5-Day Great Migration Safari at Mara River Crossing
Overview
This 5-day safari allows you to witness the great migration at the Mara River and sleep in comfortable accommodations. African Bovine Adventures will immerse you in the unspoiled nature of real Africa as you see animals up close and take photos of the landscapes of Tanzania. All this with the assistance of a tour operator based in Arusha, full board on safari, personal English-speaking guide, and private use of a 4×4 Jeep with mineral water, power sockets, and binoculars, & soft drinks.
Day By Day
Day 1: Flight from Zanzibar to Arusha then Drive to Tarangire National Park
You’ll be picked up from Arusha Airport and start a beautiful safari to Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes. After the game drive, you will drive to your lodge for the night.
Tarangire is well-known for its large elephant herds and diverse landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savannah, with the Tarangire River winding its way through the parklands. You may have the experience of seeing a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching while relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are done, we drive to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 2: Transfer from Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you depart for Central Serengeti National Park for wildlife sightings. You’ll enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. You will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp.
The Serengeti is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. Be ready to see resident predators, leopard, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.
- Accommodation: Friends - Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 3: Game Drive at Northern Serengeti Natonal Park
You’ll get up early, enjoy breakfast, and drive to Northern Serengeti National Park. You will settle around the Mara River, where the great migration is happening.
The great migration is the most significant herd movement of wildebeest, zebra, and other animals crossing the Mara River into Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. Migrating animals need to cross the crocodile-invested Mara River; this is where the action is! The best time to see the migration is between July and early October every year.
- Accommodation: Sero Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 4: Game Drive at Northern Serengeti then Drive to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, you will descend the Ngorongoro Crater for a day of game drives and beautiful scenery. Once you finish the game drives, we will transfer you to the Central Serengeti National Park for an overnight stay.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest uninterrupted caldera and one of Africa’s natural wonders! About 30 000 large mammals are resident all year round (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos), and many birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards).
- Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wild Camp
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 5: Game Drive at Ngorongoro Crater then Drive to Arusha
After breakfast, our tour guide driver will pick you up with picnic lunch boxes and depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater.
Ngorongoro Crater is among the UNESCO world heritage site in Africa and is one of the Natural wonders of Africa which constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world, with the presence of about 30,000 large mammals resident all year round, such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos, and many varieties of birds such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Be ready to see many animals here within a short time. Once game drives are done, you will drive to Arusha Airport for a flight back to Zanzibar or another destination.
- Accommodation: No accommodation
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
What's Included
Included
- Park fees (entrance fees to all national parks)
- All activities as described in the itinerary
- All meals as described in the itinerary
- All accommodation as described in the itinerary
- Professional English-speaking driver guide
- Drinking water throughout the tour
- Game drives in a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
- Airport transfer on arrival and departure
Not Included
- International flights
- Visa fees
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal items (toiletries, sunscreen, insect repellent, etc.)
- Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees
- Optional activities not described in the itinerary
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
