Serengeti Wildebeest Migration

7 days—Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari - Mara River Crossing

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Safari summary

The high drama of a river crossing at the Mara River is arguably the highlight of the Wildebeest Migration, a stunning life-and-death display as hundreds of thousands of wildebeest brave the treacherous currents and lurking crocodiles in a last-ditch attempt to reach the safety of the Maasai Mara in Kenya.

Our 7–day Mara River Crossing safari takes you into the northern Serengeti and offers the best chance of seeing death-defying leaps and heart-wrenching near misses as you spend multiple nights and days in the world-famous Serengeti National Park.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	August, September, October, November
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti Tarangire

Fine details

Safari highlights

Photography safari—with professional guide
Sightseeing | shopping | markets

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
All drinks
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival in Arusha:

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be Met and assist at the airport and after going through Immigration, Baggage Claim and Customs, Transfer to Kibo Palace Hotel to overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis.

Kibo Palace Hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis.

Arusha - Tarangire National Park:

Tarangire

Pickup from hotel at 08:30 AM, after an approximately 2-hour drive you will reach the Tarangire National Park. As you enter the park, your guide will open the roof for a better viewing experience. Tarangire is home to the largest elephant herds in the north of Tanzania. Giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, wildebeests as well as various antelopes and gazelles can also be spotted here. The landscape is made up of seasonal marshes and a seemingly endless tree savannah with its mighty baobab trees.

Marera Valley Lodge on Full Board basis.

Central Serengeti National Park:

Serengeti

After an early breakfast, We'll begin the day with the scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way, we'll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to glimpse cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth. It's a nearly four-hour drive to the Serengeti park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with an optional Maasai Village visit or Olduvai Gorge Museum for an extra cost.

Embalakai Luxury Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Serengeti North (Kogatende Region):

Serengeti

We'll drive across the plains of Togoro and through the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes (small hills) as we make our way into the park's northern reaches. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to see the Serengeti's diverse scenery as you pass through wooded hills, tumbledown kopjes, and the wide-open savannah. Your drive will show you everything from the diminutive dik-dik to towering elephants and giraffes. Upon arrival, you'll go out in search of both the Wildebeest Migration and the famous Big Five.

Heritage Mara Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Full Day Watch the Great Migration:

Serengeti

We'll start our game drive around the Kogatende area, searching around the kopjes looking for carnivores and the large migration groups that will be preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya. Home to large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles, the Mara River is the last major obstacle standing between the Wildebeest Migration and the relative safety of the Masai Mara. If you are patient and a little lucky, you may even get to witness the death-defying crossing the Mara River.

Mara Heritage Tented Camp on Full Board basis.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area:

Ngorongoro Crater

We get right on the road back towards the Ngorongoro Crater National Park. Our drives offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you’ll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators. You will see Zebras, Elephant, Cheetahs, Leopards, Lion.

Embalakai Ngorongoro Tented Camp on Full Board.

Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Arusha:

Ngorongoro Crater

Depart for Ngorongoro Crater is considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation. Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big 5, the Ngorongoro is one of the most sought-after safari destinations in the world. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas

Kibo Palace Hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis.

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