Join Velam Safaris on this action-packed safari, which includes the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the great wildebeest migration as it crosses the Mara River in the Northern Serengeti. Explore the famed Central Serengeti’s endless plains. Search the Ngorongoro Crater for the Big Five. Discover the culture, beliefs, and traditions of the Maasai, a nomadic tribe. In the middle of the Tanzanian bush, savor the romance of a tented camp.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by one of our experienced driver guides who will escort you to Arusha Town and to your reserved hotel. He will introduce you to this wonderful city and country. Dinner and Overnight at Arusha Planet Hotel on Half Board Basis
We will pick you up from the hotel at 8:00am, and introduce you to our guide, and take the 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees and boasts the country's most significant number of elephants! You will encounter these giants up close and observe the interaction between elephant families. Later, we will go to the river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful river view and animals while having lunch. After lunch, we will proceed with the game drive before we exit the park around 5:30pm and head to our accommodation (Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge) for dinner and an overnight stay.
After breakfast, you proceed with game drives safari in the Serengeti exploring the rolling plains of Serengeti National Park in search of large predators and the gentle herbivorous, on which they feed. Later during the day, you will proceed to your reserved accommodation inside the national park Dinner and Overnight at Serengeti Tortilis camp on Full Board Basis
Today, we explore the broader parts of the Serengeti as we travel northwest and we follow the wildlife movements. After an early breakfast, we depart on a morning game drive carrying a picnic lunch. The game drive will focus on the Mara River and hopefully see herds of the migration animals as they cross the river. We continue our game drive until the evening, when we return to Heritage Mara Camp for dinner and our overnight stay.
Today, we travel west and return to the Mara River. Here, we will see formations of wildebeest as they gather and prepare to cross the Mara River. Hopefully, we will see the start of the migration! After an early breakfast, we will depart for the game drive, have lunch, and continue the game drive until the evening. Finally, we will return to Heritage Mara Camp.
After breakfast, we will go for an early game drive, for about 2 hours. From here, we proceed to Kogatende Airstrip to board plane to Arusha, where we will have lunch before departing for the airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport is where this tour begins and ends in Arusha. Alternatively, we can arrange internal flights so that this tour begins and ends in Dar es Salaam or Nairobi.