5-Day Serengeti Migration Safari from Arusha with Ngorongoro Crater

• Depart from your hotel for Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch.
  • The Ngorongoro Crater is often called Africa's Garden of Eden and one of the Natural Wonders of the World.
• Descend 2000 ft into the crater in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle.
• Explore the crater and its diverse wildlife.
  • The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania's ecosystem.
  • This caldera measures 22.5 km across, and its rim walls stand 600 m high.
  • The crater is home to 30,000 animals and many amazing birds, which rarely move from the area because water is available through both the wet and dry seasons.
• Ascend from the crater and drive to your lodge on the crater rim.
• Enjoy breathtaking views from within the crater and from the rim.
• Return to the lodge or camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal: Breakfast and lunch

Accommodation: Lodge or camp

• After breakfast, transfer from your lodge or camp to Serengeti North with your guide.
• Enjoy a full-day game drive to view the great migration and other resident wildlife, including the Big Five - lion, African leopard, African elephant, Cape buffalo, and black rhinoceros - named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters.
• Have a sumptuous buffet lunch within Serengeti National Park.
• Get ready for fantastic sights and natural scenery.
  • 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 are reclusive predators commonly seen in the Seronera region, but they are present throughout the national park, with a population of around 1,000.
• Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Lodge or camp

• Have breakfast at the camp.
• Depart with a picnic lunch for a game drive to view the great migration.
• Visit the Wagakuria area, where resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high, including a pride of lions up to 30 strong.
  • From August to October, the area turns into a wildlife paradise.
• Witness the Mara River, a key feature of the area, where it is not uncommon to see herds crossing the river north and south.
• Enjoy a sumptuous buffet lunch within Serengeti National Park.
• Please remember that finding a river crossing is complicated and sometimes a matter of luck.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Lodge or camp

• Depart for a full-day game drive at the Mara River, viewing the great migration river crossing.
• Witness river crossings at Kogatende, which occur daily in August as the mega herd settles into the area.
• Enjoy superb game viewing from August to October, with river crossings guaranteed daily.
  • There is no distinct movement, as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and the subsequent fresh grasses.
  • It is not uncommon to see different herds crossing in different directions on the same day.
• Return to the camp in the evening for a bonfire, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Lodge or camp

• Have breakfast at the camp.
• Depart for a good morning game drive.
• Transfer to Kogatende Airstrip in the afternoon for your flight to Arusha.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: No accommodation