Tanzania: The Great Migration

Follow the herds with a private guide who reads the grass.

Tanzania 9 days Active pace Best: Jun–Oct · calving Jan–Mar

A sample classic safari timed to the migration — the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, and a tented camp that moves with the herds, all with a private vehicle and a guide we trust with our own families.

Ideal for

First-time & returning safari travelers.

Trip highlights

Private guide & 4×4 throughout
Mobile camp tracking the migration
Ngorongoro Crater game drive
Bush breakfast on the plains
Optional bush-to-beach Zanzibar add-on

Day by day

The route, plotted.

1Kilimanjaro → Arusha

Touch down in Tanzania

Met on arrival and transferred to a coffee-plantation lodge to rest, with a briefing from your guide over dinner.

Plantation lodge, Arusha

2Tarangire

Elephants and baobabs

A scenic flight to Tarangire, famous for its great elephant herds and ancient baobab trees, with an afternoon game drive.

Tented camp, Tarangire

3Ngorongoro

Into the crater

A full day on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater — a self-contained world with extraordinary density of wildlife, including black rhino.

Crater-rim lodge

4Serengeti

The endless plains

Fly into the central Serengeti and meet the mobile camp positioned for the migration. First sundowner on the plains.

Mobile migration camp

5Serengeti

Following the herds

Full days tracking the migration with your private guide — river crossings if the timing is right, and the great predators that follow.

Mobile migration camp

6Serengeti

A bush breakfast & a balloon

An optional dawn balloon flight over the plains, a champagne bush breakfast, and an unhurried afternoon at camp.

Mobile migration camp

7Serengeti

The last drive

One more day on the plains, with time to revisit a sighting or simply sit with the silence. Farewell dinner under the stars.

Mobile migration camp

8Serengeti → Zanzibar (optional)

Bush to beach

Fly to Zanzibar for a beach decompress, or begin the journey home. We’ll have arranged whichever you chose.

Beach villa, Zanzibar (optional)

9Departure

Kwaheri

A final morning, then your transfer to the airport — with a debrief on the photos and the species list you didn’t know you were keeping.

Amenities & perks

Conservation-led, low-footprint camps
Private vehicle (no shared game drives)
Sundowner & bush-dining experiences
Pre-trip gear & packing consult

Good to know

Common questions

How do your planning fees work?

We charge a flat planning fee that compensates the research, supplier relationships, and design behind a custom trip — from $350 for a focused getaway to $1,500+ for a complex multi-country journey. The fee is partially or fully credited toward your trip when you book through us, per your engagement letter. Fees are earned once design work begins and are non-refundable.

Do I need travel insurance?

We strongly recommend it on every trip and require it for remote or expedition travel. A good policy covers trip cancellation, interruption, medical emergencies, and evacuation. We’ll always explain your options and what a policy does and does not cover, but we are not insurers and the final choice is yours.

Do you handle visas, vaccinations, and entry rules?

We advise on visa, passport-validity, and health requirements for your destinations and flag the timelines, but official requirements change and the responsibility to meet them is ultimately yours. For medical questions we’ll point you to a travel-health clinic.