8-Day Safari To Serengeti Across the Mara River
Highlights
Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Moshi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Locations Covered
Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Moshi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
nature, safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
8 Days
Easy
English
Description
Embark on a journey through the iconic Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, where you'll witness the mesmerizing river crossings of the Great Migration. This spectacle of nature is truly unforgettable and offers incredible opportunities for wildlife photography and observation. Enjoy picnics near the hippo pool and also marvel at the Big Five of Ngorongoro Crater.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Moshi/Arusha to Tarangire National Park
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- After a hearty breakfast, you will be transferred from your hotel in Moshi/Arusha and drive straight to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. Tarangire National Park is Tanzania's third-largest national park and home to a large elephant population. The park is full of ancient giant baobab trees, also known as the "tree of life", covering most of the park's landscape. The Tarangire River meanders through the park while supporting the park's flora and fauna. After this day, the private safari goes directly to your accommodation for an overnight stay and dinner.
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Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- At 07:00 in the morning, pick up from your accommodation in Manyara and drive to the park. Lake Manyara National Park for morning game drives. Lake Manyara National Park is home to tree-climbing lions, hippos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, baboons, blue and green monkeys, warthogs and more. About 350 bird species have been recorded. At 12:00 PM, leave the park for a hot lunch and continue the game drive into the evening. Then stay at your accommodation for tomorrow's drive to Serengeti National Park.
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Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- After breakfast, we start our drive to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area with some stops at exciting viewpoints for you to take photos and have the whole experience of your private Serengeti Migration Safari. Drives from Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park take approximately 5 hours and we will make arrangements for your lunch en route by providing you with lovely lunch boxes allowing us to shy for afternoon game viewing in the Serengeti to arrive. Then when we arrive at a particular destination, we do a small safari and, in the afternoon, we go to your accommodation to rest, have dinner and spend the night.
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Day 4: Game drive in Central Serengeti to North Serengeti
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- Your private migratory vacation safari in the Serengeti begins after your breakfast, where you will spend the day observing animals in their natural habitat at different times and in different parts of the Serengeti. Expect to see large herds of draft animals, pride of lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffalo and antelope, and various species of native birds and trees. Then, after reaching the north of the Serengeti, we can explore the Migration visualization a bit if we have enough time and then continue the next day—rest, overnight and dinner in the chosen accommodation.
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Day 5 & 6: Another Full day game drive in North Serengeti Park
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- Enjoy a full day of wildlife viewing and capture nature in all its glory as you drive through the Serengeti in search of migratory wildlife. Depending on the time, this 8-day migratory safari tour takes place in Central Serengeti, North Serengeti or South Serengeti. This itinerary is flexible, and accommodation will be reserved according to the movement of animals. North of the Serengeti Mara River, you will witness the spectacular desert migration. The northern portion of the Serengeti is covered in bushes and vegetation that attracts various species of herbivores and makes it easier to see compared to open grasslands. Here you can expect to see crocodiles hunting wildebeest.
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Day 7: Early Morning in Serengeti and afternoon drive - Ngorongoro
- Accommodations: Client’s selection of public campsite/ tented campsite/ Lodges
- Your private 8-day Serengeti migratory safari begins with an early breakfast on Day 7 at your accommodation before heading out for morning game viewing. At midday, enjoy your picnic lunch and continue with game viewing in the afternoon as you drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area near the rim for the night.
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Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater and afternoon drive back to Arusha
- Today your safari begins with an early breakfast at the accommodation of your choice before driving along the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater to see the animals inside the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world home to thousands of animals where you will see BIG FIVE animals. Enjoy your picnic lunch by the hippo pool this afternoon, and continue with afternoon game viewing as you leave the crater and return to Arusha/Moshi.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 5 | /person |
6 to 10 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 5 | /person |
6 to 10 | /person |
This is a private tour |