5-Day Serengeti Migration Safari from Arusha with Mara River Crossing

• Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and driven to Arusha Airport for a flight to Northern Serengeti. After arriving in the Serengeti, you will proceed on a game drive in the wilderness, tracking the great migration trails. In the afternoon, you will have lunch at the lodge, followed by an afternoon game drive in Northern Serengeti. The wildebeest migration can usually be found in the Wagakuria area from mid-July to October, depending on the rainfall pattern.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner overnight stay - (Serengeti - Northern Serengeti)

• After breakfast, we head towards the northern Serengeti National Park, the Wagakuria area. You will enjoy a game drive en route from the Lobo area to the Wagakuria area. As we head north, there are often good sightings of giraffes, plains game, herds of buffalo, and elephants.
• We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, we 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 the northern Serengeti National Park, and it provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner overnight stay - (Serengeti - Northern Serengeti)

• Early in the morning after breakfast, you will enjoy a game drive in the Wagakuria area. Resident wildlife is normally found in good numbers in this park, including prides of lions up to 30 strong. However, from mid-July to October, the area turns into a paradise of animals. A long stretch of the Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park, and it provides the migration with its most difficult obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is amazing.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner overnight stay - (Serengeti - Central Serengeti)

• After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the park. The Lobo area and Grumeti River have good resident game throughout the year. Non-migrating animals such as elephants, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lions, leopards, and cheetahs can be seen here all year round. The game viewing is very good, and you can follow the wildlife for long periods without seeing other vehicles - truly one of the forgotten corners of the Serengeti Plains. Magnificent riverine trees can be found along the river lines, and bird species such as kingfishers and fish eagles can also be seen here.

• Early in the morning after breakfast, you will enjoy a game drive in Seronera, in central Serengeti. Around mid-morning, you will join a scheduled flight from Seronera Airstrip to Arusha Airport. After arrival at Arusha Airport, you will meet our driver, who will drive you back to Arusha town. Upon arrival, you will have lunch and be taken to the hotel.