14-Day Great Migration and Zanzibar Mid-Range Safari

Your Warriors of Africa Safari team meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport and takes you to your lodge. The first day is deliberately relaxed after the long journey.

Depending on when you land, you may rest, enjoy the gardens, meet your guide for a short briefing or sort your bags for the road ahead.

Arusha Farm House, a country house in green gardens on the Kilimanjaro side of Arusha, gives the trip a calm, practical start.

After breakfast you leave Arusha with your private driver-guide for Tarangire National Park, your first full safari day.

Tarangire is elephant and baobab country, with river landscapes and seasonal concentrations of wildlife. You may see elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, antelope, warthogs, lions and many birds.

After the game drive you continue up to Marera Valley Lodge near Karatu for dinner and a quiet evening.

Today you move up into the Ngorongoro highlands. Depending on timing, the day may include scenic highland driving, an optional cultural stop or simply a relaxed transfer to camp.

The highlands feel very different from Tarangire: cooler air, greener country and more dramatic views. This itinerary doesn't include a game drive on the crater floor; we can add one if you want it.

You spend the night at Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp on the crater rim, a practical base between Tarangire and the Serengeti.

After breakfast you drive down onto the Serengeti plains, one of the trip's most exciting route days as the landscape opens up.

Your guide game-views on the way in: plains animals, giraffes, elephants, hyenas and, depending on movement, predators.

You arrive at The African Kongoni Serengeti Safari Camp for your first night in Central Serengeti.

Today belongs to Central Serengeti. An early start often pays off, with active predators, good light and cool air.

Lions on the kopjes and plains, leopards in riverine trees and cheetahs in open country are the classic searches, along with elephants, buffalo, hippos, hyenas, giraffes and the plains herds.

A full day lets your guide work the area properly: following tracks and waiting at sightings rather than passing through.

After breakfast you head north. The drive is long but scenic, with wildlife along the way.

In the migration season the herds may gather around the Mara River. Crossings depend on the herds' own movement and are never guaranteed; several nights here give you a better chance.

You arrive at Safari Haven Migration Camp, your base for three nights.

Your guide follows current reports, the tracks and the herds to choose the day's areas.

If the herds are near, you may watch them gather, graze, move and approach the river. If the river is quiet, the north still has lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles and the plains herds.

A packed lunch keeps you out longer, because wildlife doesn't keep to meal times.

A third day in the north means you don't depend on one short window. Your guide may revisit productive areas, explore other valleys or move away from busy spots.

The north is quieter and wilder than many guests expect, with fine landscapes and predators beyond the migration.

Back at camp for your last night in the Serengeti.

After breakfast you transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar, subject to final routing and availability.

You are met in Zanzibar and driven to Kendwa on the north-west coast, known for its beach, its sunsets and easy relaxation.

You check in at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel and keep the first beach evening simple.

A free day: no early start, no long drive. Sleep in and spend the day on the beach.

Swimming, snorkelling, beach walks, a sunset dhow cruise, a spice tour or Stone Town are all possible if you want them.

Kendwa is sociable but relaxed: lively enough for atmosphere, with space to slow down.

Another full day on the island, at the hotel or with one optional experience.

Culture lovers can take a guided Stone Town tour of history, architecture, markets and food; ocean lovers can snorkel or join a marine trip when the sea allows.

Shape the day around your energy after the safari.

Five beach nights mean nothing needs to be rushed.

Enjoy the hotel, walk the beach, try local seafood, book a spa treatment nearby or take a gentle excursion.

After the intensity of the Serengeti, the trip settles into a softer rhythm.

Your final full day: relax, take last photos, shop for souvenirs, swim, or add one last activity.

With a flight tomorrow, keep it easy unless your departure is late.

Enjoy your last evening at Kendwa.

After breakfast you check out and transfer to Zanzibar Airport, with a relaxed morning if your flight is later.

That is the end of your 14-Day Great Migration and Zanzibar Mid-Range Safari with Warriors of Africa Safari: Tarangire, the Ngorongoro highlands, Central and Northern Serengeti, and Zanzibar.