Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
On arrival in Arusha, you will be welcomed by the Tanzania Adventures Group team and transferred to your hotel for rest and safari briefing. This first night helps guests recover from travel and prepare for the adventure ahead.
Depending on your arrival time, you may relax at the lodge, enjoy dinner, and discuss the migration route for your travel month with your safari team.
Suggested overnight: Arusha Planet Lodge / Forest Hill Hotel / similar
Day 2
Arusha to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, depart Arusha and begin the journey toward Serengeti National Park through the northern Tanzania safari circuit. The drive introduces you to beautiful highland scenery, conservation landscapes, and the changing environments that lead into the great plains.
Once inside Serengeti, begin your first game drive while heading toward camp. This first wildlife session often brings sightings of zebra, giraffe, antelope, elephants, and sometimes predators before sunset.
Suggested overnight: Serengeti Heritage Camp / Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar
Day 3
Full Day Serengeti Migration Safari
Today is a full game-drive day in Serengeti with a strong focus on the migration. Your guide will use the best possible route according to herd movement, season, and wildlife activity. This is the kind of day that makes a mid-range safari feel rewarding because you enjoy long hours in the park while returning to a comfortable camp in the evening.
With picnic lunch and flexible guiding, the day is designed for serious wildlife viewing, photography, and searching for predator action around the migration herds.
Suggested overnight: Into Wild Africa Camp / Serengeti Safari Haven / similar
Day 4
Second Full Day in Serengeti
A second full day in Serengeti adds major value to the safari because migration movement can change from one day to the next. This gives your guide extra flexibility to explore areas with strong wildlife concentration and improve your chance of more memorable sightings.
Guests interested in photography, herd behavior, predator-following, and full safari atmosphere usually find this extra day to be one of the most valuable parts of the whole itinerary.
Suggested overnight: Serengeti Safari Haven / Kon Tiki Serengeti Camp / similar
Day 5
Serengeti Migration Tracking and Optional Area Shift
After breakfast, continue with another migration-focused safari day. Depending on the month and the herd position, this day can be used to stay in the same productive wildlife area or shift attention toward another nearby section that offers stronger migration activity.
By this point, the safari feels more complete because you have time to follow the rhythm of the Serengeti rather than only passing through it.
Suggested overnight: Mid-range migration tented camp / similar
Day 6
Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Karatu
Enjoy a final morning game drive in Serengeti before departing the park and driving toward Karatu or the Ngorongoro highlands. This route design keeps the safari comfortable by shortening the final day’s road transfer back to Arusha.
On arrival at the lodge, relax, enjoy dinner, and take in the different scenery of the highlands after several days in the Serengeti plains.
Suggested overnight: Marera Valley Lodge / Eileen’s Trees Inn / similar
Day 7
Karatu to Arusha / Departure
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha for hotel drop-off or airport transfer depending on your onward arrangements. This marks the end of your safari.
Guests who wish to extend their holiday can continue with a beach stay, a Kilimanjaro combination, or a longer wildlife program through Tanzania Adventures Group.
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