Seasonal Migration
7-Day Migration Tracking Safari
A deep focus safari following the movement of the Great Migration.
- Duration
- 7 Days / 6 Nights
- Route
- Serengeti
- Best time
- January to March for calving
- Pace
- Moderate to active
Overview
About this safari
A week devoted to the Great Migration. We split your nights between two seasonal camps to cover the herds’ current position from two angles: the southern plains and the centre in calving season, or the centre and the Mara River in crossing season.
Trip highlights
- Two different migration camps
- Calving season or Mara River crossings
- Predators shadowing the herds
- Time to wait for the big moments
Your route
Trip at a glance
- Duration
- 7 Days / 6 Nights
- Start / end
- Arusha → Arusha
- Style
- Seasonal Migration
- Pace
- Moderate to active
- Stay
- Seasonal mobile tented camps
- Ideal for
- Serious wildlife lovers and photographers
- Best time
- January to March for calving; July to October for crossings.
- Price
- Quoted per trip; depends on season, group size and lodges
Day by day
Your itinerary
Timings and camps can shift with the season and wildlife; your guide adapts each day to give you the best sightings.
Day 1: Arusha to the Serengeti
Fly or drive to the Serengeti and begin looking for the leading herds of the migration on the way to your first camp.
Day 2: The central corridors
Track the columns of wildebeest and zebra moving through the Seronera area, and the lions and hyenas that follow them.
Day 3: To the migration hotspot
Transfer by road or short flight to the season’s hotspot: Ndutu and the southern plains from about January to March, or Kogatende on the Mara River from about July to October.
Day 4: Calving plains or river crossings
A full day with the herds: newborn calves and predator hunts in the south, or waiting at the riverbank for a crossing in the north.
Day 5: The predators of the migration
Follow cheetahs, lion prides and hyena clans working the edges of the herds. Optional balloon flight at dawn.
Day 6: Last full day with the herds
One more full day in the field; patience here is often rewarded with the moments people travel across the world to see.
Day 7: Finale and return
A final sunrise drive before flying back to Arusha from the nearest airstrip.
What’s included
Included and not included
This is what a standard private safari with us includes. Your written proposal confirms the details for your trip.
Included
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All park and conservation fees for the itinerary
- Accommodation as listed, with the meals shown for each day
- Drinking water in the vehicle throughout the safari
- Airport transfers in Tanzania
Not included
- International flights and Tanzanian visa
- Travel insurance (required)
- Optional activities such as balloon flights
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Drinks and personal expenses unless stated
When to go
Best time for this trip
January to March for calving; July to October for crossings.
- JanPeak
- FebPeak
- MarPeak
- AprQuieter / wet
- MayQuieter / wet
- JunGood
- JulPeak
- AugPeak
- SepPeak
- OctPeak
- NovGood
- DecGood
Destinations
Places on this safari
Read our in-depth guide to each park on the route.
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