From July the herds are in the northern Serengeti, crossing and re-crossing the Mara River. Crossings cannot be scheduled, so this trip buys you three nights in the north and the patience to wait at the banks.
$400 deposit holds your seat · Twin-share · single supplement $680
Airport pickup and a briefing over dinner.
Dry-season Tarangire, when the river pulls in the big elephant herds.
Down at first light for six hours inside the caldera, out to Karatu.
West through Naabi Hill gate, game driving into Seronera.
The long drive north through the Lobo hills to the Mara River.
A day at the crossing points with a packed lunch and no schedule.
A second full day, because crossings happen on the herds time, not ours.
A morning drive, then a light aircraft from Kogatende to Arusha.
Transfer to JRO.
Garden lodge · Arusha
Tented camp · Tarangire
Farm lodge · Karatu
Tented camp · Seronera
Mobile tented camp · Northern Serengeti
Garden lodge · Arusha
No one can promise that. Three nights at the river in season gives you a strong chance, and we will sit and wait rather than drive on.
The drive south is two full days that add nothing. The flight buys you a night at the river instead.
Late July to early September in most years, but it tracks the rain. Book the window, not the date.
Migration timing, off-season finds, and dispatches from our guides. About one note a month.
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