7 Day Wildbeest Mara River Cross
Safari Overview
Experience breath-taking landscapes filled with a staggering amount and variety of wildlife, from creatures you’ve always imagined seeing on safari, to animals you may never even have dreamed of.
This itinerary takes you to the north of Serengeti for a chance to witness the Great Migration. While the sight of hundred thousand of wildebeest and zebras thunder across the plains is spectacular, the Mara River crossing is absolutely one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in Africa.
Dust exploding, lions stalking a moveable feast, gigantic crocodiles and fast flowing wild rivers await. It is sensational, impressive and dramatic at the same time.
SAFARI IN BRIEF:
· Destinations: Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti NP, and Lake Manyara.
· Guide: Professional English Guide.
· Safari Type: Private Safari.
Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania
Kilimanjaro Airport Transfer – Arusha Town 1 hour
You will be met at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) by our representative and transfer to the Hotel. On arrival enjoy a refreshing welcome drink while completing check in procedures. Once you are settled into your room unwind and get ready for your next adventure tomorrow morning.
Activities: Transfer to Arusha Town.
Accommodation: Forest Hills Hotel http://foresthillshotel.com on full board basis
Arusha Monument Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre Forest Hills
Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
Arusha town – Tarangire 2 hours
Today you will be picked up from your Lodge early morning with picnic lunches and drive to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive.
Tarangire National Park, a classic Africa of lore with shimmering acacia stands, old baobab trees, and herds of elephant. Elephants scratch the dry riverbed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It’s the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem – a smorgasbord for predators.
Late afternoon drive to your lodge in Karatu for hot delicious dinner and overnight.
Activities: Game Drive in Tarangire.
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge http://farmofdreams.com on full board basis
Elephant Herd in Tarangire Farm of Dreams Lodge Farm of Dreams
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Transfer Karatu – Ngorongoro 40 Min
Today you set off towards the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with picnic lunch. It shelters close to 30,000 animals including the Big Five. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs and a small population of the rare black rhino. The beautiful colours and dancing clouds make the crater almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders.
In the late afternoon you drive to Central Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
Activities: Crater Tour & Transfer to Central Serengeti.
Accommodation: Embalakai tented camp http://embalakaitentedcamps.com on full board basi Serengeti National Park Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Central – Northern Serengeti
Central Serengeti – Northern Serengeti 3 hours
Today after early breakfast we do leave the central Serengeti heading to the Northern Serengeti for Wildebeest exploring crossing the Mara River. We do the game drive en route and arrive in Mara River for lunch pack where we will wait and exploring the wildebeest crossing the river. You will continue with the game drives along the Mara River until the heads start to cross the river. Later head to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Activities: Game Drive.
Accommodation: Sero Tented Camp http://serotentedcamps.com on full board basis
Serengeti Adventure Sero Tented Camp
Day 5: Northern Serengeti for Migration
Full Day Game Drives.
After breakfast we do depart to mara river for game drives and wildebeest exploring when crossing the river, you will continue to do the game drives around mara river and explore the black rhino and many more. Today we have another chance to see the Wildebeest crossing the river heading to Masai Mara in Kenya. Later after game drives drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Activities: Game Drive
Accommodation: Sero Tented
Mara River Crossing.
Day 6: Serengeti to Karatu
Serengeti – Karatu town 4 hours
This morning after one last morning game drive, wave goodbye to the vast plains of the Serengeti and its large wildlife herds enjoy game drive en- routes to Karatu region for relaxation, hot delicious dinner and overnight. Get ready for the next day adventure in Lake Manyara National Park.
Activities: Transfer to Karatu
Accommodation: Farm Of Dreams Lodge http://farmofdreams.com on Full board Basis
Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha/ KIA.
This morning after breakfast we head towards Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive inside the park, search of big games such as darkly coloured giraffes, buffalo, and wallowing hippo, enjoying spectacular views of thousands of flamingos in and around the lake and exploring the woodlands for the famous tree climbing lions.
Enjoy picnic lunch in the park surrounded by the magnificent natural scenery of this small but beautiful park. Later you will be transferred to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport to connect your flight back home, where safari end.
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Price Includes: | Price Excludes: |
ü Transfers listed in the program ü All park entrance fees & Crater fees ü Professional English – speaking driver- Guide ü Accommodations as indicated. ü Safari 4 x 4 Jeep Toyota Land Cruiser ü Bottled water while on Safari ü Meals and Activities as per itinerary above | × International Flight × VISA × Accommodations before and after the safari (we can arrange on request) × Gratitude & All items of personal nature/use. × And all not mentioned in the itinerary above |