7 days and 6 nights serengeti mara river migration crossing luxury safari

7 days and 6 Nights Serengeti Mara River Migration Crossing Luxury Safari

The annual movement of wildebeest and other herbivores across the Northern Serengeti-Mara River ecosystem consists of more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 18,000 eland and 200,000 Thompson’s gazelles. The migration is rarely the same in terms of precise timing and direction.

                                      Recommended time for this Safari:

                                                          July-August 

Day 00: Arrive in Arusha, Tanzania

You will be met by our team at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transported to The African Tulip Hotel for overnight. dinner and breakfast included.

Day 01: Fly Arusha – Northern Serengeti National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and driven to Arusha airport for a morning flight to Kogatende Airstrip at Serengeti National Park. Upon arrival you will meet your driver guide and head to the camp. On the way to the camp you go on your first game drive around Serengeti. Lunch at the camp and the afternoon will be spent doing game drives in Serengeti until late afternoon. Overnight at Serengeti Mara Under Canvas Luxury Tented Camp. Dinner, breakfast, lunch included. 

Day 02 & 03:  Game view in Serengeti National Park

We wake early for a sunrise game drive in the Serengeti at dawn if you wish. This should be discussed with your safari guide the previous night. After breakfast enjoy a full day game drive in this area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in this Mara River area, with prides of lion up to 30 strong, however from July to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note – finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to river and only decide to cross or not cross until a couple of days later. Overnight at Serengeti Mara Under Canvas Luxury Tented Camp. Dinner, breakfast, lunch included.

Day 04: Northern – Central Serengeti National Park

Today you will leave after a leisurely breakfast and drive to the Central Serengeti National Park known as 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 representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We enjoy a game drive en-route to the camp. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Lodge at Serengeti Kubu Kubu Tented Luxury Camp. Dinner, breakfast, lunch included. 

Day 05: Central Serengeti National Park

Full day game drives in the Serengeti, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. Non-migratory species include large prides of lions, solitary leopards, cheetah and graceful impala. The landscape is characterized by vast stretches of open plains, punctuated by kopjes, rock formations that have survived from the Pre-Cambrian period, and open woodlands. Continue lodging at Serengeti Kubu Kubu Luxury Tented camp. Dinner, breakfast, lunch included.

Day 06: Central Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast drive and descend over 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw to this picturesque conservation area, is the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. In the late afternoon, head back to the rim and drive to Ngorongoro Farm House. Dinner, breakfast, included.

Day 07: Arusha-Kilimanjaro International Airport Depart

Today you will have a leisurely breakfast and then start the drive to Arusha through the Great Rift Valley, close to Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in Arusha in time for lunch at the Arusha Coffee Lodge. After lunch there will be time for shopping before the optional trip to the Kia Lodge (dependent on flight time) for a day use room before transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home. 

*End of Warrior Expeditions Tanzania Service*

The price includes:

Full board accommodation while on safari

3 meals a day: dinner, breakfast, lunch

All transfers as indicated on itinerary

Day room at Kia Lodge

Private safari vehicle throughout the safari driven by an experienced English-speaking private tour guide

All park entrance fees

Domestic flight from Arusha to Northern Serengeti National Park

Government taxes and levies

Unlimited drinking water and soft drinks during game drives

Lodge accommodation in Arusha dinner and breast

The price excludes:

Drinks from bar at the lodges/camps

International air fare

Cost of entry visa and passport

International and local airport departure taxes

Tips for the guides, highly recommended 

All optional activities which have not been shown above