7 Days River Crossing Safari (medium)

Duration

7 Days

Overview

Experience the best of Tanzania’s North Circuit. Get a chance to visit the best of what the Northern circuit has to offer. Experience one of the world’s most beautiful activity (The Serengeti River crossing Migration). 

Itinerary Brief

    Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park OR Tarangire National Park 

    Lake Manyara/Tarangire- Serengeti

    Serengeti Central – Serengeti North  

    Full Day Serengeti North 

    Serengeti North -Central

    Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro

    Ngorongoro- Arusha 

Day to Day Itinerary Plan

Day 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park Or Tarangire National Park

Day 2: Lake Manyara/tarangire- Serengeti

After breakfast proceed to Serengeti National Park through Ngorongoro Conservation area with a game Drive along the way.   


On your Ngorongoro Transit to Serengeti   

The scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way, we'll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to glimpse cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth.

It's a nearly four-hour drive to the Serengeti Park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with one or both of the below optional activities at an extra cost:

Maasai Boma Visit

Olduvai Gorge 

On your Serengeti Central Game Drive 

You will spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of the predators. 

You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.

After the thrills of the day, you will head to your accommodation of choice for dinner and overnight.

Serengeti Sound Of Silence

Serengeti Sound Of Silence - (Serengeti)

| (Semi Luxury)

Best Safari experiences are all about being and remaining connected to the nature around you. All day. And all night. Our job at Sound of Silence is to provide the best facilities and service with the perfect balance between comfort and keeping ou...

Day 3: Serengeti Central – Serengeti North

After breakfast, you will proceed to the Serengeti North in search of the wildebeest migration and wildcats.  


On your Serengeti Central to North Game Drive, we will drive across the plains of Togoro and through the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes (small hills) as we make our way into the park's northern reaches. Along the way you'll have the opportunity to see the Serengeti's diverse scenery as you pass through wooded hills, tumbledown kopjes, and the wide open savannah. Your drive will show you everything from the diminutive dik-dik to towering elephants and giraffes. 

Later head to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. 

Nyikani Kogatende Camp

Nyikani Kogatende Camp - (Serengeti)

| (Semi Luxury)

Nyikani migration camps located in the Serengeti ecosystem, moves twice a year to ensure its guests are very well placed to witness the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra. From December through March, the migration moves in and out of the Ndu...

Day 4: Full Day Serengeti North

Explore the Wildebeest Migration. On your Full Day Serengeti North Game Drive The Lobo Hills are covered in large acacia trees which support large amounts of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, and the carnivores that prey on them. It's a fascinating opportunity to see a large number of Africa's most iconic animals in a relatively small amount of time. From here we'll proceed to the Bologonja and Wogatende areas where we will eventually meet the Mara River itself. Home to large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles, the Mara River is the last major obstacle standing between the Wildebeest Migration and the relative safety of the Masai Mara. If you're patient and a little lucky, you may even get to witness the death-defying crossing itself where wildebeest and zebras brave the river's currents and crocodiles in an attempt to reach safety on the opposite bank.

Later head to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. 

 

Nyikani Kogatende Camp

Nyikani Kogatende Camp - (Serengeti)

| (Semi Luxury)

Nyikani migration camps located in the Serengeti ecosystem, moves twice a year to ensure its guests are very well placed to witness the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra. From December through March, the migration moves in and out of the Ndu...

Day 6: Serengeti North -central

Enjoy another day of exploring the Serengeti National Park while driving from Kogatende to Seronera Area. 


Your driver will lead you through the park on a different route than the one you used on Day 3. You will have a chance to see the various vegetation that inhibit Serengeti National Park together with the famous wild animal that call these plains their home. 


After the thrills of the day, you will head to your accommodation of choice for dinner and overnight. 

Serengeti Sound Of Silence

Serengeti Sound Of Silence - (Serengeti)

| (Semi Luxury)

Best Safari experiences are all about being and remaining connected to the nature around you. All day. And all night. Our job at Sound of Silence is to provide the best facilities and service with the perfect balance between comfort and keeping ou...

Day 5: Serengeti National Park-ngorongoro

Explore the Serengeti National Park before proceeding with a game drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.   


Afterwards proceed on a Drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area.   


Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you'll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators.   


You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.   

Later you will head to the accommodation of your choice for dinner and overnight.

 

Marera Valley Lodge

Marera Valley Lodge - (Karatu)

| (Semi Luxury)

Marera Valley Lodge, located on the outskirts of Karatu town about midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater, is close to the village of Rhotia. Convenient to the main road, this elegant lodge has stunning views over the valley to the...

Day 7: Ngorongoro- Arusha

Considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you'll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.   


Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It's a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you'll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa's most recognizable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa's premier safari destinations. 

 

Afternoon proceed back to Arusha

Included/Exclude

  • Safari according to the itinerary and Accommodation Prices.

  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle – 6/7-Seater Extended Luxury Vehicle.

  • Professional English-Speaking Guide

  • Meals according to the itinerary in Full Board Basis.

  • Mineral water.

  • All mentioned activities.

  • All national park fees and Entry Fees.

  • Flying Doctors insurance during the safari.

  • Flights (Domestic & International).

  • Optional activities.

  • Alcoholic and soft drinks.

  • Visa fees.

  • Tips to Driver/Guide (recommended but not limited to $15-20 per day)

  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.

  • Travel insurance.

  • Serengeti Balloon safari

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