5-Day Serengeti Great Migration Safari with Ngorongoro Crater

• Our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha, with a picnic lunch en route to a full-day Ngorongoro Crater tour. You will descend 2,000 ft into the crater in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle, explore the crater floor, then ascend and drive to your lodge set on the crater rim. The Ngorongoro Crater is often called Africa's Eden and the 7th Natural Wonder of the World, and a visit to the crater is the main drawcard for tourists coming to Tanzania as well as a definite world-class attraction of remarkable beauty.
• The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home to Ngorongoro Crater. It was formed some 2.5 million years ago when a volcanic mountain sank due to inactivity and was initially thought to have been higher than Tanzania's famous Kilimanjaro. The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania's ecosystem. This caldera measures 22.5 km across, and the rim walls stand 600 m high. Views from within the crater and from the rim are breathtaking. The crater houses 30,000 animals and many unique birds, which rarely move from the area due to the availability of water through both wet and dry seasons. In the evening, return to the lodge or camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp.

• Pick up from your lodge or camp after breakfast and then transfer to Serengeti North. Continue with a full-day game drive to view the great migration in this part of the park. The park is well known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the Big Five, named for the five most prized trophies once taken by hunters. Lions are especially prominent here, and the Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African leopards, these reclusive predators, are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park, with a population of around 1,000, alongside African elephants. Get ready for some fantastic sightings and beautiful natural scenery.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp.

• After breakfast at the camp, depart with your picnic lunch for a game drive to view the great migration. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area, with prides of lions up to 30 strong. From August to October, however, the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River, and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the river north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note that finding a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp.

• After breakfast, enjoy a fantastic full-day game drive at the Mara River, viewing the great migration river crossing. In the evening, return to the camp for the evening bonfire, dinner, and an overnight stay. River crossings at Kogatende start to occur every day in August as the mega herd settles into the area. From August to October, game viewing here is superb, with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement, as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and the fresh grasses that grow afterward. It is not uncommon to see different herds crossing in different directions on the same day.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp.

• Depart after breakfast for a rewarding morning game drive. In the afternoon, transfer to Kogatende Airstrip for your flight to Arusha.

Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: No accommodation