Kenya · Tanzania
10-Day Great Migration: Kenya & Tanzania
Follow the herds across the border from the Masai Mara to the Serengeti, then descend into the Ngorongoro Crater and finish among Tarangire’s baobabs.
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Mara and Simiyu regions, northern Tanzania
Serengeti
Endless plains and the Great Migration all year round
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Mara and Simiyu regions, northern Tanzania
- Type
- Tanzania Safari
- Best months to visit
- Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb
Overview
The Serengeti — from the Maasai word for “endless plains” — is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous national park. Its grasslands, granite kopjes and riverine woodlands support the Great Migration: around 1.5 million wildebeest with zebra and gazelle following the rains in a year-round circuit.
Because the herds are always somewhere in the ecosystem, we plan your camp location around the season.
- The Great Migration
- Calving season in the south (Jan–Mar)
- Lions on granite kopjes
- Balloon flights over the plains
What you'll see
The migration herds, huge prides of lion on the kopjes, cheetah on the short-grass plains, leopard in the Seronera valley, and river crossings on the Grumeti and Mara rivers.
Wildlife you may see
- Wildebeest
- Plains zebra
- Lion (Big Five)
- Leopard (Big Five)
- Cheetah
- Elephant (Big Five)
- Cape buffalo (Big Five)
- Spotted hyena
- Masai giraffe
- Hippo
- Nile crocodile
Things to do
- 01
Game drives
Full-day drives following the herds with a packed lunch.
- 02
Hot-air balloon safari
Dawn flights over the plains with champagne breakfast.
- 03
Mobile camps
Seasonal camps that move with the migration.
Best time
- Jan: Great time
- Feb: Great time
- Mar: Possible
- Apr: Possible
- May: Possible
- Jun: Great time
- Jul: Great time
- Aug: Great time
- Sep: Great time
- Oct: Great time
- Nov: Possible
- Dec: Great time
December to March: calving in the southern plains. June–July: Grumeti River crossings in the west. July–October: Mara River crossings in the north. The central Seronera area is good all year.
Getting there
Scheduled flights from Arusha or Kilimanjaro to several Serengeti airstrips, or a full-day drive from Arusha via Ngorongoro.
Where to stay
Luxury
Luxury lodges and mobile tented camps positioned for the migration.
We'll suggest camps and lodges that fit your dates and budget.
Comfort
Permanent tented camps and lodges in central Serengeti.
We'll suggest camps and lodges that fit your dates and budget.
Budget
Public campsites and simple tented camps in Seronera.
We'll suggest camps and lodges that fit your dates and budget.
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