A Taste of Africa - Great Migration Safari in Tanzania.
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Tarangire Safari Lodge
Gran Melia Hotel
Ndutu Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Zanzibar
Stone Town Zanzibar
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February 19 - March 1, 2026
Includes domestic air, hotels, expert guides and so much more. Porterra small group tour. 12 participants 5-day Zanzibar extension available (and highly recommended!) Join us for the trip of a lifetime on safari in Tanzania, Africa. We'll visit Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti Plains with our own personal English speaking guides who know the country and where to find the game. We'll be looking for elephants, rhinos, lions, wildebeest, giraffes, birds and more.
$6179 includes all flights inside Tanzania, transfers between airports and accommodations in Tanzania, private transportation throughout the trip in comfortable and well equipped Land Cruisers, all tours, all meals and entrance fees on safari on the itinerary below, daily breakfasts on the optional Zanzibar extension, and a pre departure meeting and orientation before we go. International Airfare is not included, but the group will travel together on the same flight. We can assist you with booking your flight. As of May 19 current round trip international airfare to Arusha, Tanzania is $1200 - $1400. Prices are based on double occupancy. There is a single supplement fee of $949 for solo travelers. Transportation to and from JFK airport will be provided at an additional cost. Visa not included. Larry will not be personally leading this tour, but rest assured, you will be very well taken care of by our partners in Tanzania, Nasera Safaris. Learn more about Nasera here.
Tanzania Migration Safari- Feb 19 - Mar 1, 2026
Detailed Itinerary Thursday Feb 19. Day 1: ✈ JFK Departure Our overnight flight departs JFK and arrives in Tanzania Friday February 20. Friday Feb 20. Day 2: ✈ Arrival Arusha, Tanzania QYour guides will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and drive you to Arusha town for overnight stay at the highly rated Gran Melia Hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to relax and acclimate. D - Overnight: Gran Melia Hotel Saturday Feb 21. Day 3: Arusha – Tarangire National Park After breakfast and morning briefing, drive 90 miles southwest to Tarangire National Park, which is the quintessence of Old Africa. This unique park has a magical, prehistoric atmosphere, and is perhaps Tanzania’s best-kept secret. It is the epitome of the safari experience, with its sweeping savannah lands, lush swamps and clusters of ancient baobab trees, covering 1,030 square miles. It’s home to an excellent, dense population of wildlife – over 95 mammal species and 500 bird species, concentrated around the permanent waters of the Tarangire River during the heat of the day. It is arguably the best park in Africa for elephants, with a population of over 3,000. The park is also home to herds of buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, impala and zebra; hippo, pythons and hyena; and predators such as cheetah, lion and leopard. All meals included and overnight in tents with thatched roofs, verandas and large, mesh-screened windows, providing the quintessential safari experience and opportunity to connect with the sights and sounds of nature. BLD - Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge Sunday Feb 22. Day 4: Tarangire National Park Morning and afternoon game drives exploring the park with its vast Baobab Trees, swamps, reptiles and herds of elephants. Picnic lunches while on game drives in the park. Enjoy afternoon game drives at Tarangire National Park before heading back to our lodge for dinner and overnight. BLD - Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge Monday Feb 23. Day 5: Manyara National Park to Karatu After a leisurely breakfast we'll head north towards the Ngorongoro Crater National Conservation Area, while going for a game drive around Lake Manyara on our way out of the park. After an authentic local lunch in the Mto wa Mbu village outside Karatu, drive to the African Galleria Center for a shopping experience you won't soon forget. They have everything! On our way out of town we'll stop in at a local school to meet the kids and maybe even sing them a song! Then it's on to our fabulous home for the next two nights, set in a working coffee plantation in the foothills of the Ngorongoro highlands. BLD - Overnight: Kitela Lodge Tuesday Feb 24. Day 6: Ngorongoro Conservation Area After an early breakfast, drive down into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a full day crater day tour. A world heritage site, the crater is one of the largest volcanic craters in the world, with unique biosphere harboring grasslands, swamps, forests, and a wide variety of birdlife, all enclosed within its towering walls. You are guaranteed to see a large concentration of game, including herds of zebras and wildebeests, buffalos, hippos, and the black rhino. Catered lunch inside the crater. Late afternoon drive back to the lodge for some afternoon rest and relaxation before dinner. