Serengeti Great Migration Safari

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Zebra herds during the Serengeti wildebeest migration, Tanzania

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4 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari

Tour Overview

This 4-day itinerary is built entirely around the wildebeest migration, with your route through the Serengeti planned based on where the herds are expected during your travel dates rather than a fixed circuit. Because this itinerary is timed specifically to river-crossing season, confirming current herd position with your operator shortly before travel is worth doing, since crossings depend on unpredictable factors like rainfall and river levels.

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Detailed Itinerary: 4 Days Serengeti Great Migration Safari

Day 1: Arusha to Serengeti National Park

A scenic drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands brings you down onto the Serengeti plains, with an afternoon game drive on arrival as your guide checks recent migration reports.

Day 2: Full Day Migration Tracking

A full day is spent following the herds across the plains, with your route adjusted based on the migration's current position, whether that's the southern plains, the central Seronera area, or the western corridor.

Day 3: Full Day Migration Tracking

Game drives continue in search of the migrating herds and the predators that follow them, with time built in at active areas.

Day 4: Morning Game Drive & Return to Arusha

A final morning game drive is followed by the drive back to Arusha. Guides here typically watch these same granite kopjes first thing in the morning, since resting lions and leopards often use them as a lookout before the heat of the day sets in.

Tour Includes

Safari Park fees
All Tour activities
All Tour accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All transportation ( To & From )
All Taxes/VAT
Everyday Meals ( As specified )
Drinking water ( On all days )

Tour Excludes

International flights ( From / to home )
Additional Accommodation
Tips
Personal items(Souvenirs, etc.)
Visa fees
Travel insurance
Gov increase of taxes and/or park fees

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