7 Days — Great Migration Tanzania Safari — Budget

The Great Migration doesn’t follow a fixed schedule. More than 1.5 million wildebeest move continuously through the Serengeti in a loop that shifts with the rains — calving in the south, pushing north through the central plains, crossing the Mara River between July and October, and returning south again. They’re always somewhere. The animals don’t check what you paid for your tent.

Seven days, three parks, public campsites inside the park boundaries. You’re not adjacent to the bush — you’re in it. That changes the experience in ways that no lodge can replicate.

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Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha

You land at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Our team meets you and transfers you to your accommodation in Arusha. Over dinner your guide runs through the plan — where the herds are right now and how the next seven days will unfold.

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Day 2 – Arusha → Tarangire National Park

A 2.5-hour drive south to Tarangire. The park announces itself with baobabs and then the elephants — in the dry season, herds of fifty or more along the Tarangire River. Afternoon game drive on arrival with a packed lunch in the field.

Camp is inside the park. When the elephants pass through in the night you hear them.

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Day 3 – Tarangire → Karatu

A morning game drive before the drive north to the Ngorongoro highlands. Tonight is in Karatu, just below the crater rim — warmer than camping on the edge, well positioned for an early descent in the morning.

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Day 4 – Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park

Down into the crater at first light. The caldera is 260 square kilometres of enclosed ecosystem — the Big Five year-round, one of the last viable wild black rhino populations in Tanzania. Picnic lunch on the crater floor, then the drive west as the Serengeti plain opens up ahead of you.

Afternoon game drive on the way to camp. You sleep inside the park.

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Day 5 & 6 – Serengeti National Park

Two full days. Routing follows the season — southern plains for calving, central Seronera for year-round predator action, north for the river crossings between July and October. Your guide knows where the herds are and that’s where you go.

You’re already in the bush when the day starts. No drive from a lodge outside the gate, no lost hour in the morning. Just open the tent and go.

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Day 7 – Serengeti → Arusha → Departure

A final morning game drive before the drive back to Arusha for your international flight. Zanzibar connections go via Kilimanjaro or Dar es Salaam — we’ll advise on the best routing.

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Key Facts

Feature	Details
Duration	7 days / 6 nights
Best Season	July – October for river crossings; December – March for calving
Parks Visited	Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti
Transport	Shared 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof (max 6 guests)
Accommodation	Public campsites inside parks + budget guesthouse in Karatu (Night 3)
Extensions	Zanzibar, Lake Manyara, Arusha National Park
Price	From USD 250 per person per day — final price depends on group size and season. Minimum 2 guests. Contact us for a quote based on your dates and party size.