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. BLD - Overnight: Kitela Lodge Wednesday Feb 25. Day 7: Serengeti National Park (Ndutu Area) After Breakfast, we'll head down to the plains with a packed lunch. Visit Oldupai Gorge Museum, which is one of the most important pre-historical sites in the world, and has been instrumental in understanding the early existence of humans. This is where the Leaky's discovered Lucy, the missing link, in the 1960's. It's a truly fascinating place. After the visit we'll stop at a Masai village to visit and learn about these interesting nomadic people and their customs. In the afternoon we'll head to our Lodge in Serengeti National Park with game drives en-route. With 14,500 sq. kms, the Serengeti Plain is undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Serengeti is renowned for its black-maned lion and other predators including wild dog, spotted hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The wealth of birdlife is of a special interest including colourful rollers, bee-eaters, kingfishers and sunbirds and a large number of birds of prey. Arrive at our beautiful lodge shaded by majestic acacia trees, where we'll stay in private cottages for dinner and overnight. BLD - Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge Thursday & Friday, Feb 26 & 27. Day 8 & 9: Serengeti National Park (Ndutu Area) Enjoy two days witnessing the great migration while in Ndutu Area, with Lake Ndutu being the prime viewing spot in the Ndutu region where enormous herds congregate between December and April to graze and calve. Our lodge is minutes from the lake and animals are frequently seen on the grounds. The Calving season is particularly dramatic, a million wildebeest give birth to 8000 babies every day, and as these newborns take their first steps, they’re targeted by lions, leopard, hyenas. All meals and overnight at our lodge. BLD - Overnight: Ndutu Safari Lodge Saturday Feb 28. Day 10: Arusha and onward! After breakfast, we'll fly back to Arusha airport and catch our forward flight. For those going home we'll make a lunch stop at the fabulous Arusha Coffee Lodge before heading to our dayrooms at the Gran Melia Hotel in Arusha and onward to JRO airport for your flight home. BL - Dayrooms: Gran Melia Hotel Sunday March 1. Day 11: Land at JFK and back home. Your overnight flight will land at JFK on Sunday. Optional Zanzibar extension.
A prefect way to end an amazing trip. Only $1379 for 5 days on the beach including Air, lodging, and breakfast daily. $549 single supplement for solo travelers. Saturday Feb 28. Day 10: Arusha and onward! After breakfast, we'll fly from Ndutu to Arusha airport for a brief stop, and continue on to Zanzibar. Our morning flight will land in Zanzibar and we'll head to the glorious sugar white beaches on the east side of the island where you can walk out amongst the tidepools and corals for a hundred yards. Flights from Ndutu and Arusha to Zanzibar included. You should be checked in and have your toes in the sand before dinnertime. BLD - Overnight: Breezes Beach Club & Spa on the beach. Sunday March 1 Day 11: Zanzibar Beach Breakfast provided at the resort. The rest of the day is free at your leisure to swim, snorkel, lay in the sun or walk into town. Options to visit a spice farm, go on a snorkeling or diving trip. BD - Overnight: Breezes Beach Club & Spa on the beach. Monday March 2 Day 12: Zanzibar Beach Breakfast provided at the resort. The rest of the day is free at your leisure to swim, take a guided tidepool walk, snorkel, lay in the sun or visit a local village. BD - Overnight: Breezes Beach Club & Spa on the beach. Tuesday March 3 Day 13: Zanzibar Stone Town After a leisurely breakfast we'll head to historic Stone Town, drop our bags at our well situated hotel, and spend the afternoon wandering the cobblestone alleyways of Stone town, eating, drinking, seeing the historic sights or just relaxing at the pool. BLD - Overnight: Maru Maru Hotel Wednesday March 4 Day 14: Homeward bound After breakfast at the resort we'll have some time to wander around Stone Town a bit more before your flight home. BL - Dayrooms: Maru Maru Hotel Thursday March 5 Day 15: Home Your overnight flight will arrive in JFK on Thursday. |