Serengeti plains at golden hour with wildebeest
Ember Tours · Flagship Safari
Great Migration Season

SEVEN
DAYS.
THREE
KINGDOMS.

The safari that ruins all other safaris — seven mornings on the greatest stage on earth, where the grass moves and you realise it isn't grass. This is not a package. This is a reckoning.

7 Days · 6 Nights  ·  Tanzania's Ultimate Wild
3
Iconic Parks
7
Days
5
Big Five
1.5M
Wildebeest
$2,650
From
7 Days · 6 Nights Tarangire National Park Serengeti Plains Ngorongoro Crater Great Migration Big Five Tracking Expert Guides From $2,650 Per Person 7 Days · 6 Nights Tarangire National Park Serengeti Plains Ngorongoro Crater Great Migration Big Five Tracking Expert Guides From $2,650 Per Person
The Route

Three Kingdoms, One Story

Each park is a world unto itself. Together they form the most complete wildlife narrative in Africa.

Tarangire
Days 1 – 2
Tarangire
Where elephants gather in the hundreds and the baobabs watch over everything.
The Giant's Kingdom
Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Days 2 – 6
Serengeti
The heart of the expedition: predator country, migration drama, and five days of real immersion.
The Last Wild Kingdom
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7
Ngorongoro
The closing chapter: a crater-floor finale before the road back to Arusha.
The Crater World
Great Migration Wildebeest River Crossing
1.5M
Wildebeest in Motion
The Great Migration

The Largest
Movement
on Earth.

Every year, 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra, and 500,000 Thomson's gazelle make a circuit across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem — the greatest wildlife spectacle our planet produces.

With seven days and four nights in the Serengeti, you have the time and the positioning to witness it — whether that's the river crossings, the calving season, or the endless columns moving across open plains. This safari was built around it.

Jul – Oct
River Crossings
Jan – Mar
Calving Season
Nov – Dec
Short Rains
The Expedition

Day by Day

Seven mornings. Each one unlike the last. Each one impossible to forget.

Tarangire Elephants
Day 01
Tarangire National Park

Arrival of the Giants

You leave Arusha before sunrise. By mid-morning, you enter Tarangire — and the elephants appear in numbers that stop conversation.

06:30
Depart Arusha hotel, drive south toward Tarangire
09:30
Enter Tarangire National Park — first game drive begins
13:00
Bush picnic lunch beneath ancient baobab trees
15:00
Afternoon drive along the Tarangire River — elephant herds, lions
Overnight: Tarangire area camp
Entering the Serengeti
Day 02
Tarangire to Serengeti

From Baobabs to Endless Plains

This is the bridge day that changes the whole safari. You leave Tarangire behind, climb through the Ngorongoro highlands, and by afternoon the Serengeti opens in front of you.

06:30
Early breakfast and departure from Tarangire area
10:30
Cross the Ngorongoro highlands and continue toward Naabi Hill Gate
13:00
Enter Serengeti, picnic lunch en route, first plains sightings begin immediately
16:00
Afternoon game drive into Central Serengeti — lions, hyena, and cheetah country
Overnight: Central Serengeti camp
Cheetah hunting in Central Serengeti
Day 03
Central Serengeti

Predator Country

Your first full Serengeti day belongs to the resident cats. This is when the seven-day starts to separate itself from shorter safaris: you are no longer passing through. You are hunting stories with time on your side.

05:45
Pre-dawn departure into the Seronera valley for sunrise predator movement
08:00
Bush breakfast after the early drive — coffee, fruit, and fresh air on the plains
10:30
Track resident lion prides, leopard in riverine trees, and cheetah on the open grass
16:30
Golden-hour drive through kopjes and acacia lines before returning to camp
Overnight: Central Serengeti camp
Serengeti full day drive
Day 04
Serengeti Deep Dive

Follow the Herds

Now that you are properly inside the park, the guide has freedom to follow movement rather than roads on a schedule. Day four is about depth: more ground covered, more behaviour observed, fewer compromises.

06:00
Early departure toward whichever sector is currently producing the strongest sightings
09:00
Track resident prides, cheetah hunts, and large herbivore movement across the plains
13:00
Picnic lunch in the field with no need to rush back to camp
16:30
Late-afternoon drive into quieter country for elephant, leopard, and sundown silhouettes
Overnight: Central Serengeti camp
Wildebeest river crossing Mara
Day 05
Northern Serengeti

The Migration Chapter

Day five is why this safari costs more. You are no longer doing a beautiful game drive. You are in position for the most dramatic wildlife event in Africa: pressure at the river's edge, crocodiles below, thousands of wildebeest building the nerve to jump.

