This safari includes the two main regions in the northern sector of Tanzania – the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti Plains.
You are guaranteed of excellent game viewing all year long, with a chance to experience the Great Migration while staying at a mobile migration camp. Depending on weather patterns and herds movement, Kichakani is very well positioned to view the herds either in the North (June to October), or the South (December to March).
Affordable Fly-in Ngorongoro and Migration Safari Video
Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport and connect with the morning / afternoon flight to Manyara airstrip. Depending on your arrival time, you might need to add a pre-night.
Arrive at Manyara airstrip, meet with your local guide and road transfer to the lodge, located about 45 minutes away. You will have some time to enjoy the panoramic view of the Crater Rim and time at leisure at the lodge. Your meals and local beverages are included. You can choose to add a village tour, if time permits.
Includes & Excludes
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Drinks: Local brands included
Activities: Included
Transport: Included
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater
Time to enjoy a game drive in the famous Ngorongoro Crater. The camp is located very close to the crater...
Time to enjoy a game drive in the famous Ngorongoro Crater. The camp is located very close to the crater floor access road allowing for quick and easy access to the crater floor - perfect for early morning crater safaris.
Ngorongoro is home to a large assortment of animals including zebra, buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, hippo and elephants; and an amazing population of predators - lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the elusive leopard. Back to the lodge and balance of the day at leisure to relax and appreciate the nature around you.
Includes & Excludes
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Drinks: Local brands included
Activities: Included
Transport: Included
Day 3-5
Northern Serengeti
After breakfast, you are transferred back to Manyara airstrip and fly to the Serengeti. Arrive at the airstrip and transfer...
After breakfast, you are transferred back to Manyara airstrip and fly to the Serengeti. Arrive at the airstrip and transfer to camp via a meandering game drive. You are spending 3x nights at Kichakani camp including all your meals, shared scheduled game drives and local beverages.
Lamai area (June to October): This is the time to watch thousands of wildebeest take a leap of faith into the water, facing hungry Nile crocodiles and cantankerous hippos. When the herds are on the move, the air is full of grunting, thudding hooves and billowing dust.
Serengeti South (December to March): Spend time game viewing on grassy plains, where the wildebeest gather to give birth around February each year. Watch thousands of wobbly-legged young finding their feet, something they have to do quickly to avoid the watchful big cats that stalk these plains.
Includes & Excludes
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Drinks: Local brands included
Activities: Included
Transport: Included
Day 6
End Of Itinerary
Your last morning on the Serengeti Plains, you will be transferred to the airstrip after breakfast. Fly directly to Kilimanjaro...
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Day 6
End Of Itinerary
Your last morning on the Serengeti Plains, you will be transferred to the airstrip after breakfast.
Fly directly to Kilimanjaro airport for your onward flight.
Or contact us to extend your safari experience.
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FAQs about Affordable Fly-in Ngorongoro and Migration Safari
This magnificent Ngorongoro crater is over 600 meters (2000 feet) deep, with high walls towering around the crater edge and a massive area of 259 km2.
With Ngorongoro wildlife remaining in the steep-walled crater all year, the question of when to go on a Ngorongoro Crater safari is more about how many other people and vehicles you want to share the crater with.
High visitor numbers can be expected during the dry peak season of July to September, as well as the December to February calving season that follows the November rains.
With this in mind, the main rainy season of April to May is often regarded as the best time to visit the Ngorongoro Crater because there are far fewer visitors and the crater is lush and green in comparison to the dusty dry-season landscape.
The Ngorongoro Crater is a massive caldera formed over 2.5 million years ago when a volcano the size of Mount Kilimanjaro erupted and then collapsed on itself.
Safari lodges have guest rooms similar to a hotel with en-suite bathrooms. They are comfortably furnished with facilities normally associated with a hotel rooms, except your rooms are normally set in beautiful wilderness settings, with nature and wildlife around.
Tented lodges have rooms which are tents on a platform and with a roof and also have en-suite facilities with showers, flush toilets and hot water. Basically all the amenities of a hotel room, except canvas walls and roof.
The boutique lodges and camps can be very stylish and smart in terms of design and decor, often with very spacious rooms and even going so far in some cases as having plunge pools for each room.
Eco-camps and smaller tented camps have insect-proof tents with en-suite facilities including a safari shower and flush toilet. They give a more authentic safari experience but the tents are comfortably furnished with proper beds and you don’t need to bring your own sleeping bag! The emphasis is usually on having excellent guides and great wildlife viewing away from the crowds. Guests often eat together and people travelling alone usually say that they found the atmosphere friendly and enjoyed meeting other like-minded travellers around the campfire in the evening or at dinner.
The Adventure Camps are a budget option with guests bringing their own sleeping bags and towels. Accommodation is in small dome tented with a mattress on the floor. Each tent has its own nearby cubicle with a flush toilet, safari shower, and wash basin. The Adventure Camps are suitable only for those who don’t mind “real camping” and can put with some degree of “roughing it”. Apart from the accommodation in simple dome tents, the meals and the guiding are the same standards as the higher quality camps and game drives are in 4x4 safari vehicles. For those on a limited budget, the Adventure Camps are a good alternative to the big tourist lodges and minibus tours for those for whom the safari experience is more important than hotel accommodation.