Common 7 Days Great Northern Serengeti Migration {Mara River Crossing} Safari
Overview
We have designed the itinerary to include both the Lobo area (the area north of the central Serengeti National Park) and the Wagakuria area (remote northern Serengeti National Park) where the majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found from August to October.
You can see the full itinerary for your 7 days at Serengeti Migration Safari Day after day.
1. Arusha –Tarangire
2. Manyara/Karatu - Serengeti
3. Serengeti (Central Seronera) - Northern Serengeti (Kogatende)
4. Northern Serengeti (Kogatende) – Back central Seronera
5. Serengeti (Central Seronera)
6. Serengeti (Central Seronera) - Ngorongoro
7. Ngorongoro Crater – Back Arusha
Description
Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire - {7 Days Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha Region
Early morning you will be picked from your hotel heading to Tarangire national Park to explore the third-largest national park in Tanzania and is home to a large population of elephants.
The park is abundant with ancient giant Baobab trees, also known as the “Tree of Life”, which covers a majority of the landscape of the park. The Tarangire river meanders throughout the park whilst supporting the flora and wildlife of the park. Then after having a full game drive at late evening, you will be transferred to your hotel in Karatu – Mto wa Mbu for overnight while waiting for the next day tour in Serengeti national Park.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Karatu/Manyara- Mto wa Mbu)
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Manyara at Serena Safari Lodge
Day 2: Manyara – Serengeti - {7 Days Tanzania Serengeti wildebeest migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast you will start your way to Serengeti National Park, you may also have a visit to Olduvai Gorge Museum or Masai Boma all of them can be done on this day, with en-route game drives until you reach Naabi Gate.
After registration and other park formalities, you will start your first game drives in Serengeti. Serengeti is the most amazing place and it is the world’s number one wildlife sanctuary.
The endless plains of Serengeti are about 14 763 square kilometers and the plains are accommodating the Migration herds estimated to be over 1.5 million wildebeests, Zebras, and Thomson gazelle. After enjoying half game drive, you will get transferred to your lodge at Central Serengeti overnight.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Serengeti – Central Serengeti)
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Serengeti at Serena Safari Lodge -Luxury Lodge
Day 3: Serengeti (Central) – Northern Serengeti - {Tanzania 7 Days Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, start early & spend some time at central Serengeti before heading to the North with en-route game drives. If time permits you will go to the river to see if there is any crossing.
The migration can arrive at the Wagakuria area anytime from July onwards and wildebeest can be seen in the area, crossing the Mara River. In September the wildebeest herds are spread out over the northern Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Several large herds of wildebeest remain behind in the area and sometimes weather changes can bring the herds back into the area from the Mara.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Serengeti – Northern Serengeti
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Serengeti at Lobo Wildlife Lodge -Luxury Lodge
Day 4: Northern Serengeti - Serengeti (Central) - {7 Days Wildebeest Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tours}
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Early Morning after breakfast at your lodge you will have a half-game drive in Northern Serengeti and if time allows see the Mara River crossing and some predators coming back from their long night of hunting and other animals coming out from their hiding place or a group of lionesses organizing an ambush or eating along the road while heading to Central Serengeti for an overnight while waiting the next day game drive tour in Central Serengeti area.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Serengeti – Central Serengeti)
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Northern Serengeti at Lobo Wildlife Lodge -Luxury Lodge
Day 5: Full Day game drive in Serengeti (Seronera Area) - {7 Days Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Spend the precious full-day game drive in Central Serengeti enjoying the best day by waking up early Serengeti Migration safari will start after your breakfast, where you will spend the day observing animals in their natural habitat at different times and in various parts of the Serengeti.
Look forward to witnessing large herds of migrating animals, prides of lions, cheetah, leopard, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and antelope as well as various species of birdlife and indigenous trees.
Then after a heavy game drive, you will get transferred to the lodge overnight.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Serengeti – Central Serengeti)
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Serengeti at Serena Safari Lodge -Luxury Lodge
Day 6: Serengeti (Central) – Ngorongoro - {7 Days Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
On this day of your annual Wildebeest Migration Safari after breakfast starts your game drive all the way to the Central Serengeti before departing for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with the en-route game, arrival at Rhino lodge before or during the sunset.
At midday, you will enjoy your picnic lunch thereafter you will continue with afternoon animal sightings as you drive to the Ngorongoro crater rim for an overnight stay.