05:30
Set out early toward the northern corridor or Grumeti line, depending on seasonal movement
08:30
Hold position near the riverbanks — patience matters more than speed here
12:30
Picnic lunch in the field while your guide keeps reading herd behaviour and crossing signals
16:30
Late-day crossing window or predator follow-up as lions, hyena, and crocodiles move into place
Overnight: Northern Serengeti camp
African savanna sunset heading to Ngorongoro
Day 06
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

One Last Long Drive

Your last Serengeti morning still counts. We game drive on the way out, then leave the plains behind and climb back toward the Ngorongoro rim to set up a proper crater finale.

06:00
Final Serengeti sunrise drive through active game areas
09:00
Breakfast at camp, then depart south via Naabi Hill and Olduvai corridor
13:30
Scenic lunch stop on the road back through the highlands
16:30
Arrive Ngorongoro rim or Karatu lodge for an early evening and proper rest
Overnight: Ngorongoro rim lodge
Ngorongoro crater finale
Day 07
Ngorongoro Crater

The Grand Finale

You finish with the crater because few endings in Africa can compete with it. One last descent, one last hunt for black rhino, one last impossible landscape before the road returns you to Arusha.

06:30
Early descent into Ngorongoro Crater before traffic and heat build
08:00
Crater-floor game drive — rhino, lion, buffalo, hippo pools, and flamingos
12:30
Picnic lunch at the crater floor lake before the climb back up
16:30
Drive back to Arusha and hotel drop-off in the early evening
Return to Arusha
Wildlife

The Big Five

Seven days across three parks gives you Africa's best statistical odds of completing all five.

Lion
Lion
Ngorongoro · Serengeti
The Serengeti holds the world's largest lion population. You will see them — the question is how close.
97% chance
Elephant
Elephant
Tarangire · Serengeti
Tarangire carries more elephants per square kilometre than anywhere else on earth in dry season. Herds of 300+.
99% chance
Black Rhinoceros
Rhino
Ngorongoro Crater
The crater is Tanzania's last stronghold for the critically endangered black rhino. Your guide knows every individual by name.
~80% chance
Leopard
Leopard
Serengeti · Tarangire
The ghost of the plains. Found in riverine trees and rocky outcrops — patience and a skilled guide are your best weapons.
~75% chance
Cape Buffalo
Buffalo
All Three Parks
Massive herds in all three parks. The Serengeti's buffalo move with the migration — massive aggregations during peak season.
99% chance
Three Kingdoms

Each Park, Unmistakable

Different biomes. Different characters. Unified by the same ancient wildness.

Tarangire
Days 1 – 2
Tarangire
Africa's great elephant sanctuary — baobab-studded, river-fed, and magnificent.
Largest elephant herds in Tanzania
Ancient baobab forests
Over 550 bird species
Dry-season wildlife concentration
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7
Ngorongoro
A world-within-a-world — the ancient crater holds every African icon inside one bowl.
25,000 large mammals in 260km²
Black rhino stronghold
Crater floor champagne picnic (Ember tier)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Maasai giraffe in northern Serengeti Tanzania
Days 2 – 6
Serengeti
The infinite plains. The Great Migration. The reason this safari exists.
Great Migration river crossings
World's largest lion population
14,763 km² of open wilderness
4 full nights — rare depth of immersion
Invest in the Experience

Choose Your Tier

Seven days, three parks — the same wild places, the same expert guides. What changes is the comfort you return to each night.

Tier 01
Explorer
$2,650
per person
7 Days · 6 Nights
  • Shared 4×4 safari vehicle (max 6)
  • Professional certified guide
  • All park fees & permits
  • Full board — all meals
  • Tented camp accommodation
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off
  • Private vehicle
  • Lodge accommodation
Tier 02
Classic
$3,300
per person
7 Days · 6 Nights
  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Senior expert guide
  • All park fees & permits
  • Full board — lodge dining
  • Mid-range lodge — all 6 nights
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off
  • Ember tour kit bag
  • Luxury tented lodge
Tier 03
Ember Experience
$4,000
per person
7 Days · 6 Nights
  • Exclusive private 4×4 (pop-up roof)
  • Master guide — wildlife expert
  • All park fees & permits
  • Luxury full board dining
  • Luxury tented lodge — all 6 nights
  • Crater floor champagne picnic
  • Professional photography session
  • Ember concierge 24/7

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