| a's Northern Circuit is celebrated for some of the | | | | No walking [with a few exceptions] is allowed in |
| best wildlife safaris in Africa. To embark on a | | | | the northern parks and game viewing is by |
| Tanzanian safari will most certainly be the most | | | | closed-sided vehicle. There are possibilities to walk |
| exciting and memorial adventure you will ever | | | | in certain concession areas, such as around Klein's |
| take; returning home with memories that will last | | | | Camp, outside the Serengeti National Park |
| a lifetime. However, be warned. Once visited, | | | | boundaries and in the Ngorongoro Conservation |
| Tanzania will have you wanting to return again and | | | | Area Crater Highlands. Oliver's Camp, in the |
| again to this matchless destination. Tanzania | | | | wilderness area of the Tarangire, offers superb |
| boasts the unparalleled Serengeti, the stunning and | | | | walking safaris with an option to camp out in the |
| unique Ngorongoro Crater and many other | | | | park overnight. Also the Western Kilimanjaro |
| extensive parks and game rich reserves. This | | | | offers walking safaris with Maasai guides in the |
| whole region has a natural abundance of wildlife, | | | | private concessions on the Kenyan border. |
| the icing on the cake being the last great annual | | | | The annual migration of herds in Northern |
| migration left on our planet, when millions of | | | | Tanzania and Kenya is one of the world's most |
| animals thunder across the northern reaches of | | | | spectacular wildlife events. Often referred to as |
| this vast country. | | | | the 'Greatest Show on Earth', The Great Migration |
| How to go about this safari adventure depends | | | | is a movement of over one million wildebeest and |
| on your personal preferences. This vast area is | | | | zebra throughout the Serengeti and Maasai Mara |
| best explored by a 4x4 and if your budget allows | | | | ecosystems. |
| you, combine this with a flying safari in order to | | | | Despite the confusion of the many maps and |
| get to the more remote areas. Tanzania offers | | | | illustrations showing the path of the migrating |
| by way of accommodation on the safari a | | | | herds, it must be said, as with anything in Nature, |
| combination of stylish private camping | | | | the actual pattern is unpredictable. The migration |
| concessions, luxurious mobile camping or elegant | | | | depends upon the rains and the rains are |
| permanent tented camps. | | | | unpredictable. If the rain pattern changes, so will |
| If you want the remote, less traveled area of | | | | the migration. If the rains are late, so will be the |
| Tanzania, the exciting, off the beaten track safari | | | | migration. |
| locations, then the best option is to fly to the | | | | A rough guide to the migration is as follows: |
| remote reaches where the roads of Tanzania | | | | From December to March the Migration |
| simply do not exist. These parks boast fantastic | | | | congregates around Ndutu, in the far south of the |
| camps - sometimes being the only camp or lodge | | | | Serengeti. |
| in a million hectares. | | | | From April to May, the Migration moves North into |
| If the migration in the Serengeti is high on your | | | | the plains of the central and southern Serengeti. |
| agenda then a luxury mobile tented safari is the | | | | Between June and July the Migration splits in two; |
| best option. Usually it is often obligatory to fly to | | | | one group goes West into the Western Corridor |
| a localized start point for this kind of game safari. | | | | before crossing the Grumeti River, the other |
| To give a rough guide on price - the differences in | | | | heading directly to the North of the Serengeti |
| quality, remoteness and luxury are directly related | | | | passing near Klein's Camp. |
| to the cost. For example, a private 4x4 Land | | | | From August to October the Migration is usually in |
| Rover safari, staying in good quality lodges, will | | | | the Maasai Mara in Kenya, returning South across |
| cost around $500 per person per night. | | | | the Tanzanian border in November. |
| A flying safari staying in moderately priced camps | | | | I would advise anyone wanting a migration safari |
| will cost around $800 per person per night. These | | | | to research and speak to a few operators in |
| camps are fantastic quality and fixed in one | | | | Tanzania. The semi permanent camps in the |
| location, although some in the Serengeti are luxury | | | | Serenegeti are luxury camps that move three or |
| semi-mobile tented camps. Private mobile tented | | | | four times per year to follow the migration and in |
| safaris are luxury mobile camps organized | | | | my opinion, these camps are the safest option |
| exclusively for your itinerary and are likely to cost | | | | for being close up and personal with the migratory |
| a lot more than the permanent camps. | | | | animals. |