Serengeti Migration Safari

8 days—Serengeti Migration Safari Mara River Crossing

$3450-3650 USD

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Safari summary

This safari captures the very best of Tanzania and follows the most likely route for observing the great migration. See how millions of wildebeest and zebra cross the great plains of East Africa. Marvel at the snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest free-standing extinct volcano in the world! Explore the lush pastures of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the world’s largest caldera, with its full kaleidoscope of African wildlife happily living in the bowl of the crater.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	July, August, September, October
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti Tarangire

What’s included?

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

What’s not included?

Hot air balloons
International flights
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival and Welcome in Arusha

Arrival time at Kilimanjaro Airport, your Eyes On Serengeti driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm, welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania’s self-styled ‘safari capital.’ On your journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today. If not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

Kahawa Lodge

In the heart of Tarangire National

From Arusha, proceed to Tarangire National Park for our game drive. It is one of the largest national parks in Tanzania and is located in the Manyara region. The park is characterized by the large herds of elephants, tree-climbing lions, and the fascinating baobab trees (also called the "tree of life" for the almost mythical powers that some cultures attach to it) Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lake Burunge Tented Lodge

Conquering the Plains of Serengeti

The lush plains of the Serengeti have made it an ideal home to wildlife for millions of years. This ancient ecosystem continues to thrive, and wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and giraffes are often seen grazing in herds. This is one of the best places in the world to spot lions dozing in the shade, leaping after a marked prey or gnawing of a share of their hunt. We then depart from Tarangire and drive to Central Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Intimate Seronera Camp

Great Migration Mara River crossing

After an early breakfast, you will depart for a full-day game drive in northern Serengeti, near the Tanzania and Kenya border. Your game drives will focus on seeing the wildebeest migration and especially on the river crossing. Later in the evening, you'll enjoy the campfire dinner and overnight at your camp. Accommodation: Intimate Zebra Camp Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

intimate Zebra Camp

Great Migration Mara River crossing

After an early breakfast, you will depart for a full-day game drive in northern Serengeti, near the Tanzania and Kenya border. Your game drives will focus on seeing the wildebeest migration especially on the river crossing. Later, you'll enjoy the campfire dinner and overnight at your camp. There is nothing else like this on earth. Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest can congregate at crossing points, all crossing in a single continuous wave of beast Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

intimate Zebra Camp

Predators and Big Cats Hunting

After an early breakfast, you will drive to the Lobo area for a game drive. Lobo is an area in the northeast of Serengeti National Park with a unique landscape. You will have a good opportunity to see leopards, cheetahs, big prides of lions, the rare klipspringer antelopes and others. In the late afternoon, you will continue to Central Serengeti for dinner and overnight at Baobab Serengeti Camp. Accommodation: Intimate Seronera Camp Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Intimate Seronera Camp

Ngorongoro Crater tour

Leave in the morning and drive from Central Serengeti for en-route game viewing before descending to the Ngorongoro Crater. The world-famous Ngorongoro Crater is at the eastern edge of the Serengeti in northern Tanzania. Nearly 3 million years old, the ancient caldera of the once-volcanic Ngorongoro, shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth, ringed with towering walls and sheltering forests, grasslands, fresh springs and a large soda lake. Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Tloma Lodge

Transfer to Arusha lunch, departure

After breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha for lunch with a short stop at a traditional Maasai village on the way. After lunch, you will visit the Maasai market for shopping (if interested), then you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure back home.

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