7-Day Serengeti Safari from Arusha with Mara River Migration

• Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by a Benson Safaris Tanzania transfer driver and driven to your lodge, where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
• Rest in your room, enjoy a refreshing swim in the pool, or explore Arusha and the surrounding areas on one of our day tours.
• The choice is yours.

Overnight - Arusha Planet Lodge, Arusha

• After breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti National Park, one of Africa's premier game parks.
• Driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Serengeti National Park, you will begin to experience the vastness of this territory and marvel at the multitude of animal and birdlife while cruising through this acacia-spotted savannah.
• You will visit a Maasai village in the Ngorongoro Highlands (optional), where you will meet the elders, warriors, women, and children and learn about the culture, beliefs, and traditions of Tanzania's last nomadic tribe.
• The Serengeti is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The Serengeti is a year-round destination, and each season has its own special highlight, with the most famous being the annual wildebeest migration, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
• You will game drive en route before arriving in the Serengeti in time for a half-day game drive.

Overnight - Kati Kati Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park

• Today you will venture deeper into the world-famous Serengeti on a full-day game drive in search of the great wildebeest migration.
• You will base yourself around the Mara River area, where crocodiles prey and the wildebeest gather and wait to cross.
• For days, their numbers will increase and anticipation grows; however, for no apparent reason, many will turn and wander away from the water's edge.
• Eventually, the wildebeest will choose a crossing point, which varies from year to year and cannot be predicted.
• Nowhere in the world is there a movement of animals as immense as the great wildebeest migration, and to witness it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Overnight - Mara Katikati Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park

• Today you will venture deeper into the world-famous Serengeti on a full-day game drive.

Overnight - Mara Katikati Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park

• Today you will enjoy another full-day game drive as you travel between the Northern and Central Serengeti.
• Today you have the flexibility to create your own itinerary.
• Spend another full day in the Northern Serengeti before driving to the Central Serengeti, or enjoy a half-day game drive in the north and a half-day game drive in the central region.
• The choice is yours.

Overnight - Kati Kati Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park

• Today you will be rewarded with a visit to the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and is one of the only places on earth where mankind and wild animals coexist in harmony.
• The Ngorongoro Crater is famous for Africa's best game viewing, as there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor.
• Upon arrival at the crater's rim, you will descend 610 meters into the crater, where your safari truly begins.
• Spot the endangered black rhino, wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, and of course, giant tusked elephants.
• The crater also has the largest known population of lions, and you will also find leopards, cheetahs, as well as scavengers such as spotted hyenas, jackals, and rare wild dogs.
• Over 500 species of birds have been recorded within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• These include white pelican and flamingos.
• After a full-day game drive (6-9 hours), you will return to Arusha for your final evening.

Overnight - Arusha Planet Lodge, Arusha

• Today you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.