Classic Tanzania- Ngorongoro Crater to the Great Migration

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where you’ll be met and transferred to your peaceful accommodation just outside Arusha. Enjoy the lush gardens and relax after your flight.

We can arrange for an optional day tour, game drive in Arusha National park or cultural visit to a local market, chat to us for options.

Meet your private guide and set off in your 4x4 safari vehicle toward Tarangire National Park. Renowned for its large elephant herds and striking baobab trees, Tarangire offers a wonderful start to your wildlife adventure. A picnic lunch is enjoyed inside the park.

In the afternoon, continue to the Ngorongoro Highlands and the little town of Karatu. Check in at the Ngorongoro Farm House, where dinner is included. Located on a coffee plantation, you can take a walk around the farm, relax in the fragrant gardens or enjoy the spectacular sunsets with the Oldeani volcano as a backcloth.

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and natural haven for the Big Five. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater through a lush highland forest, with magnificent birdlife to be spotted among the different tree species. Once on the grassy crater floor, you may discover a large variety of grazing herbivores, as well as the predators that are attracted by this abundant supply of prey.

Sublime scenery, abundant wildlife, it’s very own distinctive Lerai Forest comprised of yellow fever trees and Lake Magadi, a shallow soda lake. You can spot, black rhino, Tusker elephants, lion, leopard and hyena along with healthy herds of wildebeest, buffalo and zebra. Other wildlife includes serval cat, cheetah, jackal, Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, flamingo and bat-eared foxes, as well as approximately 400 species of colourful birds Enjoy a full-day game drive and picnic lunch on the crater floor, before returning to your lodge.

After breakfast, transfer to the local airstrip and bid farewell to your guide. Board a local flight to the Serengeti — either to Ndutu (Jan–Mar) for the calving season or to Kogatende (Jun–Oct) for the chance of spotting a river crossing.

Upon arrival, enjoy a game drive en-route to camp.

Game drives are on a shared basis with the possibility of a morning and afternoon outing, or a full day safari; your guide will keep you informed of your schedule, depending on the weather and the herds movements.

Nasikia Migration Camp is located in Serengeti South Ndutu area from January to March and in Serengeti North Kogatende area from June to October.

Spend the day exploring the open plains of the Serengeti on scheduled game drives. Expect action-packed wildlife viewing and, in season, the unforgettable drama of the migration. Witness nature’s most dramatic survival story unfold before your eyes. The camp remains small, with a maximum of 12 tents, it blends rustic charm with comfort: full canvas exteriors shaded with cooling cloth, mosquito-netted king-size beds, en-suite bathrooms (flushing toilet and bucket shower), solar lighting, Wi-Fi, and private patios with handcrafted furnishings. The communal lounge and dining tent—illuminated by soft solar light or candlelight—offer a warm atmosphere for bush breakfasts and fireside dinners beneath the African night sky.

Enjoy a final morning in the bush before your transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), where your tour ends. You can extend your safari with a few days in Zanzibar, or a trek with the gorillas, chat to us for options.