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7 Days from$3450 p/p in USD -
DeparturesJun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Budget, Mid Range
Tour Overview
From late July to mid-October the annual wildebeest migration crosses the famous Mara River from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park north to Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya to find fresh grazing. In September, the wildebeest herds are spread out over the northern Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve. Several large herds of wildebeest remain behind in the area and weather changes may sometimes bring the herds back into the area from the Mara. In October, the herds return south towards the central Serengeti National Park.
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Family Safari, Guided Safari, Migration Safari, Wildlife Safari
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Activities:Game Drive, UNESCO Site
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle
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Start/end:Start in Arusha, end in Arusha
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Minimum age:5
Price Per Person – USD
What's Included
- All accommodation & meals as per itinerary
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All taxes/VAT
What's Excluded
Disclaimer
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- ‘PF Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
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Day by Day Overview
Pick up from your accommodation in Arusha and head to Tarangire National Park. This park with its endless grasslands, huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore, the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted.
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Corridor Lodge
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / packed lunch
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park leaving the highlands behind as we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
- Overnight at Sueños de África Luxury Camp
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / lunch
Enjoy an early morning game drive in Central Serengeti looking for hunting predators, then return to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast depart with a picnic lunch and drive towards the North Serengeti for a game drive. The great migration is suppose to be in this area from late July to mid-October crossing the famous Mara river to Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya and back to the Serengeti. You will have high opportunity to see them crossing while the crocodiles in the river attack them. The North Serengeti has also lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, hippos and it is another good place to see the endangered black rhino.
- Overnight: Mara Sero Tented Camp (located in the North Serengeti)
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / lunch
We will proceed for a full day game drive viewing the great migration in the Mara area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area. The key feature is the Mara River and there is a great chance to see the herds cross the Mara River to the north on one day and back south a few days later. Please note that it can be very difficult to witness a crossing and is a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to river and only decide to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
- Overnight: Mara Sero Tented Camp (located in the North Serengeti)
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / lunch
In the morning we will continue with the game drive in the northern Serengeti until midday. Later we will slowly do a game drive en route to central Serengeti and proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area or visit Olduvai Gorge museum, a famous archaeological location in East Africa (optional activity with extra cost). At Laetoli, located 45 km south of Olduvai Gorge, you will find hominin footprints preserved in volcanic rock that dates back 3.6 million years ago and represent some of the earliest signs of mankind in the world.
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Wild Camp
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / lunch
After an early breakfast you will drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breath-taking and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a morning dedicated to game viewing and a picnic lunch, you will leave the crater in the late afternoon to drive to Karatu.
- Overnight: Ngorongoro Corridor Lodge
- Meals plan: Dinner / breakfast / lunch
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel and head to Lake Manyara National Park. The small park stretches along the 600 m high Rift Valley Escarpment and is dominated by the alkaline Lake Manyara. Many water birds gather at the lake and more than 400 bird species are found in the park. The diverse vegetation provides a habitat for many animals such as monkeys in the forest, giraffes and antelopes on the grasslands and elephants around the acacia trees. If you are very lucky you might also see the Manyara lions, lounging in the trees. In the late afternoon you will leave the park and return to Arusha.
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