Serengeti River Crossings (Jul–Oct) — 7 Days / 6 Nights
Overview
Route: Zanzibar ✈️ Northern Serengeti (Mara River) ✈️ Zanzibar
Accommodation Style: Top-end migration camp near the Mara River; private guiding
Meal Plan: All-inclusive (most beverages)
Price Guidance: From $11,000–$16,000 pp sharing (peak season)
Included/Exclude
- All domestic scheduled flights per route (soft luggage 15–20 kg incl. hand luggage)
- Airstrip and lodge transfers with VIP assistance where available
- Private or semi-private 4x4 game drives as noted
- Activities listed (boat/walking where permitted); curated sundowners & bush picnics
- Park & concession fees; government taxes
- All meals and most beverages (house wines/spirits; exact policy varies by camp)
- Laundry service (most high-end camps)
- Emergency medical evacuation (not full insurance)
- Added experiences where stated (e.g., balloon, private vehicle)
- International flights; visas
- Comprehensive travel & medical insurance
- Top-shelf/ultra-premium beverages beyond camp selection
- Spa treatments unless specified
- Private charters not listed in the route
- Personal items and gratuities
Tour Plan
Fly via Arusha to the Mara River region. Game drive to camp; sundowners with views over the crossing points.
Private vehicle along the river to position at likely crossing sites; patient waiting pays off. Picnic lunch on the ridge.
Pre-dawn hot-air balloon ride (included) and champagne breakfast. Midday rest; PM drive tracking lions and leopards.
Choose dawn-to-dusk or split drives; your guide times movements with herd reports via radio.
Explore quieter valleys away from the river for cheetah and elephant; scenic sundowner setup.
Another attempt at crossings if the herds are near; optional community visit depending on camp.
Morning game drive to the airstrip and flights back to Zanzibar.
