Northern Serengeti & Mara River

Met at JRO and driven to your lodge near Arusha for dinner and an overnight rest.

Drive up through the Rift Valley to the crater rim, arriving for lunch and an afternoon at leisure.

An early descent into the crater for several hours of game viewing, then on across the plains into the Serengeti.

A full day in the Seronera Valley — leopard, lion, cheetah and elephant, with an optional sunrise balloon safari followed by a champagne bush breakfast.

A long, rewarding game drive north through the Serengeti to the northern camps and the crossing country.

Full days on the river. Your guide reads the herds and positions you at the crossing points, where wildebeest plunge down the banks past waiting crocodiles. Between crossings, the north offers superb Big Five game viewing and few vehicles.

A morning drive to Kogatende airstrip, the flight back to Arusha and a transfer to JRO for your international flight.