Tanzania safari · 3–5 days

Serengeti Safari — Great Migration & Big Five

The Serengeti's endless plains host the Great Migration — over a million wildebeest and zebras following the rains — and Africa's highest density of big cats. Three to five days lets you follow the herds and the predators that shadow them.

Size

14,763 km²

From Arusha

≈ 7–8 h drive or 1 h flight

UNESCO

World Heritage Site

Sample plan

Day 1

Arusha → Central Serengeti

Drive through the highlands and into the plains, with an afternoon game drive in the Seronera valley.

Wildlife you can see

  • · Lions
  • · Leopards
  • · Cheetahs
  • · Elephants
  • · Wildebeest & zebras
  • · Hippos & crocodiles

Best time to visit

June–October for dry-season game viewing and river crossings in the north; January–March for the calving season in the south.

More safaris: Arusha National Park · Ngorongoro Crater

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