8-Day Awe-Inspiring Great Migration Safari: Northern Tanzania Circuit

8-Day Awe-Inspiring Great Migration Safari: Northern Tanzania Circuit

📅 8 Days / 7 Nights 🚙 Northern Circuit 🦁 Big Five 🌊 Great Migration 👥 Professional Guide 💵 From $3,100 / person

This 8-day safari explores the best of Tanzania's Northern Circuit, combining iconic parks such as Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara. The itinerary is designed around the Great Migration in the Northern Serengeti, offering dramatic river crossing experiences alongside classic Big Five game viewing.

Expect diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and immersive game drives across some of Africa's most celebrated national parks. From elephant herds in Tarangire's baobab forests to wildebeest charging across the Mara River, this safari delivers unforgettable encounters at every turn.

Safari Highlights

  • Great Migration & Mara River crossings
  • Big Five game viewing throughout
  • Ngorongoro Crater full-day game drive
  • Tarangire — elephant herds & baobab landscapes
  • Predator-rich Serengeti plains
  • Tree-climbing lions at Lake Manyara
  • Scenic Ngorongoro Highlands drive
  • Extended safari across multiple ecosystems
Day 1 Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival in Tanzania, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your accommodation in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to explore the city and visit attractions such as the Cultural Heritage Centre, Maasai Market, Lake Duluti, or Meru Waterfalls.

This first day is designed for relaxation after your journey, allowing you to prepare for the safari adventure ahead.

🏨 Lodge: Four Points by Sheraton Arusha Hotel 🍽️ Meals: Dinner
Day 2 Arusha → Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, you begin your safari with a drive to Tarangire National Park. The park is famous for its large elephant herds and iconic baobab trees that dominate the landscape. During your game drive, you may encounter lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest, and numerous bird species.

The Tarangire River attracts wildlife year-round, making it a reliable location for game viewing. You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park before continuing with an afternoon game drive.

🏨 Lodge: Escarpment Luxury Lodge Manyara 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3 Tarangire → Central Serengeti

After breakfast, you depart for Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a short scenic stop at the crater viewpoint. The journey continues across varied landscapes until you reach Naabi Hill Gate, where your Serengeti adventure officially begins.

The afternoon is spent on a game drive in Central Serengeti, a region known for its high concentration of predators and large herds of herbivores. As the sun sets over the plains, you arrive at your camp for dinner and overnight.

🏨 Camp: Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 Central → Northern Serengeti – Great Migration

You start the day with an early morning game drive in Central Serengeti, where predators are most active. Later, you continue toward the Northern Serengeti, the heart of the Great Migration.

Upon arrival, you enjoy a game drive along the Mara River area, where thousands of wildebeest gather and attempt dramatic river crossings, often facing crocodiles and predators waiting along the banks.

🏨 Camp: Safari Haven Migration Camp 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5 Northern Serengeti – Mara River Experience

Today is fully dedicated to exploring the Mara River region. Early morning game drives offer opportunities to witness river crossings and predator action, including crocodiles and big cats hunting along the migration route.

You will spend most of the day following the movement of the herds and enjoying a bush brunch surrounded by the wilderness. In the afternoon, you return toward Central Serengeti with an en-route game drive.

🏨 Camp: Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6 Serengeti → Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, you depart for Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa's most iconic wildlife destinations. You descend into the crater floor for a full-day game drive. The crater hosts an incredible density of wildlife, including elephants, lions, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and the rare black rhino.

After a picnic lunch near the hippo pool, you continue exploring before ascending the crater walls and heading to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

🏨 Lodge: Escarpment Luxury Lodge Manyara 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7 Lake Manyara National Park – Return to Arusha

After breakfast, you visit Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. The park is known for its rich birdlife, including flamingos and over 400 bird species, as well as baboons, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and zebras. With some luck, you may spot the famous tree-climbing lions.

After a picnic lunch, you continue your game drive before exiting the park and driving back to Arusha for overnight stay.

🏨 Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Arusha Hotel 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8 Departure

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport at your scheduled time for your departure flight. This marks the end of your safari adventure in Tanzania.

✈️ Transfer: Hotel → Airport 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast
✓ Included
  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities as per itinerary
  • All accommodation as specified
  • Professional driver/guide
  • 4x4 safari vehicle
  • All taxes and VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfers
  • Meals as specified
  • Drinking water and soft drinks
✗ Excluded
  • International flights
  • Additional accommodation before/after safari
  • Tips & gratuities
  • Personal expenses (souvenirs, insurance, visa fees)
  • Government increase of park fees or taxes
  • Some meals not specified