08 Day Wildebeest Migration Mating Season Safari May – July  

Safari Highlight.

Each property featured on this Ultimate the Luxury travel Tanzania safari is located on a private, stunning wildlife viewing meaning rewarding game drive year-round. After the rains descend in May, the herds revel in the lush, new growth and begin their annual mating season. Witness this incredible spectacle up close while exploring the vast savannah on daily game drives and Lift off on an exciting hot air balloon flight as dawn breaks over the vast Serengeti grasslands, from aloft and plenty of predator action.  With the itinerary also including visits to the UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Crater the Garden of Eden and the Maasai Community lived in Ngorongoro and the unique terrain forests and soda lakes of Lake Manyara National Park flamingo, elephants and tree-climbing lions.

Staying in intimate, award-winning luxurious safari camps, lodges enjoy incredible all-inclusive dinning, alcoholic beverages and all internal flights. Touchdown to take off services of your Galloping Safari Director, and 24-hour access to our one-of-a-kind Concierge Service.

Day-By-Day tour

  • Day 01: Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport – Arusha.

    Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, our VIP Visa Specialist will meet and welcome you to East Africa. He guides you through the entire Tanzania Visa application process and skipping long immigration queues. With Galloping Safaris, you will be escorted from arrival to departure, making your arrival to Tanzania completely worry-free. Upon exiting the airport, a Galloping Safaris representative will be holding a poster with your name who will transfer you to Arusha (45 minutes) for the Serenity retreat of Lake Duluti Lodge this charming hotel has beautiful views of Mount Meru and is the ideal place to acclimatize to Africa or simply relax in the poolside gardens with a chilled drink. On cool winter evenings, get cozy next to a fireplace.

  • Day 02: Tarangire to Witness the massive Elephant herds and Giant Baobab trees – Evening High tea.

    08: 00 AM Departure Arusha and drive to with 4x4x and drive to Tarangire National Park is a unique place and an absolutely fantastic in this time of the year. Viewing some of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephant and enjoying the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that are so typical of the park. Enjoy a picnic lunch near the stretch of Tarangire River. More game drive until end of the day you drive to Arrive at Gibbs Farm in time for high tea and After settling in, experience a local working organic farm including over 10 acres of fruit and vegetable gardens of 30 acres of coffee. Try your hand at milking a cow while the staff answer questions about their sustainable farming methods. Enjoy a lovely dinner fresh from the garden this evening. Overnight at Farm Cottage.

  • Day 03: Lake Manyara – Game drive – Ngorongoro Highlands -Evening High tea & Bonfires.

    Enjoy your breakfast with best fine view and you leave the lodge with en-route game drive to Tarangire gate for exit and drive the short distance to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing to this unique park with an alkaline lake and breathtaking views. Here you will view a wide variety of wildlife and the acacia woodlands offer the best overall wildlife viewing in the park. Enjoy your picnic lunches under the Acacia trees. This habitat is favored by the park’s famous tree-climbing lions, leopards and giraffes and can claim the greatest elephant concentration in East Africa.

    Algae thrive in the high saline content of the lake. Huge and colorful flocks of birds gather in the water to feed, including many different varieties of birds that coexist together. In fact, well over 300 different species of birds have been recorded here and drive back to the Lush retreat of Gibbs Farm for the sundowner at the Lodge is one of its kinds. The ever-inviting fireplace pit by the campfire where the Swahili lessons with fun are offered by our staff. Enjoy your delicious dinner will be served at the mezzanine that offer the best fine view the highlands and overnight- Farm Cottage.

  • Day 04: Ngorongoro Crater Game drive to see Big 5 Animals + Bush Lunch – Sundowner & Bonfires.

    Early breakfast and today you will explore the famous Ngorongoro Crater long regarded as Africa’s “Garden of Eden.” Within the crater lie grasslands, forests and a freshwater lake, inspiring a continual migration of animals. Riding in our four-wheel-drive safari vehicle, you’ll have a chance to spot Africa’s celebrated “Big Five” – buffalo, elephant, leopard, the black-maned lion and the rare black rhinoceros. Dig into a hot lunch as you picnic in the heart of the crater, sure to be a highlight of your African safari. Back at the Gibbs farm for the sundowner at the Lodge is one of its kinds. The ever-inviting fireplace pit by the campfire where the Swahili lessons with fun are offered by our staff. Enjoy your delicious dinner will be served at the mezzanine that offer the best fine view over the Highlands forest.

