8 Day River Crossing Serengeti Migration
This tour offers an exciting safari through Tanzania’s highlights. Start at Lake Manyara National Park, known for its diverse birdlife and tree-climbing lions. Then, explore the Serengeti, famous for its abundant wildlife. Visit the vibrant Mto wa Mbu village to experience local culture, before concluding with Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds. Return to Arusha with unforgettable memories of your adventure.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest uninterrupted caldera and one of Africa’s natural wonders. The crater is home to about 30,000 large resident mammals (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos) and many varieties of birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Keep your camera ready and be ready to see many animals within a short time!
The Serengeti National Park has accommodations located in five specific migration focused areas as noted below. The park also has various seasonal mobile accommodations located in distinct areas of the park that tracks the wildebeest migration movement. Select your preferred region to view individual details of your lodge or camp including mobile camps.
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The Serengeti offers one of the best safaris in the world. But you should know a few things before you go. Like when you can see the Great Migration river crossings. Contact us (info@arushacityguide.com) for Serengeti safari tips to help make your trip as magical as possible.
Map of Serengeti National Park
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Day to Day Activities
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park with a packed Lunch for a full-day game drive, Lake Manyara National Park, is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). The park’s lake is a shallow Salt Lake. You will have a picnic lunch within the park then later you will drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Karatu to Central Serengeti
After an early breakfast, you’ll begin your journey from Karatu to Central Serengeti, taking about two to three hours. Enjoy a scenic drive through beautiful landscapes, passing lush farmland and quaint villages, with opportunities to spot local wildlife along the way. Upon reaching Central Serengeti, you’ll find yourself in the heart of one of Tanzania’s top wildlife regions, ready to explore its rich game and iconic savanna.
Day 3: Central to North Serengeti
After breakfast you will have a half-day game drive in Central Serengeti, this will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, “endless plains”. It is the home of the Great Migration and to more than 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes including the abundant impalas and Thomson’s gazelles. Then later drive to North Serengeti.
Day 4: North Serengeti Koga Tende area
After an early breakfast, you will head out to make the most of the day. There is a chance you may see the animals crossing the Mara River. Hundreds of thousands of desperate wildebeest gather together on the banks of the river, gazing wistfully across the turbulent water at the green grass on the other side but no animal will make a move. All it takes is one brave wildebeest to take the literal plunge and, then, they all follow! The animals that do successfully avoid the awaiting crocodile jaws and make it over the river are rewarded with the lush green grazing grass of the Masai Mara. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5: North to Central Serengeti
You will do early morning game drive then have breakfast at the Camp check out and drive to Central Serengeti with game on route, dinner and overnight will be at,
Overnight: Safari View Camp.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
Overnight: Safari View Camp.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Day 6: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
You will check out from the Lodge after an early breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro with a game en route for a crater tour. We will start early and drive to Ngorongoro for a crater tour we will descend into the crater floor, Ngorongoro is one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a game drive and then drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Mto wa Mbu Village walk
You will check out after breakfast and drive to Mto wa Mbu village for a village walk and local lunch, it is a unique Village within Tanzania where you can find all representatives from all tribes that we have in Tanzania, then you will drive to Tarangire National Park for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Tarangire to Arusha
You will check out and drive to Tarangire National Park for a half-day game drive.
The Park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The park’s river is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, elephants, it is also known as Elephant Paradise. The park has the largest concentration of elephants in the country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. Then drive back to Arusha city for drop.
Tour Features:
 Mid-range tourThis mid-range tour uses tented camps which are budget. |
 Private tourThis tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared |
 No Fixed DateIf availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
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Main access gate for the Western Corridor area; approximately a 1.5 hours drive from Mwanza and 145 kilometers from Seronera. Gate is open between 06h00 and 18h00 daily but please note that last entry is at 16h00.
On average, a one-week safari in Serengeti National Park can cost between $2,500 USD (budget) and $7,500 USD (luxury). Booking a safari with TourRadar provides the advantage of eliminating expenses as most amenities and permits are included in the price of the tour.
YES! Overall, it is entirely possible to have an epic safari on both a high and low budget. If you don’t mind foregoing certain frills and sticking to a larger, easier-to-reach national park, then the low end offers a unique opportunity for adventure that certain seasoned travelers prefer.
The most convenient option is to fly from Arusha to one of the park’s seven airstrips. It is also possible to book an overland safari in a 4×4 safari vehicle from Arusha to Serengeti National Park and visit one or two other parks along the way.
Short answer: no. Public restroom facilities are few and far between within national parks. If the call of nature hits while you’re out on safari and you can’t hold it until you get back to camp, you’ll be paying a stop to the bush toilet.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
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