Great Migration River Crossing Serengeti

After an early breakfast, you will depart for Tarangire National Park. The park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it. This ‘river of warthogs’ is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. In places, the vegetation is quite dense, including elephant grass and acacia woodlands. The park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. You may also see giraffes, bushbucks, and hartebeests. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators, including lions and leopards. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire National Park than anywhere else on the planet. Tarangire is the best place to see these gentle giants in their natural habitat—from the adorable calves all the way up to the intimidating bulls. After lunch and an extensive game drive, you will head to the Ngorongoro Highlands arriving late afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay at Marera Valley Lodge.

After an early breakfast, you will drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and on to Serengeti National Park with a game viewing drive en route. Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequaled for its natural beauty and scientific value. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back. Serengeti is truly home to the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration. The Serengeti National Park is where safari-goers come to truly experience an African safari. The park is featured on many National Geographic shows. You will arrive at Embalakai Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

The northern region of the Serengeti is a vast pristine area of wooded rolling hills interspersed with open grassy patches and large granite outcrops. The Northern Serengeti offers a chance to escape the crowds: this region of the park—wedged between the Central Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve to the north—is remote and relatively inaccessible, which means it sees fewer visitors. Travelers who make it to this corner of the Serengeti will be rewarded with gorgeous landscapes of green rolling hills, granite outcrops, acacia woodlands dotting open savanna, and incredible wildlife. Most importantly, massive herds of wildebeests and zebras making the dangerous crossing of the crocodile-infested Mara River, during the Great Migration in June and July and again in September, October, and November. Your meals and overnight stay will be at your carefully selected accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will head straight to the central Serengeti National Park. The drive takes almost 2 hours and you will return to Seronera with further opportunities to experience the incredible wildlife and natural beauty of the Serengeti. You will get another opportunity to experience the vast wilderness while heading to the central Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was established in 1951. It is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth—the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. The resident population of lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and birds is also impressive. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Embalakai Camp.

After an early breakfast, you will drive out of the Serengeti and on to Ngorongoro Crater for a game-viewing drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s most famous sites and is said to have the highest density of wildlife in Africa. Sometimes described as an ‘eighth Wonder of the World’, the Crater has achieved world renown, attracting an ever-increasing number of visitors each year. You are unlikely to escape other vehicles here, but you are guaranteed great wildlife viewing in a genuinely mind-blowing environment. There is nowhere else in Africa quite like Ngorongoro! One of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros, the park is home to the entirety of the Big Five and a large population of lions, herds of wildebeests, and zebras. It is a particularly good place to see the Cape buffalo year-round. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Later, you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Marera Lodge.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha arriving in time for lunch and last-minute shopping and re-packing. You will transfer to the airport for your flight back home or for a flight to Zanzibar.