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Tanzania-Serengeti

The vast, untamed Serengeti might just be the best place on earth to see wildlife.

Set across northern Tanzania and extending into Kenya, the Serengeti is home to plenty of luxurious lodges from where you can search for the Big Five (lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard).

For part of the year, it's also home to the mighty great wildebeest migration, which brings millions of wildebeest and zebra into its plains, following ancient migratory paths.

Whatever you come to see, the Serengeti is unmissable.

Wildebeest migration safaris

An essential guide to planning a migration safari in Tanzania and Kenya

Sometimes called ‘the greatest show on earth’, the wildebeest migration sees mega herds of almost two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles continuously travel thousands of kilometres in a broadly clockwise direction from the southern Serengeti, north into Kenya’s Maasai Mara, and back again. The migration is one of Africa's classic safari experiences, drawing visitors year round to witness this magnificent spectacle. Along the way the herds experience the full circle of life, from mating, to calving, to death – often in the jaws of their many predators: the crocodiles and big cats who are themselves sustained by Mother Nature’s beautiful, if brutal, cycle...read more

8 days

Tanzania migration safari

Experience Africa's greatest wildlife phenomenon
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Tanzania safari and beach

See all the spectacular wildlife Africa has to offer
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Tanzania safari, Kilimanjaro and islands

From mountain top and safari adventure to island beaches
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Serengeti National Park Tours

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Serengeti North Wilderness Camp Fly in Safari

4 day safari in the Serengeti

4 daysFrom $2,095
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Experience the Serengeti on a private safari

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Northern Tanzania Adventure

Arusha National Park, Karatu, Seronera and Matemwe

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Kenya & Tanzania Safari

Visit the gems of East Africa: the Masai Mara & the Serengeti

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Tanzania Northern Circuit

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Tanzania Northern Circuit - 3 Days

Budget Tanzania Northern Circuit

3 daysFrom $870

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