9 Days Tanzania Great Migration Four Season Safari

Activities & Highlights

1. Lake Manyara National Park – Known for its tree-climbing lions, large elephant herds, and seasonal pink flamingo flocks.

2.Serengeti National Park (Central & Western Corridor) – Follow the wildebeest migration, predators, and river crossings at Grumeti and Mbalageti.

3. Ngorongoro Crater – A UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to Africa’s highest density of wildlife including black rhinos.

4. Tarangire National Park – Famous for its majestic baobabs and Tanzania’s largest elephant populations.

4. Migration Season Focus – Itinerary tailored for April–July when herds concentrate in Central and Western Serengeti.

5. Flexible Experience – Choose from mid-range to luxury lodges or tented camps; extensions to Zanzibar available.

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9 Days – Tanzania Great Migration Four Seasons Safari

This 9-day Great Migration safari has been designed to maximize your chances of witnessing one of nature’s greatest spectacles: the Wildebeest Migration across the Serengeti. Between April and July, herds spread across the Central Serengeti (Seronera) and the Western Corridor, moving north toward the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Along the way, you’ll also explore the dramatic Ngorongoro Crater, the lush Lake Manyara, and the elephant-rich plains of Tarangire, ensuring a well-rounded, wildlife-packed adventure.

Trip Summary

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) – Transfer to Arusha – Overnight in Arusha

Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara – Full-day game drive – Overnight in Karatu

Day 3: Karatu to Central Serengeti via Ngorongoro – Afternoon safari – Overnight in Serengeti

Day 4: Central Serengeti to Western Corridor – Afternoon safari – Overnight in Western Serengeti

Day 5: Full-day safari in Western Corridor (Grumeti & Mbalageti rivers) – Return to Central Serengeti – Overnight in Serengeti

Day 6: Morning safari in Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater tour (5 hrs) – Overnight in Karatu

Day 7: Full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park – Overnight near Tarangire

Day 8: Morning game drive in Tarangire – Return to Arusha – Overnight in Arusha

Day 9: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) – Departure or optional Zanzibar extension

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9 Days Tanzania Great Migration Four Season Safari

This Season Great Migration Safari with Four Seasons has been organized specifically to focus on and to increase your chance to see the great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration. By the end of April, the wildebeest migration starts to spread west across the plains towards the Seronera area (central Serengeti) and Western Corridor (western Serengeti). The majority of the migration can normally be seen in the Seronera area (or just south of the Seronera, in the southern plains) from April to May. The herd continues heading north towards the Maasai Mara in Kenya. By June the long rains have stopped, and the dry season is in full swing. It will stretch from the end of May to early November.

Day 1-JRO-Airport to Arusha

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be welcomed by four Seasons driver thereafter heading to your hotel. The rest of the day will be at leisure. In the evening, after being briefed on preparation for the upcoming safari.

Day 2- Arusha to Lake Manyara. Game drives at Lake Manyara-Karatu

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 3 – Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti

After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 4: Serengeti (Central) – Western Serengeti (Western Corridor)

After breakfast we head towards the western reaches of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Western Corridor. We will do a game drive in-route from the Seronera area to the Western Corridor area. We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch will we enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Western Corridor area in Late April – May – June or early July, depending on rainfall patterns. Dinner and overnight in the Western Corridor area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Day5: Full Day Game-Drive (Western Corridor) -Central Serengeti

After breakfast enjoy a full day game drive in the Western Corridor. The key feature in the Western Corridor is the Grumeti and Mbalageti rivers, running almost parallel to each other, each support a band of evergreen forest. The rivers sustain a permanent game population of zebra, wildebeest, all the predators and birdlife. It is also possible to find large pods of hippos and huge crocodiles in the Grumeti River. The wildebeest normally gather around waterholes midmorning in such densities, that they look like ants swarming around a nest. After game drive we drive we drive back to central Serengeti Dinner and overnight in the Western Corridor area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Day 6 – Serengeti-Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Karatu

After an early breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater ready to descend to the crater floor for game drive(5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.

Day 8 – Tarangire to Arusha

The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8:00 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Arusha to Tarangire National Park where you will have a half day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National Park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. By midafternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location by about 6PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Day 9-Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport

Today is the final day of your tour. After breakfast, we will take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport, or you can extend your trip with a beach holiday in Zanzibar. The drop-off will be either at the Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport.