8-Day Serengeti Wildebeest and River Crossings Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kilimanjaro Airport / Arusha

Our friendly safari team will welcome you at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer you to Arusha. Arusha is the hub of Tanzania's legendary Northern safari circuit and home to Mt Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara National Parks. Arusha is also one of the major coffee-growing regions in Tanzania.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

Kahawa House

• Luxury lodge located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Arusha / Tarangire National Parks / Lake Manyara Area

After breakfast, we meet our guide for a short briefing. We head off to Tarangire National Park, known as the land of giants - elephants and baobab trees. The landscape is ironically African with open Acacia woodlands and Baobab trees scattered all over the area. It has the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem.
Late afternoon we travel towards the local town of Mto Wa Mbu (Maasai for Mosquito Village – the only place in Tanzania which represents all tribes – 120 ethnic groups). We continue to drive up the Rift Valley escarpment to our lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with distant views over Lake Manyara.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Manyara Area / Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, we drive from Lake Manyara with a stop at the African Galleria (for shopping Tanzania art, Masaai blankets, memorabilia, and Tanzanites), before driving to the Crater to enjoy an extended game drive along the Crater floor. A steep entry track leads us 600m down to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater floor (referred to as the Garden of Eden). A big drawcard to this picturesque park is its dense population of predators, which includes lions, hyenas, jackals, and the ever-elusive leopard. People like to visit the crater at this time of year because of the large likelihood of encountering the Big 5. Late afternoon ascent to the crater rim with a short drive to your camp, enjoying views of the surrounding highlands which form together with the Crater one of Africa's most beautiful regions.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ngorongoro Crater / Serengeti National Park (Central)

After breakfast, we continue our journey to the Serengeti National Park with the option to visit a Maasai village near Ngorongoro Crater (own account). After bidding the Maasai farewell, we continue our journey to the Central Serengeti with game viewing as we make our way towards the camp. The Central area encompasses the world-famous Seronera Valley which is known for its prime wildlife-viewing opportunities. You can visualise the meaning of the word ‘Serengeti’ at this point – which means the ‘endless plains’ in Maasai. The Serengeti - is renowned for its incredible concentrations of predators and the Great Migration of more than 1,5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Activities:

• Afternoon game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Signature Serengeti Luxury Tented Safari Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Central Serengeti / Norhern Serengeti National Park

We explore more of the Central Serengeti before we are off to our next location in the Northern Serengeti, Kogatende. The Seronera is often referred to as 'big cat country, and its kopjes and acacias provide an excellent opportunity to spot a pride of lions, cheetahs, and leopards. We drive towards the beautiful Northern Serengeti enjoying en-route game viewing. The Northern Serengeti is virtually unexplored. With spectacular landscapes and magnificent wildlife, it offers an incredible and unforgettable Serengeti safari experience.

Main Destination:

Northern Serengeti National Park

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Mara Under Canvas

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Northern Serengeti

Enjoy two full days in Serengeti with game drives. You can do a game drive from sunrise to sunset, take a picnic lunch, or choose to explore more leisurely, coming back to the camp for lunch and doing a morning and afternoon game drive. Explore more of what the Serengeti offers and enjoy the greatest safari spectacle in the world – the great wildebeest migration as herds of wildebeest gather at the Mara River to cross! During this period herds are crisscrossing between the Masai Mara and the Serengeti on a regular base.

Main Destination:

Northern Serengeti National Park

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Mara Under Canvas

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Northern Serengeti / Flight to Arusha / Kilimanjaro Airport

Check-out at the camp after a packed safari filled with endless memories and sightings and drive to the airstrip for our flight by light aircraft to Arusha where we stop at the Cultural Heritage Centre (for shopping of Tanzania art, memorabilia, and Tanzanites), and enjoy our picnic lunch. Our safari adventure comes to an end as we drive to Kilimanjaro Airport.
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Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.