7 Days Wildebeest Migration Calving Safari and Hadzabe

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7 Days Wildebeest Migration Calving Safari and Hadzabe

Wildebeest Migration Calving safari is great opportunity to witness one of the world’s natural wonders, The Great Wildebeest Migration. The wildebeest migration river crossing begins in July, as the mammal grazers move north and pass through the Lobo and the Wagakuria area en-route to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. In September, the wildebeest herds are spread out over the northern Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. Several large herds of wildebeest remain behind in the area and weather changes may sometimes bring the herds back into the area from the Mara. In October, the herds move south towards the central Serengeti National Park via the Lobo area of the Serengeti National Park.

Trip Overview – 7 Days Wildebeest Migration Calving and Hadzabe

Day 01: Arusha-karatu
Day 02: karatu-Ngorongoro
Day 03: Ngorongoro-Serengeti np
Day 04: Serengeti National Park (Kogatende)
Day 05: Serengeti National Park
Day 06: Serengeti- karatu (Lake Eyasi)
Day 07: lake Eyasi- Arusha (Kilimanjaro Airport)

Detailed day by day itinerary for 7 days Wildebeest Migration Calving and Hadzabe

DAY 01: ARRIVAL IN ARUSHA-Upon your arrival, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Your professional guide will answer all your queries regarding your upcoming safari and provide you with a short briefing as well. Afterward, you will be taken to your accommodation at Eillien’ Tree Inn at Karatu town for dinner and overnight stay. Meals: Dinner

DAY 02: NGORONGORO CRATER-The other top area on this safari is the crater area. You start with an early morning game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It also safeguards the interests of indigenous people and promotes tourism. While here, you will enjoy wildlife sightings with all the big games available. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 03: NGORONGORO – SERENGETI NP

We will have a breakfast at our lodge then park our bags and park lunch. Drive to Serengeti national park, the following three days of your safari will be spent in Serengeti National Park, one of the top wildlife spots in the world. Our safari will take us via Olduvai Gorge. This is the prehistoric site where Dr. Louis Leakey discovered the remains of homo habilis, which is regarded as mankind’s first path of human evolution. An afternoon game drive at Serengeti follows home to more than 35 species of plains animals such as zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, among many others. The park is the staging zone for one of the most spectacular events in the world- the annual migration of wildebeest

DAY 03: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (KOGATENDE)

After breakfast, you will proceed for a full-day game drive viewing the great migration at Mara area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Kogatende area. The key feature is the Mara River and there is a great chance to see the herds cross the Mara River to the north on one day and back south a few days later. Please note that it can be very difficult to witness crossing and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to the river and only decide to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. Late in the afternoon, you will head to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 05: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (SERONERA)

After breakfast at your accommodation, you will proceed to the Central part of Serengeti. This park is well-known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “big five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffaloes, and Rhinos. You will enjoy wildlife sightings on your game drives in this wildlife-rich area before heading back for dinner and overnight stay at your already booked accommodation. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 06: SERENGETI – KARATU THEN LAKE EYASI.

On this day of your safari, you will enjoy another game drive in Serengeti National Park, on our way to Lake Eyasi via Ngorongoro and Karatu town. Before we gate to our booked accommodation, we will stop for the Maasai visit or boma. Dinner and overnight it will be on the age off Lake Eyasi, Hunting Tour with the Bush men Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 07: LAKE EYASI- Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This less visited lake lies at the base of the Eyasi escarpment on the western rift valley wall. This afternoon you will be introduced to the extraordinary people who belong to an indigenous tribe known as the ‘Hadzabe’ (hunter-gatherer bushmen). The tribe inhabits the shores of Lake Eyasi as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe. You will visit these tribes, which will include a visit to their homesteads, learn about their way of life, animal tracking, medicinal plants, and much more. Some wildlife and a wide range of bird species can be viewed during walks around the lake, which can be arranged

Depart for Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home.

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