Compare 10 Days-Wildebeest Migration River Crossing by Expect In Africa Safari vs Tanzania Cultural and Wildlife Experience by Lights on Africa Safaris
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| Duration | 10 days | 11 days |
| Price From | $ 4,660 | $ 4,396 |
| Price Per Day | $ 466 | $ 400 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Small group tour |
| Lodging Level | Premium | Camping |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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10 Breakfasts, 9 Lunches and 9 Dinners |
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner |
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July to September is one of the most exciting months of the great migration as the herds move further into the Northern Serengeti and toward the Mara River. At this time of year, you can witness thousands of wildebeest battling their way through the waters and trying to avoid the crocodiles. The best place to be is in the Northern Serengeti or across the river in the western part of the Maasai Mara. Olakira once again is a good option (having moved from the Southern Serengeti) May the Serengeti wildebeest all seem to be moving north, migrating to seek fresh grazing and water. The area around Moru Kopjes and west of Seronera is then hectic with a series of moving columns, often containing hundreds of thousands of animals- joined by many zebra, and a scattering of Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles.Some of the migration then head due north of Seronera, but most are usually further west. Around June the wildebeest migration is often halted on the south side of the Grumeti River, which has some channels which block or slow their migration north. |
With plentiful ways to experience the culture, we give you a chance to interact with locals and enjoy the glorious scenery in many places, In many areas, rural life is an attraction on its own. This cultural safaris, let you walk and live with the Maasai, visit their traditional bomas (settlements), traditional medicine walks, hunting with the Hadzabe bushmen, gather roots and seeds with the Datoga women. It’s the grass roots of any East African adventures…This trip will also give you a chance to explore the famous National Parks, Serengeti National park(Home of migration trails), Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. Accommodation is on midrange lodges- Overnight in beautiful lodges. Upgrade to luxury Lodges available on Request Note: This Itinerary can be customized according to your Interests, budget, the Season, group Size and time as well. |
Day 1: Arrival
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Rivertree Country Inn Lodge
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where you will be met by Expect in Africa Safari Leader and transferred to the Lodge
Day 2: Flight to {Kogatende} North Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp
Following an early breakfast, we will transfer to Arusha airport for flight Kogatende to camp in the Northern Serengeti. flight will take approximately 1 & 45 hour, and will be a great way to see Tanzania from the air. There are often stunning views during this flight over the farm dotted highlands and valleys below. Upon landing in the Serengeti, we will be greeted by our guides and begin our safari adventure, as we journey to our camp for lunch and ready ourselves for our first afternoon safari.
Day 3 & 4: Game View at Mara River{Kogatende}
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Migration Tented Camp
We will continue to explore the northern areas of the Serengeti, from the Mara River to the rolling hills of the northern plains we will focus on game that is unique to this area. If luck is on our side, we will also have a chance to capture a river crossing,
Day 5: From Kogatende to Central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tented Camp
Early breakfast and depart to Central Serengeti while enjoying the game drive en route to Serengeti National Park. Serengeti is the largest and most famous park in Tanzania, known worldwide for its endless plains, wildebeest migration, herds of lions and other predators like hyenas, cheetahs and leopards. Crocodiles can be found in the Grumeti River, as well as hippos, giraffes, antelopes, and gazelles
Day 6 & 7: Full day game drive in Central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tented Camp
You will have a full 2 day game drive in Central Serengeti and Seronera area, Apart from the large mammals, Serengeti is also home to gaudy agama lizards; Rock hyraxes scuffle around the surfaces of the park’s isolated granite koppies. Wide varieties of dung beetle were found, and around 500 bird species have been recoded ranging from the outsized ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lodge
After breakfast, we will have an early morning game drive to Ngorongoro inside the Crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. You will have time to visit Masai Boma or Village at Ngorongoro before inter in Crater
Day 9: Game view at Tarangire National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Burunge Tented Camp or Kichuguu Tented Camp
Drive to Tarangire Park today we will proceed to Tarangire for a full day game drive in the park located slightly off the main safari route. Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania most famous for its elephant migration, and birding safari with a quiet atmosphere.
Day 10: Depart
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, we head back to Arusha and pass by a shopping market on the way. After which, we will facilitate your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.
Day 1: Arrive to Tanzania (Kilimanjaro International Airport
Arrive in Arusha. Meet and greet then Transfer from arrival point to your Hotel for overnight.
Accommodation: Kibo Palace Hotel/Similar- https://kibopalacehotel.com/
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire
Overnight at your lodge (BLD)
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge/Similar- https://sangaiwe.com/
You depart Arusha with lunch box on the tarmac road across Monduli plains toward Tarangire for lunch at at the camp.
