7-Day Journey of the Wildebeest – Luxury Safari

7-Day Journey of the Wildebeest – Luxury Safari

📅 7 Days / 6 Nights 🦁 Big Five 🐃 Great Migration 🌟 Luxury Lodges 👥 Private Guide ✈️ Fly-Out Serengeti

This 7-day luxury safari is designed to follow the Great Wildebeest Migration across Tanzania's most iconic wilderness areas. The journey focuses heavily on the Serengeti ecosystem with extended stays in prime wildlife regions, combined with Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.

Expect world-class game viewing, dramatic predator action, and unforgettable landscapes — from volcanic craters to endless golden plains. Travel in a private 4×4 safari vehicle with a professional English-speaking guide and stay in luxury lodges and tented camps throughout.

Safari Highlights

  • Follow the Great Wildebeest Migration across Serengeti
  • Big Five including black rhino in Ngorongoro Crater
  • Extended stays in Central & Northern Serengeti
  • Luxury lodges & tented camps in premium locations
  • Predator action: lions, cheetahs, leopards & hyenas
  • Dramatic Mara River crossings (season dependent)
  • Scenic Rift Valley, crater floor & endless savannahs
  • Sunrise & sunset game drives in remote wilderness
Day 1 Lake Manyara National Park

Your safari begins with a morning departure and scenic drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. This park is known for its lush groundwater forest, tree-climbing lions, elephants, baboons, hippos, and large flocks of birds along the lakeshore.

The landscape offers excellent photography opportunities with wildlife set against the lake and escarpment backdrop. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive before heading to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

🏨 Lodge: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge 🍽️ Meals: All meals included
Day 2 Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive in one of Africa's most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries. The crater hosts an incredible density of wildlife including lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, hyenas, flamingos, and the rare black rhino.

After exploring the crater floor and enjoying a picnic lunch near the hippo pool, ascend and proceed to your lodge for relaxation and overnight stay.

🏨 Lodge: Ngorongoro Lion's Paw Camp 🍽️ Meals: All meals included
Day 3 Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, journey into the legendary Serengeti National Park through the Ngorongoro highlands. Arrive in Central Serengeti for an afternoon game drive across the endless plains filled with lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, and vast herds of wildebeest and zebras.

🏨 Lodge: Meliá Serengeti Lodge 🍽️ Meals: All meals included
Day 4 Full Day — Central Serengeti

Spend a full day exploring Central Serengeti with flexible game drives depending on wildlife movement. This region is famous for predator activity and large resident wildlife populations.

You may enjoy morning and afternoon drives or a full-day safari with picnic lunch in the bush.

🏨 Lodge: Meliá Serengeti Lodge 🍽️ Meals: All meals included
Days 5–6 Northern Serengeti – Great Migration Experience

Travel deep into the remote Northern Serengeti following the Great Migration. Depending on the season, you may witness dramatic Mara River crossings or massive herds spread across the plains.

This area offers one of Africa's most exclusive safari experiences with high chances of predator action and raw wildlife encounters.

🏨 Lodge: Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp (Kogatende) 🍽️ Meals: All meals included
Day 7 Serengeti – Fly Out

Start your final morning with an early game drive or relaxed sunrise experience in the Serengeti. After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your scenic flight back to Arusha or onward destination.

✈️ Flight: Serengeti → Arusha 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
✓ Included
  • Park entry fees (non-residents)
  • All game drives and scheduled activities
  • Luxury accommodation as listed
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide
  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Domestic flight from Serengeti (if applicable)
  • All meals as per itinerary
  • Drinking water during safari
  • Airport transfers (arrival & departure)
  • All taxes and VAT
✗ Excluded
  • International flights
  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses (souvenirs, drinks, laundry, etc.)
  • Tips for guide and staff (recommended)
  • Additional accommodation before/after safari
  • Any items not mentioned in inclusions
  • Government tax or park fee increases