and when and where to find the animals. With all meals included in the price, our Serengeti safaris represent excellent value for money. To learn more about creating a customized Safari to Tanzania or to another one of our African vacation destinations, please contact us. Or simply click the links to find out more regarding our African safari options -- including our scheduled Serengeti safaris, budget safaris, and custom safaris. Pricing and rates are also available. We look forward to sharing Tanzania with you. See you on a Serengeti

Day 1, Arrive Kilimajaro (Tanzania) Meet and transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel in Arusha Tanzania. Just half an hour from Kilimanjaro Airport, it is the perfect venue for the start of your Serengeti Migration safari; relax in the tranquil, exotic gardens or take a swim in the pool. Enjoy sundowners on the roof and hear the plaintiff cry of the hadida ibis as it flies to roost at sunset – as you recover from long flight Lodge: Mountain Village Lodge.

Day 2 Flamingos - Lake Manyara. The vast Serengeti beckons as you embark on Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara safari. Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, renowned among birders for huge flocks of pink flamingoes, as well as giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants.

Arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, populated by an estimated 30,000 large mammals. Your lodge is on the Ngorongoro Crater rim overlooking the caldera below, an excellent spot for the welcome reception and dinner Lodge: Ngorongoro Serena/Ngorongoro Sopa.

Day 3. Olduvai Gorge to Serengeti Study the history of mankind at Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, which was inspired by Masai tribal dwellings. Lodge: Serengeti Serena/Ngorongo Sopa.

Day 4 & 5 Serengeti The following two days of game viewing drives in the Serengeti according to the animal migration periods. The Serengeti is undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world with its seemingly endless plains, rivers and fascinating rocky outcrops called `kopjes’ and where the highest concentration of wildlife ebbs and flows. The famous wildebeest migration, rotate in their hundreds of thousands in a circuitous route seeking young blades of grass by following the rain patterns throughout the year. Lodge: Serengeti Serena/Ngorongo Sopa Lodge.

Day 7, Arusha/Nairobi
Morning Game drive, then breakfast, then transfer to the airstrip at Seronera for the scheduled flight back to Arusha, Take shuttle bus to Nairobi arriving at 6 PM Hotel: Lenana Mount Hotel – Nairobi Safari Club – Safari Park Hotel – Hilton Hotel Nairobi

Day 8,9 and 10 Masai Mara
You meet your Professional Safari Guide for a briefing and drive for 4-5 hours to reach the Masai Mara National Reserve, descending the Rift escarpment just north of Nairobi and crossing the flat valley floor before we ascend to the Mara plateau. Your base is a comfortable tented safari camp in the upper Mara eco-system, overlooking the Talek River  You spend the 4 days following the herds, capturing the drama as it unfolds throughout the day.  

Early starts and evening drives back after full days roving the plains with provisions on board to ensure uninterrupted access to the greatest wildlife spectacle of them all.

The rhythm of the wilderness takes over: different habitats and species are unveiled as you spend your days driving, watching and capturing on film the drama as it unfolds.

The key is flexibility: our guides know where to look, at which time of day for specific behavioral patterns and wildlife rituals Luxury Lodge: Mara Intrepids Camp (Renowned for the presence of the wildebeest migration between July and September, the Mara is one of the world’s most rewarding places to see wildlife.

Day 11: Masai Mara/Nairobi/Flight Home Later After breakfast you drive across the savannah on a last excursion, stopping for a picnic lunch at mid-day. You reach Nairobi mid-afternoon. Join your safari guides for a farewell dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant, before flight home Days Room: Fair View Hotel Nairobi The Tanzania SerengetiMigration is rightly ranked as one of the most amazing annual

wildebeest migration spectacles to occur in the natural world. So what route do the wildebeest migrating follow, when is the best time travel and who is the best Tanzania tour operator with package migration safaris

The Tanzania Serengeti Annual Animal Migration Route

The wildebeest migrate in a clockwise direction from the Tanzania Serengeti in the South to the Kenya Masai Mara in the north and then back again. The cycle is an annual event and the exact timing is dictated by the rain. When the water and grazing disappear in one area due to a seasonal drought the wildebeest need move along to where the seasonal rains are falling to survive by finding new grazing and water. The wildebeest have to cross a number of rivers in their perilous but amazing 300 mile journey like the Grumeti and the Mara river in the north and this is where a lot of them don't make it falling prey to crocodiles and drowning. Only the very fittest survive. They are also preyed on by lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena as they have no choice but to move through the territories occupied by these predators in their quest for fresh grass. The predators have a food bonanza when the migration passes through their territory.

The Best Time to Experience the Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari

It's important to remember that there are no guarantees when it comes to the timing of the animal migration in Kenya & Tanzania. It's all dependant on the rain and the seasons start at different times every year which means the herds might not be where historically they should be. You can make a rough estimate based on the past and hope that things run accordingly. Historically the times to see the migration in the Serengeti are...
January: The massive herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle are to be found on the plains of the southern Serengeti.
February: The wildebeest begin foaling and they do this at roughly the same time with all the predators in close attendance. Many people only want to see the migration and don't realise that this is a comparable wildlife spectacle. One of the best times to see the predators.
March-April: Heavy rains are approaching and the grazing is starting to get worse. The herd begins to move northwards along the western corridor of the Serengeti.
May-June: The herd moves towards the Grumeti controlled area where there is still good grazing and they begin to cross the Grumeti river where crocodiles lie in wait for their annual feast and you find the scenes occurring that has made the wildebeest migration famous in so many wildlife documentaries.
July-August: The herd is drawn ever northwards towards the Masai Mara Kenya in their quest for better grazing. They have one more dangerous river to cross, the Mara, before they receive their reward in the sweet grazing plains of Kenya.

What to Pack for a Migration Safari in Tanzania

If you would like to know what the essentials are that you need to pack to take with on your migration safari in Serengeti then our comprehensive packing list will do the job.