6-Days Adventure Crossing of the Mara River July–September: There are only two locations in the world where the Great Migration occurs: the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. It is the most spectacular wildlife display on Earth. In order to obtain new green grass that comes with periodic rains, millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle migrate northward each year from the Ndutu area in the southern Serengeti, negotiating treacherous river crossings and vast stretches of grassy plains.
Arrival in Arusha on Day 1
One of the Sopai Safaris personnel will meet and greet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport after your happy arrival. After giving you a brief introduction, he will drive you to the hotel in Arusha City where you will spend the night before your experience begins the following day.
Accommodation: Forest Hill Hotel
Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Arusha
After breakfast at your lodging, take your packed picnic lunch and head to Tarangire National Park for a full day of wildlife viewing. The Park is Tarangire National Park is a beautiful, peaceful park in Northern Tanzania that is a little off the main safari route. It has some of the highest densities of elephants in all of Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, which is dotted with acacia and baobab trees, makes it a unique place to visit. Visitors only need to spend a few hours there, leaving parts of Tarangire essentially unaltered.
Following a thorough game watching, you will drive to Karatu for dinner and spend the night there before your amazing experience begins the next day.
Accommodation: Njia Panda Tented Lodge
Day 3–4: “Kogatende” in the Northern Serengeti + Experience Crossing a River
Having breakfast early and traveling to the northern Serengeti The Serengeti offers excellent year-round game watching. The park is home to the Big Five (though rhinos are seldom sighted there), and it is especially well-known for its predators, which include lion, cheetah, leopard, and hyena. The Serengeti is also the site of the amazing Great Migration, in which millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle migrate across the park’s open plains in search of new grass from seasonal rains. This migration is known as “Kogatende,” and it moves northward from the Serengeti into Kenya’s neighboring Masai Mara National Reserve before heading back south to the Serengeti.
For most safari tourists, seeing the Great Migration is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that is at the top of their bucket list.
Accommodation: Baobab Serengeti Camp – North
Day 5: “Seronera” from the Northern Serengeti to the Central Serengeti.
After breakfast at your lodging, go to the center Serengeti and play games along the way. Although the Serengeti is home to a wide variety of animals, including crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, and impalas, it is most known for its massive herds of zebras and wildebeest that migrate there, depending on where they are and when you visit. Rainfall determines the animals’ journey, which changes every year. In addition to the migratory herds, you could spot lions, cheetahs, and leopards.
Following a fun afternoon game drive, you will drive to Serengeti Sound of Nature Tented Camp for supper and overnight stay in preparation for your adventure the next day.
Accommodation: Serengeti Sound of Nature Tented Camp
Day 6: Tour of Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After enjoying a delicious breakfast at your Serengeti lodging and packing your picnic baskets, you will head directly to Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the world’s largest intact, unflooded volcanic caldera. Covering an incredible 260 square kilometers, it is a picturesque showpiece. The steep rocky cliffs that rise up to 600 meters above the ground enclose the crater on all sides. A trip to Ngorongoro would be worthwhile in and of itself because of the breathtaking vista from the densely wooded rim.
However, in addition to being one of Africa’s most enticing safari locations, this magnificent crater is home to healthy populations of all five of the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, black rhino, and buffalo) as well as a variety of other famous large mammals in a verdant and picturesque setting that is often compared to the figurative “Garden of Eden.” Climb the crater to Arusha after the crater tour.
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