After a leisurely lunch, you depart the camp at 03:30 P for a walk accompanied by Maasai men and your guide to explain the native birds, animal tracks, and plant-life of the area that you will encounter during your walk.
Day 3: Tarangire National Park
Overnight at Tarangire N. Park
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge/Similar- https://sangaiwe.com/
After an early breakfast, you depart the camp with picnic lunch and proceed to the park for a full day game drive.
Tarangire N. Park covers 2,600 sq. kms in area. The park is famous for its majestic Baobab trees and Acacia Tortillas trees dotting a wide expanse of the rolling hills of the park.
To many people the park represents the features of Africa in scenery and landscape. There is the Tarangire River, which dissects the park from the south to the Northwest where during the dry season, a large congregation of animals can be found giving it a resemblance of the famous Serengeti migration.
Among the animals found there are great herds of elephants of which 200 can be seen at a time. Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, lions, leopard, cheetahs and hyena, The park is reputed to have more birds than the whole United States of America.
Day 4: Datoga tribe cultural Tour
Overnight at the lodge (BLD)
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge/ Similar- https://lakeeyasi.com/
After breakfast, you proceed to south of lake Manyara to visit the Datoga tribe who are related to the Maasai. They are nomadic cattle herders who move from one place to another in search of green pastures for their cattle.
A great variety of bird species can be found in this area. Rare species like the Black Egret have on many occasions been spotted. They can be differentiated from the other birds by their peculiar fishing behavior pattern to feed whereby they shade themselves with their wings to attract more fish.
Day 5: Hadzabe Cultural Tour (Bushmen)
Overnight at your Lodge (BLD)
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge/ Similar- https://lakeeyasi.com/
Wake up early for a pre-sunrise breakfast. Drive from the camp for approx. 20 minutes to locate the nomadic Bushmen (Hadzabe). In the company of the bushmen, you will hunt on foot using traditional weapons i.e. bows and arrows.
The Bushmen are related to the Kalahari Bushmen of South Africa. They speak the same click language but do not understand each other, as they have been apart for very long. The Bushmen live a medieval kind of life style. They do not build permanent homes but follow the animals in the area as they trap and kill them for food. They are hunters and gatherers. After a brief hunting stint with the Bushmen, we go back to our vehicles and drive to the camp for lunch.
After a short afternoon siesta, we depart the camp at 04:30P and drive to lake Eyasi to view flamingoes enjoy the sunset over the Rift Valley Escarpment.
Day 6: Elephant caves+ Coffee (Walking tour)
Overnight at your Lodge (BLD)
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge/ Similar- https://farmofdreamslodge.com/
After breakfast, depart your Lodge with your lunch box, and drive across the Rift Valley escarpment to Lake Eyasi via Gibb’s Farm. Gibb’s Farm was a once colonial farmhouse that has been converted into a lodge. It boasts one of the biggest coffee plantations in the area as well as a purely organic farm, which supplies the lodge with fresh vegetables throughout the year. Once there, we have a 45-minute walk to visit the elephant cave and the organic farm. We will also have a brief lecture about a coffee plantation.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
Dinner and Overnight in Ngorongoro (BLD)
Accommodation: Rhino Lodge/ Similar – https://rhino.co.tz/
After breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch. You descend to the crater floor for a full day game-drive.
Day 8: Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park
Dinner and Overnight Serengeti N. Park –. (BLD)
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps- https://www.tanzaniabushcamps.com/
We break camp with picnic lunches after breakfast to drive to Serengeti National Park via the famous Ol-duvai Gorge where the Leakey family discovered the remain of the early man “ Zinjanthropus Bosei” Game viewing enroute to the Serengeti National Park.
Day 9-10- Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
Overnight in Tented Camp at Serengeti N. Park (BLD)
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps- https://www.tanzaniabushcamps.com/
Full day game-drive in the Serengeti National Park with game viewing in areas where the animals are most concentrated. The Serengeti national park covers about 15,000 sq. kms. It derives its name from the Maasai language “Siringet” which means, the endless Plains.
It boasts the largest number of species of flora and fauna both in quantity and variety coupled with its world famous wildebeest migration. The worlds single remaining wildlife migration.
Day 11: Serengeti to Arusha- Kilimanjaro Airport back home
After breakfast, you depart Serengeti for Arusha with game-viewing enroute. An option instead of driving can be a scheduled flight that departs at 11:15am.
Lunch in Arusha upon arrival
Afternoon transfer to Kilimanjaro Int’l. Airport for the flight out.
