7 Day Serengeti Wildebeest Safari Adventure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Introduction to the Serengeti

You will arrive by light aircraft or 4×4 transfer into the Serengeti where our guide greets you. A short drive delivers you to your lodge or tented camp. After settling in, we enjoy lunch together while you take in the sweeping landscape. In the afternoon we embark on our first game drive. You will be immersed in savannah life as you track zebras, gazelles, and giraffes. By evening, you return under a golden sky. Your first sunset in the Serengeti brings a sense of arrival and possibility.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 2: Northern Serengeti Game Drive

Today we venture into the northern Serengeti, a vast stretch of rolling plains and kopjes. You will spend a full day with the migration herds. Expect to see thousands of wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains in slow swagger. Predators like lions and hyenas often shadow their path. We enjoy picnic lunch under shade before heading to vantage points where birdlife is abundant and the view stretches for miles.

Afternoon offers exploration of remote valleys with fewer vehicles and greater silence. In primetime we watch for cheetah hunts or elephant herds moving with the grass. You return to camp at dusk, when firelight meets sunset glow.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 3: Following Migration to Grumeti River

Today is about rivers and drama. We drive west toward the Grumeti region where wildebeest gather before attempting to cross. From vantage points you may see intense rushing chokepoints and occasional grins of fish eagle. If conditions permit, we position ourselves near the river. You can experience the tension of dry land shifting to churning waters.

Lunch is riverside or shade under tree branches. Then we follow the herd as it continues west. Evening returns you for dinner and stories of the day.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 4: Western Corridor or Central Plains

Your journey today can go in two directions. We may head north along the western corridor where migration paths begin their masai mara circle. Vast landscape and dramatic river crossings may await. Alternatively we may move south into central Serengeti near Seronera for great cat sightings and nesting grounds.

You will enjoy lunch with a view, then carry on through afternoon light. We seek lion prides, lone leopards, and colonial life under fig trees. Game viewing slows and allows for photography. Sunset brings a quiet ride home.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 5: River Crossings at Mara River Entry

Today we chase the pulse of the migration as herds approach or cross the Mara River. The river is famous for crocodiles and rapid journeys. We arrive early and take positions at safe vantage spots. You may see a mass splash, followed by hundreds continuing inland.

Lunch comes in the western plains. Afternoon we may drive into far western Serengeti or retrace steps east depending on where the herds are moving. Evening you rest near river plains.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 6: Morning Safari and Leisure

Your final full day starts early. We head out again, lingering over key sightings. Perhaps a lion sunning on a termite mound or a giraffe bending to drink. You enjoy a bush breakfast if you wish.

Midday offers camp comfort, a cool drink, or a nap. Late afternoon sees you out once more for final game moments—a buffalo herd or wary warthog family under acacia shade.

Overnight:

• Budget – Africa Safari Ikoma (Tented Camp)
• Standard – Africa Safari Ikoma (Comfort)
• Luxury – Serena Serengeti Lodge

Day 7: Final Game Drive and Departure

Before departure we offer a pre‑breakfast drive to gather one last wildlife snapshot as dawn breaks. You then return to eat, pack, and check out. Our guide transfers you to the airstrip or continues with you toward your onward plane. You depart filled with images of migration, sky, and land-bound herds responding to nature’s rhythm.

What to Expect

• 7 days of daily game drives accompanied by expert guides who know the migration patterns
• Tracking wildebeest and zebras across different Serengeti regions including Grumeti, western plains and Mara front
• Multiple river crossing observation opportunities
• Comfortable lodging options that place you near wildlife without compromising comfort

Many meals are alfresco under the bush sky. Most lodges have basic internet but the focus is wildlife and presence. You might choose a balloon safari instead of a drive one morning. Our guides help to craft the right balance between adventure and rest based on your energy and interests.