Migration Focus
Northern Serengeti, Mara River ecosystem and seasonal herd movements.
Nihapa Tours · Great Migration Small-Group Safari
5 Day Migration Group Joining Safari Serengeti and Ngorongoro
A migration-focused five-day safari built around the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Travel from Arusha into the Serengeti, spend two dedicated nights in the Northern Serengeti and Mara River ecosystem, follow the migration south through the park, then finish with a Ngorongoro Crater safari before returning to Arusha.
🐃 July–October
🌊 Northern Serengeti & Mara River
👥 Maximum 5 or 6 Guests
✓ Guaranteed from 4
Max 6 GuestsGuaranteed window seating
One Group, One VehicleSame guide and safari team
Operated by NihapaNo mixed operators
Selected Lodges & CampsComfortable en-suite stays
24/7 Tanzania SupportArusha-based operations team
Tour at a glance
Serengeti migration time with a Ngorongoro finale
July departures use Western Serengeti / Grumeti for the first Serengeti night before continuing north. August through October departures follow the Northern Serengeti and Mara River migration route shown below.
Arusha→
Central Serengeti*→
Northern Serengeti→
Karatu→
Ngorongoro Crater→
Arusha
Small-Group Format
Maximum five or six travellers per Land Cruiser, depending on departure.
Five-Day Route
Serengeti migration viewing followed by Ngorongoro Crater on the final day.
July Variation
The first Serengeti night shifts west to the Grumeti River migration area.
Migration note:
wildlife movements and Mara River crossings are natural events and cannot
be guaranteed. July uses the published Western Serengeti / Grumeti variation;
the day-by-day itinerary below reflects the main August–October operating route.
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Live 2026 Migration Departures
Check scheduled dates, maximum group size and the price attached to each departure. Select “Other Price Tiers” for the complete 1–6 traveller pricing.
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5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
03 Jul 2026 – 07 Jul 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🌿 First Serengeti night: Western Serengeti (Grumeti River) · then migration route north
Past Departure · Placeholder
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
🕘 Historical July placeholder departure
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
10 Jul 2026 – 14 Jul 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🌿 First Serengeti night: Western Serengeti (Grumeti River) · then migration route north
Past Departure · Placeholder
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
🕘 Historical July placeholder departure
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
17 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🌿 First Serengeti night: Western Serengeti (Grumeti River) · then migration route north
Past Departure · Placeholder
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
🕘 Historical July placeholder departure
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
24 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🌿 First Serengeti night: Western Serengeti (Grumeti River) · then migration route north
Past Departure · Placeholder
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
🕘 Historical July placeholder departure
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
17 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 5 travelers · 5 seats available
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
23 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
30 Aug 2026 – 03 Sep 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
05 Sep 2026 – 09 Sep 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
13 Sep 2026 – 17 Sep 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
20 Sep 2026 – 24 Sep 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
2 Travelers Joined
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 5 travelers · 3 seats available
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
27 Sep 2026 – 01 Oct 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
04 Oct 2026 – 08 Oct 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
11 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 5 travelers · 5 seats available
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
18 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 6 travelers · 6 seats available
$2,550
$1,895
USD per person at 6 pax
5 Day Migration Group Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Serengeti & Ngorongoro
24 Oct 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
GREAT MIGRATION SEASON🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Migration tracking
Booking Open
✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers
👥 Maximum 5 travelers · 5 seats available
$2,550
$2,025
USD per person at 5 pax
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Important booking note:
A scheduled departure is guaranteed once four travelers have confirmed.
If a departure closes below four travelers and Nihapa Tours operates it,
the corresponding 1-, 2- or 3-pax price applies to the travelers
proceeding on that safari. Odd-number multi-traveler bookings attract the
USD 320 single-room supplement for the unpaired guest occupying
the single room, unless an available triple room is selected, in which
case the USD 113 triple-room reduction applies. Kilimanjaro
International Airport (JRO)–Arusha transfers are USD 70 per vehicle/per
transfer for up to five travelers; a party of six travelers is USD 100
per transfer.
