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May 10, 2014

Best Way To See Great Migration in Summer

If you are planning safari to Tanzania in summer, we have great itinerary for you!
Due to huge distances between Arusha and Serengeti we have launched a flying safari called 

Fly In Summer Migration Safari In Tanzania


Safari will start with a flight from Arusha to Serengeti airstrip and finish with flight from Manyara airstrip back to Arusha. After arrival in Serengeti we take you to first game drive, the next day you enjoy the beauty of Serengeti full day and later safari continues to Ngorogoro crater.

DAY 1Flight from Arusha to Serengeti North – game drive

You will start safari with flight frim Arusha to Northern serengeti where you begin your first game drive.
The northern migration usually makes its way through the northern Serengeti in late July and early August appearing on the Mara watershed in Kenya in early August.





Least visited area of Serengeti, due to least numerous number of wildlife in comparison to other areas in Serengeti. However, due to lesser visitors, Northern Serengeti offers probably the last true African landscape.

The northern migration usually makes its way through the northern Serengeti in late July and early August appearing on the Mara watershed in Kenya in early August.

The southern migration through the northern region usually takes place in mid to late October. However, the exact timing of Northern Serengeti migration fluctuates from year to year and is completely dependent upon current rainfall patterns.
Recommended accommodation:


optional upgrade:


Luxury:Sayari tented Camp, Mukutano Luxury tented camp

DAY 2: FULL DAY GAME DRIVE IN SERENGETI

You will spend day a whole day  in Serengeti. We will track down great migration. More than enough time also to spot Big.

Recommended accommodation:


optional upgrade:


Luxury:Sayari tented Camp, Mukutano Luxury tented camp

DAY 3 - Serengeti Morning Game Drive and continue to Ngorongoro Conversation Area via Oldupai Gorge


After breakfast, we will start with a morning game drive and then head towards Ngorongoro CA via the famous Oldupai Gorge also known as “The Cradle of Mankind”.



The gorge lies on the same spot as once lay an ancient lake, which was covered by thick layers of volcanic ash, which carefully preserved the world's earliest records of mankind. This extremely important prehistoric site was discovered by Louis and Mary Leakey and the exhibitions from different periods in its history are on display in the Oldupai Gorge Museum, located on the gorge’s rim.

Our visit will also include the famous Maasai bomas, where you will be able to meet theMaasai people, get to know their culture and their habits and see the most respected group of the Maasai tribe – the warriors. The Maasai warriors have many privileges because of their position and are thus the only Maasai individuals that are allowed to wear long hair.

While game viewing, we will proceed with picnic lunches to Rim of the Crater.

Dinner and overnight according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested from our options:


Recommended accommodation
Optional upgrade



DAY 4 - Ngorongoro Crater Full Day Game Drive
After breakfast, we will proceed to Ngorongoro crater for a half-day game drive, which is the 8th natural wonder of the world and the unique, world famous caldera with the most abundant wildlife. We will descend into the Ngorongoro crater floor.


From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, descending down the crater, you will enjoy amazing panoramic view and if you are lucky, you will see the Big five. The caldera is exhibiting more than 120 species of mammals. We will also visit saline lakes such as lake Magadi, which is a magnet for flamingos and other water birds. We will see pools full of hippos, the endangered East Africa’s last   black rhinos including birds such as secretary bird, white stork arriving from Europe during the wet season, kori bustards, crowned cranes and ostriches. It is for sure a landscape of sheer beauty. Another big draw card to this picturesque park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

Recommended accommodation

LUXURY: Exploreans / Serena Lake Manyara


DAY 5 - Ngorongoro - Flight back to Arusha from Manyara Airstrip
After breakfast we drive you to the Manyara airstrip where you board  for a flight back to Arusha.

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