8-Day Mara River Crossing Safari - Serengeti Migration Lodge Safari to Join

8-Day Mara River Crossing Safari - Serengeti Migration Lodge Safari to Join

Safari Itinerary

8-Day Mara River Crossing Safari - Serengeti Migration Lodge Safari to Join
>>With Guaranteed Group Departure Dates

>>Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
>>Price: US$2,737/Person sharing

Safari Itinerary

Day 0: Arrival in Arusha

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Venice Hotel in Arusha town. There, you will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming safari and give you all the basic information about it.

  • Overnight at Venice Hotel in Arusha town

  • Note: No meals included


Day 1: Tarangire National Park

Enjoy wildlife viewing on a full day game drives in the park.
Tarangire National Park boasts the second-highest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania after the Serengeti, making it a premier destination for experiencing Africa's diverse fauna. Guided by the life-giving Tarangire River, a vast array of mammals, predators, and birds gather amidst the park's iconic, ancient baobab trees.
In the evening, drive to Rim View Inn Karatu for your overnight stay.



Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater, then Drive to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, drive to the crater floor, half day game drives, late afternoon continue toward Central Serengeti.
The Ngorongoro Crater in northern Tanzania is a unique, self-contained ecosystem that serves as a natural amphitheatre for over 25,000 large animals. It is celebrated for hosting one of the densest populations of large mammalian predators in Africa and offers an exceptional opportunity to see the complete African Big Five.
In the evening, drive to Serengeti Wilderness Camps for your overnight stay.


Day 3: Central Serengeti

Enjoy game drives in search of lions, leopards, cheetahs, zebras and other wildlife. In the evening, drive to Serengeti Wilderness Camps for your overnight stay.


Day 4: Northern Serengeti

Travel to the northern migration area, with wildlife viewing along the route.
In the evening, drive to Serengeti Wilderness Camps for your overnight stay.



Day 5: Mara River Migration Safari

Search for wildebeest gathering near the river and observe crossing activity if it occurs. In the evening, drive to Serengeti Wilderness Camps for your overnight stay.


Day 6: Northern Serengeti Game Drives

Spend another day tracking herds and exploring wildlife areas near Kogatende. In the evening, drive to Serengeti Wilderness Camps for your overnight stay.


Day 7: Drive to Karatu

After breakfast, depart from Serengeti National Park and drive through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Karatu town. Arrive in the late afternoon and check-in at Rim View Inn Karatu, where you will enjoy a delicious hot dinner and a relaxing overnight stay.



Day 8: Drive - Lake Manyara Game Drive, Drop off in Arusha Town.
At around 7:00 a.m., depart for Lake Manyara National Park with your lunch box, followed by a half day lake Manyara National Park game drives.

Lake Manyara National Park features iconic tree-climbing lions, vast herds of elephants, thousands of pink flamingos, the scenic Lake Manyara Treetop Walkway, and the bubbling Maji Moto Hot Springs, all framed by the dramatic Great Rift Valley escarpment.

The hippo attraction at Lake Manyara National Park centers around the famous Lake Manyara Hippo Pool, a permanent freshwater pool near the northern shore fed by the Simba River. It features a raised viewing platform where visitors safely watch large pods of hippos wallow.

In the afternoon, after lunch at a picnic site, leave the park for Arusha town. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at Venice Hotel.

  • Overnight at: Venice Hotel in Arusha town

  • Note: Breakfast & Lunch Included

Day 0: Transfer to JRO Kilimanjaro International Airport
You will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., or later in the afternoon, depending on your flight schedule, for your onward journey home or to your next destination.

  • Note: On this day, only breakfast is Included


What’s included in the price:

  • Pick up and drop off from Kilimanjaro International airport.

  • 2 nights Accommodation at Venice Hotel in Arusha town

  • Transportation in a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof

  • Professional and experienced English-speaking safari guide

  • All national park fees

  • Full board accommodation in lodges/tented lodge safaris.

  • Three meals per day on safari

  • Bottled drinking water throughout the tour

  • Medical kit

  • Binocular

  • All the activities as per the itinerary


What’s excluded from the price:

  • International Flights

  • Personal spending money for souvenirs, etc

  • Alcoholic and soft drinks

  • Travel insurance

  • Visa fees

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