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Migration Under Canvas

Arusha · Central Serengeti · North Serengeti
Duration
11 Days · 10 Nights
The route
Arusha · Central Serengeti · North Serengeti
Style
Great Migration
Best season
Migration season Jun–Oct
The route

10 nights, 2 distinct landscapes — migration under canvas.

From the first transfer to the final morning, every stop earns its place — year-round big cats on the plains; the Mara River crossings.

Add a night in Arusha before or after — a relaxed arrival or a buffer before your flight home. Just ask.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Lion
Lion
Serengeti and Ngorongoro prides.
Elephant
Elephant
Tarangire's baobab herds.
Leopard
Leopard
Seronera's river-line cats.
Rhino
Rhino
Black rhino on the crater floor.
Buffalo
Buffalo
Herds across the plains.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arusha → Central

Into the central Serengeti

Endless plains, resident prides.

Drive from Arusha into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.

02Central

The Seronera valleys

Cats along the rivers.

Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest.

03Central

Out across the plains

Open grass to the horizon.

A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving.

04Central

The Seronera valleys

Cats along the rivers.

Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest.

05Central → North

North to the Mara River

Where the great crossings happen.

Continue by road to the remote northern Serengeti, stage for the Mara River crossings from roughly July to October.

06North

On the river line

Waiting for the herds to move.

Full days along the Mara River as the wildebeest mass and plunge — the headline act of the migration.

07North

On the river line

Waiting for the herds to move.

Full days along the Mara River as the wildebeest mass and plunge — the headline act of the migration.

08North

On the river line

Waiting for the herds to move.

Full days along the Mara River as the wildebeest mass and plunge — the headline act of the migration.

09North

On the river line

Waiting for the herds to move.

Full days along the Mara River as the wildebeest mass and plunge — the headline act of the migration.

10North

On the river line

Waiting for the herds to move.

Full days along the Mara River as the wildebeest mass and plunge — the headline act of the migration.

11North → home

Journey's end

Wheels-up over the plains you crossed.

Drive back to Arusha for your onward journey — or add Zanzibar if you're not ready to leave.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

Dec – Mar

Calving in the south

The herds gather on the short-grass plains of Ndutu and the southern Serengeti to calve — daily births and intense predator action.

Jun – Oct

Northern river crossings

The migration pushes north and the Mara River crossings begin — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Cheetah Elephants Leopard Lion Rhinos

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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