[2025 Serengeti Attraction] Travel Guide for Mara River (Updated Feb)

Wildebeest Migration Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara Mid-range Lodge Tour A 7-day wildebeest migration tour through Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara with lodge safaris. This tour will take you to some of Tanzania’s top attractions, including Lake Manyara, known for its tree-climbing lions, the Ngorongoro Crater, often called the Garden of Eden, Serengeti National Park, and Tarangire National Park. You will also have the chance to witness the incredible wildebeest migration as they cross the Mara River. Day 01 : Pick up from the Airport We will pick you up from either Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer you to your accommodation for an overnight stay in Arusha city Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa Or Similar Day 02 : Arusha to Tarangire National Park You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00 AM and take a 3-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival, you’ll enjoy a full-day game drive in the park, followed by a drive to Marera View Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Tarangire National Park is located 115 km from Arusha and covers an area of 2,800 square kilometers. The park’s name comes from the Tarangire River, where many wild animals gather to drink. Major attractions include large herds of elephants, tree-climbing pythons, and impressive baobab trees. You’ll also have the chance to see lions, leopards, and a variety of other wildlife Distance: 140 km Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle Accommodation: Marera View Lodge Or Similar Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 03 : Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park After waking up this morning, you’ll enjoy a full breakfast and pack your luggage into the safari jeep. You’ll then embark on an en-route game drive towards Serengeti, with lunch inside the jeep. Along the way, you’ll experience stunning views of the Rift Valley and Ngorongoro Crater, arriving in the Serengeti around 3:00 PM. In the evening, you’ll enjoy a game drive in central Serengeti, where you can witness the beautiful sunset. Afterwards, you will have dinner and spend the night at Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge, located within the Serengeti. The major attractions in Serengeti include its vast plains and the famous Serengeti wildebeest migration, which involves around 1.5 million herbivores and their predators, moving across different parts of the park in search of water and food due to drought. Our driver-guide will ensure that you get the chance to witness part of the wildebeest migration. In addition to wildebeest, you will also see large numbers of zebra, along with smaller groups of Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, elands, and impalas throughout the Serengeti. Distance: 190 km Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Lodge Or Similar Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 04 : Serengeti National Park Full Game Drive On this day, y

👍️Reason for recommendation: The Great Migration of East African animals is a must-see in your lifetime! ! ! 📅Game guide: The route of the Great Migration of animals from East Africa throughout the year. The specific time is based on the precipitation conditions of the year. There may be minor changes. 1. The time for wildebeest to cross the Mara River: mainly from August to September, 2/3 of the Mara River is in the Serengeti, and 1/3 is in the Masai Mara in Kenya. (Wildebeest stay in the Serengeti for 10 months of the year, and some (about 40%) enter the Masai Mara from July to September every year.) 2. The time when wildebeest crosses the Glumiti River: From June to July every year, the Glumiti River is 100% in the Serengeti, Tanzania. (Compared to the Mara River, the Glumiti River is shallower, and the crocodiles here are more skillful in attacking wildebeests. You must have seen in documentaries that crocodiles sneak into the water, slowly approaching like a piece of dead wood, and drink at equal distances. When the wildebeest is less than one meter in the water, it suddenly leaps out of the water like a spring and drags its prey underwater.) 3. Animal migration season: October to November, when the animals migrate from the Masai Mara in Kenya back to the Serengeti in Tanzania; so you can avoid the peak period to see the animals migrate back, and it also happens to be the National Day holiday in China. 4. Wildebeest calving season: February February is an unusual time in Ndutu! At this time, the East African grasslands will stage one of the most spectacular scenes on the planet: millions of wildebeest giving birth! 5. Spring in Ngorongoro Crater: January to March. Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the largest caldera in the world. The most beautiful season is from January to March. Whenever spring comes, flamingos preparing for their annual migration gather in thousands in the salty lake in the crater, like a layer of pink tulle spread on the lake, which is extremely beautiful. 6. Rainy season and dry season: December to May of the following year is the rainy season in the Serengeti, with abundant water and grass and a paradise for wild animals. In mid-to-late May, the Serengeti’s dry season begins and animals migrate to Masai Mara. In October, animals migrate back from Masai Mara. 💗Other tips: Tanzania and Kenya. If you have enough budget, it is recommended to choose Tanzania first, and then choose Kenya.