5-Day Serengeti Migrations & Big Cats Luxury Safari

Rise and shine, you'll start your safari early in the morning with a delightful breakfast, before embarking on a short drive from our lodge into the Ngorongoro. This is our getaway into the stunning Serengeti, one of the largest, and most diverse national parks in Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is renowned for its vast plains, and great migration, which are home to numerous predators, including over 3000 lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, and other animals. As you explore the park, you'll be on the lookout for these creatures, and soak in the breathtaking landscape of the open plains dotted with kopjes. As the days draw to a close, you might witness some of the most amazing sunsets, over the vast plains of Serengeti, as the birds head to roost. When the night falls, you'll gather by the fire, and be surrounded by the noise of wildlife, and it's when your senses are aroused. While the flame provides a safe place to relax, while a lion pride roars from a distance.

After an early breakfast, you will head out to make the most of the day. There is a chance you may see the animals crossing the Mara River. Hundreds of thousands of desperate wildebeest gather together on the banks of the river, gazing wistfully across the turbulent water at the green grass on the other side but no animal will make a move. All it takes is one brave wildebeest to take the literal plunge and, then, all follow! The animals that successfully avoid the awaiting crocodile jaws and make it over the river are rewarded with the lush green grazing grass of the Masai Mara. You'll spend the nights in the so-called migration camp, strategically located close to the migration, ensuring you won't miss a single moment of the action.

This morning is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti boasts an abundance of wildlife such as impalas, buffalos, crocodiles, and hippos. In addition to the iconic landscapes, you have a good chance of encountering predators and you may see lions, cheetahs, and leopards. It is a truly life-changing experience. Picnic in the wilderness. In the afternoon, you'll visit the Olduvai Gorge, and learn about the origin of humankind, and some time at the museum. You'll have dinner at the lodge. Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining area or around the lodge to discuss the day's wildlife.

Breakfast at the lodge. Morning: You'll leave the lodge at around 6:00 AM and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater. Grass steppes, acacia forests, alkaline lakes, rivers, streams, and swamps are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. The crater is home to Africa's Big Five lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, and buffaloes. The alkaline lake offers excellent sightings of flamingoes from June to August and on the shores, you might see jackals and hyenas lazily lying on the edge of the lake. Other residents of the Ngorongoro are hippos, zebras, wildebeest gazelles, and birds with the grey crowned cranes, ostrich, and kori bustard catching the eyes of both birders and non-birders. Picnic lunch in the crater. In the afternoon, you will drive back to Arusha and your guide will drop you at the airport. Suggestion: You can extend your holiday with a visit to the crystal clear waters of the tropical Island of Zanzibar or Pemba.