Nihapa Tours · Great Migration Small-Group Safari

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

A six-day Great Migration shared safari combining Tarangire, Central Serengeti, extended Northern Serengeti and Mara River migration tracking, a return through Seronera and a full Ngorongoro Crater finale 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

Tarangire, extended migration tracking and Ngorongoro

This six-day shared route moves from Tarangire into Central Serengeti, spends two nights in Northern Serengeti around the Mara River ecosystem, returns through Seronera and finishes with a full Ngorongoro Crater safari before the drive back to Arusha.

Arusha Tarangire Central Serengeti Northern Serengeti / Mara River Central Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Arusha
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Migration Focus

Strong Northern Serengeti and Mara River emphasis during the July–October migration season.

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Small Shared Groups

Maximum five or six travellers per scheduled Land Cruiser departure.

03

Seronera & Kogatende

Resident predator viewing in Central Serengeti plus seasonal migration tracking in the north.

04

Crater Finale

The final day is dedicated to Ngorongoro Crater before returning to Arusha.

Migration note: wildlife movements and Mara River crossings are natural events and cannot be guaranteed. The guide adapts game drives to current herd and predator activity.
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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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6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

12 Jul 2026 – 17 Jul 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Serengeti migration route · Northern Serengeti · Mara River region

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

18 Jul 2026 – 23 Jul 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Serengeti migration route · Northern Serengeti · Mara River region

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

23 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Serengeti migration route · Northern Serengeti · Mara River region

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

28 Jul 2026 – 02 Aug 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Serengeti migration route · Northern Serengeti · Mara River region

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

02 Aug 2026 – 07 Aug 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

06 Aug 2026 – 11 Aug 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

12 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

20 Aug 2026 – 25 Aug 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

27 Aug 2026 – 01 Sep 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

04 Sep 2026 – 09 Sep 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

11 Sep 2026 – 16 Sep 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

20 Sep 2026 – 25 Sep 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

28 Sep 2026 – 03 Oct 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

05 Oct 2026 – 10 Oct 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

13 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 USD per person at 5 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

20 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 6 travelers

$2,929 $2,169 USD per person at 6 pax

6 Days Group Joining Migration Season Safari

25 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026

GREAT MIGRATION SEASON

🐃 Northern Serengeti · Mara River region · Extended migration tracking

Booking Open

✓ Guaranteed from 4 confirmed travelers

👥 Maximum 5 travelers

$2,929 $2,320 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 461 single-room supplement for the unpaired guest occupying the single room, unless an available triple room is selected, in which case the USD 164 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

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Choose your date

Select one of the currently open scheduled departures.

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Send your traveller details

Enter the same traveller details used on our Group Join Form 7.

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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.

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Maximum 6 Guests

Every traveller has direct access to wildlife viewing from a purpose-built 4×4 safari vehicle.

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One Group, One Vehicle

The group stays together with the same guide, vehicle and operating team throughout the safari.

03

Selected Lodges & Camps

Accommodation is chosen for location, comfort, atmosphere and access to the safari route.

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Operated by Nihapa Tours

Your safari is managed by Nihapa rather than assembled from guests of several operators.

05

Solo Travellers & Couples

The joining format reduces private-safari costs while retaining structure, comfort and support.

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Pre-Departure Coordination

Confirmed travellers can be connected before departure so expectations and trip logistics are clear.

Day by day

6-Day Great Migration Shared Group Itinerary

A compact but migration-focused route through Tarangire, Central Serengeti, Northern Serengeti and the Mara River region, finishing with Ngorongoro Crater.

Day01
Tarangire National Park

Arusha → Tarangire

Elephants & Baobabs

Depart Arusha after breakfast and drive to Tarangire National Park. Spend the day exploring its baobab landscapes, seasonal river and wildlife-rich plains before continuing to the lodge in the late afternoon.

Main region Tarangire Safari focus Full game drive Overnight Lake Burunge Tented Lodge or similar
🐘 Elephants · 🦁 Lions · 🦒 Giraffes · 🦓 Zebras · 🦬 Buffaloes · 🐆 Leopards
Day02
Central Serengeti

Tarangire → Central Serengeti

Seronera Wildlife

Leave the Tarangire area and travel through the Ngorongoro Highlands toward Serengeti National Park. Enter the Serengeti plains and continue with a game drive through the Seronera region, known for resident big cats and excellent year-round wildlife viewing.

