7 Days 6 Nights Best of Mara River Crossing.

Day 1: Drive to Tarangire park for game drive till sunset, overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 2: Drive to Central Serengeti Park, afternoon game drive, overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 3: Game drive from Central Serengeti to North Mara River, overnight at the camp or lodge.

Day 4: Full day Mara River wildebeest crossing migration watch, overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 5: Full day Mara River wildebeest crossing migration watch, overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 6: Enroute game drive from Mara River crossing to Ngorongoro Rim at the camp or Lodge.

Day 7: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, Afternoon ascend up and drive back to Arusha. END

DAY 1: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK:

2 Hours drive from Arusha town to Tarangire park.

Meet your knowledgeable safari guide in the hotel bar at 7:30 am to get ready for the safari. After packing all of your safari gear into the safari car, head out for a two-hour trip to Tarangire Park, which entails a circuitous route around Arusha town. Along the way, you'll be treated to breathtaking views of Tanzania's varied wildlife, agricultural, and livestock producing landscapes. If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of herdsmen leading herds of huge cattle to fresh pastures or the cattle market in the early morning hours.

Your driver-guide, who is well-versed in the nation, will provide you with general information during the two-hour trip. Before you know it, the guide will be at the Tarangire Park gate parking lot. Following standard registration procedures, set out on a game drive through an abundant panorama of boundless golden savannah forests that envelop the region and extend towards the Tarangire River. The river itself is year-round and provides the region's animals with an essential supply of water for the duration of the season. The river, which is bordered by Baobab and acacia trees, is frequently frequented by enormous herds of elephants as well as other herbivores like zebras and antelopes. For the predators, it is also the best predation spot.

You can choose to eat your picnic lunch at the picnic area or beneath an acacia or baobab tree. Your guide will provide it to you. Continue your game drive around the park after lunch, where you may spot lions, leopards, cape buffalo, and a wide range of antelopes. Should you be extremely fortunate, you may even spot threatened species like the Greater Kudu or the Fringe-Eared Oryx. Drive to the lodge or campsite after dusk for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2: DRIVE TO CENTRAL SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

3 - 4 Hours drive to Serengeti gate & 6hrs game drive in Serengeti Park.

The full and compleet early breakfast is saved since a big day of exploration and adventure on a long rough pumpy dusty road is ahead of us, after breakfast load your bags in the vehicle and leave the camp or lodge passing the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area on an en-route game drive. Along the way beautiful mist-shrouded rain-forests of the conservation offers glimpse to cape buffalo, troops of baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth forest, a stop from the crater view point with your binocular to view the crater from the rim can’t be avoided.

The route to Lake Natron offers a variety of side sites and activities, including the Engaruka Ruines and lake, a sizable number of craters formed by volcanic eruptions, a multitude of waterfalls, and ravines where vultures roost. Lengai Volcano Mountain, 2,942 feet high, and the archaeological site where Australopithecus boisei fossilized teeth were discovered are two of Lake Natron's most well-known attractions. It is impossible to avoid swimming at the natural waterfalls, visiting Maasai bomas, or making the difficult climb to the summit of Mount Oldonyo Lengai.

When you arrive at Lake Natron's oasis beach in the early afternoon, thousands of flamingos can be seen magnificently mating and grazing on the alkaline algae, giving off a pink light that can be seen up close. Following this breathtaking view of Lake Natron, you will be guided by your Maasai guide to a nearby waterfall for a refreshing swim. After that, you will head back to the lodge or campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 3: FULL DAY GAME DRIVE FROM CENTRAL TO NORTH OF SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.

Following breakfast, we make our way to the Kogarende, the northernmost loop of the Serengeti Park. Elephants, buffalo herds, plain game, and giraffes are frequently sighted as we travel north. Despite having a wealth of species, the Great Migration occurs every year, which is the reason the Serengeti is most famous. Massive herds of wildebeest, together with countless zebras and antelope, travel in yearly cycles in search of new pasture. The exact date of the Migration depends only on the annual patterns of precipitation. The Migration occurs in the Northern Serengeti (kogatende) from the end of July to September. There, they cross the Mara River and make their way into the lusher Maasai Mara meadows, which supply the yearly fist of food for the Nile crocodiles that live in the Mara River.

Dinner and a night at a campsite or lodge right in the middle of the Serengeti National Park.

