4-Day Serengeti Migration Safari with Mara River Crossing

Early in the morning, you will leave Moshi or Arusha town and drive toward Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a few hours, you will stop at a supermarket and take a few minutes to shop for any personal effects you may need.

Later, you will arrive in Serengeti in the afternoon. Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over 14,763 km2. It is located entirely in the eastern Mara Region, with endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.

You will then proceed to the Lobo area, located north of the Seronera area and typified by green rolling hills in central Serengeti National Park. The Lobo area is where the wildebeest migration normally passes each year around July and August en route to Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve, and again in late October and November on the way back to southern Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, you will head towards northern Serengeti National Park, to the Wagakuria area. You will enjoy a game drive en route from the Lobo area to Wagakuria.

As you head north, good sightings of giraffes, plains game, herds of buffalo, and elephants can often be seen. You will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area.

The wildebeest migration can usually be found in the Wagakuria area from August to October, depending on rainfall patterns. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through northern Serengeti National Park, and the Mara River provides the migration with its most challenging obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is fantastic.

After breakfast, you will enjoy a full game drive in the Wagakuria area, which is surrounded by abundant wildlife and is home to prides of lions up to 30 strong.

From mid-July to October, animals pass through the Mara River across the northern part of the Serengeti, and the area turns into a wildlife paradise. Visitors can see many animals in the Wagakuria area and enjoy the rich wildlife experience also found in central Serengeti.

After breakfast, you will proceed early in the morning for a game drive in Kogatende, in northern Serengeti.

Around mid-morning, you will join a scheduled flight from Kogatende Airstrip to Arusha Airport. Upon arrival at Arusha Airport, you will meet your driver, who will drive you back to Arusha town.

On arrival, you will have lunch and then be taken to the hotel.