7-Day Northern Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Crossing River

We will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00 am and take you on a 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival, you will have a full-day game drive inside this park. Later, we will transfer you to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

After an early breakfast, you'll depart towards the most famous national park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". The park has a 6,900-mile (18,000 sq km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon, defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for big cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.

After breakfast, you will start your game drive from the Central Serengeti National Park to the Northern Serengeti along the Mara River, where millions of wildebeest and zebra cross the river. On these two incredible days, you will be driven across remote locations within the vast Serengeti plains in pursuit of the Great Migration. The areas you visit depend on the time of the year and could be as far as the remote North of the Serengeti near the border of the northern part of the park.

You'll have a full day game drive along the Mara River to witness the wildebeest migration. After spending valuable time on a game drive, you will get back to the lodge for relaxation and an overnight stay. On these two incredible days, you will be driven across remote locations within the vast Serengeti plains in pursuit of the great migration. The areas you visit depend on the time of the year and could be as far as the remote north of the Serengeti near the border of the northern part of the park.

Soon after breakfast, you will start your beautiful journey from Northern Serengeti to Central Serengeti and continue with a game drive along the way. You'll spend the full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences. This day will be organized according to your wishes. Every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including for the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive. Alternatively, you could do a full-day game drive with picnic lunch.

You will enjoy the sunrise in the Serengeti National Park and a half-day game drive in the Serengeti. Then, you'll drive to Karatu for your overnight stay. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Drinking water will also be provided every day. There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident pride begins to shift west and north in their territories and concentrates in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in the Central Serengeti. The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River.

Ngorongoro Crater is considered one of the Wonders of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq miles and has 2,000 ft high walls, making it virtually Noah's ark and inhabited by almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It's one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It's also famous for its elephants, which are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World. You will start the day very early with a transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After a fantastic afternoon game drive, you'll ascend the crater and transfer to your accommodation.