Accommodation
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight stay – (Ngorongoro – Ngorongoro {Crater Rim}
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge -Luxury Lodge
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha - {Tanzania 7 Days Luxury Serengeti migration River crossing Safari Tour}
Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Early breakfast at your lodge or camp before you travel down the crater rim to view the animals inside the crater up-close.
The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest unbroken Caldera where thousands of animals live, where you will see the big five animals.
That afternoon you will enjoy your picnic lunch at the hippo pool then continue with the afternoons animal sightings as you make your way out of the crater and on your way back to your arranged hotel in Arusha for resting.
Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town) (OPTIONAL)
• BUDGET LODGES –
Mrimba palm Hotel | Natron Palace Hotel
• MID-RANGE LODGES –
Tulia Hotel & Spa | Charity international
• LUXURY LODGES –
Mount Meru Hotel | Kibo Paris
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGE
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Arusha at MOUNT MERU HOTEL
Inclusions
- Experience professional driver/guide
- All Taxes/VAT and Park Fees
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals and Drinking water on all days
- Guide wages
- Hotel Accommodation before, after and during safari ( can be booked direct by you or through us )
- 4x Breakfast
- 6x Dinner
- 5x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 7 nights
- Entry/Admission - Ngorongoro Crater
Exclusions
- Local and International flights (from/to home)
- Tips to Guide
- Medical insurance
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Alcohol drinks
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- We have good news for you concerning the Current Tanzania Covid Update. The Minister of Health announced that for passengers entering the country with those who have been vaccinated against COVID 19, from 17th March 2022 there will be no Negative RT - PCRT Certificate before arrival in Tanzania.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Saanane National park is the park Loacated Mwanza Tanzania, I visited this park when I was mwanza. Passing the Lake Victoria by Boat and reach the green park. It is good park but no big-5. The best thing is in combine the boat tour and Game walking
Saanane National park is the park Loacated Mwanza Tanzania, I visited this park when I was mwanza. Passing the Lake Victoria by Boat and reach the green park. It is good park but no big-5. The best thing is in combine the boat tour and Game walkingBest of the tours we loved at Mwanza was the boat tour in Lake Victoria, I had never get into the local african boat. What gave me confidence the operator operated it safely.
Best of the tours we loved at Mwanza was the boat tour in Lake Victoria, I had never get into the local african boat. What gave me confidence the operator operated it safely.We visited Burigi Chato National park, we were not sure with the park but the park professional tour operators conviced us with facts and finally we visited a park from from mwanza which is the base city for Tanzania lakezone safari center, we spotted animals more than we expected and finally we...
We visited Burigi Chato National park, we were not sure with the park but the park professional tour operators conviced us with facts and finally we visited a park from from mwanza which is the base city for Tanzania lakezone safari center, we spotted animals more than we expected and finally we ended our tour with a boat trip in Lake victoria. Thank you Geofrey for organizing this trip.Burigi Chato Tours did a good job at showing me all the sites and animals on the Serengeti and other Parks. The Drivers were sharp-eyed and informative. The fact that they had an option to start in Mwanza and finish in Arusha added to my experience. I had one driver for the first 2 days, and anot...
Burigi Chato Tours did a good job at showing me all the sites and animals on the Serengeti and other Parks. The Drivers were sharp-eyed and informative. The fact that they had an option to start in Mwanza and finish in Arusha added to my experience. I had one driver for the first 2 days, and another for the remaining days. I have to note that my first driver was absolutely incredible...A true professional and I applaud him. On my trip I saw nearly 2,000 Wildebeest on a river-crossing, packs of elephants, prides of lions, many water buffalo, zebras, giraffes, hippos, hyenas. Many types of gazelles and antelope, including impala, Thomson gazelle, bushbuck, elands and topi, we saw baboons, ostrich, many types of birds, foxes, jackals, warthogs, a leopard, a cheetah and many more. Almost too much to take in. Amazing!!Due to the time of the year the big animals were a little patchy in Burigi Chato National park- we could go for one hour and only see antelope and zebras- we did see everything we wanted to see with the exception of a leopard and rhino.
Due to the time of the year the big animals were a little patchy in Burigi Chato National park- we could go for one hour and only see antelope and zebras- we did see everything we wanted to see with the exception of a leopard and rhino.Tanzania is a beautiful country. If it's wildlife spotting you're after, try the Burigi Chato National Park - it's the country's second-largest national park. Summer lasts between February and june so I would recommend going outside of those months as it can get extremely hot.
Tanzania is a beautiful country. If it's wildlife spotting you're after, try the Burigi Chato National Park - it's the country's second-largest national park. Summer lasts between February and june so I would recommend going outside of those months as it can get extremely hot.