8-Day Great Migration Safari in Tanzania with Mara River game drives

We will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel, with an optional tour of Arusha city. This short city tour will introduce you to Tanzania and help prepare you for the trip the next day.

In the evening, we will brief you on the activities for the rest of the tour. Depending on your arrival time in Arusha, you can also take an optional short hike to Kilima Moto to view a beautiful sunset. Dinner and overnight at Arusha Farm House.

We will pick you up from the hotel at 8:00 am, introduce you to our guide, and take the 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is known for its abundance of ancient baobab trees and boasts the country's most significant number of elephants. You will encounter these giants up close and observe the interaction between elephant families.

We will follow reported animal sightings as we do a game drive. There are plenty of herbivores, such as giraffes, wildebeest, and zebras. The predators - lions, cheetahs, and leopards - are more difficult to spot.

Later, we will go to the river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful river view and animals while having lunch. Keep an eye out for small monkeys and baboons that may try to scare you and take your lunch. They are, however, nothing to worry about.

After lunch, we will proceed with the game drive before exiting the park around 5:30 pm and heading to our accommodation, Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge, for dinner and an overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge.

After breakfast, we will drive to the Serengeti for about 6 hours, including all stops, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will briefly stop at the gate and view the breathtaking crater for about 20 minutes.

There is an optional visit to a Masai Village to learn about the daily life of the Masai people for an additional US$10 to US$20.

Arriving in the late afternoon, we will do a game drive in Seronera, the center of the Serengeti. We will continue the game drive until late evening and experience the sunset in the Serengeti while enjoying close views of the wild animals. We might be lucky and see a predator hunt. Finally, we will head to Safari Haven Serengeti Camp.

Today, we explore the broader parts of the Serengeti as we travel northwest and follow the wildlife movements.

After an early breakfast, we depart on a morning game drive carrying a picnic lunch. The game drive will focus on the Mara River, and we hope to see herds of migration animals as they cross the river.

We continue our game drive until the evening, when we return to Safari Haven Migration Camp for dinner and our overnight stay. Animals can be spotted at the camp.

Today, we travel west and return to the Mara River. Here, we will see formations of wildebeest as they gather and prepare to cross the Mara River. Hopefully, we will see the start of the migration.

After an early breakfast, we will depart for the game drive, have lunch, and continue the game drive until the evening. Finally, we will return to Safari Haven Migration Camp.

After an early breakfast, we will go on a game drive south of the Serengeti toward Seronera.

Eventually, we will exit the Serengeti in the late afternoon and head to Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge. The lodge is located on the crater rim and has a spectacular view of the crater. The drive to the Ngorongoro Crater takes about 2 hours.

After an early breakfast, we will descend into the crater at 6:15 am. The journey aims to find the black rhino. Rhinos are the hardest animals to spot in this beautiful crater. However, most animals will be easier to spot on the crater floor.

After lunch, we will do a game drive, ascend the crater, and return to the lodge. Upon arrival, we will pack up and depart for Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa near Arusha.

After breakfast, we will go to Materuni Waterfalls, where you will do a short hike of about 2 hours. The vegetation, surreal views, and waterfalls are an incredible sight.

From here, we proceed to a local coffee processing farm, where we will have lunch before departing for the airport.