Reserve a scheduled migration departure
Start Your Group Safari Booking
Complete the same core details used on our Group Join Form 7, choose your preferred departure and continue directly to the final joining form. Your details are carried forward automatically.
How the booking works
01
Choose your date
Select one of the currently open scheduled departures.
02
Send your traveller details
Enter the same traveller details used on our Group Join Form 7.
03
Reserve your place
Continue to the joining form and secure the booking with the stated deposit.
$100
Seat reservation deposit
4 Guests
Guaranteed departure threshold
Max 5–6
Travellers per scheduled group
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Why the group format feels different
Small Groups. Better Experiences. Professionally Operated.
Shared pricing should not mean an overcrowded safari. Nihapa keeps every scheduled group small, coordinated and under one operating team.
Maximum 6 Guests
Every traveller has direct access to wildlife viewing from a purpose-built 4×4 safari vehicle.
One Group, One Vehicle
The group stays together with the same guide, vehicle and operating team throughout the safari.
Selected Lodges & Camps
Accommodation is chosen for location, comfort, atmosphere and access to the safari route.
Operated by Nihapa Tours
Your safari is managed by Nihapa rather than assembled from guests of several operators.
Solo Travellers & Couples
The joining format reduces private-safari costs while retaining structure, comfort and support.
Pre-Departure Coordination
Confirmed travellers can be connected before departure so expectations and trip logistics are clear.
Day by day
5-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Migration Itinerary
The main operating route below follows the published August–October itinerary. July departures use the published Western Serengeti / Grumeti variation for the first Serengeti night.
Day01
Central Serengeti
Seronera Predators
Arusha → Serengeti & Evening Game Drive
Depart Arusha early and travel toward Serengeti National Park. On arrival in Central Serengeti, continue with an evening game drive through the Seronera area before proceeding to camp for dinner and overnight. July departures use the published Western Serengeti / Grumeti first-night routing instead.
🦁 Lions · 🐆 Leopards · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐘 Elephants · 🦒 Giraffes · 🦓 Plains Game
Optional flight: the whole group may jointly choose to fly Arusha–Seronera instead of driving. The published supplement is USD 150 per person and is available only when every traveller in the group agrees to use the flight option.
Day02
Northern Serengeti
Migration Route North
Central → Northern Serengeti
After breakfast, leave Central Serengeti and travel north toward the Northern Serengeti and Mara River ecosystem. The journey is operated as a game drive en route, following changing habitats and seasonal migration activity before the afternoon safari in the northern plains.
🐃 Migration Herds · 🦓 Zebras · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐆 Leopards · 🐊 Crocodiles
Day03
Northern Serengeti & Mara River
Full Migration Day
Full Day Great Migration Safari
Spend the full day exploring the Northern Serengeti and Mara River region, following the Great Migration across the northern plains. Your driver-guide concentrates on the areas showing the strongest wildlife activity, including the predators that follow the herds.
🐃 Wildebeest · 🦓 Zebras · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐕 Hyenas · 🐆 Leopards · 🐊 Crocodiles
Day04
Northern Serengeti → Karatu
Serengeti En Route
Morning Migration Safari & Game Drive South
Begin with another morning game drive in Northern Serengeti before starting the journey south. Continue through the park via Central Serengeti on a game drive en route, then leave the Serengeti and travel through the Ngorongoro Highlands toward Karatu.
🐃 Migration Herds · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Leopards · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐘 Elephants · 🦒 Giraffes
Day05
Ngorongoro Crater
Big Five Finale
Early Crater Safari → Arusha
Depart Karatu early and continue to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before descending into the crater. Explore the crater floor in search of black rhino, lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo and other plains wildlife. Ascend in the late afternoon and transfer to Arusha.
🦏 Black Rhino · 🦁 Lions · 🐘 Elephants · 🦬 Buffaloes · 🦛 Hippos · 🦓 Plains Game
Where you stay
Serengeti Migration Camps & Karatu Lodge
The published main route uses Serengeti Kati Kati in Central Serengeti, Mara Kati Kati for the two Northern Serengeti nights and Tloma Lodge in Karatu. July departures use the seasonal Western Serengeti / Grumeti first-night variation.
