10 Days Serengeti Safari (Journey for Migration River Crossing): This enchanting Tanzania Safari will let you explore the best Tanzania has to offer. From the far-reaching unspoilt plains of the Serengeti National Park, the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara to Tarangire National Park.
This safari gives you the chance to witness the spectacular wildebeest migration river crossing when they do cross from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park.
Highlights of 10 Days Serengeti Safari (Journey for Migration River Crossing)
- Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha
- Day 2 – Arusha – Tarangire
- Day 3 – Lake Manyara
- Day 4 – Lake Manyara – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 5 – Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 6 – Seronera (Central Serengeti)
- Day 7 – Serengeti
- Day 8 – Mara (Northen Serengeti)
- Day 9 – Kogatende (Northern Serengeti)
- Day 10 – Serengeti – Arusha
Detailed itinerary of 10 Days Serengeti Safari (Journey for Migration River Crossing)
Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by one of our guide and transfer you to the hotel in Arusha for an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 2 – Arusha – Tarangire
Depart after breakfast and drive to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive with picnic lunch and enjoy the beauty of Tarangire. In the evening, drive to Lake Manyara to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Tarangire National Park is located slightly off the main safari route, the park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its large herds of elephants and mini wildlife migration.
Day 3 – Lake Manyara
After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive at the park and then head back to the lodge for an early dinner. After dinner, you will have a night game drive in the park and then return to the lodge for overnight.
Lake Manyara National Park provides a perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe over 100 species in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and the impressively tusked elephants.
Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4 – Lake Manyara – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, go for an extended morning game drive to Lake Manyara National Park and in the afternoon, drive to Ngorongoro for an evening Ngorongoro Crater rim walk. At dawn, check-in to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Day 5 – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, proceed to Ngorongoro Crater for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch. Late afternoon, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Ngorongoro Crater – the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world is the jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown. About 20 kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking nature wonder. During the game drive we will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingoes, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Day 6 – Seronera (Central Serengeti)
Enjoy leisurely breakfast at the lodge and then depart for a game drive en route to Serengeti. A hot lunch will be served in the afternoon. We will continue to Serengeti Central for the game drive in the evening, check in to the lodge for the overnight stay.
A million wildebeests, each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfilling its instinctive role in the inescapable cycle of life: a frenzied three-week bout of territorial conquests and mating; survival of the fittest as 40 km (25 mile) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested waters on the annual exodus north, replenishing the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 claves daily before the 1,000km pilgrimage begins again.
Overnight at Four Season Safari Lodge
Day 7 – Serengeti
Enjoy your breakfast at the camp and then depart for the northern part of Serengeti, North Kogatende. In the evening, enjoy the river crossing viewing of the Great Migration.
River crossings at Kogatende start to occur every day in August as the mega herd settles into the area. For August, September and October, game viewing up here is superb with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is not distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses. It is not uncommon to see different herds crossing in different directions on the same day.
Overnight at Singita Mara River Tented Camp
Day 8 – Mara (Northen Serengeti)
Early breakfast at the camp, followed by an early morning river game drive to view the Great Migration on crossing movement, with picnic lunch. In the evening head back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
The park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: lions, the Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African Leopard, these reclusive predators are commonly seen in Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with a population of around 1,000.
Overnight at Singita Mara River Tented Camp
Day 9 – Kogatende (Northern Serengeti)
Early breakfast at the camp, followed by an early morning river game drive to view the Great Migration on crossing movement, with picnic lunch. In the evening back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 10 – Serengeti – Arusha
After breakfast at the camp and then have a game drive in the Mara region of Serengeti to view the Great Migration and then transfer to the Kogatende Airstrip for your flight back to Arusha.
Transfer to your airport for your flight back home.
End of 10 Days Serengeti Safari (Journey for Migration River Crossing)
Inclusions
- Park fees
- Tanapa Fees
- Conservation Fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Exclusions
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature
