MARA RIVER CROSSING

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Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by our safari crew who will assist you with the transfer to our Lodge in Arusha. It will be a 45-minute drive. 

Accommodation: Ngare sero Mountain lodge
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast
http://ngare-sero-lodge.co.tz/a 

 After breakfast we will check outfrom the lodge and scenic drive 2.5 hours to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s fourth largest and one of its most diverse. We will stop at the picturesque park gate for the driver to fill up the parks registration book before starting our afternoon to evening sunset game drive. Tarangire is an “Elephants Paradise” so expect to see lots of elephants, cape buffalo, hippos, maybe lions and leopards, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, impala, and many other species! Late this afternoon we’ll arrive at your tented lodge where you can settle in and relax before dinner and your first night in the bush
 

Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Lodge
Board Basis : Full Board
https://twctanzania.com/tarangire/maramboi-tented-lodge

After an early breakfast, we will spend half the day exploring Tarangire National Park before checking out to drive to the town of Karatu. It will take 2 hours or less to drive to Karatu.
 

Accommodation: Masailand Coffee Lodge
Board Basis: Full Board
https://masailandcoffeelodge.com

After a 730am breakfast we will drive to Lake Eyasi which is a famous soda lake near theNgorongoro Conservation Area. We suggest leaving the lodge at 8:30am at the latest for our one-hour drive to the Hadzabe Bushman Tribe. Expect to spend an hour and a half or more with the fascinating Hadzabe bushmen! After the Hadzabe we will drive 30 minutes to the Datoga Trive. Expect to be back in our lodge by 3pm for a late lunch and for a restful afternoon. It will be pretty hot in the tribal areas so dress appropriately. This area offers a very different experience from national park safaris in the northern circuit. The location is famous for being home to the Hadzabe - the last hunter-gatherers of East Africa whose practices have remained the same for over 10,000 years. The Datogas however are more like the Maasai. They engage in agriculture and are excellent at working with metals.
 

Accommodation: Masailand Coffee Lodge
Board Basis: Full Board
https://masailandcoffeelodge.com 

Early breakfast then driveNgorongoro crater, Ngorongoro has the highest density of mammalian predators and the densest concentration of lions anywhere in Africa! Along with the big cats, the real special animal found at the base of the crater is the endangered Black Rhino. Once found in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Black Rhinos have been poached to near extinction, and Ngorongoro is one of the few spots where we can spot these creatures. And to add to theRhinos, as well – but these may be difficult to spot.
 

Accommodation: Masailand Coffee Lodge
Board Basis: Full Board
https://masailandcoffeelodge.com 

After an early breakfast we will check out and drive to Lake Manyara Airstrip for our one-hourflight to Kogatende in Northern Serengeti where the great migration’s Crossing of the Mara Rivertakes place. After a 700km march, Wildebeests and Zebras arrive in the North to prepare tocross the Mara River. Even if the river is infested with crocodiles and the surrounding areas withother predators like lions and leopards, the animals must cross the river to reach the greenergrassland regions. You will feel and see the tension, the panic, and the confusion as theyprepare to enter the dangerous waters. The chaos that ensues as the animals battle the ragingcurrents and crocodiles creates a natural phenomenon unlike any other. It makes for quite astunning and unique experience. In the meantime, after checking in and a siesta, we will enjoy an afternoon safari reconnaissance drive to explore our surroundings.
 

Accommodation: Serengeti River Camp
Board Basis: Full Board
https://karibucamps.com/river-camp

 We will have four full days of watching the Crossing of the Mara River (considered The Greatest Show on Earth) and we may range far and wide on safari drives. Everything will be at your pleasure. On one morning we will have the option to take a hot air balloon safari, which is followed by a delicious champagne breakfast. This will cost $590/person for this unforgettable experience.
 

Accommodation: Serengeti River Camp
Board Basis: Full Board
https://karibucamps.com/river-camp 

After breakfast we will safari drive to the airstrip. We should be back in Arusha by4:00pm at the latest after an hour’s flight.
 

Accommodation: Ngare sero Mountain Lodge
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast
http://ngare-sero-lodge.co.tz/a 

Transfer to the Kilimanjaro (JRO) Airport for your flight home. Departure time will dependon the departure of International Flight

 

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