DAY 4 & DAY 5: FULL TWO DAYS GAME DRIVE NORTH OF SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

You will resume your game drive in the Northern area after an early breakfast. One of the most breathtaking sights in the Serengeti is the Mara River Crossing, which is a must-see event. Many wildebeests perish in the attempt to reach the mineral-rich Maasai Mara grass, where they will spend at least two months before beginning their yearly migration to the southern Ndutu region, where it all began in the first place. We will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay in the evening following a full day of game viewing, ideally with a view of the crossing.

Numerous herds of animals, including zebras and wildebeests roaming together, elegant giraffes, gazelles and antelopes jumping, the formidable African elephant, and the most revered group of animals, will be visible to you. It's possible to see slender cheetahs, bashful leopards, giggling hyenas, and, of course, the majestic lion, the monarch of the forest. A short distance from your lodge or campground in the heart of Serengeti Park is where you'll find a sunset vista.

Day 6: ENROUTE FROM NORTH OF SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK –OVERNIGHT NGORONGORO

On this final day in the stunning Serengeti National Park, your guide will be prepared for an early morning game drive before breakfast (a hot air balloon ride over the park's plains can be booked at an additional cost). When the first rays of sunlight reach the woods, you can observe cats preying, vultures soaring across the sky, and other predators and grazers congregating for the morning's verdant greenery, Depending on the season, the incredible wildebeest migration is a remarkable sight. The game drive ends at around 10 a.m. to fully enjoy this magnificent dawn spectacle. Once you return to the lodge or camp for a late breakfast, you will load your bags into the safari jeep and head out again for another EN-ROUTE game drive through the Serengeti via a different route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On your way to the RIM of Ngorongoro Crater, you will have plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you yesterday. You will spend the night at the campsite or lodge.

DAY 7: NGORONGORO CRATER TOUR – BACK TO ARUSHA

Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater 5-6 hours and 3 hours drive back to Arusha

Your safari guide will be prepared to begin the descent into the Crater at 6:00 am. In order to be the first group down the crater, we have to drive through the dense canopy of the Ngorongoro rain forest and pass by large, healthy baboons by the side of the road. Your guide offers to stop at the crater view point so you can take pictures of everything that is visible through your binoculars. However, this is not always possible in the morning. Then drop 610 meters to the Ngorongoro Crater's Caldera bottom, which is regarded by some as the world's eighth wonder. As soon as you catch a sight of this enormous, lush caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will see why it has gained such a prestigious reputation worldwide. The renowned Big Five animals are among the more than 120 species of mammals that call the Ngorongoro Conservation Area home. It is also one of the most sought-after safari locations worldwide that no one is willing to miss. It's a particularly ideal site to witness the pride of lions and vast numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water, as well as the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a solitary lunch out on the grass plains.

Some of Africa's most famous wildlife faces can be seen and photographed from the comfort of your open-roof top safari vehicle. The crater is home to an abundance of wildlife, including a sizable population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and much more. It is one of the greatest places in Africa and the globe for safaris. Predators that live there include lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas.

Following the day's adventures and excitement, you'll enjoy a picnic lunch by the edge of Lake Magadi, where you can see the greatest flamingo sightings. Don't forget to watch out for the black kites, who will be waiting to steal your food. Drive back to Arusha in the late afternoon after climbing the crater wall. END OF TRIP

DAY 7: LAKE MANYARA PARK GAME DRIVE

6 - 8 hours for game drive and 2-3 hours drive to Arusha town or Kilimanjaro Airport

The Park provides some of the best game viewing in the world and is undoubtedly the greatest photographer's playground. Not to mention the Masai and Reticulated giraffes, who virtually beg to be photographed, you can expect to witness the iconic African wildlife, with the tree-climbing lions being a particular delight in this park. Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher's paradise, with hundreds of different species of birds on show throughout the park.

Large flocks of larger and lesser flamingos carpeting on the lake, circling predatory birds, and the vividly colored lilac-breasted roller are sure to astonish even the most inexperienced observer. As you travel back to Arusha after passing by multiple hippopotamus pools, your sunset game drive will come to an end with a foot sip of the natural subterranean hot spring. Before you check into your hotel, you can enjoy a fantastic view of Tanzania's second-tallest mountain, Mount Meru, on a clear afternoon if the weather permits. END OF TRIP