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Day 1 · Tue 6 Jul
Arrival in Arusha
Met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and driven to a garden lodge near Arusha. Group dinner and briefing.
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Small-group departure · 2027
The Migration Edition.
July in the Serengeti, following the herds north towards the river. Three nights in the northern Serengeti with a day held in reserve, so your guide can wait for a crossing rather than chase a schedule.
Reserve a placeDatesTue 6 Jul – Tue 13 Jul 2027
Duration8 days · 7 nights
RouteSerengeti · Ngorongoro
GroupMax. six travellers
Eight days of river crossings
The shape of the journey
- Arusha1 night
- Ngorongoro1 night
- Central Serengeti2 nights
- Northern Serengeti3 nights
Why July
Why July
In July the Great Migration moves north through the Serengeti towards the Mara River. Crossings are unpredictable by nature — some days nothing, some days several — which is why this route spends three nights near the river and keeps a day in reserve. The dry season also makes for excellent all-round game viewing.
Every small-group departure uses the same guides and vehicles as our private journeys, and never more than six travellers to a vehicle.
Highlights
What to look forward to
- Three nights near the Mara River
- A reserve day for crossings
- Ngorongoro Crater floor
- Big cats in the Seronera valley
- Light-aircraft flight home
- Dry-season game viewing
Day by day
The itinerary
Camps are confirmed at booking and chosen for their position first. Order and timings can shift with the herds and the weather — that is what the reserve day is for.
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Day 2 · Wed 7 Jul
Crater highlands
West through the Rift Valley and up into the Ngorongoro highlands. An afternoon on the crater rim, with the whole caldera spread out below.
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Day 3 · Thu 8 Jul
Crater floor, then the Serengeti
An early descent into the crater, then out across the highlands and down onto the Serengeti's southern plains, game viewing all the way to the central Serengeti.
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Day 4 · Fri 9 Jul
Seronera
A full day in the Seronera valley — lion, leopard and cheetah country — and a chance to meet the tail of the migration moving north.
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Day 5 · Sat 10 Jul
North to the Mara River
A long drive or a short flight north (depending on the herds) to the Kogatende area of the northern Serengeti. First afternoon along the river.
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Day 6 · Sun 11 Jul
The Mara River
A full day on the river, positioned at the crossing points your guide judges most likely. Picnic lunch in the vehicle so we never have to leave a gathering herd.
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Day 7 · Mon 12 Jul
Reserve day
The day kept in reserve on every Wildblick route. If the crossings have been generous, a slower day exploring the quieter north; if not, another full day waiting at the river.
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Day 8 · Tue 13 Jul
Departure
A final early drive, then a light-aircraft flight from Kogatende to Arusha for onward travel.
Included
What the price covers
- Accommodation as listed, sharing a room or tent
- Meals as shown on each day (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
- Shared 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof — no more than six travellers
- Senior Wildblick guide throughout the safari
- All park, conservation and crater fees
- Internal flights shown in the itinerary
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Drinking water in the vehicle
Not included
What it does not
- International flights and Tanzania visa
- Travel insurance (required)
- Drinks at lodges and camps
- Optional activities (balloon flights, snorkelling, etc.)
- Gratuities for guides and camp staff
- Single supplement if you travel alone
Prefer to travel privately? Any of our departures can be run as a private journey on dates that suit you.
2027 departures
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