ESSENTIALS

Getting there & around

Currently, there are no direct flights to Tanzania from the UK. Ethiopian Airlines flies to the capital, Dar es Salaam, from Manchester and London via Addis Ababa. ethiopianairlines.com

Emirates flies via Dubai, while KLM operates via Amsterdam to both Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro, a more useful entry point for the northern Serengeti. emirates.com klm.com

Average flight time: 15h.

When to go

The Great Migration is a year-round spectacle. Crossings along the Mara and Sand Rivers occur from July until early November. The herds then move south to the eastern Serengeti and the southern plains, where females calve in February. Moving north again, the mass arrives in the Grumeti area from May.

Where to stay

Sayari Camp, northern Serengeti. asiliaafrica.com

Namiri Plains Camp, eastern Serengeti. asiliaafrica.com

Ubuntu Migration Camp (mobile). asiliaafrica.com

Faru Faru Lodge, Grumeti Private Reserve. singita.com

More info

Tanzania Tourism. tanzaniatourism.go.tz/en

Northern Tanzania: The Bradt Safari Guide. RRP: £16.99.

Mara Serengeti: A Photographer’s Paradise, by Jonathan and Angela Scott. RRP: £18.99.

How to do it

offers the seven-night East Africa Safari trip from £4,150 per person, based on two sharing. Includes flights, transfers and full-board accommodation and a £50 per person contribution towards a Covid test. Covered by A&K’s flexible booking policy. abercrombiekent.co.uk