Premium Grumeti River Migration Safari in 6 Days, Tanzania
Overview
Ceraa Eyes Safari, a locally based Tanzanian operator, runs this 6 day great migration safari. An experienced local guide travels with you, and we plan every detail alongside you.
Why choose our 6 Days wildebeest migration safari
Each 6 day great migration safari we operate is built around you, which means we can change the dates, lodging and pace to suit. Our local team also looks after you from the moment you land until you fly home. Ahead of your trip, you may like to read about the region on the official Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) website. Looking for more inspiration? Browse our other Serengeti National Park tours.
Welcome to an exclusive wildlife journey for travellers seeking a genuine 6 day great migration safari in Tanzania. This luxury trip takes you into the Western Serengeti at the height of the migration, when huge herds of wildebeest plus zebras pounding across open grassland and braving the Grumeti River's dramatic crossings.
Local safari guides with deep expertise lead each day. Every one blends patient wildlife tracking, high-quality accommodation and absorbing landscapes, ranging from savannahs full of predators to the famous Ngorongoro Crater. We also plan each moment with care, so you can experience Africa's greatest natural show in a way you will remember.
Itinerary
Welcome to Tanzania! Your safari adventure starts the moment you land. Our professional team meets you and takes you to Kibo Palace Hotel, giving you a place to recover after the trip.
In the evening your safari guide gives you a full briefing, explaining the migration patterns and what to expect on this 6 day great migration safari. The briefing sets the tone for the remarkable days ahead.
Accommodation: Kibo Palace Hotel
Meals: Dinner
When breakfast is over, you leave Arusha for the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands. The scenery shifts from open plains to lush highland forest as you go, and you can watch for wildlife across the volcanic terrain.
In the afternoon, visit a traditional Maasai village to learn about local culture and heritage. The visit gives your 6 day great migration safari extra depth and context, as it joins cultural discovery to natural beauty.
Accommodation: Neptune Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Start by heading down into the celebrated Ngorongoro Crater, which shelters a remarkable abundance of wildlife including flamingos, rhinos, elephants and lions. You eat a packed lunch picnic-style down on the crater floor, then carry on toward Serengeti National Park.
As the plains open out in front of you, the scale of the migration sinks in. This is truly one of the defining highlights of a 6 day great migration safari.
Accommodation: Four Seasons Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Travel west across the Serengeti ecosystem today, following established migration corridors busy with wildebeest, zebras and the predators that follow them. Nearing the Grumeti region, lions, cheetahs and hyenas are frequent sights.
Today is the core of your 6 day great migration safari, where motion, scale and untamed wilderness come together.
Accommodation: Lahia Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Spend the day following the herds beside the Grumeti River, the stage for some of Africa's most gripping migration action, shaped by crocodile-infested water, nerve-racking crossings and intense predator activity.
Your guide picks the best vantage points and timing, so this day brings the most powerful moments of the whole journey.
Accommodation: Lahia Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Before dawn you float up on a hot air balloon safari above the Serengeti plains, looking down on wildlife moving across the ground. A champagne breakfast in the bush follows, then a last game drive towards Seronera Airstrip. You fly back to Arusha, ending your luxury safari.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Included & Excluded
- Inclusions
- Luxury accommodations
- All meals on safari
- Park fees and domestic flights
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle and professional guide
- Hot air balloon safari including breakfast
- Maasai village visit
- Bottled water and Wi-Fi
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance and personal spending
- Gratuities and optional activities
- Alcoholic beverages
Frequent Asked Question
The safari is at its finest in the Great Migration season in the Western Serengeti, normally June to July, when wildebeest and zebras congregate near the Grumeti River. Lodge space is limited at peak times, so we strongly advise booking 3–6 months ahead at the least.
Expect large herds of wildebeest and zebras, together with lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants and buffalo. Giraffes, hippos, crocodiles and a wide range of birds may also appear, and the Ngorongoro Crater gives a high chance of seeing black rhinos.
No. River crossings are a natural event, so no one can promise them. We do plan the itinerary with care, though, and our experienced guides follow the herds every day to give you the best chance of watching a crossing.
Hand-picked luxury lodges and tented camps are part of the safari. They have en-suite bathrooms, premium dining, scenic settings and high standards of service, yet retain a genuine safari feel.
Yes, families with older children and elderly travellers in good health will enjoy this safari. Game drives move at an easy pace, and the lodges are very comfortable. Do tell us beforehand about any mobility or medical needs.
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