Serengeti Discovery
The journey, one day at a time
Into the central Serengeti
Drive from Arusha into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah. Continue by road into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
The Seronera valleys
Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest. A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving.
Out across the plains
A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving. Drive to Central Serengeti into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
The Seronera valleys
Full days among the Seronera river lines — the surest big-cat country in the Serengeti — with the long midday to rest. Fly across the border to Central Serengeti into the central Serengeti and drive the Seronera valleys for resident lion, leopard and cheetah.
Out across the plains
A full day further onto the plains and kopjes, routed by where the prides and herds are moving. The granite kopjes are the signature of central Serengeti — islands of rock in a sea of grass, warm in the morning and shaded by midday, exactly what a lion or leopard wants. Reading the kopjes is half the game here, and a guide who knows which prides hold which rocks is the difference between driving past and finding the cats.
Journey's end
Drive back to Arusha for your onward journey — or add Zanzibar if you're not ready to leave.
The season changes what you see.
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.
Northern river crossings
The migration pushes north and the Mara River crossings begin — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Legendary Lodge
A gracious coffee-estate lodge with private cottages and gardens — the refined way to start or end a safari.
One Nature Nyaruswiga
Contemporary tented suites on the central plains, with telescopes, plunge pools and broad migration views.
Namiri Plains
A remote Asilia camp in former cheetah-research country, prized for its big cats and uncrowded plains.
Arusha Coffee Lodge
Plantation-house chalets among the coffee, polished and convenient for the airport.
Gran Melia Arusha
A large contemporary five-star with Meru views, full amenities and easy airport access.
Four Seasons Serengeti
A full-service lodge with an infinity pool above an elephant waterhole — polished and family-friendly.
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.