8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari
This 8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari is the best safari to explore the great migration of the wildebeests and zebras which transverse in a clock wise movement spanning an approximate 3000 kilometer journey as they search for fresh grounds and rear their young ones during seasonal changes every year crossing over to Kenya’s Masai Mara from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and back. This 8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration safari is great for photography and filming where you will have a chance to shoot amazing scenes and photographs of the major wildlife species Kenya and Tanzania has to offer as you follow up the great migration. This Safari will take you to Masai Mara in Kenya and Serengeti National Park where you will have a chance for amazing game viewing and watching wildebeest migration. This is an all inclusive trip which will start in Kenya, Nairobi and end in Arusha, Tanzania. This trip can as well be customized to match your interests.
The best time to see the Great Migration is during the dry season period that is between the months of July to early October every year this is the same period we recommend you book with this 8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari. During this period in the southern parts of Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater the vegetation is sparse and dry, the waterways are as well dry this forces the wildebeests and Zebras to migrate to the North plains that is southern part of Masai Mara National Park to search for fresh vegetation and water. During the Migration the wildebeests and Zebras rear their young ones, this is not simple given the fact it is more of 3000 miles journey which tiresome making it a life and death migration, many die due to exhaustion giving a chance to other carnivore animals to ease their search for food like Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions. Of the above dry months August and September are the best months to see the Great Migration given the fact this is good time as well to experience the river crossing during the migration, late October the rains will resume in Tanzania and the herds will start their journey back to southern parts of Serengenti National Park and Ngorongor crater grassland plain areas.
Day 1: Hotel in Nairobi or Jomo Kenyatta Airport to Masai Mara.
Day 2: Full day game viewing Masai Mara (Wildebeests migration watch).
Day 3: Game viewing in Masai Mara and drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full day game viewing in the endless and beautiful plains of Serengeti national park
Day 5: Central Serengeti park/Mara river area (Wildebeests migration watch).
Day 6: Full day at Mara river area for Wildebeests migration watch.
Day 7: Mara river area/Ngorongoro crater rim
Day 8: Mara river area/Ngorongoro crater rim and departure to Arusha to end your 8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari
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DAY 01: Pick up from your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi and transfer to Masai Mara
After breakfast and a short briefing by your driver guide, drive to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge, check-in, have lunch and short rest. You will spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya’s most popular and best safari destination where you will have a chance to sight the late grazers. Arrive back in lodge in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 02: Full day Game viewing in Masai Mara
Today you will enjoy full day game viewing in Masai Mara national reserve. During your game drives you will follow the migration groups of wildebeests around Mara river and depending luck this day you will have a chance to experience them crossing the river while the crocodiles are trying to hunt down some of the members for a meal, it is an experience to remember. On your game drive you will have a picnic lunch and a rest as you enjoy the sights and sounds of Masai Mara. In the evening you will end the day with a sunset game drive as you drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
DAY 03: Game viewing in Masai Mara and drive to Serengeti National Park
Today you will go for your second game viewing in Masai Mara national reserve. You will have a chance to search for missed wildlife on the previous day game drive. After you will leave wildlife behind as you cross through the region of traditional African farmlands to arrive at the border post of Serare, from where you will cross into Tanzania and drive to Central Serengeti National Park for diner and overnight.
Overnight: Thorn Tree Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Picnic lunch and Dinner
DAY 04: Full day game viewing in the endless plain of Serengeti national park
After breakfast at your Camp, you will drive out for full day game drives adventure in Serengeti. This day you will have a chance to see the big cats including cheetahs, leopards and lions. You will visit the Retima hippo pool for hippo experience have a picnic lunch and proceed with an afternoon game drive to search for late grazers. You will end with a sundowner and after drive back to your camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Thorn tree tented camp.
DAY 05: Central Serengeti park/Mara river area (Wildebeests migration watch).
Early breakfast before you drive for a full day game drives around Kogatende and Mara area in the Serengeti Park. In this day you will try to follow migration groups around Mara River. Some of the wildebeests groups don’t cross the river and you might catch them around Mara River. After you will drive to another Camp for dinner and overnight, which is close to this migration area for the wildebeests.
Dinner and overnight at Acacia migration tented camp.
DAY 06: Full day at Mara river area for Wildebeests migration watch
Today you will have another full day wildebeest migration watch and adventure. In this day after breakfast you will drive to Mara river area with game drive en-route for your second day wildebeest’s migration watch. In the evening you will drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Acacia migration tented camp.
DAY 07: En-route game drive in Mara river area as you drive to Ngorongoro crater rim
After breakfast you will drive to the Ngorongoro crater rim with an en-route game drive in Mara river area. On your way you will have an option to visit the Olduvai Gorge or Masai Village for the Masai cultural experience. You will arrive at Ngorongoro crater in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro sopa lodge.
DAY 08: Ngorongoro crater rim experience and drive to Arusha to end your Safari
After an early breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and food, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Ngorongoro Crater is often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world! The crater is home to over 25,000 large mammals and was the result of an erupted volcano thousands of years ago. The animals live in harmony in the huge, walled crater which also houses stunning lakes, lush forests and vast plains. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. After this experience late afternoon you will transfer to Arusha or airport for drop off or your departure flight out to end the 8 Days Kenya and Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari
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