Serengeti Kati Kati
Central Serengeti · Seronera area · July uses seasonal Western Serengeti routing
Mara Kati Kati Camp
Northern Serengeti · Mara River ecosystem · Migration-focused camp
Tloma Lodge
Karatu · Coffee-farm setting · Comfortable rooms
Ngorongoro Crater
Crater safari and picnic lunch · No overnight · Return to Arusha
Accommodation names are indicative and may be substituted with a similar standard depending on confirmed availability and seasonal routing.
Transparent pricing
5-Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Price Tiers
The scheduled departure card shows the price at its maximum planned group size. The table below shows the complete per-person tier structure.
| Confirmed Travellers | USD per Person |
|---|---|
| 1 Pax | $3,852 |
| 2 Pax | $2,550 |
| 3 Pax | $2,329 |
| 4 Pax | $2,059 |
| 5 Pax | $2,025 |
| 6 Pax | $1,895 |
Know exactly what is covered
Included & Excluded
Included
- Accommodation specified in the itinerary or similar
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- Safari transportation in a 4×4 vehicle with pop-up roof
- National park and conservation-area fees
- Meals as specified in the confirmed itinerary
- Drinking water during safari
- Complimentary snacks during game drives
- Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks during game drives
- Taxes and VAT applicable to included services
- Wi-Fi onboard the safari vehicle where network coverage allows
- Picnic-lunch setup and transfers mentioned in the itinerary
Not Included
- International and domestic flights unless specifically quoted
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel insurance unless explicitly included in your confirmation
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activities such as balloon safaris
- Optional Arusha–Seronera flight supplement of $150 per person; available only when the entire group agrees to fly
- Personal expenses and premium alcoholic beverages
- Additional accommodation before or after the safari
- Government-imposed fee or tax increases after confirmation where applicable
Simple joining process
How Your Group Safari Comes Together
Choose a Departure
Select a date and review its planned maximum group size and applicable price.
Reserve Your Seat
Submit the Join Group form and secure your place with the stated deposit.
Meet the Group
Nihapa coordinates confirmed travellers, rooming and practical pre-departure information.
Safari Confirmation
Receive final trip documents, pickup details, guide information and the confirmed operating plan.
Independent traveller feedback
What Guests Say About Nihapa
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Before you reserve
Serengeti & Ngorongoro Group Safari FAQs
Are Mara River crossings guaranteed?
No. River crossings and migration movements are natural wildlife events. The itinerary positions the group in the relevant migration region, while the guide adapts game drives to current conditions.
What changes on the July departures?
The published July departures use Western Serengeti / Grumeti for the first Serengeti night before continuing north through the migration route. August through October use the main Central-to-Northern Serengeti route.
How much time is spent in Northern Serengeti?
The safari reaches Northern Serengeti on Day 2, dedicates all of Day 3 to the Mara River ecosystem and includes another migration-focused morning on Day 4 before travelling south.
Can the group fly from Arusha to Seronera on Day 1?
Yes. The published supplement is USD 150 per person, but the flight can only be arranged when every traveller in the group agrees to use the flight option.
Can I join this safari as a solo traveller?
Yes. The scheduled joining format is designed for solo travellers as well as couples and small groups. The applicable rooming arrangement is confirmed during booking.
How many people are in the safari vehicle?
Each scheduled departure is configured for a maximum of five or six travellers. The exact maximum is shown on each departure card and in the booking dropdown.
What happens if fewer than four travellers confirm?
The scheduled departure is guaranteed from four confirmed travellers. If an under-four departure is agreed to operate, the applicable 1-, 2- or 3-person price tier applies unless Nihapa confirms another arrangement.
Does the safari end in Arusha?
Yes. Day 5 includes the Ngorongoro Crater safari, followed by the late-afternoon transfer to Arusha. Airport transfers or additional accommodation can be arranged separately.
When does a departure close online?
The calendar automatically closes a departure when its start date begins in Tanzania time, and the booking dropdown excludes closed departures.
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