Main region Central Serengeti Safari focus Transfer + game drive Overnight Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp or similar
🦁 Lions · 🐆 Leopards · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🦒 Giraffes · 🐃 Wildebeest · 🦓 Zebras
Day03
Central → Northern Serengeti

Seronera Safari → Mara River Region

Great Migration

Begin with a morning game drive in Central Serengeti before travelling north through changing habitats. Continue as a game drive en route toward the Mara River and spend the afternoon and evening exploring Northern Serengeti.

Main region Northern Serengeti Safari focus Migration-route game drive Overnight Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp or similar
🐃 Migration Herds · 🦓 Zebras · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐆 Leopards · 🐊 Crocodiles
Day04
Northern Serengeti & Mara River

Full Day Great Migration Safari

Full Migration Day

Dedicate the full day to Northern Serengeti and the Mara River ecosystem. Your driver-guide follows current herd movements and predator activity, allowing time to explore different areas of the northern plains.

Main region Northern Serengeti Safari focus Full-day migration tracking Overnight Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp or similar
🐃 Wildebeest · 🦓 Zebras · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐕 Hyenas · 🐆 Leopards · 🐊 Crocodiles
Day05
Northern → Central Serengeti

Morning Mara River Safari → Seronera

Migration & Seronera

Enjoy another morning in Northern Serengeti for a final opportunity to follow migration activity. Later, travel south toward Central Serengeti and continue with afternoon and evening game drives through the Seronera area.

Main region Northern + Central Serengeti Safari focus Migration tracking + transfer south Overnight Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp or similar
🐃 Migration Herds · 🦁 Lions · 🐆 Leopards · 🐆 Cheetahs · 🐘 Elephants · 🦓 Plains Game
Day06
Ngorongoro Crater

Central Serengeti → Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha

Big Five Finale

Depart Central Serengeti early and travel toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the crater for a full game drive across grasslands, wetlands and forested areas in search of black rhino, lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo and plains wildlife. Ascend in the late afternoon and continue to Arusha, where the safari ends.

Main region Ngorongoro Crater Safari focus Full crater-floor game drive End point Arusha · No overnight
🦏 Black Rhino · 🦁 Lions · 🐘 Elephants · 🦬 Buffaloes · 🦛 Hippos · 🦓 Plains Game
Where you stay

Comfortable Lodges & Migration Camps

Five safari nights keep the group close to Tarangire, Seronera and the Northern Serengeti migration zone before the final Ngorongoro Crater day.

Night 1

Lake Burunge Tented Lodge

Tarangire area · Tented lodge · Nature views

Nights 2 & 5

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

Central Serengeti · Seronera area · Tented safari camp

Nights 3 & 4

Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp

Northern Serengeti · Mara River ecosystem · Migration camp

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater

Full crater safari · No overnight · Return to Arusha

Accommodation names are indicative and may be substituted with a similar standard depending on confirmed availability.

Transparent pricing

6-Day Migration Group 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 TravellersUSD per Person
1 Pax$4,445
2 Pax$2,929
3 Pax$2,674
4 Pax$2,359
5 Pax$2,320
6 Pax$2,169
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
  • 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

1

Choose a Departure

Select a date and review its planned maximum group size and applicable price.

2

Reserve Your Seat

Submit the Join Group form and secure your place with the stated deposit.

3

Meet the Group

Nihapa coordinates confirmed travellers, rooming and practical pre-departure information.

4

Safari Confirmation

Receive final trip documents, pickup details, guide information and the confirmed operating plan.

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What Guests Say About Nihapa

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Before you reserve

6-Day Migration 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 Northern Serengeti and Mara River region, while the guide adapts game drives to current conditions.

How much time is spent in Northern Serengeti?

The route reaches Northern Serengeti on Day 3, dedicates all of Day 4 to the Mara River ecosystem and includes another migration-focused morning on Day 5 before returning to Central Serengeti.

Can I join as a solo traveller?

Yes. The shared group format is designed for solo travellers as well as couples and small groups. Rooming requirements are confirmed during booking.

How many travellers are in each vehicle?

Each scheduled departure is configured for a maximum of five or six travellers. The exact maximum is shown on the departure card and 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.

Where does the safari end?

Day 6 includes the Ngorongoro Crater safari followed by the transfer to Arusha. Additional accommodation or airport transfers can be arranged separately.

When does a departure close online?

The booking calendar automatically closes a scheduled departure when its start date begins in Tanzania time.

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Proudly Tanzanian-owned and deeply rooted in local expertise, our multicultural team combines the passion of our primarily Tanzanian staff with fresh global perspectives from our expatriate collaborators who share an unwavering dedication to showcasing the wild beauty of our homeland.

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