Follow the Hooves
Nine days designed for serious migration enthusiasts — Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater open the journey, then five nights in the Serengeti follow the herds through river crossings and dramatic predator encounters. Luxury mobile camps ensure you're positioned at the heart of nature's greatest spectacle.
Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and escorts you to your lodge in Arusha. Settle into the lush gardens, enjoy a welcome drink as the sun sets behind Mount Meru, and prepare for the adventure ahead. As local Tanzanians, your guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity — you are in good hands from the moment you land.
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, nestled between the Great Rift Valley escarpment and its sparkling soda lake. Explore lush groundwater forests and open acacia woodlands — famous for tree-climbing lions, baboon troops, elephants, and stunning flamingo-lined shores. After a picnic lunch and game drive, continue to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, travelling through misty montane forests where you might spot baboons, elephants, or even a leopard in the dense greenery.
Descend 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater — the world's largest intact volcanic caldera and home to roughly 30,000 animals including the endangered black rhino. This natural amphitheatre offers your best chance to see all the Big Five in a single day. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor beside a hippo pool.
Your safari begins in the area the Maasai call the "serengit" — the land of endless plains. The Serengeti boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, and crocodiles. A UNESCO World Heritage Site for over forty years, its ecosystem supports more than 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras.
A full day exploring the Seronera Valley — famous for year-round wildlife. Carnivores like hyenas, lions, leopards, and cheetahs rest on rocky outcrops, scanning for prey on the open plains. The area is also home to buffalo, giraffes, hippopotamuses, impalas, topis, warthogs, and zebras. Morning and afternoon game drives ensure you catch the best light and the most active wildlife.
Over the next three days, immerse yourself in the extraordinary spectacle of the Great Migration. Depending on the season, your journey may take you to the Northern Serengeti for dramatic river crossings and predator encounters, or to the Southern Serengeti and Ndutu Plains where thousands of wildebeest give birth amid sweeping grasslands. Morning and evening game drives are carefully planned to maximise sightings. Your luxury mobile camps ensure you are always at the heart of the herds.
After a final breakfast, enjoy a farewell game drive en route to Seronera Airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Arusha. Upon arrival, meet your driver for a safari debrief before continuing to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international departure.
Rise before dawn to float silently above the endless plains. Watch sunrise paint the Serengeti gold as herds of wildebeest, giraffes, and elephants move beneath you. Land for champagne breakfast in the bush.
This itinerary can be tailored to your pace, preferences, and travel dates. Our expedition architects will personalise every detail.