8-Day Great Migration Safari and Mara River Crossing

After breakfast, our tour guide driver will pick you up from the lodge and start an incredible game drive in Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes. Once we finish the game drive, we return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay at Marera Valley Lodge. Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds and iconic giant baobab trees. The landscape is diverse, from seasonal swamps to savanna, with the Tarangire River winding its way through the parklands. The Tarangire River is the only water source for wild animals during the dry season. We may experience a lion stalking his prey or leopards watching the surroundings while relaxing in the trees above.

Overnight: Marera Valley Lodge

After breakfast, you depart for Central Serengeti National Park for an amazing and beautiful game drive and enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. We will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the lodge.  Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great herds of migrating zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life all year round.

Overnight: Serengeti Classic View Camp

Get up early and enjoy breakfast, then drive to Northern Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch box. We will stop for lunch at the Mara River, an excellent place to see the great migration. Be sure that our safari guide will find the best viewpoint! During the migration, interesting activities occur, such as the battles between crocodiles and wildebeest as they try to cross the crocodile-invested river. Watch for other predators like lions, leopards, and cheetahs. The great migration is the most significant herd movement of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals crossing the Mara River to Masai Mara in Kenya. The best time to visit and witness the great migration is from July to early October every year.

Overnight: Heritage Mara Camp

Wake up early and enjoy breakfast, then continue with a game drive with a picnic lunch box in Northern Serengeti National Park as you keep a keen eye on the activities of the great migration. Later, we drive back to Central Serengeti National Park, where we will stay overnight.

Overnight: Serengeti Classic View Camp

After breakfast, we will go to the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater while carrying a picnic lunch box. Once we finish the game drive, we will transfer you to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the natural wonders in Africa and the world’s largest, uninterrupted caldera! About 30 000 large mammals reside here year-round, including buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos. Inside the crater, you will explore the spectacular landscapes and relax in this magnificent environment, looking for the Big Five and many bird species like flamingos on the crater lakes. Be ready to see a large variety of animals in a short time!

Overnight: Marera Valley Lodge

After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive while carrying lunch boxes. After an extensive game drive and enjoying the park’s beautiful nature, we will transfer you to the lodge or hotel in Arusha for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay. Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, which hide among the branches of the trees, and the numerous colonies of baboons that populate the forest and which will accompany you along the road from the moment you enter the park.

Overnight: Gold Crest Hotel Arusha