  • Day 05: Maasai Village & Olduvai George Visit – Western Serengeti – Game drive – Evening High Tea.

    Breakfast, with picnic lunch’s drive to Serengeti National Park. Set off this morning to explore Oldupai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of some of the earliest known human species, an estimated 1.8 million years old; learn more about the site’s significance on a docent-led tour. Stop at Land of the Maasai—the iconic pastoralists of the East African savanna, known for their scarlet robes, their beadwork, and their legendary ceremonies. Pay a visit to a Maasai Manyatta, or village, where we’ll be greeted with a foot-stomping, high-jumping welcome dance. Immerse yourself in their world, learning about their customs. Meet the village elders, visit homes, and take part in a memorable cultural exchange. Continue wildlife viewing through the spectacular Western Corridor passing through Musabi Plains offers the best big cat viewing opportunities in the Western Serengeti Lions, a pristine valley scattered with Ruwanda plains for dinner and overnight at Lahia Tented Lodge.

  • Day 06: Sunrise Ballooning over the Western Plains + Spot the Great Migration – Cocktails – High tea.

    06: 00 AM Lift off on an exciting hot air balloon flight as dawn breaks over the vast Serengeti grasslands, from aloft, observe wildlife in the first light of day, an African safari thrill – and enjoy another thrill upon your return where a champagne breakfast in the bush waits for you. Today our game will focus on the best big cat viewing opportunities in the Western Serengeti Lions, a pristine valley scattered with Ruwanda plains, Grumeti woodlands play host to the most amazing wildlife spectacle in Africa. Every year, thousands of wildebeest taking the cold plunge to cross the glittering waters of the Grumeti River, the centerpiece of the Grumeti Woodlands. It’s also a rich area with various specials like Black-and-White Colobus Monkeys, Hippo, Wildebeest, Elephant, Ostrich, and Leopard can be seen. Enjoy your Bush Lunch near Grumeti River. The river itself is renowned for its population of gigantic Nile crocodiles. Some of these pre-historic monsters measure up to 17-feet long and are 70-years old. The lush riparian forest that shades the river is home to the magnificent black-and-white colobus monkeys. Drive back for Sundowner and cocktails dinner and overnight at Lahia Tented Lodge.

  • Day 07: In Search for the Great Migration & Predators – Sundowner + Private Dinner Under the Stars.

    After awakening in the heart of the wilderness in your luxurious tent – surrounded by Edwardian-era

    accents that evoke the classic safari camps of a century ago – your safari guide shares fascinating

    insights about the African bush on your early morning game drive, as you observe the struggle of

    species to survive in the “circle of life” within Serengeti National Park. Later, after lunch and another

    game drive, relax by the Plunge pool at Chalet as the setting sun streaks the Tanzanian sky – a classic African safari doesn’t get any better than this. At the end of the day you return back to the lodge for Sundowner and cocktails dinner and overnight at Lahia Tented Lodge.

  • Day 08: Flight to Arusha – Farewell Lunch + Private Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for Departure.

    Breakfast, leave the camp and with an en-route game drive on the way to the airfield, please keep your eye open for any illusive animal or any number of cat family that may turn up after a successful night hunt along the river bank, transfer to Seronera Airstrip in time for flight to Arusha Airport departs at 11: 00 AM, and arrive at 12: 15 PM. On arrival meet by your transfer guide and short drive to butler & scotch for a farewell delicious Lunch, today you have variety of vegetables, chicken, beef barbecue, brown rice, with local beers & wine to have more African touch.

    We will drive the short distance to Arusha town for the sightseen tour of the town including the Uhuru tochi monument the symbol of our Independent day 1961, half way between Cairo and Cape Town, the Arusha Clock tower is considered the Centre and the symbol of the town for few minutes and we proceed back to Kilimanjaro International Airport for departure flight. Allow 2 1⁄2 hours for flight check-in. 

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PRICE DETAILS

Safaris arrangements, Per Person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country. 2024 & 2025 Custom Price and Departures:

2 Guest:  $ 4,896 PER PERSON IN TOTAL FOR 08 DAY SAFARI

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