7 Days Migration Mara River Crossing

Your will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, home to the ‘The Roof of Africa’, Mount Kilimanjaro. After clearing immigration, you’ll be met by your driver who will be waiting for you at arrivals. You will drive to your accommodation in Arusha. After a long day travelling you may want to rest, it is possible to arrange a city tour or other experiences you may wish to do before the end of the day. Overnight stay at Ilboru Safari Lodge on Bed and Breakfast Basis. or Similar

You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha at 08:00 am and drive for 120 km on a tarmac road to Tarangire National Park (2,850 sq. km) for game drives. The park has the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. The swamps are tinged green all year round and are home to 550 bird species, the most found in one habitat anywhere in the world. After lunch, continue with afternoon game viewing in the park which is home to lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, python, zebra, oryx, impala, and more. On drier ground, you will find the kori bustard (the heaviest flying bird), the stocking-thighed ostrich (the world’s largest bird), and small parties of ground hornbills blustering like turkeys. More ardent bird-lovers might keep an eye open for
screeching flocks of the dazzlingly colorful yellow-collared lovebirds, the somewhat drabber rufous-tailed weaver and ashy starling. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Marera Valley
Lodge. or Similar

You’ll wake up early for breakfast and then drive to Ngorongoro Crater at 07:00 am. Here, you will descend onto the crater floor (19.2 km in diameter, 610 m deep, 304 sq. km) for game drives. All of the “Big Five” (rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant), along with many more mammals, live in this wonderful caldera. Birds found here include flamingos on the soda lake, geese, storks, vultures, and more. We will take a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok Spring picnic site. Ngorongoro Crater is often called “Africas Eden” or the “8th Natural Wonder of the World.” It is a massive extinct volcano, with its towering tree-lined walls dropping thousands of feet to a  Noah Ark of animals
on the verdant floor below. This breathtaking oasis provides a haven for both predator and prey to live among grasslands, fresh springs, and a large soda lake. After lunch, enjoy some additional game viewing while ascending the crater. You will drive to Serengeti National Park for overnight at Katikati Serengeti Tented Camp on Full Board Basis. or Similar

After breakfast, we leave the camp and start the game drive for this day with special attention to the great migration crossing Mara River.
The great migration herds cross Mara river on the Serengeti side moving to Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, here they find fresh food and big predators and Nile crocodile waiting for them. From Mid-July to Early-October, it is the beginning of the crossing season for wildebeests. You will spend the night at a Mara Katikati Tented Camp on Full Board Basis or Similar

Today you will drive from Serengeti National Park to Karatu town, we will enjoy the endless plains with spectacular views of the Kopjes on our way, en route game viewing and the crater at view point. Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge or Similar

Rise and Shine! A beautiful morning in Karatu town, you will have relaxed breakfast, followed by check out at your lodge, you will drive back to Arusha for overnight or proceed directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight. (Accommodation in Arusha can be booked at extra cost)