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7 days Mara River Crossing Tour
Every day, the Wildebeest Migration and river crossings make headlines in the tourism industry. “Get ready for an unforgettable experience”. With the assistance of your driver, you will have an experience and encounter beyond your wildest dreams. It is peak season when the herds graze in the northern Serengeti and cross the Mara River to the Masai Mara Reserve in search of food. It is a fantastic event that people from all over the world want to attend. Being a part of this expedition provides you with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change your life. The following destinations are the Central Serengeti, which is home to many resident animals and big cats; the unique Ngorongoro Crater, which is well known for its Black Rhino; and Tarangire, which is well known for its elephants. All have unique characteristics that make them stand out.
HIGHLIGHTS
Itinerary Details - Day-by-day
Driving distance: 55km/1hr
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet by our smiling driver with your name on our sign board. Our driver will pick you up and transfer you to your chosen accommodation in Arusha city for leisure overnight.
Overnight: Kibo Palace Hotel on Bed and Breakfast
After an early breakfast, our transfer driver will take you to Arusha Airport to catch your morning flight to Kogatende Airstrip in North Serengeti. Meet a professional and experienced driver-guide who will pick you up and begin a game drive in the Kogatende region to track the great migration trail.
We eat lunch at the picnic site during the day and then play until the evening when we drive to our accommodation for leisure and overnight.
Overnight stay at Mara Bush Camp on Full Board
Today we have a full day ahead of us in the most incredible and ideal location to be at this time. Our game focuses heavily on the banks of the Mara River in order to provide opportunities for river crossing. Patience and luck are required to see the crossing, and the crossing will reward and make you feel so lucky when it occurs in front of your eyes. If you are not fortunate enough to see a crossing today, there is always tomorrow.
There is so much more to see in the Northern Serengeti that you will never be disappointed. As part of the package, we will eat our packed lunch at the picnic site before continuing our game viewing until the evening, when we will return to our camp.
Overnight stay at Mara Bush Camp on Full Board Basis
Driving distance: 155kms/ 5hrs
Today we take our final morning game drive in the North Serengeti before heading to the Central Serengeti. The Serengeti provides the most exotic game viewing experience in Africa, giving you an up-close look at animals you’ve only seen in National Geographic.
The Central Serengeti is home to many resident animals, including Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Hippos, Eland, Topi, Kongoni, Impala, and Grant’s Gazelle.
Overnight stay at Narudi Tented Camp on Full Board
Driving distance: 145kms/3hrs 30minutes
Today we go on our final game drives in the Serengeti before heading to Ngorongoro for the night. The concentration of many resident animals and wildlife encounters certainly paints a clear picture of why it is a must-see when planning a trip to Africa.
Overnight stay at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge on Full Board
Driving distance: 185km/3hr
After breakfast, depart toward Ngorongoro crater for a crater tour.
Ranked as one of the most spectacular wildlife destinations on Earth, this long-extinct volcano is the world’s largest intact caldera. Sheltering within its steep-sided walls are diverse habitats, including permanent wetlands, which support astonishing numbers of animals. Ngorongoro has long protected a thriving population of big game species: great-tusked elephants, healthy black rhinos, and famous black-maned lions.
This is one of the few places in Africa where the Big 5 can be seen in a single game drive, and there is much more to observe. Herds of gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra are resident here while smaller predators like caracal and serval cats are often seen along with lions and their eternal enemies, spotted hyenas. After ascending from the crater floor, we drive to Tarangire Region for overnight.
Overnight stay at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge on Full Board
Driving distance: 175kms/ 3hrs
After breakfast, we will drive to Tarangire National Park, which is known as a “Elephant playground,” for our final game drive. Tarangire has an appealing ecology with many baobab trees and seasonal changes that attract a large number of birds, with over 4000 recorded bird species.
Aside from elephants, other common resident animals include dik-diks, impalas, elands, Grant’s gazelles, vervet monkeys, zebras, waterbucks, and giraffes, as well as predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, and caracals.
After the game drive, we drive back to Kilimanjaro International Airport to check- in on your onward flight.
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