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Tanzania Safari

Witness the great migration at the Mara River crossing with this safari package! This seven-day Mara River Crossing safari takes you into the northern Serengeti and offers the best chance of seeing death-defying leaps and heart-wrenching near misses as you spend multiple nights and days in the world-famous Serengeti National Park.

Key information

  • Group safari
  • Starting and ending points: Arusha
  • English speaking guide
  • All park fees are included

Highlights

  • 6 - 7 game drives
  • See wildebeests, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, and buffaloes
  • Ride in a pop-up roof 4X4 vehicle
  • Visit to Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Daily meals
  • Transfer from the airport

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6 activity days
Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport
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Accommodation

Arusha Planet Lodge (2 nights)

Nestled in the heart of Arusha, Planet Lodge will captivate you with the natural beauty of the Tanzanian landscape. Their unique African village-styled accommodations offer you a peaceful sanctuary where you can unwind and connect with nature.

  • Accommodation level: Mid-range

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi
  • Telephone
  • Massage
  • Adjustable air-conditioning
  • Everyday cleaning
  • Free secure parking
  • Laundry service (Surcharge)
  • Breakfast included in the nightly rates
  • Scheduled shuttle (Surcharge)
  • Copier machine
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
  • Express check-in or check-out
  • 24-hour front desk service

Marera Valley Lodge (1 night)

Located between Karatu Town and Rhotia Village, Marera Valley Lodge is close to the main road to Ngorongoro and Serengeti. Lovely country setting and beautifully landscaped, the lodge offers 19 spacious cottages with views and private decks.

  • Accommodation level: Mid-range

Facilities

  • Fireplace
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Lounge
  • Bar
  • Dining room
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Shop
  • Coffee and tea station
  • Large common area

Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (1 night)

Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp provides its guests with the most authentic African experience due to its colonial, old days hunter’s camp ambiance. Sitting snugly in a clearing surrounded by Acacia trees its 13 spacious walk-in tents create an intimate atmosphere for only 40 guests while indulging them with the amenities of a big lodge, as all tents are equipped with running water, flush toilets, hot and cold water shower.

To protect its amazing environment, the camp runs entirely on solar energy in terms of electricity and hot water supply. A backup generator is only used to ensure electricity supply throughout rainy days.

  • Accommodation level: Mid-range

Facilities

  • Fireplace
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Lounge
  • Wi-Fi
  • Shower
  • Balcony
  • Security guard for 24 hours
  • Radio call
  • Walk talk
  • TV
  • Sofa
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Ironing
  • Storage room

Heritage Mara Kogatende (2 nights)

The Heritage Mara Camp in Kogatende is about 20 minutes from the Mara River, on the outskirts of the Northern Serengeti zone. It is a fantastic site to see herds of wildebeest cross the river. Even so, it is far enough away from the main road to allow for remote game viewing. The camp is situated on a hill, surrounded by huge evergreen trees, with sweeping views of the Northern Serengeti. The camp is open from July to November, when millions of wildebeest migrate across the Northern Serengeti, to cross the Mara River.

The best time to visit this camp is in July and stay until the middle of November. This luxurious, cozy camp features really beautiful bell tents and is true African glamping in every way. All meals are three-course affairs served in a camp kitchen by a chef. The diversity and richness of animals seen here, including the Big Five and the yearly wildebeest migration, is unrivaled anyplace else in Africa.

Facilities

  • Cozy lounges
  • Restaurant
  • Bar with a large selection of cocktails and liquors
  • Bonfire
  • Grilling stations
  • Electrical outlets
  • Mosquito nets
  • Tea or coffee
  • En-suite bathrooms with shower and flush toilets
  • Pure cotton linen sheets
  • 24-hour communication service (walkie-talkies)

Embalakai Ngorongoro Luxury Tented Camp (1 night)

With high-quality canvas between your comfortable bed and the sounds of the African night, these camps provide the ideal lodging for lovers of the great outdoors, while retaining the coziness of a warm bed, a hot shower, delicious food, and a friendly staff.

Facilities

  • 24-hour reception
  • Bathtub
  • Guided tours
  • Room service
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant

Program

The high drama of a river crossing at the Mara River is arguably the highlight of the wildebeest migration, a stunning life-and-death display as hundreds of thousands of wildebeest brave the treacherous currents and lurking crocodiles in a last-ditch attempt to reach the safety of the Maasai Mara in Kenya.

Daily itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), you will be met and assisted at the airport, and after going through immigration, baggage claim, and customs, you will be transferred to Arusha Planet Lodge and stay overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up at 8:30 a.m. by your guide from your hotel in Arusha and after an approximately two-hour drive, you will reach the Tarangire National Park. As you enter the park, your guide will open the roof for a better viewing experience. After extensive game drives in the park, you will stay overnight at Marera Valley Lodge on a full-board basis.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

You will have an early breakfast as you have a big day of exploration and adventure ahead. You will begin the day with the scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way, you will 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 is a nearly four-hour drive to the Serengeti park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with extra activities. Stay overnight at Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp on a full-board basis.

Day 4: Central Serengeti - Serengeti North (Kogatende Region)

After breakfast, you will drive across the plains of Togoro and through the Mbuzi Mawe kopjes (small hills) as you make your way into the park’s northern reaches. Along the way, you will 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. Upon arriving in the Kogatende region, you will go out in search of both the wildebeest migration and the famous Big Five. Stay overnight at Mara Heritage Luxury Tented Camp on a full-board basis.

Day 5: Full day at Serengeti North (Kogatende Region)

After breakfast, you will start your game drive around the Kogatende area, searching around the kopjes for carnivores and the large migration groups that will be preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya. Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested. Stay overnight at Mara Heritage Luxury Tented Camp on a full-board basis.

Day 6: Kogatende Region - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, you get right on the road back towards the Ngorongoro Crater National Park. Your drive takes you back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. Stay overnight at Embalakai Ngorongoro Luxury Tented Camp on a full-board basis.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Arusha

An early breakfast, and then depart for Ngorongoro Crater at 7:00 a.m.; 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 will soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you will be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognizable faces. After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park’s famous hippo pool before returning to Arusha. Stay overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge on a full-board basis.

Day 8: Airport departure transfer

After breakfast, you will be provided with a private departure transfer to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport to fly to Zanzibar Island or to fly back home.

Location

The safari will take place in Tanzania.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire is home to the largest elephant herds in the north of Tanzania. Giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, wildebeests as well as various antelopes and gazelles can also be spotted here. The landscape is made up of seasonal marshes and a seemingly endless tree savannah with its mighty baobab trees.

Serengeti National Park (Kogatende Region)

Kogatende area has carnivores and large migration groups that will be preparing to cross the Mara River into Kenya. 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 are 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.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

As far as the eye can see, 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 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.

Ngorongoro Crater

When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will 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 is 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 hippopotamuses enjoying the cool water. 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.

Food

You will be served daily meals and mineral water included in the price.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinks

The following drinks are included:

  • Water

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Olduvai Gorge Museum

Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Olduvai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever found. Here you can see some of the oldest fossil evidence in the world of human habitation, visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum to learn more about the human journey, and take in the stunning views of this stark gorge country.

What's included

  • 6 game drives
  • Other mentioned activities
  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • 1.5 liter of mineral water
  • Airport pick-up
  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • All national park fees

What's not included

  • Flights
  • Optional activities
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Visa fees
  • Airport drop-off
  • Tips
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs
  • Travel insurance

How to get there

Recommended Airports

Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 35% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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