6 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Mara River crossing (July- October)

Stay in Serengeti for 3 nights, which allows you to experience the highlights of wildebeest migration. You will experience breathtaking wildlife in the midst of some of the most diverse landscapes; monkeys in the forest, lions in trees, elephants amongst baobab and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano. You will also visit the world-famous Serengeti National Park where you will see the great wildebeest migration.

Tour Highlight

  • Marvel at the huge number of elephants in Tarangire National Park
  • Catch wildebeest migration crossing the Mara-River
  • Big five encounters on safari in Tanzania
  • Glide on a Balloon safari in Serengeti and See the Great migration (optional)
  • Stay in mobile tented camps that move with the Great Migration

Day by day

Day 1:
Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Breakfast: at the lodge

Morning:  The Rift Valley landscape drifts past as your guide heads for Tarangire National Park, the least visited reserve on the itinerary but capable of delivering fantastic game viewing. Home to Tanzania’s biggest elephant population, Tarangire supports large numbers of buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and many antelope species. They are most evident during the Dry season when concentrations of animals at the life-giving Tarangire River are at their peak.

Lunch: We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.

Afternoon: After lunch, we’ll continue our game-viewing drive to witness the wildlife of Tarangire National Park. Afterwards, we’ll head to our lodgings, a permanent lodge in the midst of the Ngorongoro highlands.

Dinner: At the lodge.

Evening: You are free to remain in the lounge area to discuss the day’s activities or share pictures of the animals you saw with friends, and family members at home.

Destination: Serengeti National Park

Meals included: B L D

Accommodations: Bougainvillea Safari lodge or Similar

Day 2:
Karatu to Serengeti National Park North

Breakfast: at the lodge

Morning: We’ll be venturing towards the northern region of Serengeti National Park, renowned for the world-famous River crossing at the Mara River.

Embark on an exhilarating chase after the great migration, one of the world most spectacular natural events. It’s the undisputed highlight of safari experience, and a dream come true for any wildlife enthusiasm.

Lunch: picnic in the sight of migration,

Witness the ground tremble as thousands upon thousands of hooves pound the earth, trying to cross the crocodile infested Mara-River in search of good grazing, and water. Meanwhile top-predators like crocodile, lion, leopard, hyena -and more await patently to strike. 

Lunch: Picnic lunch in the wilderness of Serengeti National Park

As the day’s draws to a close, you might witness some of the most amazing sunset, over the vast plains of Serengeti, us the birds head to roost. When the night fall, we’ll gather by the fire, and be surrounded by the noise of wildlife, and it’s when your sense are aroused. While the flame provide a safe place to relax, and lions roars are had from a distance.

Dinner: At the camp.

Evening: Spend the nights in the so called –migration camp, strategically located close to the migration, ensuring you won’t miss a single moment of the action. 

Destination: Serengeti National Park

Meals included: B L D

Accommodations: Kontik Tented camps or Similar

Day 3:
Explore the Great Migration in Northern Serengeti National Park

Breakfast: at the camp

The landscape differs in this part of the Serengeti and comprises hills, riverine forests, plains, and rocky outcrops. The immense Mara River cuts through this area, providing the setting for the mind-blowing river crossing you may experience during your time here. During the river crossing, over 2 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and antelope attempt to cross the Mara River in search of fresh grazing and water. While they undergo their most remarkable feat during the migration, Nile crocodiles do not make it any easier for them! On the other side, lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs can be found waiting with growling stomachs and high hopes for a delicious meal.

Lunch: Picnic in the wilderness,

Dinner: At the camp.

Evening: Evening: Spend the nights in the so called –migration camp, strategically located close to the migration, ensuring you won’t miss a single moment of the action. 

Destination: Serengeti National Park

Meals included: B L D

Accommodations: Serengeti Kontik Camp or Similar

Day 4:
Serengeti Central game-viewing

Breakfast: At the camp.

Morning: Rise and shine, we’ll start our safari early in the morning with a delightful breakfast, before embarking on to the central Serengeti.

Central Serengeti national park is renowned for its vast plains, and home to numerous predators, including over 3000 lions, leopard, hyena, cheetah, and other animals. As we explore the park, we’ll be on the lookout for these amazing creatures, and soak in the breathtaking landscape of the open plains dotted with kopjes.

As the day’s draws to a close, you might witness some of the most amazing sunset, over the vast plains of Serengeti, us the birds head to roost. When the night fall, we’ll gather by the fire, and be surrounded by the noise of wildlife, and it’s when your sense are aroused. While the flame provide a safe place to relax, while a lion pride roars are had from a distance.

Dinner: At the camp.

Evening: You are free to retire to your tent or seat by the camp fire.

Destination: Serengeti National Park

Meals included: B L D

Accommodations: Mawe Tented Camp or Similar

Day 5:
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater Tour

Breakfast: At the camp.

Morning: We drive through the Ngorongoro conservation before descending, 610 meters down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 265 square kilometers. Despite its small size, the Crater is a Big 5 country and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding game viewing. You will spend the day exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest, and zebra along with Africa’s densest concentrations of hyena.

The Crater’s forests shelter elephants and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators. After lunch, you leave the crater behind and drive to Karatu

Dinner: At the lodge.

Evening: You are free to remain in the lounge area or retire to you room.

Destination: Ngorongoro crater

Meals included: B L D

Accommodations: Bougainvillea Safari lodge or Similar

Day 6:
Ngorongoro Highlands to Lake Manyara National Park

Breakfast: at the lodge

After a 30 minutes of drive we’ll enter Lake manyara National Park, one of the smallest parks in Tanzania, named after the huge lake which covers a third of the parks area. Yet, Lake Manyara is the park with the greatest diversity of habitat than most huge parks, and a great array of wildlife.

You may find yourself in thick woodlands where elephants feast, and lions are lurking among tree brunches. Drive past muddy pools full of hippos, and mysterious jungle where baboons, and monkeys rule. The lake side where thousands of vibrant flamingoes, pelicans, and storks make their summer home.

Lunch: picnic overlooking the Lake,

And don’t forget the impressive 400-Meters – deep Rift Valley Escarpment. A crack in the earth that stretches for a thousand kilometers across East-Africa.

Afternoon: Drive back to Arusha, where your guide will drop you at the airport for your own-ward connection.

Hint,

You can extend your holiday with a visit to the crystal clear waters of the tropical Island of Zanzibar or Pemba.

Destination: Lake Manyara National Park

Meals included: B L 

Accommodations: No accommodation

Rates

Once you set foot in Tanzanian soil, you will immediately be embraced by the friendly nature of the people. Outside our representative awaits with a broad simile to welcome you, and accompany you to the lodge where you will receive heartfelt welcome. During the journey, you will catch a glimpse of Tanzania amazing landscape, and perhaps the ever presence Impressive Mt. Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival, we will provided with a briefing for your entire safari.

Destination: Dar-es-Salaam

Meal: D B

Accommodation: Tanzanite Executive Suites

Included

  •  Airport transfer before, and after the safari
  • Safari according to the itinerary
  • Transportation on a well- maintained 4×4 safari Land cruiser
  • UNLIMITED Game drives
  • Well-trained safari guide
  • All accommodations as per itinerary
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Unlimited Mineral water on game drives
  • Tea and coffee stop on game drives
  • All National Park Fees

Excluded

  • International flights
  • Airport taxes
  • All meals and drinks not specified
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Travel insurance.

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