Great Migration Family Safari: Serengeti River Crossing & Ngorongoro

Morning: Breakfast, then the scheduled flight to the northern Serengeti, landing close to the Mara. Afternoon: Your guide meets you at the airstrip and the safari begins there: the drive to camp is your first game drive. Evening: By late afternoon you are on the river, where the herds mass on the banks.

Morning: Out early to work the crossing points while the herds gather and hesitate on the banks. Afternoon: Lunch travels with you. A crossing can take minutes or hours, and waiting is part of it. Evening: Return to camp with the light behind you.

Morning: An optional balloon flight over the northern plains before breakfast in the grass. Afternoon: Turn south and cross the length of the park, game viewing the whole way as woodland gives way to open grass and kopjes. Evening: Arrive at the lodge in time for the light to soften. Optional Sunrise hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti from USD 599 per person.

Morning: First light among the kopjes, where lion rest up through the day. Afternoon: Leopard in the sausage trees along the river lines, cheetah out on the open grass. Evening: Sundowners, then dinner under the stars.

Morning: A final morning game drive on the plains. Afternoon: Climb east into the Ngorongoro highlands, with the landscape changing as you go. Evening: Arrive at the rim with the afternoon free and the caldera below you.

Morning: An early descent to be among the first vehicles on the crater floor. Afternoon: A private bush lunch within the crater, then the climb out and the drive south to Tarangire, viewing game en route. Evening: Check in among the baobabs. An optional night drive runs from the concession. Optional Night game drive in the Tarangire concession USD 150 per person.

Morning: A morning game drive in Tarangire, the best hours for its elephant herds. Afternoon: Drive back towards Arusha, with time to stop for carvings and Tinga Tinga along the way. Evening: Check in at Gran Meliá Arusha, and a proper dinner after a week in the field.

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Afternoon: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport, timed around your flight. Evening: Onward international departure.