ONLY NORTH MIGRATION TOUR ITINERARY

Upon arriving at Kilimanjaro (or Arusha) airport, just outside the main exit, you will be met by our guide who will take you to your Lodge in Arusha. If you have time available, you can take a tour of the city, accompanied by our guide. Alternatively, relax at your hotel with dinner and overnight stay according to the category you choose.

Very early in the morning, immediately after breakfast, you will leave to travel to the famous Serengeti National Park. En route, you will have the opportunity to see the famous Great Rift Valley, the lush forest of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the breathtaking views from the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater; in fact, the road leading to the Serengeti is extremely scenic. After lunch you will begin the game drive that will end in the late afternoon with the transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in the Serengeti National Park depending on the category chosen.(Approximate time Arusha•Serengeti transfer: 6 hrs)

The Serengeti is considered the world's most famous national park, the cradle of the Great Migration, where one of the most impressive natural cycles on the planet is renewed every year: tens of thousands of ungulates move, driven by the primal instinct to survive, in constant search of new pastures. The landscape, dotted with large acacias and Kopjes (ancient rock piles), is an ideal habitat for big cats. As you move deeper into the heart of the Serengeti, you will understand why the name means, in the Maasai language, "boundless plain." Your safari will continue to explore the park until you reach the far north, where between July and October herbivores prepare to cross the Mara River. During the game drive there will be no shortage of opportunities for sightings of giraffe and elephant families, the large herds of lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and smaller ones such as foxes, mongooses, honey badgers, jackals, along with more than 500 species of birds. The day will end with a transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the category chosen.

The next two days will be entirely devoted to researching one of the best-known natural spectacles, but also one of the fiercest in the animal world: river crossing by herbivores. The waters, in fact, are infested with crocodiles waiting for their prey. The lack of rainfall at this time forces herds to stop and graze in the Masai Mara, on the Kenyan border, and then return to the central Serengeti following the season's short rains. At this time, in the northern part of the park, the concentration of large predators is very high and, in a single day, sightings of cheetahs, leopards and herds of hyenas and lions could be counted by the dozens. In the afternoon, return to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

In the morning, after a short game drive in the northern part of the park, you will continue the safari to the central Serengeti. In the Seronera Valley, along the banks of the river of the same name, you will have the chance to see leopards climbing the sausage trees, observe the numerous herds of lions on the Moru kopjes and, with luck, even spot a black rhino. You will be able, finally, to get out of the car at the famous hippo pool and approach the pool to peer at the many hippos huddled there. In the late afternoon transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the category chosen.

In the morning, after a short game drive, you will return to Arusha/Kilimanjaro in the late afternoon to catch your return flight.
Along the way you will have the opportunity to indulge in shopping for gifts and souvenirs in the quaint local stores and bazaars.

(Approximate transfer time Serengeti•Arusha: 6 hrs • Serengeti•Kilimanjaro Airport: 7 hrs)
However, we are flexible and available in case of special needs, such as early flight or other.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMBINE THIS SAFARI WITH AN EXTENDED SEA STAY IN ZANZIBAR.