African Serengeti Great Migration Expedition 2026

Day 2 – Ngorongoro Crater

• 08:00hrs – After breakfast and safari briefing at Arusha Serena (Takims Operation Manager – Salma will meet
  with the tour leader)
• 08:30hrs – Depart for Ngorongoro. You will pass Lake Manyara and the village of Mto wa Mbu enroute, before
  climbing up the great rift valley, passing through the town of Karatu, and reaching the Ngorongoro
  • Conservation area
  • Lunch at the Lodge
  • Afternoon at leisure

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge-Standard LDBB

Day 3 – Ngorongoro Crater

• 08:00hrs – After breakfast descend into the crater for full-day game viewing with picnic lunch. Here you can
  see a spectacular concentration of wildlife, including the big five. Drive across the dense forest and near the
  soda lake and enjoy viewing a variety of birdlife. Ascend from the 2000ft. deep crater to the lodge located
  around the crater rim.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge-Standard LDBB

Day 4 – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park

• 08:00hrs – After breakfast depart for Ndutu Area via Olduvai Gorge with a short walk through the museum, site
  of archeological findings, where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been
  discovered.
  • Continue to Ndutu for game drive
  • Lunch at Ndutu Safari Lodge
  • Afternoon game drive in Ndutu Area.

Ndutu Safari Lodge-Standard LDBB

Day 5 – Ndutu

• 08:00hrs – After breakfast, short game drive in Ndutu area.
• 10:00hrs – Depart for the Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch, famed for its annual migration, when
  some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s
  gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti
  offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, elephant, and giraffe,
  and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala, and Grant’s gazelle. Golden-maned lion
  prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera
  River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains.

There is more to Serengeti than large mammals. There are over 500 species of birds, and your guide will
also introduce you to the small five’. In addition to a wide variety of mammals, over 300 species of birdlife
have been recorded in this park.

Serengeti Serena Lodge-Standard L-DBBL

Day 6 – Serengeti National Park

• 07:00hrs – After breakfast depart for a full-day safari with a picnic lunch in the Serengeti exploring the local ecosystem.

Serengeti Serena Lodge-Standard DBBL

Day 6 – Serengeti National Park – Lake Manyara National Park

• 07:00hrs – Depart for Lake Manyara National Park, driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You
  will drive around the crater rim and onward through the village of Karatu. Lake Manyara is located at the
  bottom of the great rift valley. Apart from its abundant birdlife, Lake Manyara National Park is also famous
  for its tree-climbing lions.
  • Transit through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• 13:00hrs –
  • Lunch at Manyara Serena
  • Afternoon at leisure
  • Dinner and overnight Lake Manyara Serena

Lake Manyara Serena Lodge-Standard LDBB

Day 8 – Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha

• 08:00hrs – After breakfast game drive in Manyara
• 13:00hrs – Lunch at Manyara Serena. Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport 
• 19:50hrs – Check in for KLM flight KL 569
• 21:50hrs – Depart for onward destination