6-Day Unique Experience Grumeti River Crossing May- July

Arrival in Arusha

Day 1Arrival in Arusha Arrival in Arusha Arusha, Tanzania’s vibrant safari gateway, offers plenty to explore for those arriving early or extending their stay. Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by a Sopai Safaris representative and transferred to your hotel in Arusha for an overnight stay, preparing for your safari adventure the next day. Enhance your experience with optional activities at an additional cost, such as a relaxing swim at Kikuletwa (Maji Moto) Hot Springs, a Materuni Waterfalls excursion with a coffee tour and traditional lunch, a canoeing safari or forest hike at scenic Lake Duluti, an Arusha city tour including the Sanaa workshop, local markets, and Maasai curio shops, or a canoeing safari and nature walk combined with a game drive in Arusha National Park—offering a perfect start to your Tanzanian adventure. Main Destination: Arusha (City) Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Arusha (City) +13 Photos +12 Photos Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Day 2Arusha to Tarangire National Park Arusha to Tarangire National Park After breakfast at your accommodation, depart to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive with your packed picnic lunch. Tarangire National Park is a lovely, quiet park in northern Tanzania located slightly off the main safari route. The park has some of the highest population density of elephants compared to anywhere in Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit. Venture into the park for a few hours, leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched. Main Destination: Tarangire National Park Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River) High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Tarangire NP ElephantAbundant GiraffeCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant Show more HippoCommon HyenaOccasional LeopardRare CheetahRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP +5 Photos +4 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Karatu to Western Serengeti (Grumeti) experiencing the wildebeest migration

Day 3Karatu to Western Serengeti (Grumeti) experiencing the wildebeest migration Karatu to Western Serengeti (Grumeti) experiencing the wildebeest migration Enjoy your beautiful breakfast at your accommodation in Karatu and drive to the western Serengeti known as the “western corridor” Flanking the Western Corridor is the unfenced Grumeti Game Reserve, a 138 000-hectare private concession which serves as a wildlife corridor for the animals making the migration between the Masai Mara and the Serengeti in June and July. The concession not only offers superb migration sightings with few other vehicles around but also lush, green landscapes of woodlands, rivers and rolling hills, as well as year-round leopard and lion populations. Dry weather, lush landscapes, clear skies and the Great Migration herds’ crossings of the Grumeti River makes June a wonderful month to visit the Serengeti. After an amazing full-day game drive, you will drive to your accommodation for your dinner and overnight stay wait for an epic adventure to proceed the following morning. Main Destination: Serengeti National Park Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times) High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded) Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall) Wildlife in Serengeti NP ElephantCommon LionCommon CheetahCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant Show more GiraffeCommon HippoCommon HyenaCommon LeopardOccasiona

Catch a glimpse of Grumeti river crossing

Day 4Catch a glimpse of Grumeti river crossing Catch a glimpse of Grumeti river crossing Another beautiful morning in the western Serengeti, breakfast at your accommodation and head out for the full day game drive the western Serengeti known as the “western corridor” Seeing the enormous herds of the Great Migration making crossings of the Grumeti in June and July is an excellent reason to visit this part of the Serengeti. A huge valley bordered by hills that end in Lake Victoria, the Western Corridor is made up of open savanna, woodlands, floodplains, and riverine forest which are home to a great diversity of year-round wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, hippos, giant Nile crocodiles, rare Colobus monkeys, and the localized kongoni antelope. After an amazing full-day game drive, you will drive to your accommodation for your dinner and overnight stay wait for an epic adventure to proceed the following morning. Main Destination: Serengeti National Park Accommodation: Sound of Silence Tented Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP +4 Photos +3 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Day 5Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater After a delicious breakfast at your accommodation in the Serengeti, with your packed picnic boxes, you will proceed for the full-day game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the largest unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world. It is a scenic showstopper that extends across an astonishing 260 square kilometers. The crater is hemmed in on all sides by sheer, craggy walls that rise to 600 meters above the floor. The view from the lushly forested rim is utterly stunning and would justify a visit to Ngorongoro in its own right. This spectacular crater also stands as one of Africa’s most alluring safari destinations, supporting solid populations of all of the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, black rhino and buffalo), plus a host of other iconic large mammals. It is a lush and scenic landscape that frequently draws comparisons to the metaphorical “Garden of Eden”. After the game drive, ascend the crater and drive to Karatu. Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best) High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds) Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none) Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater Black RhinoCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant HyenaAbundant Show more ElephantCommon HippoCommon LeopardOccasional GiraffeNone White RhinoNone CheetahNone Wild DogNone A

Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

Day 6Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha After breakfast, we’ll drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. In the afternoon, we'll drive back to Arusha for your drop-off at the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward destination or back home. Lake Manyara National Park provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa can expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. After breakfast, we’ll drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. In the afternoon, we'll drive back to Arusha for your drop-off at the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward destination or back home. Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals) High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP ElephantCommon GiraffeCommon BuffaloCommon ZebraCommon WildebeestCommon HippoCommon Show more LionOccasional HyenaOccasional LeopardRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone CheetahNone Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinks not included End of tour (See Getting T