Itinerary for 3-Day fly-in Serengeti Migration overview
Day one:Fly from Arusha to Northern Serengeti - Kogatende
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel/lodge and transfer you to Arusha airport. Board your domestic flight at 08h00 to Serengeti to arrive at 11h30 at the Kogatende airstrip. Your safari driver-guide will meet you at the airstrip to assist you in boarding your safari vehicle and proceed to Serengeti National Park for a game drive to the Mara River.
We will have a game drive around the Northern zone of Serengeti in search of the “ Big Five” (lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros). The other main species include zebra, wildebeest, various species of gazelle and antelope, giraffe, cheetah, hyena, hippopotamus, crocodile, and some primate species such as vervet monkeys and olive baboons. It is also an endemic bird area, with a total of 505 species being documented so far.
Day two:Northern Serengeti National Park - Migration
Today, we make our way into the Mara area of Serengeti in search of one of the greatest wildlife shows on the planet, the annual great migration. Every year, around 1.5 million wildebeest and 300,000 zebra along with other antelope, gather their young and start their long trek. They move from Northern Tanzania's Serengeti plains to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, following the rains in search of food and water.
Their journey runs in a clockwise circle and the animals cover a distance of around 3,000km. It is a tough journey that takes the lives of an estimated 250,000 wildebeest as they cross rivers and suffer constant attacks from crocodiles, lions, and other predators. There can be no guarantee of encountering the migration as their route is never really known. It is amazing how a million animals can disappear in the vast savannah. Our journey is intended to try and follow the migration.
Day Three: Fly from Northern Serengeti to Arusha
Today marks the last day of our trip to Northern Serengeti. After breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up from your camp and drive you to the Kogatende airstrip for your flight back to Arusha.
You might have a morning game drive on your way to the airstrip, but this will depend on your flight schedule. Upon your arrival at Arusha, our representative will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your accommodation or your connecting flight to Zanzibar/Kilimanjaro Airport (additional cost).