15 day Best of Kenya and Tanzania. Nairobi to Arusha

Days 10 & 11: Excursion to Serengeti National Park

Serengeti, meaning “endless plains” in Masai, is one of the best known wildlife areas in the world. The park is host to the spectacular annual migration of wildebeest in late May or early June, where over 6 million hooves pound the legendary plains of the Serengeti in search of greener pastures.

The park is also famous for its abundance of larger game, such as Lion, Leopard and Elephant. The rare and almost extinct wild dog can also be seen here if you are lucky. Morning game drive en route to camp and afternoon game drives. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Camping.

Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater

Today you drive to Ngorongoro Crater. The gigantic 259km2 crater is one of the wonders of the world, and is teeming with wildlife and birdlife, which are forever in the crater. You will descend into the crater using 4x4 vehicles for a full day of game viewing. Camping (Simba National Park campsite or similar). Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

The following information is taken from the history section in the dossier:

Serengeti National Park
Serengeti, which sprawls across 14,763 sq km (5757 sq mi), is Tanzania's largest and most famous national park. The chief herbivore of Serengeti is the Wildebeest of which there are up to two million. The amazing annual migration of Wildebeest herds is one of the biggest attractions of the Serengeti.

It begins at the Serengeti National Park near the Kenyan border, when huge herds of Wildebeests head for greener pastures in Kenya. Starting in April each year, these animals migrate across the Serengeti's southern plains accompanied by Zebras, antelope, Gazelle, Lions and tourists. The park is also famous for its Lions, which can be tracked due to the fact that many have collars fitted with transmitters, as well as Cheetah and large herds of Giraffe.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Being one of the largest calderas in the world, 20km (12.4mi)-wide, 600m (1968ft) tall, with a variety of animals and vegetation, Ngorongoro Crater is one of Tanzania's most visited areas. The vegetation includes grasslands, swamps, forests, salt pans and a freshwater lake and has been compared to Noah's Ark and the Garden of Eden.

You should have no trouble finding Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and many of the plains herbivores such as Wildebeest, Thomson's Gazelle, Zebra and Reedbuck, as well as thousands of Flamingo wading in the shallows of Lake Magadi, the soda lake on the floor of the crater.